General, Solo, Small Firms, Professional Development, Ethics, Law Office Technology/Management, Young Lawyers Division, Skills

The Lawyer’s Duty of Communication

Description:

From an initial client interview to completing a representation, a lawyer’s duty of communication with a client creates on-going potential for ethics missteps and legal malpractice liability.  Learn what you can do to effectively meet this important attorney-client duty.

Course Schedule 

Hour One - The QUIZ – A potpourri of the hottest topics in legal malpractice and ethics, and what you need to know to protect yourself from novel malpractice risks and ethics complaints.

Hour Two – A look at Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct 1.4 Communication and 1.0 Terminology and how these Rules  establish the contours of required client communication.

Hour Three – The Lawyer’s Duty of Communication, continued, with an examination of real-world communication issues.

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Presenter was, to say the least, knowledgeable and engaging. When you listen to someone for three hours that is very helpful

Excellent speaker.

I learned several key points to address within my client contract as well as tips on how to communicate with my clients.

I found the review of the Five Habits: Building Cross-Cultural Competence most helpful and generally appreciate the rule-based review and comprehensiveness of the presentation.

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Course InformationHighlights
  • Earn 3 Hours of Ethics Credit
  • Convenient CLE from your home or office
  • Viewable from your laptop or mobile device
Course Credits Dual Credits: 3.00
General Credits: 0.00
Total Credits: 3

This program will be filed for Tennessee CLE credit. Please email a request to cle@tnbar.org for Georgia and Mississippi CLE credit.