The Ethical Maze of Freelance Lawyering: What are the 8 Rules Attorneys Can’t Ignore?

05 Mar , 2025

To register for the upcoming live webinar, please Click Here

As lawyers, time is our most finite resource. We have duties to our clients to ensure that their matters are handled in a timely and competent manner, but there are only so many hours in a day. Busy law firms have been relying on contract lawyers for decades to meet client needs when demand is high and time is low. Bringing in outside lawyers can implicate several important ethical rules that every firm must know. 

In this program, we will discuss the duty of competence ((1.1), the duty of diligence (1.3), communications with the firm’s client (1.4), conflicts of interest (1.7, 1.10), fees charged to the client (1.5, 1.5.1), the duty to maintain client confidences (1.6), aiding and abetting the unauthorized practice of law (5.5), and how to handle malpractice insurance as it pertains to working with contract attorneys.

 

To register for the upcoming live webinar, please Click Here

More Webcasts

Litigation Series: S...

This Shakespeare?inspired program illustrates how Shakespearean technique can enrich courtroom advoc...

Litigation Series: S...

The direct examination presentation outlines how attorneys can elicit truthful, credible testimony w...

Litigation Series: W...

This program focuses on overcoming the inner critic—the perfectionist, self?doubting voice tha...

Navigating Rule 8.4(...

Bias and discrimination continue to shape workplace dynamics, legal practice, and professional respo...

MODERATED-Covenants ...

This timely program will help make sense of a legal landscape in flux, as the presenter explains the...

EBITDA vs GAAP vs IF...

Tailored for attorneys, this training demystifies EBITDA and contrasts it with GAAP- and IFRS-based ...

Developments in Prof...

Part 2 of 2 - Lawyers at all levels of experience and even sophisticated law firms and general couns...

The Evidence is Out ...

Attorneys navigating today’s litigation landscape face growing challenges in identifying, pres...

Litigation Series: S...

This presentation examines how “sense memory,” a core acting technique, can help lawyers...

Internet and Sports ...

The statistics are compelling and clearly indicate that 1 out of 3 attorneys will likely have a need...