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Webinar: Ethical Obligations in Hiring and Training Staff
Lawyers must ensure their nonlawyer staff acts consistently with the lawyer’s professional obligations. This starts with hiring and avoiding conflicts of interest and continues throughout employment. This program will elaborate on lawyers’ obligations in hiring and training nonlawyer staff appropriately, with a focus on confidentiality, conflicts, and marketing. Â
Disability Inclusivity Bar Association of Sacramento Happy Hour
Join DIBAS for a Happy Hour in Celebration! Director of the California Department of Rehabilitation Joe Xavier will deliver remarks on the importance of recognizing National Disability Employment Month. Director Xavier has a profound understanding of the barriers people with disabilities face on their path to meaningful employment. The DOR strives to equip each of their clients with the tools to attain employment, achieve independence, and realize equality. For five decades, the
Free Webinar: Navigating Client Relationships: Boundaries & Best Practices in Family Law
Family law can be extremely rewarding yet entirely unforgiving, depending on what type of client happens to walk through your door. In addition to being a stressful and anxiety-riddled and hectic field, family law also often robs us of our own well-being as attorneys. Â Sometimes, having empathy in our field works a disservice for us, which is why so many in our area of law become burnt out and seek to pivot from family law altogether. But, there are ways to mitigate this and makes things easier on yourself and your staff!
Webinar: 10 Coping Skills that Come from the Ethics Rules
Getting through the rigors of the practice of law can be a challenge. Luckily, lawyers have the ethics rules to guide the way! Join the CLE Performer, Stuart Teicher, Esq., as he shows how certain rules of ethics reveal important coping mechanisms for all lawyers.Â
Free Webinar: Longevity and Brain Health: How to Empower Cognitive Fitness
The brain is the lawyer’s most important asset, and neuroscience research can help us understand how to empower cognitive fitness during all stages of life. This session will include information on brain function; stress and other risks to cognitive capacity; and a menu of science-based recommendations to protect brain health and enhance longevity.
Webinar: From Lawyer to Advocate: Personal Stories and Practical Tools for Supporting Oneself and Loved Ones
This program will: Discuss the prevalence of substance use disorders and mental health issues among attorneys and legal professionals.
Webinar: The Robots Are Coming! Ethical Implications of Generative AI in Legal Practice
Lawyers increasingly use artificial intelligence in the practice of law.  The ethical implications range from the risks to the lawyer’s duty of competence, the need to protect confidentiality of client information, and the importance of maintaining effective supervision, not to mention the ethical rules governing legal fees and other issues.  An experience ethics lawyer will discuss the uses of AI in legal practice, how the ethical rules apply, and case studies where lawyers made mistakes or committed misconduct leading to liability, sanctions and discipline.
Webinar: What the Song of the Century Teaches About Inclusion in the Law
A white man and a Black woman joined forces to create the most powerful protest song in the history of modern music. “Strange Fruit” was deemed the song of the 20th Century and the story of its creation teaches lawyers valuable lessons about inclusion in the law. Join the CLE Performer, Stuart Teicher, Esq., as he explains how collaboration and friendship form the bedrock needed to create a foundation of inclusion in the practice of law
Webinar: How to Stop Hating the Law: A Mental Health Lesson for Lawyers
Many lawyers find the practice of law intolerable. It’s simply stinks. “So why don’t you leave it,” they say. “Why not find another job?” Well, they don’t know what they’re talking about. For most lawyers, switching careers simply isn’t an option. We have bills to pay and mouths to feed. The only answer is to find some way to make it tolerable. Stuart Teicher wrote a book that’s designed to do just that
Free Webinar: Financial Planning and Market Outlook for 2025
As we close out 2024 and look ahead to 2025, it's essential to understand the evolving financial landscape and prepare strategically for the year ahead. Join us for an insightful webinar where our experts will provide valuable updates.Â
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