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Ethics in Action: Conflicts of Interest in the Legal Realm

Tools and Strategies for Upholding Professional Integrity

Created byJack Marshall
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BeginnerUpdated May 23, 2024
Ethics in Action: Conflicts of Interest in the Legal Realm

What You'll Learn

check_circleUnderstand the fundamental principles of conflicts of interest in legal ethics.
check_circleRecognize the impact of technological advancements like AI on ethical legal practice.
check_circleApply the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct to real-world ethical dilemmas.
check_circleDevelop strategies to manage and resolve conflicts of interest effectively.
check_circleEnhance ability to maintain professional integrity in the face of ethical challenges.
check_circleLearn to navigate the ethical implications of cultural and technological shifts in the legal landscape.

About This Course

This course delves into the intricate world of legal ethics, focusing on conflicts of interest within the legal realm. Through expert discussions and real-world examples, participants will learn to identify, manage, and resolve ethical dilemmas in their practice. Designed for legal professionals, this course emphasizes practical strategies to uphold integrity while navigating the complex interactions and challenges that arise in diverse legal settings.


List of Topics

  • Introduction to Legal Ethics and Conflicts of Interest
  • The Impact of Technology on Legal Ethics
  • Managing Dual Representation and Personal Conflicts
  • Ethical Challenges in Client-Lawyer Relationships
  • Strategies for Ethical Decision-Making in Legal Practice
  • The Role of Cultural and Technological Factors in Ethical Legal Practice
  • Navigating the ABA Model Rules and State Variations
  • Practical Applications: Ethics in Everyday Legal Scenarios

  • Your Instructor

    Jack Marshall
    Jack Marshall

    Ethics expert, trainer, consultant

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    Jack Marshall is the President and founder of ProEthics, LTD. A graduate of Harvard College and Georgetown University Law Center, he is a member of the Massachusetts and D.C. bars. He has been a prosecutor, a general counsel, and an association attorney, along with other positions in academia, public policy research, and the arts. With ProEthics, he develops and teaches entertaining and interactive ethics seminars at law firms, federal agencies, corporate legal departments, bar associations, Fortune 500 companies, non-profits and associations across the country. Among his seminars are musical legal ethics productions featuring professional performers converting classic rock, country, Broadway and cabaret standards into challenging legal ethics parodies. His video training for the D.C, Bar’s mandatory ethics course for new admittees has been named the outstanding ethics CLE program of the year by ACLEA. Formerly an adjunct professor of legal ethics at the Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C., he co-authored The Essential Words and Writings of Clarence Darrow, with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Ed Larson. Marshall's ethics analysis has been featured on numerous radio and television shows, including National Public Radio.  Marshall is an award-winning professional stage director, and for 20 years was the founding artistic director for The American Century Theater, a professional theater company dedicated to producing classic American plays.

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