The Ethics of Outsourcing: An Update on ABA Formal Opinion 08-451

Program Number: 1885

Program Date: 10/06/2008

Description

You won’t want to miss this very important Ethics program, in which popular presenter Steve Bennett of Jones Day analyzes the ABA’s August 5, 2008 Formal Opinion 08-451 concerning a lawyer’s ethical obligations when outsourcing legal and nonlegal support services. Topics include:
1. Background on outsourcing trend
2. Ethics issues in outsourcing
3. The ABA opinion
4. Practical implications

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Available in states

Arizona, California, Colorado Eligible, Georgia, New Jersey Eligible, New York, Texas Self Study

Credit Information

50 minute credit hour - 1 General CLE credit, including 1.0 Ethics credit
60 minute credit hour - 1 General CLE credit, including 1.0 Ethics credit

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Presenters


Steven C. Bennett, Esq.

Jones Day

Steven C. Bennett, Esq. is a partner at Jones Day, resident in its New York office. He focuses on domestic and international commercial litigation and arbitration, including cases involving bankruptcy, construction, corporate, energy, insurance, intellectual property, privacy and data security, and other disputes. Mr. Bennett is chair of his firm’s e-Discovery Committee and he co-founded the Sedona Conference Working Group on International E-Discovery. He teaches a course on conflicts of law at Hofstra Law School, co-teaches a course on advanced civil procedure (e-discovery) at New York Law School, and is a qualified arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and the CPR Institute. Mr. Bennett, who regularly speaks to a wide array of groups for CLE and other purposes, is the author of Arbitration: Essential Concepts (American Lawyer Media 2002) and A Privacy Primer for Corporate Counsel (Aspatore/West 2009).