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ETHICS
INQUIRY PROGRAM Guide to the ARDC Ethics Inquiry Program | Ethics FAQs | Professionalism Seminar | Legal Ethics Research Links PROFESSIONALISM SEMINAR Overview of Course This course, taught by a select faculty of distinguished lawyers and other professionals, focuses on the Rules of Professional Conduct and its practical day-to-day application in operating a law office and in resolving the common ethical dilemmas faced by all lawyers. At the present time, course enrollment is limited to Illinois lawyers who are required to fulfill a disciplinary requirement. Next Date: Friday, November 6, 2009 Where: ARDC, One Prudential Plaza, 130 E. Randolph Drive, Suite 1100 Time: 8:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Certificate of Attendance: At the conclusion of the course, registrants who have completed the course receive a Certificate of Attendance. The course is eligible for 4 hours of CLE credit in Illinois, including professional responsibility/legal ethics credit. Course Materials Each registrant will receive a handbook containing a course agenda, materials that supplement the course topics and a copy of the Rules of Professional Conduct. There is no course fee. Course Topics Setting Up a Law Practice That Works File, Calendar and Conflicts Systems, Advertising, Handling Client Funds and Property, Issues of Office Sharing and Partnerships, Supervision of Employees Running a Law Practice Without Running Into Trouble Effective Communications With Clients, Fee Agreements and Collection Issues, Avoiding Conflicts, Competence, Issues of Confidentiality, Terminating Employment The Lawyer’s Duties to the Courts, the Profession and the Community Duty to Court, Obligation of Good Faith, Relationships with Other Attorneys and Other Parties, Obligation to Profession and Community, Stress Management To Register: |
