This program will address ethical, malpractice, and risk management issues that can arise when lawyers enter into various business relationships with other lawyers. Topics presented will include co-counsel and of counsel relationships, the use of contract attorneys, office sharing concerns, and things to think about when buying a law practice.
Are you an attorney looking to improve your client communication skills and find happiness in your legal practice? Introducing our exclusive course tailored for attorneys like you! Learn how to navigate challenging conversations, manage expectations, and provide unparalleled support to your clients throughout their legal journey — while setting boundaries that work best for you.
Trust account problems remain one of the top reasons attorneys are disciplined in the US. This program will start with a discussion of trust accounting basics, address common missteps lawyers make, and share back-office best practices to help attorneys stay on the right path.
Discover the best practices for securely storing and organizing your client files, protecting sensitive information, and maintaining a solid record-keeping system. Don't let file management become a headache or a heap! We've got you covered! (Literally.)
Professional hackers are targeting attorneys, regardless of firm size, in attempts to gain access to confidential information, financial accounts, and other valuable data. Attorneys hold large amounts of sensitive data, and as a result, face a daily barrage of cyberattacks. In this fast-paced talk, Sherri will walk you through an actual attack to show how attackers break into attorneys’ computer systems. Then, she’ll go over how a law firm can build a strong defense against these attackers and show what attorneys can do to effectively defend their law firm, their client data, and other valuable assets against cyberattacks.
The topic of ChatGPT and the rise of AI in the legal profession is white-hot. This title, by the way, was devised by ChatGPT and seems to intrigue lawyers! There are already a lot of lawyers utilizing AI, in particular, ChatGPT. So in this 1-hour CLE, Sharon Nelson and John Simek of Sensei Enterprises, a leading cybersecurity firm for lawyers based in Virginia will address the ethical and practice management implications of this evolving technology.
Every attorney would probably agree that learning about the law is very different from actually practicing the law. New practitioners have entered a profession where conflict is everywhere and they are trying to manage an assistant, clients, co-workers, opposing counsel, the court, and their personal lives. This program will touch on 10 things that help keep the plates spinning.
This program will identify and focus on the principal business decisions and ethical issues an attorney should address while going through the process of establishing a solo practice.
The program will begin with a brief review of the specific conflict rules from the Rules of Professional Conduct. From there, Mark will challenge the typical excuses for not maintaining a formal conflict checking system and detail what a state of the art conflict checking process looks like.
