California MCLE - Ethics and Specialty Courses
This is a listing of Ethics and Specialty CLE Courses for California. Please make your selection below of California CLE courses. Click "Add To Cart" to purchase Individual CLE Courses. For more information about a particular CLE course, click on the "More Info" link. Click the "Preview" button to view a short preview of the course.
California MCLE
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United Institute for Continuing Legal Education is a CLE provider accredited by the California State Bar, Provider #15390. To view our full accreditation details please .
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Ethics in the Digital Era: What Attorneys Need to Know
Data breaches are becoming increasingly common, posing a great challenge to law firms. Between the Ethical Rules of Conduct, your individual state’s regulations on professional conduct and the potential for financial and other penalties, it’s critical to recognize and take steps to prevent as well as reduce the impact of data breaches. This CLE course will explain various strategies to prevent data breaches, cybersecurity and the ethical and legal obligations in the wake of a breach.... More Info
$341Ethics Credit -
Leveraging Regulatory Technology for Your Firm
In this CLE, the panelists delve into the impact of RegTech on the securities industry, examining the associated benefits, risks, and regulatory factors. They explore a range of RegTech tools that can enhance compliance efforts, including the innovative Machine Readable Rulebook introduced by FINRA. The session highlights the role of artificial intelligence and cloud computing in these tools. Key topics covered include: Considerations for utilizing RegTech tools, particularly those in... More Info
$341Technology -
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Navigating Partnership Disputes and High-Impact Partner Departures
Breakups can be challenging, and although they may not be as severe as divorces, managing conflicts between partners and dealing with the departure of a significant collaborator can be tough. In this informative CLE, we will explore effective strategies for handling disputes and separations, covering important aspects such as the responsibilities of a firm towards an attorney and vice versa, communication techniques, ethical considerations, and privacy concerns. More Info
$341Ethics Credit -
All's Fair In The Rules of Professional Conduct: Threats and Fees
This CLE course will address the rules of professional conduct in relation to fairness regarding both threats and fees. The course will begin by presenting threats to present, or participate in presenting, professional or criminal disciplinary charges in order to gain an advantage in a civil matter. The course will then discuss Professional Rule of Conduct 1.5 which deals with the improper handling of fees, engagement letters and fee splitting between attorneys. More Info
$341.25Ethics Credits -
Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Data Protection Issues: Ethical Considerations and New Requirements
Several states are currently considering mandating CLE hours that concentrate on cybersecurity, privacy, and data protection. The obligation for lawyers to possess technology competency is not new, as many states have already adopted the American Bar Association (ABA) Model Rule's requirement. The aim of the CLE program is to address lawyers' ethical obligations and requirements and highlight its relevance for other states. The program will also offer practical strategies, explain impo... More Info
$341Ethics Credit -
Navigating the Uncharted Legal Terrain of Artificial Intelligence
AI has the potential to dramatically transform the way we interact with technology and, as new technologies emerge, AI evolves and can be adapted to be useful in countless new ways. Typically defined as a branch of computer science that studies the development and implementation of software and algorithms to enable machines to think and act like humans, it usually takes the form of machine learning, natural language processing, robotics and computer vision. A rapidly advancing field wi... More Info
$341.25Technology -
Understanding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: How the Law Created Inequity
Efforts to equalize opportunity are often encapsulated by the words “diversity, equity and inclusion”. The need and purpose for DEI requires an understanding of how inequality is embedded into the law. This CLE course will explain the many laws and judicial pronouncements that have made inequality the law. The course will present some of the more seminal cases, some taught as early as grade school and some virtually unknown – in order to shed light on claims of inequity and the efforts... More Info
$341Elimination Bias -
Ethics in Workers Compensation
Workers compensation is a complex and confusing area of law. This CLE course will help attorneys navigate the system to ensure that every claimant received the representation they need and deserve. The course will cover ethical representation and the most common issues that arise and how to differentiate between what Associate Justice Potter Steward of the United States Supreme Court called, “the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do.” More Info
$341Ethics Credit -
Virtual Isolation: Is Hyperconnectivity Helping or Harming the Legal Professional?
Modern technology has taken over our lives in ways we couldn’t have possibly anticipated. Smartphones have replaced colleagues, friends and family as our most constant companions. However, like many things, their contributions to our lives comes at a price including the risk of dependence, addiction and fear. Constantly online, we find ourselves connected, but alone. Even put to the side, our electronic devices are always running. This trend has had an especially deliberating impact on... More Info
$341Prevention Competence -
Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Obligations for Lawyers
Focusing on the vast cyber threats to the legal community, this CLE course will explain why lawyers are such tempting targets to hackers. The course will explain the cost of data breaches and an attorney’s obligation to cybersecurity, particularly in the context of ESI. This course will include discussions on general ethical responsibilities that lawyers have when it comes to securing both their clients’ and opposing parties’ data. Discussions of the threat landscape, what to be on th... More Info
$341Technology