3170 California Legal Ethics: Best Practices
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You will receive 1.25 credits (CE) upon completion of this course.
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Course Description
This is a course in the practical application of legal ethics in California. Topics covered include: basic ethics, handling conflicts of interest, routine office procedures such as conflict checking and record keeping, adhering to the community standard of care and conduct, first contact procedures, adverse representation, of counsel and concurrent representation, and ethics in mediation.
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Course Outline
California Legal Ethics: Best Practices
I. Overview
II. Basic Ethics
III. Conflicts
A. Conflicts of Interest
B. Document Everything
C. Representing Multiple Clients
D. Motions to Disqualify
IV. Office Procedures
A. Conflict Checking
B. Retainer Agreeement & Time Records
V. Standard of Care
VI. Self-Dealing
VII. First Contact
VIII. Engagement, Non-Engagement, & Disengagement Letters
IX. Adverse Representation
A. Two Forms of Adverse Representation
B. Example of Conflicting Parties & Interests
C. Simultaneous Representation
X. Of Counsel & Concurrent Representation
XI. Informed Written Consent
XII. Ethics in Mediation
A. Confidentiality
B. Ethics Involving Mediators
XIII. Neutral Arbitrators
A. Disclosures
B. Statutory Disclosure Requirements
C. Judicial Type Disclosures
XIV. Questions & Answers
A. Legal Malpractice Mediation
B. Disparaging Remarks About Judges
C. Role of Experts & Jurors in Attorney Malpractice Cases
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I. Overview
II. Basic Ethics
III. Conflicts
A. Conflicts of Interest
B. Document Everything
C. Representing Multiple Clients
D. Motions to Disqualify
IV. Office Procedures
A. Conflict Checking
B. Retainer Agreeement & Time Records
V. Standard of Care
VI. Self-Dealing
VII. First Contact
VIII. Engagement, Non-Engagement, & Disengagement Letters
IX. Adverse Representation
A. Two Forms of Adverse Representation
B. Example of Conflicting Parties & Interests
C. Simultaneous Representation
X. Of Counsel & Concurrent Representation
XI. Informed Written Consent
XII. Ethics in Mediation
A. Confidentiality
B. Ethics Involving Mediators
XIII. Neutral Arbitrators
A. Disclosures
B. Statutory Disclosure Requirements
C. Judicial Type Disclosures
XIV. Questions & Answers
A. Legal Malpractice Mediation
B. Disparaging Remarks About Judges
C. Role of Experts & Jurors in Attorney Malpractice Cases
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More Information
| Language | English |
| Course Length | 1.23 hours |
| Duration of Access | for 3 months from day of enrollment |
| Continuing Education Credits | 1.25 |
| Instructor | E.C. Moscovitch, G.P. Schiavelli |
| Vendor | Cognistar (Read more about Cognistar accreditation.) |
| Course Certification | CLE credit available, see details for each course for states where available |
| Prerequisites/Audience | intended for attorneys and law students |
| Requirements/Materials Included | computer with Internet access |
Price: $ 119.00 (USD)
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