Archive for year: 2020

When: April 30, 2020, 11:30 a.m. check-in and lunch, session is from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Where: ISBA Mutual Offices, 20 S. Clark St., Ste. 800
What: Lunch and Learn: The Jaded Lawyer: Compassion Fatigue & Burnout

Advance registration required.

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Recent studies have confirmed that the overwhelming stress that is commonplace in our legal profession disproportionately results in attorneys suffering higher levels of depression, anxiety, substance use, burnout, cognitive problems, addiction, and other serious issues at rates much higher than those seen in the general population. While changing the nature of the legal profession is likely to be a slow process, individuals have the capacity to make small changes that have been scientifically shown to mitigate the negative impact of stress, reducing the likelihood of compassion fatigue and burnout.

You will learn:

• What Compassion Fatigue and Burnout are;
• The signs and symptoms of Compassion Fatigue and Burnout;
• What factors make lawyers particularly vulnerable to Compassion Fatigue and Burnout; and
• Best practices for prevention of Compassion Fatigue and Burnout.

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Speaker:

• Dr. Diana Uchiyama, JD, PsyD, Executive Director at the Lawyers’ Assistance Program

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Every lawyer who attends this free lunch and learn will receive 1.00 hours of approved MCLE credit, which includes 1.00 hours of Mental Health & Wellness MCLE credit (currently pending approval).

Lunch will be provided.

This is part of a series of Lunch and Learns hosted by ISBA Mutual.

When: March 19, 2020, Check-in and lunch begins at 11:30 a.m., MCLE presentation begins at 12:00 p.m.
Where: Cheminee Ballroom, Peoria Marriott Pere Marquette, 501 Main St., Peoria, IL 61602
What: Lunch and Learn: Avoiding Conflicts of Interest

Advance registration required. Space is limited. Register today.

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A significant part of any effective screening of potential clients and new matters necessarily involves a careful conflict-check process. No final decision about retention should be made without first identifying whether a conflict exists and, if so, determining whether a conflict waiver can be used to appropriately manage the conflict.

Conflicts of interest are one of the primary causes of legal malpractice claims in Illinois. Claims may arise when checks are not undertaken or are performed ineffectively, where conflict waivers are either not used or fail to identify or explain the conflict properly, or where conflicts that arise during the course of an engagement go unaddressed.

Conflicts can generally be divided into two broad categories:

• Situations where one client’s interests are adverse to those of another client (past or present); and
• Situations where the lawyer’s own interests are inconsistent with those of the client.

Many traditional conflict of interest systems are designed to identify the first type of conflict, but not the second. The second type, however, is appearing more frequently in legal malpractice claims.

This lunch and learn is focused on helping lawyers avoid both types of conflicts, through appropriate conflict check systems and via effective conflict waivers.

You will learn:

• How to establish a conflict of interest system
• Tips for dealing with the “Unrepresented Party”
• What to watch out for when representing multiple parties
• Conflicts to avoid at all costs
• Self-dealing conflicts of interests to avoid
• Under what circumstances a conflict may be effectively waived

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Speaker:

• Jeremy N. Boeder, Partner, Tribler, Orpett & Meyer P.C.

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Handouts:

• Managing and Avoiding Conflicts Lunch and Learn Handouts

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Every lawyer who attends this free lunch and learn will receive 1.00 hours of approved MCLE credit, which includes 1.00 hours of professional responsibility MCLE credit (currently pending approval).

Lunch will be provided.

This is part of a series of Lunch and Learns hosted by ISBA Mutual.