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Ethics Opinion 1306: Unadmitted Law Graduate’s Signature Block and Law Firm Website Listing
Topic: Unadmitted Law Graduate’s Signature Block and Law Firm Website Listing Digest: A law firm may list on its website law school graduates who are not yet admitted to practice law and may permit them to sign appropriate correspondence on…
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Ethics Opinion 1305: Lawyer Acting Solely as Broker in Real Estate Transaction and Holding Funds for Transaction Expenses
Topic: Lawyer Acting Solely as Broker in Real Estate Transaction and Holding Funds for Transaction Expenses Digest: A lawyer who receives funds from a client to cover expenses related to a real estate transaction in which the lawyer is not…
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The Envelope and the Letter: Anonymous AI Chat and the Practice of Law
Every lawyer I know has developed the same nervous habit. We type a question into an AI chatbot, pause with the cursor hovering over the enter key, and ask ourselves questions the terms of service do not always answer clearly:…
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Who Is Minding the Bot? Human Oversight and AI
Since the launch of ChatGPT in 2023, the use of artificial intelligence to do research, take over customer service functions and streamline tasks promises to radically change how people interact with the world. At the same time, we’ve also seen…
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Ethics Opinion 1304: Non-Attorney Interference With the Independent Professional Judgment of a Lawyer; Sharing Client Information With Third Parties in a Non-Profit Organization
Topic: Non-attorney Interference with the Independent Professional Judgment of a Lawyer; Sharing Client Information with Third Parties in a Non-Profit Organization Digest: A lawyer who works in a non-profit organization that performs research to be shared with the public, and…
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Ethics Opinion 1303: Lawyer with N.Y. Admission but non-US Domicile Serving as of Counsel to New York Law Firm
Topic: Lawyer with N.Y. Admission but Non-U.S. Domicile Serving as of Counsel to NY Law Firm Digest: A lawyer admitted to practice law in New York but domiciled in France may enter into an agreement to remotely provide legal services…
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When Is Work ‘Work’? Dibrino, Calix and the Narrowing of Contractual Indemnity
New York’s Labor Law imposes substantial obligations on owners, general contractors and their agents to protect workers from harm on the jobsite. The significant liability exposure created by this framework has prompted owners and general contractors to include provisions in…
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NYSBA To Host Free Webinar on Combating Antisemitism in the Workplace
The New York State Bar Association will host “Modern Workplace Antisemitism,” a free CLE webinar on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 12 p.m. The webinar will cover what drives modern antisemitism, how it manifests in the workplace, and the rights and…
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U.S. Supreme Court Analysis: Voting Rights, Race and Power of Ideology
In a two-hour webinar analyzing the previous term of the U.S. Supreme Court, Albany Law Professor Vin Bonventre said it was ideological lines dividing the court and not beliefs about judicial activism versus restraint. Bonventre showed how the ideological split…
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NYSBA To Host Free Webinar on Managing ADHD at Work
The New York State Bar Association will host a free webinar on Oct. 6 at 12 p.m. on managing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, also known as ADHD, while working in the legal profession. Approximately 15.5 million adults in the U.S. have ADHD,…
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