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Corporate scandals make the headlines periodically, but businesses and the lawyers that work with them face ethical challenges every day, even in situations that are legally compliant. This webinar series examines ethical issues confronted by businesses in a variety of contexts, from so called “grey areas” to those involving outright corruption. The panels consider and recommend different approaches to ethical decision-making and the lawyer's role in advising business clients. Each episode is delivered in Plain English understandable to business owners and executives without much background in these areas. Yet, each episode is proven to be valuable to seasoned professionals. As with all Financial Poise Webinars, each episode in the series brings you into engaging, sometimes humorous, conversations designed to entertain as it teaches. And, as with all Financial Poise Webinars, each episode in the series is designed to be viewed independently of the other episodes, so that participants will enhance their knowledge of this area whether they attend one, some, or all of the episodes.
Episode #1
Technology is rapidly changing the way that lawyers and businesses interact (e.g. email; data rooms). This creates new and different challenges to confidentiality, attorney-client privilege and the creation of a detailed record of negotiations and interactions. This webinar will describe the problems and some solutions that arise out of the changing manner and pace of business law practice.
This webinar will also cover several ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. The panelists will examine ABA Model Rule 1.1 and specifically discuss Comment 8’s recommendation that “ to maintain the requisite knowledge and skill, a lawyer should keep abreast of changes in the law and its practice,
including the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology…”
Model Rule 1.6 requires the attorney to perform “reasonable efforts to prevent the inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure of, or unauthorized access to, information relating to the representation of a client.” This requirement will be examined in light of the special concerns presented by the use of technology. The panelists will also address Comment 18 to Model Rule 1.6 and explore “reasonableness” judged by “sensitivity of the information, likelihood of disclosure if additional safeguards are not employed, the cost of employing additional safeguards and the extent to which safeguards adversely affect the lawyer’s ability to represent clients (e.g., software that is excessively
difficult to use).
Further, this webinar will examine ABA Model Rule 5.1 and 5.2 and the requirement that the attorney must make “reasonable efforts” to ensure that the firm conforms to the Rules of Professional Conduct. The panel will also explore the requirement that lawyers supervising other attorneys shall make
“reasonable efforts” to ensure that the other lawyer conforms to the Rules of Professional Conduct.
Finally, the panel will examine ABA Model Rule 5.3 and its requirement that lawyers with direct supervisory authority over nonlawyers must make “reasonable efforts” to ensure that the person’s conduct is compatible with the professional obligations of the lawyer, Also, the panel will explore Comment 2 to Rule 5.3.
| Practice Areas: | | Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Information Technology Law & E-Commerce | | Online Media Type: | | Audio | | Production Date: | | 02/13/2019 2:00 PM EST | | Level: | | Basic | | Category: | | Standard | | Duration: | | 1 Hours, 0 Minutes | | Online Format: | | Live | | Course Type: | | Public |
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