California MCLE - Ethics and Specialty Courses
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Ethical Client Management: Tips and Tricks On What Can Save You Problems
This CLE is a look at starting the client relationship and ethically managing initial client expectations. Sprinkled with examples and ethical rule applications, review how to start a client relationship off on the right foot in terms of client goals and attitudes. Learn tips and tricks to avoid problems and stay in compliance with attorney regulation at the start of taking on a client. More Info
$501Ethics Credit -
The Ten Worst Ethics Nightmares You Can Have
This program will be a rapid analysis of the 10 disastrous errors you can make in the world of Legal Ethics that will give you nightmares or even derail your career. These groups of errors are not totally inclusive of the challenges that face a modern practitioner but anyone who is actively engaged in the practice of Law will recognize these risks. Each of the 10 categories has its own set of consequences but also its own set of practice tips to avoid the nightmare. Some of the topics... More Info
$751.5Ethics Credits -
The Ethics of Witness Preparation: Does ABA Ethics Rules Change the Dynamics for Preparing Witnesses?
Our panelists, highly experienced trial and litigation specialists, will discuss the impact of new ABA Formal Opinion 508, dealing with “The Ethics of Witness Preparation”. They will discuss the impact of the opinion on counsel’s approach to working with witnesses, including a client, to testify at deposition and trial. This course will answer these questions: How does the opinion change the ethics rules? What are the ethical limits working with favorable witnesses and clients in pr... More Info
$501.25Ethics Credits -
ChatGPT and Related Products: The Legal Ramifications
This CLE presentation is intended to help practicing attorneys better understand the legal consequences of current-day (ex. ChatGPT) artificial intelligence (AI) products. This begins with a discussion of current AI products, their operation, and fundamentally what they are and are not. This factual basis informs several legal topics, including copyrights, patents, trade secrets, confidential information, contracts, etc. Finally, some example, practical, “best practices” and recommenda... More Info
$501Technology -
Attorney Ethics, Civility and Professionalism
Modern rules of professional conduct and professional ideals create a number of professionalism and civility obligations on attorneys. The rules though do little to help attorneys manage their day to day interactions with colleagues to achieve these goals. This presentation will discuss emotional regulation and reframing concepts to assist attorneys in managing their habits and emotions that can either lead to unprofessional or, ideally, perfectly professional conduct. More Info
$501Civility -
Professionalism: The Calling, Leadership, and Answering When the Bough Breaks
All attorneys, in any practice, face adversity and difficulty. We can be placed in situations where our best choices can only come from our internal moral compass. The best way to delve into who we are and how we will respond to such complex decision-making is to examine other examples of others who had to also pass through a crucible. In this course, we’ll walk you through how a crisis places our own sense of civility and professionalism on trial. This CLE will include a PowerPoint... More Info
$501Civility -
Ethics in Debt Collection Law
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) can subject lawyers to ethical and liability traps for those collecting and prosecuting consumer debts. This CLE course will break down the particular and common rules of professional responsibility that also cause liability under the FDCPA. The seminar will provide insight on avoiding these pitfalls from defense counsel with 30 years of experience defending law firms against FDCPA allegations. More Info
$501Ethics Credit -
Being a DEIA Agent of Change in The Legal Workplace and Beyond
Being a DEIA Agent of Change in the Legal Workplace and Beyond is an introductory course to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) concepts and initiatives from a legal perspective. The course begins by discussing the definition of DEIA and related concepts. The course also provides some background about the legal history of DEIA initiatives and responses in America, with a focus on the Civil War era, Civil Rights Movement, and DEIA’s recent evolution and backlash. The c... More Info
$501Elimination Bias -
Analyzing the Right and Ethical Way to Prepare Witnesses in Criminal Cases
Both prosecutors and criminal defense lawyers have professional and ethical obligations to zealously represent their clients. However, they must also comply with rules of professional conduct address candor and honesty with the tribunal. How can these lawyers serve both of these masters when it comes to preparing witnesses for trial? On the one hand, these lawyers are obligated to professionally structure their preparation to maximize success as defined by their client’s best interests. On... More Info
$501Ethics Credit -
Ethical Issues in Representing Clients with Diminished Capacity
This CLE course will cover some of the legal rules applicable to attorneys working with clients who experience diminished capacity and the consequent potential for fraud and abuse against a client with diminished capacity. In this course, attendees will learn how to identify a client who has diminished capacity and the appropriate steps to take to assure continuity in managing the client's portfolio. The course will also discuss how to document a client's file with the appropriate lega... More Info
$501Ethics Credit