Pennsylvania CLE - Ethics and Specialty Courses
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Ethical Referral Fees: A 50 State Survey
Fee sharing, when done correctly, is an ethical approach to providing a better outcome for clients. This CLE course will present the various regulatory frameworks that states utilize in determining referral fees for fee sharing. Designed to provide attorneys with a working understanding of how to effectively use this tool to their clients’ benefit while growing their practice, the course will address the ABA Model rules, the necessary disclosures for an ethical fee sharing agreement an... More Info
$341Ethics Credit -
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Ethics in the Digital Era: What Attorneys Need to Know
Data breaches are becoming increasingly common, posing a great challenge to law firms. Between the Ethical Rules of Conduct, your individual state’s regulations on professional conduct and the potential for financial and other penalties, it’s critical to recognize and take steps to prevent as well as reduce the impact of data breaches. This CLE course will explain various strategies to prevent data breaches, cybersecurity and the ethical and legal obligations in the wake of a breach.... More Info
$341Ethics Credit -
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Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Navigating Partnership Disputes and High-Impact Partner Departures
Breakups can be challenging, and although they may not be as severe as divorces, managing conflicts between partners and dealing with the departure of a significant collaborator can be tough. In this informative CLE, we will explore effective strategies for handling disputes and separations, covering important aspects such as the responsibilities of a firm towards an attorney and vice versa, communication techniques, ethical considerations, and privacy concerns. More Info
$341Ethics Credit -
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All's Fair In The Rules of Professional Conduct: Threats and Fees
This CLE course will address the rules of professional conduct in relation to fairness regarding both threats and fees. The course will begin by presenting threats to present, or participate in presenting, professional or criminal disciplinary charges in order to gain an advantage in a civil matter. The course will then discuss Professional Rule of Conduct 1.5 which deals with the improper handling of fees, engagement letters and fee splitting between attorneys. More Info
$341Ethics Credit -
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Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Data Protection Issues: Ethical Considerations and New Requirements
Several states are currently considering mandating CLE hours that concentrate on cybersecurity, privacy, and data protection. The obligation for lawyers to possess technology competency is not new, as many states have already adopted the American Bar Association (ABA) Model Rule's requirement. The aim of the CLE program is to address lawyers' ethical obligations and requirements and highlight its relevance for other states. The program will also offer practical strategies, explain impo... More Info
$341Ethics Credit -
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Understanding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: How the Law Created Inequity
Efforts to equalize opportunity are often encapsulated by the words “diversity, equity and inclusion”. The need and purpose for DEI requires an understanding of how inequality is embedded into the law. This CLE course will explain the many laws and judicial pronouncements that have made inequality the law. The course will present some of the more seminal cases, some taught as early as grade school and some virtually unknown – in order to shed light on claims of inequity and the efforts... More Info
$341Ethics Credit -
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Ethics in Workers Compensation
Workers compensation is a complex and confusing area of law. This CLE course will help attorneys navigate the system to ensure that every claimant received the representation they need and deserve. The course will cover ethical representation and the most common issues that arise and how to differentiate between what Associate Justice Potter Steward of the United States Supreme Court called, “the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do.” More Info
$341Ethics Credit -
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Virtual Isolation: Is Hyperconnectivity Helping or Harming the Legal Professional?
Modern technology has taken over our lives in ways we couldn’t have possibly anticipated. Smartphones have replaced colleagues, friends and family as our most constant companions. However, like many things, their contributions to our lives comes at a price including the risk of dependence, addiction and fear. Constantly online, we find ourselves connected, but alone. Even put to the side, our electronic devices are always running. This trend has had an especially deliberating impact on... More Info
$341Ethics Credit -
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Legal Ethics: Reasonableness of Fees
Compliance with ethics rules are a requirement for all firms and it is typically someone’s responsibility to ensure that compliance whether it’s an ethics committee, sole employee, or a shared responsibility amongst all attorneys. Regardless of how it is handled, ethics are the responsibility of all and this CLE course will demonstrate how to ensure compliance and mine timesheets for early warning signs that you are in danger of an ethics claim. More Info
$341Ethics Credit -
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To Prosecute or Not To Prosecute? Analyzing Ethical Rules Telling Prosecutors When and How They Can Do Their Job
Whether and how to prosecute a case is not an open and shut issue. This CLE course will present prosecutors with the rules which limit the possibility of prosecuting certain cases as well as the guidelines for how they can and should be prosecuted. But this course does not only apply to prosecutors, as defense attorneys can use this information to attempt to dissuade prosecutors to drop cases or try them in a specific way. The course will explain and analyze these rules and gui... More Info
$341Ethics Credit
