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Why We Need Data Driven Ethics Reform with Erin Gerstenzang [LGE 018]

Lawyers Gone Ethical

Release Date: 06/12/2018

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Lawyers Gone Ethical

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Responding to Chapter 6 Notices: California Bar Exam [LGE 133]

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Thousands of California online bar exam takers were flagged for review, and an untold number of them have received Chapter 6 notices. A Chapter 6 notice essentially accuses the applicant of cheating on the exam. Megan has put together resources to help applicants respond.

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Lawyers Gone Ethical

George Psiharis joins Megan to talk about the Clio Legal Trends report for 2020, the ongoing release of new information, and how Covid has impacted this important project.

The Intersection of Ethics and the Business of Law [LGE 131]

Lawyers Gone Ethical

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Lawyers Gone Ethical

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Lawyers Gone Ethical

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Why Admissions Questions on Mental Health Matter to Us All [LGE 128]

Lawyers Gone Ethical

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Building a Niche Law Practice with Lyndosha Jamison [LGE 126]

Lawyers Gone Ethical

A niche, or narrow, law practice might sound risky, but it's actually a fantastic way to build a rewarding practice. Lyndosha Jamison has created a niche for herself that is exciting professionally and financially successful. Join Megan as she interviews Lyndosha to learn how.

Disclosing Criminal Conduct on Moral Character Applications [LGE 125]

Lawyers Gone Ethical

Florida heard my episode, and how do you disclose criminal past on a character and fitness application?

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The legal industry has been stagnant when it comes to making any sort of ethics reform. For the states that are making changes to their ethics rules, those changes are typically based on opinions and arguments but not on data. The data is out there; we need to collect it and organize it in a way that will help regulators make better decisions.

I’m joined by criminal defense attorney and legal ethics enthusiast, Erin Gerstenzang. Erin and I are leading the charge on the Data Driven Ethics Project, which is a research project to compile, analyze and organize data about today's world of legal services in order to better draft the rules of professional conduct to embody traditional legal ethics in today's technology-enabled world.

What We Discuss in this Episode:

Why no state wants to be the first to “stick its neck out” when it comes to progressive ethics reform
Why some states are banning lawyer referral services by companies like Avvo and why that’s, in fact, harming the public instead of protecting them
Many of the ethics rules as they are now limit the ability of the public to seek the help they need, which ultimately has the opposite effect of why the rules exist in the first place
California’s recent ethics reform is certainly a huge leap forward and the changes are useful, but they’re still not based on data
In order for lawyers to be able to follow the rules, they must be able to understand them. And unfortunately, most of the ethics rules and opinions are not written clearly
If regulators are to create rules that truly reflect how lawyers practice these days and how the public interacts with lawyers, they need to rely on data

Contact Information:

www.datadrivenethics.org

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ehglawfirm

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