About This Course
The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence, expanding cybersecurity risks, and evolving digital practice tools are reshaping the ethical responsibilities of attorneys. This CLE program examines how long-standing professional conduct rules apply to modern legal practice, with a focus on maintaining competence, protecting client confidentiality, supervising the use of technology, communicating effectively with clients, and ensuring candor before the court.
Participants will explore how the Model Rules of Professional Conduct continue to provide the ethical framework for addressing emerging technologies while reviewing recent disciplinary trends involving technology-assisted legal practice. The course will also discuss practical considerations for integrating AI and other digital tools into a law practice without compromising professional responsibilities, including developments that have drawn heightened attention from regulators and disciplinary authorities.