Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility

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
bar exam

Can You Relocate Without Taking a New Bar Exam?

Relocating once you are a licensed attorney brings special headaches. Megan Zavieh explains ways you may be able to remain a practicing lawyer in a new state — without taking another bar exam.

Megan Zavieh - January 12, 2023
lawyer organization tips

5 Organizational Skills for Lawyers

Camille Stell | When it comes to attorney organization, we all have the same amount of time. Here are five things hyper-productive people do every day.

Camille Stell - December 29, 2022
law firm names

What’s in a Name? For Law Firms, Not Much

What does a legal consumer gain from a law firm name like Anderson & Jones? Nothing. Here's why all firms should be allowed to use a brand name.

Jared Correia - November 30, 2022
client information

Can Lawyers Ethically Store and Transmit Client Info in the Cloud?

Ask the Experts at 2Civility.org: Our law firm would like to reduce our paper and physical storage use and costs by “going to the cloud” with our data. Before we invest in training our attorneys and staff, how do we know what ...

Mark C. Palmer - October 30, 2022
opposing counsel

Shutting Down Uncivil Opposing Counsel

It's been said (often) that lawyers were genteel, professional and respectful of their colleagues in the past. But the last few decades haven't been good ones for the profession on that front. Intimidation, shabby lawyering, "over-papering" and ...

Quinn Clancy - October 28, 2022
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