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Ensuring competence, diligence, and communication

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Having a plentiful number of clients in a law firm is vital. To attract new clients, law firms must have a successful marketing plan. It is also crucial to make as many clients as possible happy to ensure they refer others to...more

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Ghosts of Clients Past: 3 Ethical Duties to Former Clients and Things to Consider When Moving Between Firms

Congratulations, you won (or more likely settled) the case! Your last invoice has been paid, you have closed out the file, and after a handshake from your thankful client, you are ready to move on to your next matter. There...more

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ABA Urges Lawyers to Raise Their Cybersecurity Game

The American Bar Association has again called on law firms to do more to protect their computer systems from intrusion by bad actors. The ABA’s House of Delegates approved Aug. 8 a trio of resolutions addressing cybersecurity...more

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Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter – Recent Developments in Risk Management - Halloween 2021

Before you pack up your pumpkin-spiced lattes and bring out your Holiday decorations, we have a ghoulish edition of the Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter for you. We start with some Tricks for effective communication. Spoiler alert...more

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Is it Time to Remove “Zeal” From the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct?

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[co-author: Stephanie K. Benecchi] Why the term “zeal” as used in the ABA Model Rules is misleading and potentially harmful, and why its removal will result in rules that clearly set out a lawyer’s ethical obligations...more

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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management - Halloween 2020

Firm Administration – Expense Reporting – Oversight – Discipline - Trick or Treat Editors' Note: Aside from a global pandemic, is there anything more bizarre and troubling than lawyers stealing seemingly paltry sums from...more

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The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter – Recent Developments in Risk Management – September 2020

Prospective Clients – Duty of Confidentiality – Potentially Harmful or Disqualifying Information ABA Formal Opinion 492 (June 9, 2020) - Risk Management Issue: When dealing with prospective clients, what steps can a lawyer...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Pandemic Prompts Focus on Courtroom Civility

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COVID-19 has sent litigation into a tailspin, with court closings and moratoriums on filings leaving attorneys scrambling to figure out how to balance their obligations to their clients to keep cases moving with the obstacles...more

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The Lawyer's Duty When Client Confidential Information is Hacked From the Law Firm

As attorneys, our livelihood is often heavily dependent upon the keeping of secrets. But in this complex electronic-data driven environment we work in, where physical security via locked doors and piercing alarms may no...more

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How Does Technology Impact Legal Practice?

The client-lawyer relationship is an important one. With competent representation, clients receive legal services promised to them through the judiciary system. The American Bar Association Center for Professional...more

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Rule 8.4 Amendment Causes Legal Disagreements

A New Resolution Considers Personal Conduct The Model Rules exist to ensure lawyers have a thorough understanding of the legal system and operate justly within its parameters. But the standard of ethics by which lawyers...more

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Strategies for EEO Compliance: Focus on Leadership, Not Compliance

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We observed last year that the legal industry is no more immune to the holdovers of sexism than any other profession. As we noted, in a step toward stemming this problem, the American Bar Association has passed a new model...more

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