Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility

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

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.

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?

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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, ...

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 ...

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.

Best practices for handling settlement funds starts with a properly written and executed contingent fee agreement. This document should clearly communicate to the client how funds from a settlement check will be disbursed. In the case when a ...

What do you say when people ask you what you do? Will Hornsby explains some of the stickier points of networking and lawyer specialization.

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.