The Ethics & Malpractice Tools for Conducting Your Law Practice Management Review (BL3HR)
Approved for 3.0 Hours Ethics CLE Credit in Missouri & Kansas
Includes courses ACQZ, ACPM1 & ACEOB
Hour 1 - The QUIZ (ACLH): A potpourri of the hottest topics in legal malpractice and ethics, and what you need to know to protect yourself from novel malpractice risks and ethics complaints. This year’s QUIZ covers: Duties when a lawyer leaves a law firm; Problematic fee agreement language; Personal interest conflicts under Missouri RPC 4-1.7; Reporting duties under Missouri RPC 4-8.3; and, the ethics of withdrawing from a representation.
Hour 2 - Conducting Your Law Practice Management Review (ACPM1): Law firms constantly change and evolve. So too do the ethics and malpractice issues guiding lawyers’ conduct and representations. Only through regular review and updating of a firm’s processes and procedures to align with such changes can lawyers avoid unwanted surprises. This program addresses the topics of 1) Strategic Planning; 2) Client Evaluation & Intake; 3) Conflicts of Interest.
Hour 3 (Elimination of Bias) - Understanding & Avoiding Discrimination in the Jury Selection Process (ACEOB): A comparison between ABA Model Rule 8.4(g), Missouri RPC 4-8.4(g), Kansas RPC 8.4(g), Iowa RPC 32:8.4(g) and Illinois Rule of Professional Conduct Rule 8.g(J) and their application under ABA Formal Opinion 517, July 9, 2025, Discrimination in the Jury Selection Process.
Available Sessions:
June 1: 12:00 - 3:00 pm
June 4: 9:00 - 12:00 pm
June 8: 2:00 - 5:00 pm
June 16: 9:00 - 12:00 pm OR 1:00 - 4:00 pm
June 24: 12:00 - 3:00 pm
June 29: 9:00 - 12:00 pm
The QUIZ (ACQZ)
Approved for 1.0 Hour Ethics CLE Credit in Missouri & Kansas
A potpourri of the hottest topics in legal malpractice and ethics, and what you need to know to protect yourself from novel malpractice risks and ethics complaints. This year’s QUIZ covers: Duties when a lawyer leaves a law firm; Problematic fee agreement language; Personal interest conflicts under Missouri RPC 4-1.7; Reporting duties under Missouri RPC 4-8.3; and the ethics of withdrawing from a representation.
Available Sessions:
June 3: 9:00 - 10:00 am
June 9: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
June 17: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
June 23: 9:00 - 10:00 am
June 30: 4:00 - 5:00 pm
SECTION 1 | Conducting Your Law Practice Management Review (ACPM1)
Approved for 1.0 Hour Ethics CLE Credit in Missouri & Kansas
Law firms constantly change and evolve. So too do the ethics and malpractice issues guiding lawyers’ conduct and representations. Only through regular review and updating of a firm’s processes and procedures to align with such changes can lawyers avoid unwanted surprises. This program addresses the topics of 1) Strategic Planning; 2) Client Evaluation & Intake; 3) Conflicts of Interest.
Available Sessions:
June 3: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
June 17: 3:00 - 4:00 pm
SECTION 2 | Conducting Your Law Practice Management Review (ACPM2)
Approved for 1.0 Hour Ethics CLE Credit in Missouri & Kansas
Law firms constantly change and evolve. So too do the ethics and malpractice issues guiding lawyers’ conduct and representations. Only through regular review and updating of a firm’s processes and procedures to align with such changes can lawyers avoid unwanted surprises. Topics Covered: 1) Engagement Letters, Non-Engagement Letters, Closing Letters; 2) Fee Agreements; 3) Calendaring Procedures; 4) Billing Procedures.
Available Sessions:
June 2: 9:00 - 10:00 am
June 5: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
June 15: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
June 22: 9:00 - 10:00 am
June 29: 1:00 - 2:00 pm
SECTION 3 | Conducting Your Law Practice Management Review (ACPM3)
Approved for 1.0 Hour Ethics CLE Credit in Missouri & Kansas
Law firms constantly change and evolve. So too do the ethics and malpractice issues guiding lawyers’ conduct and representations. Only through regular review and updating of a firm’s processes and procedures to align with such changes can lawyers avoid unwanted surprises. Topics Covered: 1) Developing a File Retention Policy; 2) Gen AI & Cyber Security; 3) Disaster Recovery Procedures; 4) Law Firm Marketing; 5) Investing in Yourself.
Available Sessions:
June 2: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
June 5: 3:00 - 4:00 pm
June 15: 3:00 - 4:00 pm
June 22: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
June 29: 3:00 - 4:00 pm
The Ethics & Malpractice Risks of Lateral Hires (ACLH)
Approved for 1.0 Hour Ethics CLE Credit in Missouri & Kansas
Lawyers are on the move! Frequently, such moves involve more potential malpractice exposure and ethics risks than just the lawyer’s. The moving lawyer’s former firm and future firm face critical practice management considerations as well. This program looks at the problems inherent in such situations from the unique perspective of all three participants when lawyers change law firms.
Available Sessions:
June 2: 3:00 - 4:00 pm
June 5: 9:00 - 10:00 am
June 15: 9:00 - 10:00 am
June 22: 3:00 - 4:00 pm
June 30: 2:00 - 3:00 pm
(Bias & Diversity) Understanding & Avoiding Discrimination in the Jury Selection Process (ACEOB)
Approved for 1.0 Hour Bias & Diversity CLE Credit in Missouri and 1.0 Hours of Ethics CLE Credit in Kansas
A comparison between ABA Model Rule 8.4(g), Missouri RPC 4-8.4(g), Kansas RPC 8.4(g), Iowa RPC 32:8.4(g) and Illinois Rule of Professional Conduct Rule 8.g(J) and their application under ABA Formal Opinion 517, July 9, 2025, Discrimination in the Jury Selection Process.
Available Sessions:
June 3: 3:00 - 4:00 pm
June 9: 3:00 - 4:00 pm
June 17: 9:00 - 10:00 am
June 23: 3:00 - 4:00 pm
June 30: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
The Kansas 2-Hour Program (KS2HR)
Approved for 2.0 Hours Ethics CLE Credit in Kansas
Hour 1 - The QUIZ: A potpourri of the hottest topics in legal malpractice and ethics, and what you need to know to protect yourself from novel malpractice risks and ethics complaints. This year’s QUIZ covers: Duties when a lawyer leaves a law firm; Problematic fee agreement language; Personal interest conflicts under Missouri RPC 4-1.7; Reporting duties under Missouri RPC 4-8.3; and the ethics of withdrawing from a representation.
Hour 2: Law firms constantly change and evolve. So too do the ethics and malpractice issues guiding lawyers’ conduct and representations. Only through regular review and updating of a firm’s processes and procedures to align with such changes can lawyers avoid unwanted surprises. This program addresses the topics of 1) Strategic Planning; 2) Client Evaluation & Intake; 3) Conflicts of Interest; 4) Developing a File Retention Policy; 5) Gen AI & Cyber Security; 6) Disaster Recovery Procedures; 7) Law Firm Marketing; 8) Investing in Yourself.
Available Sessions:
June 9: 9:00 - 11:00 am
June 18: 12:00 - 2:00 pm
June 23: 11:00 - 1:00 pm
June 30: 9:00 - 11:00 am