Ethics and Leadership: Guiding Principles for Contemporary Practice

Understanding how lawyers’ leadership skills impact relationships with colleagues and clients and the ethical implications of exercising that influence can transform a legal practice. This course provides invaluable insights into fostering a culture of integrity and trust within a legal environment. Using the American Bar Association’s Model Rules, the course addresses foundational concepts of legal ethics and offers practical frameworks for ethical decision-making. It also covers strategies for managing conflicts of interest and ensuring effective communication.

Moreover, this session explores the critical role of leadership in promoting ethical behavior, using relevant and applicable examples. To build a culture of trust within the legal field and the attorney-client relationship, the course discusses strategies for fostering trust. Attendees will also examine the role of transparency in the workplace and contemporary challenges, including implications for remote work.

Whether a partner, associate, aspiring leader, legal educator, or compliance officer, this program is designed to empower participants with the knowledge and skills to lead with confidence and integrity.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify practical frameworks for ethical decision-making that help attorneys navigate complex ethical dilemmas with confidence and integrity
• Investigate strategies for building and maintaining trust within legal practice, managing conflicts of interest, and ensuring effective and ethical communication with colleagues and clients
• Discover techniques for promoting ethical behavior and addressing contemporary challenges, such as implementing new technology and managing remote work environments, enabling attorneys to lead their teams with integrity and adaptability

Production Date: 10/18/24 | Closed captioning (CC) available