Overview

What Top Paralegals Do to Uphold Professional Ethics Standards

Picture this: You're responding to a client's email to thank them for sending information for a case and to let them know you're passing along their email to the attorney. However, after you hit “Send,” you realize that you mistyped the attorney's name and accidentally forwarded sensitive information to the wrong person. What should you do?

If you've ever found yourself in an ethical dilemma like this, you're not alone - and this course was designed to help you prevent and navigate those tough moments. Join our experienced faculty as they dole out best practices for ensuring ethical compliance in your everyday role. From guidelines for recovering after a missed deadline to tips for addressing risky requests that border on UPL, you can't afford to miss this course - register today!

• Uncover practical guidance for safeguarding client confidentiality.
• Discuss the ethical dos and don'ts of using AI in paralegal practice.
• Find out how to identify and address conflicts of interest.
• Discover best practices for advertising paralegal services.

Abbreviated Agenda

• Maintaining Confidentiality (Including Inadvertent Disclosures)
• Ethical Issues With Social Media, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Technology
• Spotting and Resolving Conflicts of Interest
• The Ethical Dos and Don'ts of Advertising Paralegal Services
• What to Do If You Miss a Deadline or Make a Mistake
• When a Lawyer Delegates a Task to You That Borders on UPL: What to Do