Ethical Issues for Employment Lawyers
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CLE Credits
This program will cover some of the common challenges employment attorneys address in three contexts:
- Transactional/advisory employment law practice
- Employment litigation
- Conducting workplace investigations.
This program will address:
· The ethical obligations under the ABA Model Rules in relation to representing multiple parties – as in-house counsel, in transactional matters, and in litigation. (Model Rules 1.0, 1.7, 1.8, 1.13, 1.8, 4.2 and 4.3)
· Ethical obligations when clients engage in self-help in discovery, in ensuring evidence is preserved, in gathering and preserving information on social media, and when conducting electronic discovery (Model Rules 1.1, 3.3, 3.4, 4.2, 4.4, 5.1, and 5.3).
· Considerations of impartiality, thoroughness and appropriateness throughout a workplace investigation. (Model Rules 1.7, 1.13 and 4.3)
Available in States
- California
- Colorado
- Georgia
- New Jersey
- New York
- Texas Self Study
Program Categories
- (ADR) Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Communications and Media Law
- Complex Litigation
- Employment & Labor Law
- Ethics & Professionalism
- Federal Courts
- Information Technology
- Litigation & Litigation Skills
- Litigation and Appeals
PROGRAM CREDITS
- Legal Ethics : 1 Credit
