Florida CLE - Ethics and Specialty Courses
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From Prompt to Practice: Using AI in The Legal Field
This practical CLE program is designed for attorneys looking to integrate generative AI—specifically ChatGPT—into their legal workflows safely and effectively. Participants will learn how to set up and interact with ChatGPT using high-value, legally focused prompts, and will explore how to apply AI to common legal tasks, including legal research, case law summarization, document comparison, motion and email drafting, and client communication. Through live demonstrations, fill-in-the-bla... More Info
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Building an AI Governance Framework for Your Law Firm: Policies, Procedures, and Ongoing Compliance
As artificial intelligence tools become more deeply embedded in legal practice, law firms must develop practical systems to manage both the opportunities and the risks they present. This CLE program offers a structured framework for building and implementing internal AI governance policies. Participants will learn how to translate high-level principles into day-to-day practices that safeguard client information, address ethical risks such as confidentiality and competency, and ensure r... More Info
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The Strictest Conflict Rule: Exploring Rule 1.8(a) and Business Transactions with Clients
Few conflict-of-interest rules are as demanding as Rule 1.8(a), which regulates business transactions between lawyers and their clients. This CLE program takes a deep dive into the Rule’s stringent requirements, exploring what qualifies as a “business transaction,” the types of arrangements that trigger its application, and whether such conflicts can ever be waived. We will also examine the essential elements of a valid waiver, and consider how the Rule impacts midstream modifications to fee a... More Info
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Ethical Armor: Leveraging the Rules of Professional Conduct Against Problem Clients
Even the most skilled attorney can find themselves in ethical quicksand when dealing with disorganized, demanding, or disappearing clients. This practical CLE program examines how the Rules of Professional Conduct—particularly those governing competence, scope of representation, and diligence—can be used not just as compliance obligations, but as protective armor. Using real-world examples and strategies, the session explores how to define engagement boundaries, document communications... More Info
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Using Electronic Medical Records Evidence at Trial
Electronically stored health information now plays a central role in civil litigation, particularly in healthcare disputes and tort actions. The admissibility and effective use of electronic medical data raise recurring issues under discovery rules, evidentiary standards, and evolving definitions of electronically stored information (ESI). Counsel must understand not only how such data is generated and maintained, but also how to properly obtain, authenticate, and introduce it at trial.... More Info
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Privacy, Data Security and Cyberattacks: Overview, Prevention and Proactive Responses
Your law firm holds a significant amount of data, including personally identifiable information of your clients and sensitive, confidential information. How are you protecting it? Attorneys have an ethical obligation to prevent unauthorized access and disclosure -- is your network secure? Many law firms have been hacked. Do you have a plan to recover from a cyberattack? In this CLE course, you will learn about protecting information, training your lawyers and staff to recognize common... More Info
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Practicing Law with AI: Preserving Quality and Professional Responsibility
This CLE course offers a deeper exploration of the evolving landscape of AI in legal practice. Attendees will learn about the growing array of AI tools available to lawyers, including a comparison between general-use chatbots and large language models (LLMs) versus legal-specific platforms. The course also addresses ongoing risks—such as inaccuracies and ethical pitfalls—and reviews recent case law that highlights the legal and ethical implications of using AI in the practice of law. More Info
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Legal Ethics Update: Trends and Challenges for Today’s Lawyers
This CLE program provides an in-depth review of the most significant ethics opinions issued over the past year by the ABA and various state bar authorities. The session will not only outline the governing rules but also explore their practical impact on day-to-day legal practice. The program will then examine several notable ethics challenges that surfaced during the year, including the pressures placed on attorneys by external forces such as political efforts that tested the independen... More Info
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The Evolution and Devolution of Civility
This CLE program examines the evolving role of civility in the legal profession and the increasing attention courts and regulators are paying to attorney conduct. As concerns about incivility in litigation, motion practice, discovery, and courtroom advocacy have grown, courts have turned to disciplinary authorities and professionalism rules to address conduct that undermines the administration of justice. The effectiveness of these efforts, however, has been uneven, particularly in large juris... More Info
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Ghosts in the Machine: Navigating the AI Ethics Frontier
Artificial Intelligence has moved from a "novelty" to a "standard of care" requirement. This CLE course provides an essential update for practitioners on the rapidly evolving ethical obligations surrounding generative and agentic AI. We will move beyond the basics of "don’t hallucinate" to explore the next generation of risks: agentic AI autonomy, AI-driven billing scrutiny, and the emerging duty of technological competence that may soon penalize lawyers for failing to use AI efficiently.... More Info
$501Ethics CreditSelf-Report