Lawyer Mobility: Ethical Issues Arising From Lateral Hires, Partner Withdrawals and Law Firm Dissolutions
Sponsored by Beacon Hill Staffing Group
Lawyers and law firms face many issues when lawyers join or leave a firm
or when a law firm dissolves, including ethical obligations to the
firm’s clients. These issues include client notification obligations and
options, the client’s right to choose counsel, maintaining the
confidentiality of information and files, how to address conflicts, and
the duty of loyalty owed to current clients.Professional rules, ethical opinions and case law provide guidance to lawyers and law firms in these situations, but there are many situations that do not fit neatly into the rules themselves. The experienced faculty presenting this program will provide guidance on how to navigate the waters when lawyers voluntarily or involuntarily change firms and when law firms dissolve.
Educational Objectives:
•Learn what ethical obligations lawyers have when planning to leave a firm and join another.
•Understand the requirements for client notification when a lawyer is changing firms and the obligation to allow the client a choice of counsel.
•Hear a review of the ethical rules that govern how to handle client files when a lawyer changes firms.
•Discover the ethical obligations owed to a firm’s current clients at the time of dissolution, including the need to protect against client abandonment.
•Find out how to identify and manage actual or potential conflicts of interest.
Who would benefit most from attending this program?
Lawyers in law firms, including general counsel; litigators; any attorney seeking information regarding compliance and the ethical requirements of the profession.
FREE!
CLE Credit: 1.50 units
February 4, 2015, 10:00 am - 11:30 am PT
For more information follow the link below:
No comments:
Post a Comment