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[Webinar] AI and You Series - ABA Guidance and What You Can Do with Commercially Available AI Tools Without Breaching Your Ethical...

As artificial intelligence tools become more accessible, legal teams face growing pressure to adopt them in e-discovery, litigation, and legal operations. In response, the American Bar Association has issued guidance to help...more

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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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Generative AI and the Duty of Competence Conundrum

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With its promise to generate written work product in a fraction of the time it takes for a seasoned attorney to do so, generative artificial intelligence (GAI) is becoming a regular part of legal work at large law firms. Its...more

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Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 179: Listen and Learn -- Professional Responsibility: Competence

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're tackling Competence - an issue that comes up in many California bar essays on Professional Responsibility. In this episode, we discuss: >The ABA and California...more

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Final Ethics Opinion Guides Lawyers on Clients with Diminished Capacity

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We wrote last July about a draft California ethics opinion regarding clients who may have diminished mental capacity. After receiving public comment, the State Bar’s Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and...more

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ABA Issues New Guidance on Safeguarding Electronic Communications

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In a significant opinion published on May 11, 2017, the American Bar Association's (ABA) Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility provided additional guidance on a lawyer's obligations to protect client...more

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