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Live webinar: April 15, 2013
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST
Faculty:
Dianne Rosky, of Rosky Legal Education, LLC
Gerald Lebovits, of NYC Civil Court
This program will be available on-demand starting April 29, 2013.
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Why You Should Attend
This seminar explains the ethical rules that apply to legal writing and gives attorneys an ethical framework for drafting legal documents, including memoranda, briefs, contracts, and correspondence. Participants will sharpen their understanding of how ethical constraints apply to written legal work and ensure that their own written work does not run afoul of any ethics rule or standard.
What You Will Learn
Participants will learn how ethical standards pertain to legal writing. By reviewing examples from legal documents that were found to violate ethical standards, participants will learn practical strategies for (1) ensuring that their work product meets the highest ethical standards and (2) avoiding the most common ethical violations related to legal writing.
- Ethical rules pertaining to legal writing
- Specific guidelines to ensure that ethical standards are met
- Examples of legal writing that resulted in ethical sanctions
Who Should Attend
This seminar is geared toward attorneys at all levels who will benefit from a clearer understanding of the ethical standards that apply to their writing.
Outline
I. Overview: Ethical Rules that Pertain to Legal Writing
II. Specific Guidelines