This lesson reviews an attorney's responsibilities when setting, sharing and collecting fees. By the end of the lesson, students should be able to identify how much, by what method, and under what circumstances they can charge fees from clients, share fees with others, and take actions to collect fees.
Read moreThis CALI lesson will introduce you to the ethical considerations associated with writing appellate briefs. The lesson is intended for a first year law student currently taking a legal writing course. No previous knowledge of ethics is presumed.
Read moreThis lesson will introduce you to the ethical considerations associated with writing client advice letters. The lesson is intended for a first year law student currently taking a legal writing course. No previous knowledge of ethics is presumed.
Read moreThis is one in a series of lessons directed at the ethical and professional considerations associated with the production of particular lawyering documents. This lesson is intended to introduce first year law students to the ethical and professional considerations associated with email correspondence in law practice. No prior instruction in professional responsibility is required.
Read moreThis lesson reviews the standards for discipline and the interpretive case law by examining a series of cases in which considering whether the conduct alleged falls under the definition of misconduct (using Model Rule 8.4). Some procedural and constitutional aspects of discipline are examined as well. The lesson can be used as preparation, review or substitution for class coverage of this topic.
Read moreAttorneys must conform their conduct to a wide range of rules drawn from a variety of sources. This program is designed to review these sources of law governing attorney conduct.
Read moreThis lesson reviews the guidance provided to attorneys by the Model Rules of Professional Conduct on selecting, rejecting or withdrawing from the representation of clients. The Model Rules studied in particular are Rules 1.16 and 6.2.
Read moreThese questions review the materials covered in Chapter Four of the textbook Judicial Ethics and Conduct, available from CALI's eLangdell website. The subject matter covered include ex parte subject matter.
Read moreThis lesson helps students distinguish between the two major rules that protect client confidentiality: the ethical duty of confidentiality and the evidentiary attorney-client communications privilege. The lesson examines the scope of each and the relationship between the two.
Read moreThis lesson reviews problems in client identification. The lesson is in the form of a game show CLIENT OR NOT?! in which students are presented with an individual who is claiming to be a client.
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