Practical Legal Ethics: Avoiding Common Attorney-Client Privilege and Work-Product Traps
National Business Institute
Course description
Practical Legal Ethics: Avoiding Common Attorney-Client Privilege and Work-Product Traps
While every legal professional makes mistakes, some errors need to be avoided at all costs. Join our experienced faculty as they explore the most common privilege and work-product mistakes lawyers make. Topics to be discussed include exceptions to attorney-client privilege, waivers, privilege log issues, and more.
Training content
- Misclassifying the Issue: Attorney-Client Privilege vs. Confidentiality vs. Work Product
- Inadequate Understanding of What Constitutes “Information Given for the Purpose of Obtaining Legal Representation”
- Little-Known Exceptions to Attorney-Client Privilege
- Challenges in Obtaining Privilege Waivers
- Top Attorney Mistakes to Avoid: Privilege Log Issues, Intercepted and Overheard Communications, etc.
Certification / Credits
- Identify exceptions to attorney-client privilege.
- Overcome common challenges with privilege waivers.
- Discover the top issues lawyers overlook regarding privilege and work product.
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