New Jersey Bridge-the-Gap: Satisfy the Mandatory 15 Credits and More (Day One)

Wednesday, December 4, 2019 | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

  • This program will provide essential information from a skilled faculty that will guide you through the day-to-day practice of law. Topics in required practice areas will include eight of the nine specified subject areas (basic estate planning, law practice management, family, real estate closing, municipal court practice, civil, criminal and landlord/tenant practice) required of newly admitted New Jersey attorneys.

    Special Bonus: This program will include one hour of ethics credit. The ethics segment will explore the New Jersey Rules of Professional Ethics and address what “competence” under RPC 1.1 means in the practice of law. The speakers will cover how to communicate and share confidential information and use “Cloud” services to store confidential information consistent with RPC 1.6. Attendees will learn how to understand what “supervision” means when dealing with personnel within a firm and outside consultants under RPCs 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3, and recognize how social media might be used to advertise and communicate about legal services under RPC 7.1, and the following sections.

    New Jersey attorneys are advised to bring their bar number to the program.

    Each Bridge-the-Gap program contains updated content and will provide CLE credit to all attendees, even if they attended in the past.

    Barred in New York, California and/or Pennsylvania?  You too can receive credit to satisfy your CLE requirements.

    This program will not be taped. You will only have the chance to see it – live!

    Live Program (Day One Only): $399 for Members | $599 for Nonmembers
    Members who are Recent Law Graduates or Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted for the first time in any state or country 2017-2019) attend this program for free.

  • Day 1:

    Paul S. Danner
    Goldberg Segalla

    Gregory D. Green
    Epstein Becker and Green

    Ronald J. Hedges
    Ronald J. Hedges LLC

    Joseph C. Mahon
    Cooper Levenson, Attorneys at Law

    Tara S. Sinha
    Witman Stadtmauer, P.A.

  • 9:00 am – 11:05 am NJ Law Practice Management & Technology—
    The Ethical Implications of Electronic Information
    Speakers will cover:

    • New Jersey Rules of Professional Ethics and address what “competence” under RPC 1.1 means in the practice of law:
    • Consideration of how to communicate and share confidential information and use “Cloud” services to store confidential information consistent with RPC 1.6;
    • Understanding what “supervision” means when dealing with personnel within a firm and outside consultants under RPCs 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3, and
    • Recognizing how social media might be used to advertise and communicate about legal services under RPC 7.1, and the following sections.

    Gregory D. Green & Ronald J. Hedges

     

    11:05 am – 11:15 am Break
    11:15 am – 12:55 pm NJ Basic Estate Planning                               

    Joseph C. Mahon

    12:55 pm – 1:55 pm Lunch (on your own)
    1:55 pm – 3:10 pm NJ Basic Estate Administration             

    Tara S. Sinha  

    3:10 pm – 3:20 pm Break
    3:20 pm – 5:00 pm NJ Civil Trial Practice            

    Paul S. Danner           

  • CLE Credit
    New York, New Jersey & California:
    December 4: 8.0 Total: 3.0 Professional Practice, 2.5 Skills, 1.5 Law Practice Management, 1.0 Ethics

    Pennsylvania:
    December 4: 6.5 Total: 6.0 General, 0.5 Ethics

  • Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
    Angie Avila, Manager, Membership Outreach and Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | aavila@nycbar.org

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