Disaster in the Making: The Most Underestimated Liability Risks to You and Your Firm (LIVE)

Date: Mar-17-2010   Time:1:00 PM EST

Course #: ENFM0032L 03-17-2010

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Description

Avoiding bad clients and unwanted engagements is worth thousands of dollars to a law firm. Yes, it can be done. Learn how, and learn about in-firm privilege from a "lawyer's lawyer," David L. Sasseville, Lindquist & Vennum's Loss Prevention and Claims Partner and a contributor on legal ethics topics to The ABA Journal. David will cover:

- Off-the-books clients and other horror stories caused by client intake and conflict database management lapses

- Today's new client who was yesterday's adverse party: "thrust upon" conflicts and client identification issues arising from M&A transactions

- The erosion of the in-firm privilege and what it means for law firm managers and firm counsel

- It is what you did not agree to do that gets you into trouble: the dangers of undocumented limited scope representations