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.
According to the ABA's 2023 Legal Technology Survey Report, 29% of U.S. law firms have been breached by cyber criminals. In this non-CLE accredited free webinar, cybersecurity experts from Sensei Enterprises will run through real-world examples of recent attacks to law firms, discuss your law firm's ethical duty to protect client data, and offer some tangible tools and tips to help you do just that.
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.
In this 90-minute course, we'll teach you to soar in this ultimate course for solo attorneys that covers everything you need to know to protect yourself and your clients from potential malpractice claims. From client communication to document management, ethical considerations to risk assessment, this course will empower you to navigate your solo law practice with confidence and professionalism.
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.
Law firms handle sensitive client information, making them attractive targets for cybercriminals. The responsibility of everyone in the law firm to protect client information doesn't fade just because the office setting has changed. Is your firm taking every possible step to safeguard client data?
This program will demonstrate how easy it is to avoid some of the ways that calendaring missteps occur through the use of a well-designed calendaring and docket control process. While there is no one right way to accomplish the task, the key will be in thoughtful planning, thorough training, and commitment to follow through from everyone in the office.
With professional hackers and cybersecurity criminals posing a constant threat to law firms big and small, the reality is that your firm’s sensitive data will always be a target. The good news is this risk can be averted by a few simple and cost-effective security strategies which you’ll learn in this cybersecurity course.
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.
