This 11-question self-assessment is designed to help attorneys better serve clients and reflect on practice strengths and weaknesses related to client trust accounting. It covers the topic of conflicts of interest. This general topic involves a wide range of rules, in addition to those directly speaking to actual conflicts of interest between two or more clients.
Understanding conflicts of interest requires a nuanced, fact-specific analysis that often involves interplay and overlap between multiple California Rules of Professional Conduct. This self-assessment drills down into individual rules to help you build a comprehensive understanding of each rule so that you will develop a stronger foundation for analyzing complex conflicts that may involve analysis and compliance with several rules.
To complete the self-assessment, you must respond to each question. Review the feedback to each response for ways to improve your performance in these areas. The feedback and resources include applicable Rules of Professional Conduct and other authorities and resources, including case law and ethics opinions. Where applicable, the resources may also include relevant educational videos, websites, articles, reference guides, and templates or forms. You should consult these resources to help you excel in your practice and enhance your professional integrity and effectiveness.
After completing the self-assessment, you can download a comprehensive list of resources for you to review related to the topics in the self-assessment. This course qualifies for up to one hour of self-study ethics MCLE credit.
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