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Bridge the Gap: Essentials of the Rules of Professional Conduct

Friday, November 21, 2014 | 9:00 AM EDT - 1:15 PM EDT
Registration for this program is now closed. Please see the full listing for upcoming IPE programs.
This program focuses on key issues of professionalism, ethics, and trust and business accounting that are essential for all new attorneys and, indeed, all attorneys admitted to practice law. Topics include:

• ethical issues and best practice issues in forming the attorney-client relationship;
• evaluating and addressing conflicts;
• handling communications with clients, opposing counsel, the courts and third parties;
• handling client funds;
• handling client files and confidential information;
• the disciplinary process and sanctions; and available resources for attorneys.

Though the program follows the curriculum set forth by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for the PA Bridge the Gap requirement, it also covers New Jersey practice and divergences between the New Jersey and Pennsylvania rules. This program utilizes a blended learning approach involving discussion of practical ethical hypotheticals and an instructional DVD.

This program satisfies Pennsylvania's Bridge the Gap requirement. 1.50 credit hours may be counted toward New Jersey’s Newly Admitted Lawyer requirement for Trust and Business Accounting, with 3.30 credit hours of ethics/professionalism; or 4.80 credit hours as ethics/professionalism for attorneys that do not need to fulfill newly admitted requirements.
FACULTY:
Andrew L. Rossner, Esq.
Associate Dean for Professional and Skills Education
Director, Rutgers Institute for Professional Education
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
LOCATION:
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
S.I. Newhouse Center for Law and Justice
123 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
CREDITS:
CLE: NJ: 4.8 (incl. 4.8 ethics) | NY: 4.5 (incl. 4.5 ethics) | PA: 4.0 (incl. 4.0 ethics)
PROGRAM TYPES:
Newly Admitted Lawyers Course
Bridge the Gap Course
SUBJECT AREAS:
Ethics
Fiscal Responsibility
Professionalism/Civility
COST:
$100.00
DETAILED INFORMATION:
Registration for this program is now closed. Please see the full listing for upcoming IPE programs.
Camden Location
Rutgers Institute for Professional Education
Rutgers Law School
217 North 5th Street
Camden, NJ 08102
(856) 225-6658  •  
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Newark Location
Rutgers Institute for Professional Education
Rutgers Law School
Center for Law and Justice
123 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 353-5928  •  
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