Ethics and Conflicts of Interest in Law Practice 2024

Why You Should Attend

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

Who Should Attend

Attorneys and other allied professionals who wish to gain a better understanding of how conflicts of interest intersect with legal ethics.

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