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Overview
This hypothetical-driven program features a distinguished faculty of general counsel from leading law firms, who discuss how conflicts of interest may arise in practice - along with the relevant ethical considerations practitioners should consider. The program engages audience members with real-world conflicts scenarios, prompting them to navigate the potential conflicts and ethics issues before them.
What You Will Learn
After completing this program, participants will be able to:
- Review recent decisions and developments in conflict of interest law
- Apply the New York Rules of Professional Conduct and analyze their relationship to the American Bar Association Model Rules
- Identify a conflict using the Rules of Professional Conduct
- Determine whether a conflict may be waived and develop an effective waiver
- Understand best practices based upon ethics and disciplinary opinions
Special Feature(s): Interactive audience polling based on realistic conflicts scenarios
Program Level: Overview
Prerequisites: An interest in a lawyer’s professional obligations with respect to conflicts of interest.
Advanced Preparation: None