Legal Ethics: Everything That Attorneys Need to Know
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About This Course
Attorneys attending this program will learn the critical ethical information to successfully manage their legal practice. Discussions will include all aspects of legal ethics, including duty of diligence, competence, supervision, and when to ask for help. The course investigates the duty of confidentiality and when disclosure of confidential information is permitted. Identifying and avoiding conflicts of interest, drafting waivers, identifying situations where “insider trading” may arise, maintaining data security in the modern office, interactions with persons other than clients, and law firm-related issues will also be discussed. The program explores the relevant legal frameworks and best practices to identify ethical issues and how to resolve ethical issues through interactive hypotheticals and real-case scenarios.
Attorneys who are admitted to practice law from all levels of experience and practice field—are encouraged to attend this course to learn the essentials of legal ethics.
Learning Objectives:
- Explore the duty of diligence and competence (ABA Model Rules 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 5.1, and 6.1)
- Investigate the duty of confidentiality (ABA Model Rules 1.6, 1.9, and 1.18)
- Identify conflicts of interest (ABA Model Rules 1.2, 1.7-1.11, and 1.18)
- Recognize and avoid insider trading situations (ABA Model Rules 1.6-1.8)
- Evaluate transactions with persons other than clients (ABA Model Rules 1.7-1.9, 1.13, 1.14, 1.18, and 4.1-4.4)
- Understand ethical considerations at law firms and associations (ABA Model Rules 1.17 and 5.1-5.7)
About the Presenters
Yifan Mao, MSc.
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Practice Area: Intellectual Property
Yifan Mao is Counsel at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP. She attended Santa Clara University School of Law. During law school, she externed for the Honorable Beth Labson Freeman of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and interned with the Entrepreneur Law Clinic...
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Kathryn Wade, Ph.D., Esq.
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Practice Area: Intellectual Property
Kathryn Wade focuses her practice on intellectual property matters in the biotechnology industry, including managing domestic and foreign patent prosecution; representing clients in post-grant proceedings; drafting opinions on patentability, invalidity, and non-infringement issues; and providing technical support and analysis in patent litigation. Dr. Wade has...
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Rich Christiansen, Esq.
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Practice Area: Intellectual Property
Rich Christiansen focuses his practice on patent prosecution and counseling for various technologies, including medical devices, electronics, software, clean technology, and mechanical devices. Rich has helped his clients design, build, and rejuvenate IP portfolios to achieve business and legal objectives. Rich's practice includes due diligence,...
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