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Ethics for Lawyers from Indiana Jones

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Overview

A 3-Hour Live Webcast

Movie clips and story lines from the Indiana Jones movies provide powerful metaphors for practical lessons on the ethics of diligence, obligations to third parties, technological competence, and lawyer mental health.

Approved for "Substance Abuse/Mental Health" CLE credit in North Carolina

Satisfies the North Carolina State Bar Technology Training Requirement

Speakers

  • William R Newman of The University of Southern Mississippi
  • Agenda for Thursday, the 24th of February 2022

    1:00pm Central Time - Webcast Begins 

    (Please be sure to register and tune into the website at least 10 minutes before start time)

    Agenda is Approximate and Tentative

    1:00pm -  2:05pm - "Shooting Off Your Own Tail Wing"  Implementing the New Ethical Duty of Technological Competence under Rule 1.1 of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct

    2:05pm - 2:30pm - "It Belongs in a Museum!"  Special Ethical Obligations When You Are a "Fiduciary's Fiduciary" (Rule 1.2, Comment 11)

    2:30pm - 2:45pm - Break

    2:45pm - 3:15pm -  "Bringing a Gun to a Sword Fight"  Correcting the Common Misinterpretations of the Ethical Duty of Zealous Advocacy under Rule 1.3

    3:15pm - 4:15pm - "Only the Penitent Shall Pass"  Narcissism, Humility, and Lawyer Ethics: Dealing with Substance Abuse and Other Mental Health Issues in the Practice of Law  



    Due to technical requirements, customers must attend a live webcast in its entirety to receive credit for attendance. No partial credit can be accommodated.