Ethical Dilemmas and Common Pitfalls for Young Lawyers

1. Solicitation of business: avoid being seen as an “ambulance chaser”. When and how to find new clients 
2. Legal privilege: how to keep a client’s trust and when a lawyer is required to breach confidentiality
3. Conflicts of interest: best practices and pitfalls
4. The relationship between the Law and the Media: drawing the line
Starting to practice as a lawyer can be exciting and rewarding. It can also be fraught with previously unexperienced uncertainty, hazards and dilemmas. Professional dealings with the courts, clients and colleagues invariably raise ethical issues and questions of professional liability. Working on a very popular case can also give rise to its own ethical issues. How you respond to these challenges could impact your reputation and your right to practice. We will hear about, and discuss, some of the more common concerns for young lawyers and what experienced lawyers have learned from past cases.