A Comprehensive Ethics Guide for Lawyers: What You Should Know and Do
Overview:
Strict compliance with the Code of Professional Responsibility is an essential factor that lawyers need to consider to avoid reputational risks and/or professional discipline, which could include suspension from the practice or disbarment. However, with today's evolving legal climate, along with the emergence of new rules, legal professionals are becoming more susceptible to a wide array of ethical risk issues.
To avoid such risks, lawyers must be updated with latest issues and developments surrounding ethical rules. They must proactively develop effective ethical practices that are aligned with their obligation to uphold a high standard of integrity and accountability.
Join a panel of key thought leaders organized by The Knowledge Group as they present an in-depth discussion of the best practices in ensuring lawyers’ compliance with ethics rules. Speakers will analyze significant compliance challenges and offer expert insights on how to navigate these difficulties in a rapidly changing legal landscape.
Some of the major topics that will be covered in this course are:
- Legal Ethics: Recent Trends and Developments
- Ethics in the Modern Age
- Common Ethical Issues
- Compliance Challenges
- Best Ethical Practices
Agenda:
Thomas J. Sansone, Partner
Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP
- Importance of retainer letters for defining scope of services and managing client expectations
- Protocol for maintaining client funds entrusted to lawyers (eg. IOLTA accounts)
- Communications pitfalls (eg., ambiguity of text messaging, failing to check messages, failure to utilize the Out-of-Office Assistant for e-mail)
- Declining or terminating representation: dos and don’ts
Deborah Winokur, Attorney
Cozen O'Connor
- Think twice before “replying to all” on communications with clients and represented clients;
- The expanding scope of “competence” – why lawyers have to continually understand the risks and benefits of technology and keep our minds and bodies “well”;
- Blogging about your case without talking about your client – ABA Opinion on attorneys’ use of publicly available information.
Sarah Sweeney, Attorney
Cozen O'Connor
- Scope or representation, reviewing letters of engagement
- Definition of a "client" Joint representation agreements and their language
Who Should Attend:
- Lawyers
- Legal Assistants
- Paralegals
- Law Office Managers
Tom Sansone concentrates his practice in civil litigation, particularly commercial, utility and insolvency litigation. He has tried more than 90 …
Deborah A. Winokur serves as Professional Responsibility Counsel and is a member of the Legal Profession Services Group at Cozen …
Sarah A. Sweeney serves as Professional Responsibility Counsel and is a member of the Legal Profession Services Group at Cozen …
Course Level:
Intermediate
Advance Preparation:
Print and review course materials
Method of Presentation:
On-demand Webcast (CLE)
Prerequisite:
NONE
Course Code:
148702
NY Category of CLE Credit:
Ethics and Professionalism
Total Credits:
1.5 CLE
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SPEAKERS' FIRMS:
About Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP
Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP is a Connecticut-based law firm serving a wide range of businesses, utilities, governmental entities and individuals. With more than 75 attorneys and offices in
New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury, Litchfield and Southbury, we practice in nearly 30 specific areas of law.
Website: https://www.carmodylaw.com/
About Cozen O'Connor
Ranked among the top 100 law firms in the country, Cozen O’Connor has more than 750 attorneys in 28 cities across two continents. A full-service firm with nationally recognized practices in litigation, business law, and government relations, the firm’s attorneys have experience operating in all sectors of the economy. The firm’s diverse client list includes global Fortune 500 companies, middle-market firms poised for growth, ambitious startups, and high-profile individuals.
In an industry built on talk, Cozen O’Connor has made its name by doing. The firm was built one case, one victory at a time. Cozen O’Connor attorneys have impeccable academic credentials and are able to combine intellectual rigor with practicality and efficiency. The sophisticated, business-minded advice the firm provides is aimed at one simple goal: getting the right result for clients.
Website: https://www.cozen.com/