I'm a Lawyer: Now What? New Lawyer Tool Kit - Basic Skills for the New Attorney in Illinois

**THIS PROGRAM IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO FULFILL THE NEW ATTORNEY BASIC SKILLS REQUIREMENT. IT IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR GENERAL CLE CREDIT.

Earn new lawyer Illinois MCLE credit to satisfy the Basic Skills Course Requirement of Illinois Supreme Court Rule 793 including ethics! 

Topics covered include:

• An Introduction to Life After Law School
• Civility in the Profession: How to Act Like a Professional and How to Benefit from Relationships with Opposing Counsel
  • Talking to a non-lawyer in your office and at court
  • Cultural and diversity awareness
  • Know where you are and the local practice rules and etiquette
  • Acting appropriately in court, ADR, and non-adversarial proceedings
  • Interaction between bench and bar - how to talk to judges at social functions, etc.
• Ethical Choices for the New Lawyer: Practice Techniques and Procedures Under the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct 
  • Attorney client relationship - retainer, fee agreement, engagement and non-engagement letters
  • Choosing clients and cases - initial client interview and follow up
  • Communications with clients: attorney client privilege, confidentiality, and records of communications
  • Withdrawing the representation - permissive and mandatory
  • Malpractice insurance - what you need to know
  • Conflicts of interest
  • Trust accounts
• Managing Your Practice
  • Required record keeping - time, format, and filing
  • Time and billing - specificity of statements, timing of statements, and more
  • Scheduling and calendaring
  • Electronic communications and records - confidentiality, security, metadata, and more
• An Introduction to the State Court System: Supreme, Appellate, and Circuit Courts - Rules, General Orders, and More
• Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mediation in the Circuit Court: Mandatory Arbitration, Law Division, Chancery Division, Domestic Relations
• An Introduction to the Government Agencies and Administrative Courts
• An Introduction to the Federal Courts
  • Role of Magistrate Judges and referrals
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution and settlement conferences
  • Function and operations of the Clerk's office - including electronic filing and e-docketing (PACER)
  • Pretrial and trial procedures
• Effective Writing for the Real World: Writing So Readers Understand - From Pleadings and Other Court Documents to Communications with Opposing Counsel and Clients
  • The Basics - clarity, conciseness, and civility
  • Pleadings - drafting complaints, answers, simple motions
  • Drafting transactional documents
  • Writing an order
  • Correspondence to clients and others - emails, client reports, confirmation letters
• Handling Transactional Deals
• Representing a Small Business
• Drafting Discovery
• Criminal Cases
• Wills, Trusts, and Durable Powers of Attorney
• ADR
• Internet Research

**THIS PROGRAM IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO FULFILL THE NEW ATTORNEY BASIC SKILLS REQUIREMENT. IT IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR GENERAL CLE CREDIT.

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