The National Institute for Jail Operations (NIJO) and the National Corrections and Detention Alliance (NCDA) are proud to announce the 1st ELITE Academy for Attorneys and Risk Managers (ARM). This training will provide you with invaluable tools to represent your corrections and detention clients and to guide proactive risk reduction strategies. You will learn proactive defense strategies that will not only posture litigation for the best outcome, but will also guide proactive exposure reduction strategies to guard against future litigation. ELITE for ARM is taught by preeminent corrections defense litigators with decades of experience representing city, county, state, federal, and private jails, prisons, and detention centers across the country. 

By attending ELITE Academy, you will be armed with:

• Effective litigation and case handling strategies for defending Section 1983 constitutional violation claims from the claims stage through discovery, motion practice, and trial.
• Insight and analysis of current emerging legal trends in corrections defense to include legal-based analysis of specific constitutional violation claims to include use of force, transgender management, First Amendment & RLUIPA religious practice claims, failure to protect & deliberate indifference, and qualified immunity defenses.
• Strategies for addressing government investigations, facility inspections, and activist group agendas.
• Tips and strategies for addressing liability exposure and posturing operations to reduce future litigation

3-DAYS OF LEGAL-BASED TRAINING

FOR ATTORNEYS AND RISK MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS

$1895/person*

(Discounts available for County Attorneys--request info from dgray@jailtraining.org)

(*Includes training costs, breakfast and lunch for all 3 days--DOES NOT INCLUDE evening meal, lodging, airfare, hotel & transportation to/from SLC airport.)

CLASS 2 - September 25-27, 2024

REGISTRATION CLOSES AUGUST 23, 2024

(SPACE IS LIMITED--SO REGISTER ASAP!)

ELITE Academy Cancellation Policy:

All attendee cancellations must be received in writing (email: training@jailtraining.org) at least 45 business days prior to the start of the training for a full refund. Cancellations less than 30-44 days prior to start date will be subject to a $300 fee. No refunds will be given for cancellations less than 30 days prior to training and for “No Shows.” Attendees wishing to transfer their registration to a future date less than 45 days prior to the start of training, will be charged a $300/person registration transfer fee.