Day: December 15, 2021

Categories : For New Attorneys For the RecordTags :

Message from the Chair of the New Lawyer Division

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Message from the Chair of the New Lawyer Division

By Stephanie Atkinson

Greetings NLD,

It has been a pleasure serving this community as chair of the New Lawyer Division! One of the NLD’s primary goals is to serve as a voice for the NLD membership while providing information and resources based on our community’s unique and specific needs. New this year, we conducted a few member surveys in order to shed light on real issues affecting our community, including civility towards new lawyers and new lawyers’ acclimation to the post-pandemic workplace. Please take two minutes to complete our current poll on lawyer-targeted scams so that the NLD can report on how this issue affects new lawyers and law students. Read More

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Fundamental To California Rules Of Ethics Is Lawyer Guidance To Clients On The Legality Of Client Conduct

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A Pending California State Bar Opinion Explains And Gives Guidance On Lawyer Ethical Duties

By Charles Berwanger

Lawyers are often put into the position of knowingly (or even unknowingly) receiving client direction to, for example, include in a contract an illegal provision. Too, lawyers are often directed to enforce such an illegal provision. Read More