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Bridge the Gap: Ethics and Law Practice Management Essentials

Friday, July 17, 2015 | 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 ethics, professionalism, trust and business accounting and law practice management that are essential for all new attorneys and, indeed, all attorneys admitted to practice law. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in a lively discussion of ethical hypotheticals to illustrate the relevant and practical application of the rules in the daily practice of law. Topics include:

• law practice management best practices
o management of staff
o utilizing technology
o time management
o effective timekeeping
o file management
o establishing an effective conflict management system
o retainer agreements, declination letters
o billing best practices

• ethical issues and best practice issues relating to
o forming the attorney-client relationship
o evaluating, limiting and addressing conflicts
o communications with clients, opposing counsel, third parties, and the courts
o responsibilities in handling client funds and confidential information
o avoiding malpractice
o handling ethical lapses when discovered

Though the program follows the curriculum and utilizes an instructional video 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 course qualifies for 4.0 CLE credits in Pennsylvania, including 4.0 ethics credits; 4.5 CLE credits in New York, including 3.0 ethics credits. This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 4.8 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 3.0 qualify as hours of credit for ethics/professionalism. This program also qualifies for 1.8 hours of credit for NJ law office management for NJ newly admitted lawyers.
FACULTY:
ANDREW L. ROSSNER, ESQ.
Associate Dean for Professional and Skills Education
Practice Professor of Law
Director, Institute for Professional Education
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
LOCATION:
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Center for Law and Justice
123 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
CREDITS:
CLE: NJ: 4.8 (incl. 3.0 ethics) | NY: 4.5 (incl. 3.0 ethics) | PA: 4.0 (incl. 2.5 ethics)
PROGRAM TYPES:
Newly Admitted Lawyers Course
Bridge the Gap Course
SUBJECT AREAS:
Ethics
Law Practice Management
COST:
$125.00
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
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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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