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

Real Lessons for Law...

This program, conducted by a seasoned litigation and trial lawyer, will emphasize what litigators ca...

Sexual Orientation A...

This program focuses on asylum claims based on sexual orientation, addressing the unique clinical, c...

The Silent Struggle:...

Recent studies have shown that there has been a dramatic increase in impairment due to alcoholism, a...

Complying with the M...

This course will provide a detailed overview of the Medicare Secondary Payer act as well as provide ...

The AI Trap: How Leg...

Many law firms now rely on AI?driven research, drafting, and workflow tools without fully understand...

Effective Advocacy i...

Philip A. Greenberg, Esq., who has been a litigator in the State and Federal Courts for 52 years, ha...

Latest Trends in Bid...

Learn about the best strategies and tactics to file bid protests at the agency level, U.S. Governmen...

U Visa Petitions: Le...

This program provides attorneys with a comprehensive framework for incorporating psychosocial evalua...

Class Actions...

Class action litigation continues to evolve rapidly in response to an innovative plaintiffs’ b...

Communication, Trust...

Effective representation depends on trust, communication, and responsiveness, yet these can break do...