Realize the practical importance of a positive professional reputation!
What is professionalism? Lawyers (and non-lawyers) toss the word around but is the idea really understood? The purpose of this webcast is to explore the depth and practical importance of this currently popular, but badly misunderstood, concept. Rather than repeat familiar homilies and trite advice, the program puts professionalism in a proper prospective, particularly its relationship to "legal ethics." Professionalism is actually about aspirations beyond the rules of ethics - the "personal capital" of a positive reputation that a lawyer needs to bring to any practice circumstance. It is about the values that senior attorneys try to instill in new attorneys, but have a difficult time articulating and justifying.
Taught by Professor Timothy P. Terrell, a lawyer and law professor who has published extensively and spoken throughout the country on the topic of lawyer "professionalism," this entertaining and informative webcast will begin with a description of the foundations of professionalism, develop the challenges it presents to the legal profession, and conclude by identifying and discussing in detail six values that define its substance. Topics include:
Defining professionalism: tradition vs. "traditionalism," and the meaning of personal "capital"
The Bar's changing "Tradition:" moving away from the model of a "club"
Putting the homilies of "civility" and "pro bono commitment" into perspective
Rethinking professionalism: appreciating the relationship between law and modern "community"
The elements of professionalism: excellence, integrity, accountability
And much, much more!
Timothy P. Terrell is a Professor of Law at Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia. Professor Terrell has conducted an array of programs on ethics and professionalism as well as legal writing for law firms, courts, bar associations, and government agencies across the country and abroad. He also has served as Director of Professional Development at King & Spalding in Atlanta. He is the co-author of Thinking Like a Writer: A Lawyer’s Guide to Effective Writing and Editing (PLI, Third Edition). Professor Terrell also has published books and articles principally in the areas of constitutional theory, jurisprudence, and legal ethics. He offers a variety of in-house programs through his professional development consulting firm, LAWriters.
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