Many attorneys fear the day they get a thick envelope delivered from their state bar. Grievances, even those filed frivolously, are enough to make your heart skip a couple beats. Avoiding grievances (and the oh-so-fun disciplinary actions that accompany them) is paramount to safeguarding both your reputation and your license to practice law. This free CLE will delve into the strategies, best practices, and pitfalls of protecting yourself against malpractice claims, as well as how to keep you on the right side of your ethical guidelines.
Join attorney Jordan Turk as she takes you through the top common disciplinary complaints filed against attorneys, and how to avoid them altogether. Sometimes the issue lies with client communication, or a careless bookkeeping mistake. Regardless of the cause, there are easy strategies to implement to keep yourself out of disciplinary action crosshairs.
In this free CLE webinar, you’ll learn:
The Ethics of Law Firm Communication: How to Avoid a GrievanceJoin attorney Jordan Turk as she takes you through the top common disciplinary complaints filed against attorneys, and how to avoid them altogether. Sometimes the issue lies with client communication, or a careless bookkeeping mistake. Regardless of the cause, there are easy strategies to implement to keep yourself out of disciplinary action crosshairs.
In this free CLE webinar, you’ll learn:
- Identifying ethical concerns in your everyday law practice
- Best practices and sample policies for client communication, trust accounting, and employee oversight
- Strategies for keeping client and law firm information secure
- The impact of AI in attorney grievance.
Date/Time:
July 18, 2024
11:00 AM PDT
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Speaker:
Jordan Turk is a practicing attorney in Texas, and the Legal Technology Advisor at Smokeball. Her family law expertise includes complex property division and contentious custody cases, as well as appeals and prenuptial agreements. In addition to her family law practice, she’s passionate about legal technology and how it can revolutionize law firms.
In Hacking Law Firm Success with Jordan Turk, she interviews law firm founders about how they grew and scaled their practices, as well as their ethos behind managing a firm.
Credit:
This program is eligible for 1 hour of CLE credit in 60-minute states, and 50 minutes of CLE credit in 50-minute states. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules. CLE credit has been applied for in the following states: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IA, MN, MO, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WV, WI, and WY. For states not listed above, you may still apply for reciprocity CLE credit if applicable.
By:
Smokeball
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