Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility

ChatGPT primer for lawyers

Harnessing ChatGPT: A Primer for Lawyers

Mark C. Palmer | Q: "How can I show my firm that using generative AI shouldn’t be intimidating and can be done within ethical guidelines?"

Mark C. Palmer - September 20, 2023
email encryption

Should Lawyers Be Using Email Encryption?

Mark C. Palmer | Q: What precautions should I take when communicating with clients? Should everything be encrypted these days?

Mark C. Palmer - July 20, 2023
paralegals and AI

Paralegals Worry: Will We Lose Our Jobs to Artificial Intelligence?

Paralegals and AI: This is the time to focus on things artificial intelligence tools cannot do; therein lies job security. Advice from Sensei Enterprises.

Michael Maschke, Sharon Nelson and John Simek - July 19, 2023
attorney compensation trends

Attorney Compensation Trends: A Mid-Year Evaluation and How Proactive Law Firms Can Respond

Advice from the authors of the book "RESPECT: An Insight to Attorney Compensation Plans."

Brenda Barnes and Camille Stell - May 3, 2023
generative AI

Beware of Ethical Perils When Using Generative AI

The marketing objective is to get clients. The cybersecurity objective is to keep your data safe. Those two objectives are often at odds with one another.

Michael Maschke, Sharon Nelson and John Simek - April 13, 2023
ChatGPT Ethics

Ethical Pitfalls When Using ChatGPT

Mark C. Palmer | Q: "I’ve been trying out ChatGPT, and it’s pretty impressive! Before I start using it for legal writing, research or other tasks, what ethical pitfalls might I watch out for when using such a tool?

Mark C. Palmer - April 11, 2023
basic business skills

Business Basics for Busy New Solos

Camille Stell | What to know about business planning, office location, tech and more.

Camille Stell - March 15, 2023
client trust accounts

Tips for Handling Client Trust Accounts

Trust account problems are one of the top reasons lawyers are disciplined in the U.S. Certainly there are attorneys whose trust accounting activities are egregious—even criminal. But this doesn't account for all of the problems. Far too often, ...

Mark Bassingthwaighte - February 20, 2023
lawyer notes

Keeping Better Lawyer Notes

Yellow legal pads, containing what at least to a casual observer might seem unintelligible scribbles, abound in most lawyers' offices. Of course, good legal business practice dictates that we take copious and clear notes to identify work we have ...

Megan Zavieh - February 16, 2023
lawyer referrals

Nuts and Bolts of Getting and Giving Lawyer Referrals

One-off referrals are nice. But here's how to build a lawyer referrals network that sends a steady stream of business to your law firm.

Mary Lokensgard - February 15, 2023
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