December 14: Working the Web: Delivering Legal Services Online

Rescheduled from December 7: E-commerce has exploded over the last 15 years, and this trend is finally finding its way to the law. This webinar is designed to help lawyers and law firms understand the primary ethics issues that may arise when selling or delivering legal services online. Attorneys who attend this webinar can expect to learn:

• Online advertising and fee-splitting: A review of the first amendment considerations and limitations surrounding online referrals.
• The ethics of online Q&A: How does answering questions online from people who may be out-of-state mesh with state-based practice limitations?
• Online “deals” and unbundled services: To what extent do online deals or other unbundled offers implicate ethics rules around advertising, trust accounts, excessive fees, conflicts and the duty of competence?
• Technology & security: What special considerations around technology and cloud-based applications are in play when serving clients online?

Title:
Working the Web: Delivering Legal Services Online
When/Where:
December 14, 2017 - Rescheduled from December 7
10am PT / 1pm ET
Webcast - Register Now!
Speaker:
Josh King
By:
Avvo.com
Credit:
1hr Ethics CLE in CA, FL, IL, NV, PA, TX, OH, WA and NY.
Cost:
Free. Pre-registration required.
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July 13: Web - Someone online hates you: Tips for managing negative online feedback #MCLE

In this webinar, Avvo’s Chief Legal Officer, Josh King, will discuss ways to help lawyers and law firms get comfortable with the rapid proliferation of online feedback and the most effective – and ethical – ways to respond.
Title:
Someone online hates you: Tips for managing negative online feedback
When/Where:
July 13, 2017
10am PT / 1pm ET
Webcast - Register Now!
Speaker:
Josh King
By:
Avvo.com
Credit:
1hr CLE in CA, FL, IL, NV, OH, PA, TX, and WA
Cost:
Free. Pre-registration required.
More Information And Registration

August 24: Webcast - Brave new world: 10 tips to help attorneys understand and ethically adapt to the changing legal landscape

Technology, outsourcing, pro-­se filings and forms, and many other trends and forces are changing the way people use the law and the way lawyers think about how they practice. Lawyers who want to not only survive but thrive in this new landscape – and make sure they do so ethically – must understand these emerging trends. This presentation will provide 10 tips to help lawyers understand the emerging legal landscape and the applicable ethical rules and concepts.
Lawyers who attend this webinar will learn about:

• Unbundling: What rules apply to unbundling and limited scope representation and how can lawyers use these tools effectively and ethically?
• Cloud services: A few bar associations have issued opinions on how to use cloud services ethically. What are these rules? What is the cloud? How can lawyers use it?
• Social media: Overview of social media rules and some key ethical areas where lawyers stumble.
• Technology as an Ethical Competency: ABA Model rule 1.1 comment 8 has been adopted in a few states. What is this new duty of technological competence? How can or should lawyers understand it and what does it mean?

Title:
Brave new world: 10 tips to help attorneys understand and ethically adapt to the changing legal landscape
When/Where:
August 24, 2017
10am PT / 1pm ET
Webcast - Register Now!
Speaker:
Dan Lear
By:
Avvo.com
Credit:
1hr Ethics CLE in CA, FL, IL, NV, NY, PA, TX, OH, WA
Cost:
Free. Pre-registration required.
More Information And Registration

June 9: Web - Working the web: Delivering legal services online #MCLE

E-commerce has exploded over the last 15 years, and this trend is finally finding its way to the law. This webinar is designed to help lawyers and law firms understand the primary ethics issues that may arise when selling or delivering legal services online. Attorneys who attend this webinar can expect to learn:

Online advertising and fee-splitting: A review of the first amendment considerations and limitations surrounding online referrals.
The ethics of online Q&A: How does answering questions online from people who may be out-of-state mesh with state-based practice limitations?
Online “deals” and unbundled services: To what extent do online deals or other unbundled offers implicate ethics rules around advertising, trust accounts, excessive fees, conflicts and the duty of competence?
Technology & security: What special considerations around technology and cloud-based applications are in play when serving clients online?
Title:
Working the web: Delivering legal services online
When/Where:
June 9, 2017
11am PT / 2pm ET
Webcast - Register Now!

Speaker:
Josh King
By:
Avvo.com
Credit:
1hr Ethics CLE in CA, FL, IL, NV, PA, TX, OH, WA and NY
Cost:
Free. Pre-registration required.
More Information And Registration

April 27: Web - Ethical Social Media in Three Easy Steps #MCLE

In this webinar, Dan Lear, Avvo’s Director of Industry Relations, provides attorneys with a common sense approach to social media. Attorneys who attend this webinar can expect to learn:

• Legal ethics surrounding social media use – and why you shouldn’t be afraid
• Constitutional law that backs up lawyer social media use
• Practical tips for dealing with grey areas that arise with emerging social media trends

Title:
Ethical Social Media in Three Easy Steps
When/Where:
April 27, 2017
10am PT / 1pm ET
Webcast - Register Now!

Dan Lear, Avvo

Speaker:
Dan Lear
By:
Avvo.com
Credit:
1hr Ethics CLE in CA, FL, IL, NV, PA, TX, OH, WA and NY
Cost:
Free. Pre-registration required.
More Information And Registration

March 10: Web - Lawyers and Lies #MCLE

Most of us are taught that being honest is an unquestioned virtue – yet the law doesn’t necessarily see it that way. This course will explore the legal status of “required honesty,” before diving deep into a review of the various Rules of Professional Conduct relating to honesty, and how they play out depending on the relationship between attorney-speaker and subject. Attorneys who attend this webinar can expect to learn:

• The relationship between First Amendment-protected speech and professional speech regulation.
• How shifting cultural values shape what we define as a lie.
• Negotiation ethics and the difference between bargaining and lying.

Title:
Lawyers and Lies

Josh King

Chief Legal Officer 

at Avvo

When/Where:
March 10, 2017 10 am Pacific / 1 pm Eastern
Webcast - Register Now!
Speaker:
Josh King
By:
Avvo.com
Credit:
1hr Ethics CLE in CA, FL, IL, NV, PA, TX, and WA
Cost:
Free. Pre-registration required.
More Information And Registration

May 11: Web - If you’re not on Facebook you’re committing malpractice #MCLE

Can you imagine cross-examining a witness about a telephone call if you’d never used a telephone before? It sounds ridiculous, but that’s precisely where many attorneys find themselves today when it comes social media. Whether it’s Facebook, Twitter or another channel, most of the population is now using one or more of these tools to communicate and it’s increasingly dangerous for attorneys to blithely ignore social media and other developing technologies. Attorneys who attend this webinar can expect to learn:

• The growing number of ethics opinions addressing social media, and the obligation of attorneys to be familiar with them.
• How to think about counseling clients on their use of social media during a pending matter — and the attorney’s own use.
• The intersection between competency requirements and changes in law office technology.

Title:
If you’re not on Facebook you’re committing malpractice

Josh King

Chief Legal Officer at Avvo

When/Where:
May 11, 2017
10 am Pacific / 1 pm Eastern
Webcast - Register Now!
Speaker:
Josh King
By:
Avvo.com
Credit:
1hr Ethics CLE in CA, FL, IL, NV, PA, TX, and WA
Cost:
Free. Pre-registration required.
More Information And Registration

November 10: Webcast - Ethical Social Media Use In 3 Easy Steps

In this webinar, Dan Lear, Avvo’s Director of Industry Relations, provides attorneys with a common sense approach to social media. Attorneys who attend this webinar can expect to learn:

• Legal ethics surrounding social media use – and why you shouldn’t be afraid
• Constitutional law that backs up lawyer social media use
• Practical tips for dealing with grey areas that arise with emerging social media trend.

Title:
Ethical Social Media Use In 3 Easy Steps
When/Where:
November 10, 2016
10 am Pacific / 1 pm Eastern
Webcast - Register Now!
Speaker:
Dan Lear
By:
Avvo.com
Credit:
1hr Ethics CLE in CA, FL, IL, NV, PA, TX, and WA
Cost:
Free. Pre-registration required.
More Information And Registration

October 13: Webcast - If You’re Not on Facebook You’re Committing Malpractice #MCLE

Can you imagine cross-examining a witness about a telephone call if you’d never used a telephone before? It sounds ridiculous, but that’s precisely where many attorneys find themselves today when it comes to social media. With most of the population now using one or more of these tools to communicate, it’s increasingly dangerous for attorneys to blithely ignore social media and other developing technologies.
Lawyers who attend this webinar will learn about:

• The growing number of ethics opinions addressing social media, and the obligation of attorneys to be familiar with them.
• How to think about counseling clients on use of social media during a pending matter — and the attorney’s own use.
• The intersection between competency requirements and changes in law office technology.

Title:
If You’re Not on Facebook You’re Committing Malpractice
When/Where:
October 13, 2016
10 am Pacific / 1 pm Eastern
Webcast - Register Now!
Speaker:
Josh King
By:
Avvo.com
Credit:
CA, FL, IL, NV, NY, PA, TX and WA
Cost:
Free. Pre-registration required.
More Information And Registration

August 25: Webcast - 10 tips to help attorneys understand and ethically adapt to the changing legal landscape

Technology, outsourcing, pro-­se filings and forms, and many other trends and forces are changing the way people use the law and the way lawyers think about how they practice. Lawyers who want to not only survive but thrive in this new landscape – and make sure they do so ethically – must understand these emerging trends. This presentation will provide 10 tips to help lawyers understand the emerging legal landscape and the applicable ethical rules and concepts.
Lawyers who attend this webinar will learn about:

• Unbundling: What rules apply to unbundling and limited scope representation and how can lawyers use these tools effectively and ethically?
• Cloud Services: A few bar associations have issued opinions on how to use cloud services ethically. What are these rules? What is the cloud? How can lawyers use it?
• Social Media: Overview of social media rules and some key ethical areas where lawyers stumble.
• Technology as an Ethical Competency: ABA Model rule 1.1 comment 8 has been adopted in a few states. What is this new duty of technological competence. How can or should lawyers understand it and what does it mean?

Title:
Brave new world: 10 tips to help attorneys understand and ethically adapt to the changing legal landscape
When/Where:
August 25, 2016
10AM (PT) / 1PM (ET)
Webcast - Register Now!
Speaker:
Josh King, Avvo's General Counsel and VP of Business Development
By:
Avvo.com
Credit:
1hr Ethics CLE in CA, FL, IL, OH, NV, PA, TX, and WA
 *New York Approved Jurisdiction policy applies
Cost:
Free.
More Information And Registration

August 11: Webcast - Ethics of blogging for lawyers #MCLE

What are the primary legal issues that arise when blogging? Josh King, Chief Legal Officer at Avvo, will review the basics of getting started with blogging, and cover some of the potential pitfalls that face bloggers in general – and legal bloggers in particular.
Lawyers who attend this webinar will learn about:

• The application of attorney advertising rules to legal blogging, and the first amendment considerations involved.
• Defamation, liability for third party comments, and the nuts and bolts of dealing with takedown requests under the DMCA.
• Special considerations when blogging about clients.

Title:
Ethics of blogging for lawyers
When/Where:
August 11, 2016
10AM (PT) / 1PM (ET)
Webcast - Register Now!
Speaker:
Josh King, Avvo's General Counsel and VP of Business Development
By:
Avvo.com
Credit:
1hr Ethics CLE in CA, FL, IL, OH, NV, PA, TX, and WA
 *New York Approved Jurisdiction policy applies
Cost:
Free.
More Information And Registration

July 14: Webcast - Someone Online Hates You: Ethical Responses to Negative Online Feedback #MCLE

Discuss ways to help lawyers and law firms get comfortable with the rapid proliferation of online feedback and the most effective – and ethical – ways to respond.
Lawyers who attend this webinar will learn about:

• The spread of online feedback via social media and review sites, and the importance of this trend to professional services and reputation
• Why suing for defamation is the technique of last resort
• Avoid violating the ethics rules around misleading advertising and attorney-client confidences when responding to online feedback

Title:
Someone Online Hates You: Ethical Responses to Negative Online Feedback
When/Where:
July 14, 2016
10AM (PT) / 1PM (ET)
Webcast - Register Now!
Speaker:
Josh King, Avvo's General Counsel and VP of Business Development
By:
Avvo.com
Credit:
1 hour Ethics CLE in CA, FL, IL, OH, NV, PA, TX, and WA
Cost:
Free.
More Information And Registration

May 26: Webcast - Ethical Social Media Use In 3 Easy Steps (#ethics #MCLE )

In this webinar, Dan Lear, Avvo’s Director of Industry Relations, provides attorneys with a common sense approach to social media. Attorneys who attend this webinar can expect to learn:

• Legal ethics surrounding social media use – and why you shouldn’t be afraid
• Constitutional law that backs up lawyer social media use
• Practical tips for dealing with grey areas that arise with emerging social media trend.

Title:
Ethical Social Media Use In 3 Easy Steps
When/Where:
May 26, 2016
10 am Pacific / 1 pm Eastern
Webcast - Register Now!
Speaker:
Dan Lear
By:
Avvo.com
Credit:
1hr Ethics CLE in CA, FL, IL, OH, NV, NY, PA, TX, and WA
Cost:
Free. Pre-registration required.
Ethical social media use in 3 easy steps
More Information And Registration

May 19: Webcast - If You’re Not on Facebook You’re Committing Malpractice #MCLE

Can you imagine cross-examining a witness about a telephone call if you’d never used a telephone before? It sounds ridiculous, but that’s precisely where many attorneys find themselves today when it comes to social media. With most of the population now using one or more of these tools to communicate, it’s increasingly dangerous for attorneys to blithely ignore social media and other developing technologies.
Lawyers who attend this webinar will learn about:

• The growing number of ethics opinions addressing social media, and the obligation of attorneys to be familiar with them.
• How to think about counseling clients on use of social media during a pending matter — and the attorney’s own use.
• The intersection between competency requirements and changes in law office technology.

Title:
If You’re Not on Facebook You’re Committing Malpractice
When/Where:
May 19, 2016
10 am Pacific / 1 pm Eastern
Webcast - Register Now!
Speaker:
Josh King
By:
Avvo.com
Credit:
CA, FL, IL, OH, NV, NY, PA, TX and WA
Cost:
Free. Pre-registration required.
More Information And Registration

May 26: Web - Ethical Social Media Use In Three Easy Steps (#ethics #MCLE)

In this webinar, Dan Lear, Avvo’s Director of Industry Relations, provides attorneys with a common sense approach to social media. Attorneys who attend this webinar can expect to learn:

• Legal ethics surrounding social media use - and why you shouldn’t be afraid
• Constitutional law that backs up lawyer social media use
• Practical tips for dealing with grey areas that arise with emerging social media trends

Title:
Ethical Social Media Use In Three Easy Steps
When/Where:
Thursday, May 26, 2016
10:00 AM PDT
Webcast - Register Now!
Speaker:
Dan Lear is a technology lawyer, facilitator, and blogger. He is the Director of Industry Relations at Avvo and the cofounder of the Seattle Legal Technology and Innovation MeetUp, a self-styled "legal hacking" group that meets regularly to explore, identify, and implement unconventional solutions to law's problems, big and small. He's also blogged and written extensively about the profession and its evolution on his blog Right Brain Law and for other online and print publications.
In his six years as a practicing attorney and more than ten years in the legal industry, Dan worked for two lean "NewLaw" law firms, designed and implemented an online program for procurement contract processing, and was a part of early international legal outsourcing efforts with a Fortune 500 company.
By:
Avvo.com
Credit:
CA, FL, IL, OH, NV, NY, PA, TX and WA
Cost:
Free. Pre-registration required.
More Information And Registration

April 28: Webcast - Lawyers and lies #MCLE

Most of us are taught that being honest is an unquestioned virtue – yet the law doesn’t necessarily see it that way. This course will explore the legal status of “required honesty,” before diving deep into a review of the various Rules of Professional Conduct relating to honesty, and how they play out depending on the relationship between attorney-speaker and subject.
Lawyers who attend this webinar will learn about:

• The relationship between First Amendment protected speech and professional speech regulation.
• How shifting cultural values shape what we define as a lie.
• Negotiation ethics and the difference between bargaining and lying.

Title:
Lawyers and lies
When/Where:
April 28, 2016
10am PT / 1pm ET
Webcast - Register Now!
Credit:
1hr Ethics CLE in CA, FL, IL, NV, *NY, OH, PA, TX, and WA
Speaker:
Josh King
By:
Avvo
More Information and Registration

March 10: Webcast - #Ethics of Blogging for Lawyers

What are the primary legal issues that arise when blogging? Josh King, Avvo’s General Counsel and VP of Business Development, will review the basics of getting started with blogging, and cover some of the potential pitfalls that face bloggers in general – and legal bloggers in particular.
Lawyers who attend this webinar will learn about:

• The application of attorney advertising rules to legal blogging, and the first amendment considerations involved.
• Defamation, liability for third party comments, and the nuts and bolts of dealing with takedown requests under the DMCA.
• Special considerations when blogging about clients.

Title:
Ethics of Blogging for Lawyers
When/Where:
March 10, 2016
10 am Pacific / 1 pm Eastern
Webcast - Register Now!
Credit:
1hr Ethics CLE CA, FL, IL,  NY, NV, PA, TX and .25hr for WA
Speaker:
Josh King
By:
Avvo
More Information and Registration

December 10: Webcast - If You’re Not on Facebook You’re Committing Malpractice (#MCLE)

Can you imagine cross-examining a witness about a telephone call if you’d never used a telephone before? It sounds ridiculous, but that’s precisely where many attorneys find themselves today when it comes to social media. With most of the population now using one or more of these tools to communicate, it’s increasingly dangerous for attorneys to blithely ignore social media and other developing technologies.
Lawyers who attend this webinar will learn about:

• The growing number of ethics opinions addressing social media, and the obligation of attorneys to be familiar with them.
• How to think about counseling clients on use of social media during a pending matter — and the attorney’s own use.
• The intersection between competency requirements and changes in law office technology.

Title:
If You’re Not on Facebook You’re Committing Malpractice
When/Where:
December 10, 2015
10 am Pacific / 1 pm Eastern
Webcast - Register Now!
Speaker:
Josh King
By:
Avvo.com
Credit:
CA, FL, IL, TX, WA
Cost:
Free. Pre-registration required.
More Information And Registration