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Brief Writing with AI? ABA Reports on “Compose.”

by Esther Ponce de Leon in ABA Model Rule 1.1, Artificial Intelligence, Technology. Posted May 14, 2020

The ABA recently reported on an artificial intelligence program that is designed to automatically write the first draft of a legal memorandum or brief.

Speaking of Fraud…ABA Op. 491 Clarifies a Lawyer’s Duties To Avoid Counseling Fraudulent Conduct

by Jan Jacobowitz in ABA, ABA Model Rule 1.1, Advisory Opinion, American Bar Association, Attorney Client Relationship, Client Communication, client confidentiality, Ethics Opinion, legal ethics. Posted May 4, 2020

A lawyer's duty to avoid counseling or assisting in illegal conduct is often discussed in the context of litigation-- for example the production of fraudulent documents or dishonest testimony. Fraud

OUTSOURCING LEGAL WORK, PART II: Duty of Competence

by Patrick Poole in ABA 20/20 Commission on Ethics, ABA Model Rule 1.1, competence, Outsourcing. Posted April 9, 2012

The increasing practice of legal outsourcing by in-house counsel as well as small, mid-sized, and large law firms, has led the ABA to propose changes to Model Rules that pertain specifically to outsourcing.

[…] of a non-binding advisory opinion, as has been the case with other jurisdictions such as, Florida, San Francisco, and Delaware, it is important to note that Ohio went a step further and amended its rule regarding […]

Remote Lawyering: New Jersey and Ohio On Board - Legal Ethics Advisor on Remote Work: San Francisco Bar Association Advice in Ethics Opinion 2021-1
Not all jurisdictions have adopted the Model Rule version of the choice of law rule; seems like there might be a different result in at least some of those states. See, e.g., NY RPC 8.5(b)(2)(i) ("If the lawyer is licensed to practice only in this state, the rules to be applied shall be the rules of this state").

Art Lachman on ABA Opinion 499 Green Lights Lawyers’ Passive Investment in Firms with NonLawyer Ownership

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