In his career as a speaker and on-air personality, Paul Henderson has made over 400 on-air appearances as an on-air legal and political expert. Mr. Henderson regularly contributes to MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, and many other television and radio news broadcasts. He is currently the on-air legal analyst for CBS News. California Lawyer Magazine recently named Mr. Henderson one of the most astute legal minds in California, a distinction shared among only seven other “luminaries in the legal field”. Current TV references him as one of their “finest political minds.”
How To Become A TV Legal Analyst
Live Video Webinar – Beginner, Intermediate and Masters courses starting February 2019, the 2nd and 4th Thursday in February and every Thursday in March. If you miss the live session, you can view each module on demand with a private access code.
Jo Saint-George is founder MinorityCounselorTV.com, the legal industries first woman and African-American/Native-American legal new media platform whose mission is to promote minority and women lawyers as digital thought leaders through its digital diversity directories, publications and web tv programs. Jo recently served as Interim Transition General Counsel to a global cement company, Giant Cement Holdings, and also served as Association General Counsel to Empire Petroleum Partners, LLC, a start-up national petroleum distributor, where she was responsible for creation and implementation of the legal department’s national fuel distribution and retail real estate acquisition and management systems, licensing and environmental compliance programs. Jo currently serves as General Counsel for FHG Media Enterprises, a video and film production company. Jo hosts the pilot show “All Things Legal”.
Beginner’s Course
This “How To” get started live video webinar course will cover the following:
- How to quickly create your “thought leadership brand” that TV programmers want to see
- How to develop your “pitch” to networks and media outlets – sample pitch provided & discussed in detail
- Developing a speaker schedule and the importance of publishing
- How to jump start your a digital footprint to achieve maximum exposure
Two 50 – minute presentations with 10 minute Q + A.
Start time February 14th and 28th:
- 11:30 am PDT
- 11:30 am MST
- 12:30 pm MDT
- 1:30 pm CDT
- 2:30 pm EDT
Intermediate Course
So you have your brand and your pitch, now what? This 2 hour live webinar on two (2) Thursdays in March will cover:
- Strategies on how to get local newspapers, local cable networks, and relevant websites to pick you up and distribute your message. How to leverage speaking engagements
- Why You Need a PR person – Pros + Cons
- How to select a PR person – receive sample PR contracts – do’s and don’ts
- How to measure the success of your PR person and manage their representation for your benefit
Two 50 – minute presentations with 10 minute Q + A.
Start time March 7th and 14th:
- 11:30 am PDT
- 11:30 am MST
- 12:30 pm MDT
- 1:30 pm CDT
- 2:30 pm EDT
Advanced Course
You have name recognition and high visibility in your market – now you want a big-time TV contract. This 2 hour live webinar over two Thursdays in March 2019 will cover the following:
- Pros and cons of a network contract – exclusives and non-exclusives
- Basics of a TV Contract – review of a sample contract and key provisions
- Compensation structures – how to get the most pay and the structures that work best
- Why you need an entertainment lawyer to negotiate the contract
Two 50 – minute presentations with 10 minute Q + A
Start time March 21st and 28th:
- 11:30 am PDT
- 11:30 am MST
- 12:30 pm MDT
- 1:30 pm CDT
- 2:30 pm EDT
All course handouts will be e-mailed no less than three (3) days prior to the beginning of each 1 hour course.
MCTV Member Benefit!
In this competitive legal market, diverse lawyers need to be ready to serve as TV legal analyst in their practice areas in order to reach industry decision makers. To assist in this effort, MCTV is offering all law firms, legal departments and individual legal professionals who join the MCTV Network before December 21st a 35% discount on this member only program in addition to all other fabulous member benefits. Click the register now button below to see the savings. If you send all of your law firm or legal department diverse lawyers, you can receive an additional 10% off for demonstrating “inclusion” of all your diverse lawyers no matter their seniority!