Legal Ethics: Navigating the ethical challenges of advertising and solicitation in the digital age
Legal Ethics: Navigating the ethical challenges of advertising and solicitation in the digital age By Sari W. Montgomery In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, attorneys and law firms are increasingly [...]
ABA says lawyers need to understand GenAI, but not be experts
The ABA’s first major GenAI ethics opinion also said a lawyer is obligated to review AI outputs for accuracy before using them. Read more @ lawnext.com
Ethics opinion warns that lawyers must know what they are doing if using GenAI
The Pennsylvania bar opinion reminds lawyers that they are responsible for errors in generative AI-aided filings, such as hallucinated citations, and that AI tools carry the potential for bias. Read [...]
Legal Ethics: ABA model rule banning discrimination, sexual harassment remains controversial
Legal Ethics: ABA model rule banning discrimination, sexual harassment remains controversial By Sari W. Montgomery In recent years, the legal profession in the United States, like many other professions, has [...]
Legal Ethics: Unauthorized practice or a glimpse into the future?
Legal Ethics: Unauthorized practice or a glimpse into the future? By Sari W. Montgomery For the past 100 years, admission to the bar has been regulated by individual state [...]
Know when to ‘Just Say No’
Know when to 'Just Say No' By Sari W. Montgomery In the wake of recent well-publicized scandals involving clients using lawyers’ services to facilitate crimes, including money laundering and terrorist [...]
Legal Ethics: The promise and ethical pitfalls of ChatGPT
Legal Ethics: The promise and ethical pitfalls of ChatGPT By Sari W. Montgomery It’s hard to believe that months ago, few people had ever heard of OpenAI or ChatGPT. Yet, [...]
Legal Ethics: How to avoid discipline when you’ve made a mistake
Legal Ethics: How to avoid discipline when you’ve made a mistake By Sari W. Montgomery At some point in every lawyer’s career, they will be faced with the decision of [...]
Ethics: Opposing counsel inadvertently sends you privileged information. Now what?
Ethics: Opposing counsel inadvertently sends you privileged information. Now what? By Sari W. Montgomery What are a lawyer’s duties when he or she receives information from an opposing party or [...]
Legal Ethics: How to avoid discipline when you’ve made a mistake
Legal Ethics: How to avoid discipline when you’ve made a mistake By Sari W. Montgomery At some point in every lawyer’s career, they will be faced with the decision of what [...]
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