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ETHICS INQUIRY PROGRAM


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PROFESSIONALISM SEMINAR

Overview of Course

This course, taught by a select faculty of distinguished lawyers and other professionals, focuses on the Rules of Professional Conduct and its practical day-to-day application in operating a law office and in resolving the common ethical dilemmas faced by all lawyers. At the present time, course enrollment is  limited to Illinois lawyers who are required to fulfill a disciplinary requirement.

Next Date:  Thursday, November 13, 2008

Where:  ARDC, One Prudential Plaza, 130 E. Randolph Drive, Suite 1100

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Certificate of Attendance:  At the conclusion of the course, registrants who have completed all three parts of the course receive a Certificate of Attendance. Registrants who arrive after the course begins or leave before the course ends will not receive a Certificate

Course Materials

Each registrant will receive a handbook containing a course agenda, materials that supplement the course topics and a copy of the Rules of Professional Conduct.

There is no course fee.

Course Topics

Part 1 
Setting Up a Law Practice That Works

File, Calendar and Conflicts Systems, Advertising, Handling Client Funds and Property, Issues of Office Sharing and Partnerships, Supervision of Employees

Part 2
Running a Law Practice Without Running Into Trouble

Effective Communications With Clients, Fee Agreements and Collection Issues, Avoiding Conflicts, Competence, Issues of Confidentiality, Terminating Employment

Part 3
The Lawyer’s Duties to the Courts, the Profession and the Community

Duty to Court, Obligation of Good Faith, Relationships with Other Attorneys and Other Parties, Obligation to Profession and Community, Stress Management

To Register:
Call or write: Mary F. Andreoni, Administrative Counsel, ARDC, 130 E. Randolph Dr., Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60601-6219 (312) 565-2600 or (800) 826-8625.

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