The Virtual Verdict: Ethical Responsibilities of Attorneys in Remote Work Settings

Overview

With most attorneys now working remotely or hybrid, work-from-home raises ongoing ethical concerns around the privacy and security of information. This seminar discusses the state of remote work after the pandemic and the ethical concerns it provokes, examines the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility opinion on remote work and the relevant Model Rules (competence, communication with clients, confidentiality), and concludes with best practices and key takeaways for upholding ethical standards while working from home.

What you’ll learn

• ✓Describe the state of remote work and its ethical concerns for attorneys
• ✓Apply the ABA opinion and Model Rules relevant to remote work
• ✓Uphold duties of competence, communication, and confidentiality when working remotely
• ✓Adopt best practices for ethical work from home

Curriculum

1. 1. The Virtual Verdict: Ethical Responsibilities of Attorneys in Remote Work Settings

   In this seminar, our expert panelists begin by discussing the state of work-from-home today, after the COVID-19 pandemic, and the ethical concerns it provokes for attorneys. Next, our speakers dive into the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility Opinion on Remote Work and each of the relevant Model Rules of Professional Conduct. These ethical concerns include competence, communication with clients, and confidentiality. Our experts conclude by reviewing the best practices for attorneys to follow when working from home to upload ethical standards and some key takeaways going forward. Topics covered in this webinar: Work From Home Today Bar Association Opinion and Ethical Rules on Remote Work Best Practices for Working From Home

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Your instructors

Daniel B. Garrie

Founder, Law & Forensics; Neutral at JAMS; Faculty at Harvard

Law & Forensics LLC · JAMS · Harvard · Rutgers Law School · Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare

Daniel B. Garrie is the founder and executive managing partner of Law & Forensics LLC, a boutique cybersecurity and forensic engineering firm he co-founded in 2008. He serves as a neutral, arbitrator, and forensic special master at JAMS, focusing on cybersecurity, cryptocurrency, and complex technology disputes, and holds faculty appointments at Harvard and Rutgers Law School. A patented software inventor and prolific author, he is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare and a widely cited authority on computer forensics, eDiscovery, and cyber litigation.

James Orenstein

Neutral, JAMS (Hon., Ret.)

JAMS

The Honorable James Orenstein (Ret.) serves as a neutral at JAMS, a former federal magistrate judge who teaches on data breach mediation.

Diana Burley

Ph.D., Vice Provost for Research and Innovation, American University

No biographical information was available for this speaker in the source materials reviewed.