Faculty:

Andrew Elowitt

Duration:

1:00

Format:

Audio and Video

Short Description:

Lawyers are increasingly turning to professional coaches to help them improve their practice and management skills. Being informed and prepared about the coaching process can help you get the most out of your investment in coaching. Lawyers must know more than the law. Their ethical obligation to provide competent representation continues to expand. (See Comment 8 to Rule 1.1 of the...

Faculty:

Jeffrey R. Schoenberger, Esq.

Duration:

1 Hour 4 Minutes

Format:

Audio and Video

Short Description:

Legal technology is a double-edged sword; it can cause malpractice, or it can guard against it! Most of the top causes for malpractice and grievance issues are related to organization, communication, and law office management. As such, they are largely preventable. How do you properly communicate confidential information with clients? How do you properly negotiate documents with opposing counsel?

Faculty:

Jennifer M. Ramovs

Duration:

1 Hour 1 Minutes

Format:

Audio and Video

Short Description:

A high percentage of malpractice practice claims and practice management issues are caused by communication breakdowns. The growing number of communication channels only compounds the problem. Examine technologies and techniques that will help you improve internal and external communication, lower your stress, improve your service, generate happier clients, and lower your malpractice...

Faculty:

Becky Howlett |  Cynthia Sharp

Duration:

1 Hour 5 Minutes

Format:

Audio and Video

Short Description:

The ABA and Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s (ABA/HBFF) groundbreaking 2016 study confirmed devastatingly high rates of both mental health concerns and substance abuse amongst lawyers. For example, between 21-36% of attorneys qualify as problem drinkers—3-5x higher than the general population. Moreover, 25-30% of attorney disciplinary matters, 60% of all malpractice claims, and 85% of

Tue, Jun 29, 2021 - 10:00am to 11:05am PDT

Faculty:

Becky Howlett |  Cynthia Sharp

Duration:

1 Hour 4 Minutes

Format:

Audio and Video

Short Description:

The ABA and Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s (ABA/HBFF) groundbreaking 2016 study confirmed devastatingly high rates of both mental health concerns and substance abuse amongst lawyers. For example, between 21-36% of attorneys qualify as problem drinkers—3-5x higher than the general population. Moreover, 25-30% of attorney disciplinary matters, 60% of all malpractice claims, and 85% of

Faculty:

Irwin Karp

Duration:

1:01

Format:

Audio and Video

Short Description:

Learn the essential elements of clear communications and tips for assuring clear and effective communications with your clients, colleagues, and staff. Rule 1.4 of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct directs attorneys to “keep the client reasonably informed” about their matters through clear and timely communications. Lawyers who are busy litigating, deal-making, or...

Faculty:

Carole Levitt |  Mark Rosch

Duration:

1:03:56

Format:

Audio and Video

Short Description:

Just because a record is “public” doesn’t mean it has to be easy to access or even

Fri, Jun 18, 2021 - 10:00am to 11:09am PDT

Faculty:

Carole Levitt |  Mark Rosch

Duration:

1:03:56

Format:

Audio and Video

Short Description:

Just because a record is “public” doesn’t mean it has to be easy to access or even

Faculty:

Britt Lorish

Duration:

0:58

Format:

Audio and Video

Short Description:

Floods, market crashes, hurricanes, fires, personal illness, malicious employees —we live in a troubled world. You probably don’t need to protect your firm from extraterrestrials (well … not yet), but you do need to be forearmed against reasonably foreseeable disasters, natural or man-made!  There are easy, and cheap steps that you can take to help ensure continued service

Faculty:

Roy Ginsburg

Duration:

1:00

Short Description:

The representation of women and minorities in major U.S. law firms, especially at the partnership level, remains abysmally low. The numbers indicate that relative to the overall population (half women; one-third minority) and that of the demographic makeup of law students, women and minorities continue to be under-represented among the partnership ranks at major law firms. According to the latest