Lawyers in Transition: The Legal and Ethical Issues to Consider When Changing Jobs

This program will cover some of the issues involved in both looking for a new job
and changing jobs. Much of the discussion will revolve around a movie about
partners and associates switching firms. Some of the topics to be discussed include:
• How to use a headhunter properly;
• The challenges when switching law firms and moving to and from a corporation
and a law firm, and the government and private sectors;
• Mining your contacts and using social networks;
• Keeping clients happy while moving; and
• What you can and can not disclose to prospective and new employers.

Agenda
9:00 - 9:05 Introductions
9:05- 9:20 Using a Headhunter Properly
• Who does the headhunter represent
• What are the headhunter's obligations to you
• What are your obligations to the headhunter
• The problems when using more than one headhunter
• Confidentiality issues
9:20- 9:30 Making and Mining contacts
• Confidentiality issues
• Fiduciary duties
• Ethical issues
• Use of social networks
9:30- 9:45 Keeping Clients Happy While you are Moving
• What can you say to clients
• When can you say it
• When can you not move
• Can you drop clients
• What rights does a lawyer have to the client relationship
9:45- 9:55 Special challenges of changing jobs
• Moving from outside counsel to inside counsel
• Moving from one company to another
• Moving from inside counsel to private practice
• Moving from one law firm to another
• Moving from the public to the private sector
9:55- 11:00 Viewing the Vignettes
• Conflicts, ethical walls, records, keeping confidences,
limitations on activities
• Duties to your current employer
• Duties to your future employer
• Information about your practice, current job

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