The Ethics of Legal Outsourcing

Program Number: 2156

Program Date: 12/01/2011

Description

Join Steve Bennett, a partner at Jones Day, for this important ethics program for all counsel engaged in, or considering, the outsourcing of legal activities. Topics include a background discussion of the outsourcing trend and the ethical issues involved, best practice implications, future developments, and a discussion of the available references.

Note: This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 1.0 credit hours, of which 1.0 credit hours will apply to legal ethics/professional responsibility credit.

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Available in states

California, Colorado Eligible, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey Eligible, New York, North Carolina, Texas Participatory

Credit Information

50 minute credit hour - 1.0 General CLE credit, including 1.0 Ethics credit, based on a 50-minute credit hour
60 minute credit hour - 1.0 General CLE credit, including 1.0 Ethics credit, based on a 60-minute credit hour

State Program Numbers

NC: Effective Dates 1/01/2012-12/31/2012, including 1.0 Ethics credit, Sponsor #2721; Course #8; TX# 901242664, 1.0 General including 1.0 Ethics (3/15/12-2/14/13)

Presenters


Steven C. Bennett, Esq.

Jones Day

Steven C. Bennett, Esq. is a partner at Jones Day, resident in its New York office. He focuses on domestic and international commercial litigation and arbitration, including cases involving bankruptcy, construction, corporate, energy, insurance, intellectual property, privacy and data security, and other disputes. Mr. Bennett is chair of his firm’s e-Discovery Committee and he co-founded the Sedona Conference Working Group on International E-Discovery. He teaches a course on conflicts of law at Hofstra Law School, co-teaches a course on advanced civil procedure (e-discovery) at New York Law School, and is a qualified arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and the CPR Institute. Mr. Bennett, who regularly speaks to a wide array of groups for CLE and other purposes, is the author of Arbitration: Essential Concepts (American Lawyer Media 2002) and A Privacy Primer for Corporate Counsel (Aspatore/West 2009).