Hello Family Law Section members,
On
Tuesday, Dec. 19, NJICLE in cooperation with the NJSBA Certified Attorneys Section and Senior Lawyers Committee are presenting
Ahead of the Curve: Risk Management for Lawyers at the
New Jersey Law Center from 5 - 8:35 p.m.
The seminar will be presented by Thaddeus 'Ted' Hubert, Ill, Esq. As one of CNA's preferred counsel, Ted has defended many legal malpractice cases brought against CNA policyholders. During the past 25 years, Ted has also presented many loss control seminars on behalf of CNA across the country, and has appeared as a keynote speaker at seminars for several State Bar Associations.Thousands of New Jersey attorneys have heard "Ted's" lectures on risk management and value his advice and insights.
Thaddeus J. Hubert Ill, Esq.
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney
Senior Partner, Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas, LLP, New Brunswick
CNA, the leading legal malpractice insurer nationwide, continues to study its claim data and has identified areas that are common causes of malpractice claims including:
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Managing Legal Outsourcing Risk
What is legal outsourcing? In simple terms, legal outsourcing is the delegation of legal work to individuals outside the firm. Law firms outsource work for various reasons, including convenience, financial considerations or lack of available resources internally to address a particular task.
• Data Security and Privacy Risks for Law Firms
By this time, most lawyers are aware of recent cyber breaches involving industries such as retail and healthcare. However, lawyers may be less aware that law firms also have become targets for cyber criminals as well. This program discusses the growing information security risks law firms face today and the various business and legal factors contributing to law firm decisions to implement more stringent data security practices.
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Client Files and Document Retention
In order to provide effective legal representation, lawyers require an organized means of accessing relevant documents and information in an efficient manner. In support of this presentation, you are provided with materials that discuss the creation of an effective Records Management Plan, ownership of the client file, and techniques for analysis of a lawyers' duties and obligations with respect to client files.
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Conflict of Interest
Because it always is a primary source of legal malpractice claims and ethics charges numerous and recurring conflict situation will be reviewed including but not limited to concurrent, serial, governmental and vicarious conflict issues.
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Objective
The goal of this program is to learn from the legal malpractice cases of others and use the lessons learned in the daily practice of law to improve both client relationships and representations. It will review how to employ safe, effective risk control procedures to keep you and your firm out of trouble and "ahead of the curve."
In addition to the valuable insight you will gain from the fact patterns for discussion on avoiding legal malpractice claims, attendees will receive another major benefit - You will be eligible to receive a discount totaling up to 7.5 percent off your legal malpractice insurance premium for the next 2 years, either upon renewal of your existing CNA policy, or upon purchase of a new CNA policy. The more attorneys from your firm that attend the program, the more your firm will save.
The tuition for NJSBA members is $144.
NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 4.0 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 4.0 qualify as hours of credit for ethics/professionalism.
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 4.0 credits
(50 minute hour), including 4.0 ethics/professionalism credits
PA CLE: 3.0 ethics credits pending ($12 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)
NY CLE (t&nt): 4.0 ethics credits
Click here to register for Ahead of the Curve: Risk Management for Lawyers.
Click here to download a form to register.
Click here for a form to register a group.
For questions or to register by phone, please contact an association representative at 732-214-8500.
All the best,
Barbara
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Barbara Straczynski
Director of New Media and Promotions
New Jersey State Bar Association
New Brunswick NJ
(732) 937-7524
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