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This podcast discusses risk management and ethics issues that arise in the day-to-day practice of law.

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    • Nov 29, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 12m AVG DURATION
    • 23 EPISODES


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    Risk management and the virtual law firm

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 19:12


    David Jargiello, General Counsel of VLG Law Group LLP, interviewed by Terri Garland, Vice President and Senior Counsel—Loss Prevention, ALAS.

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    Spotting common conflicts of interest

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 15:05


    Rawn Reinhard, Senior Counsel—Loss Prevention, ALAS, interviewed by Terri Garland, Vice President and Senior Counsel—Loss Prevention, ALAS.View  Transcript

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    Threatening an opponent is never a winning strategy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 7:28


    Kenneth R. Landis,  Vice President—Senior Loss Prevention Counsel, ALAS, interviewed by Givonna Long, Senior Loss Prevention Counsel, ALAS. Transcript.

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    The dos and don'ts of advance waivers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 6:56


    Jeffrey T. Kraus, Vice President—Senior Loss Prevention Counsel, ALAS, interviewed by Givonna Long, Senior Loss Prevention Counsel, ALAS.View Transcript 

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    UPL issues and teleworking from out of state

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 8:14


    Mary Beth Robinson, Senior Vice President—Loss Prevention and Law Firm Management Services at ALAS, interviewed by Terri Garland, Vice President—Senior Loss Prevention Counsel, ALAS.View TranscriptView Oregon decisionView DC Op 24-20View FL Proposed Op 2019-4View UT Op 19-03

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    The risks of using virtual assistants

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 10:55


    Timothy Schank, Senior Loss Prevention Counsel, ALAS, interviewed by Terri Garland, Vice President and Senior Counsel—Loss Prevention, ALAS. View Transcript

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    Risks of investing in clients

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 14:24


    Betsy Fahey, Senior Loss Prevention Counsel, ALAS, interviewed by Terri Garland, Vice President—Senior Loss Prevention Counsel, ALAS.View Transcript

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    Preventing mistakes by using checklists

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2019 10:26


    Randy Curato, Vice President and Senior Counsel—Loss Prevention, ALAS, interviewed by Terri Garland, Vice President and Senior Counsel—Loss Prevention, ALAS. View Transcript

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    Avoiding the unauthorized practice of law in a multijurisdictional practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2019 10:50


    Givonna Long, Senior Loss Prevention Counsel, ALAS, interviewed by Terri Garland, Vice President and Senior Counsel—Loss Prevention, ALAS. View TranscriptView Minnesota decision

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    Well-being in the legal profession

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2019 13:00


    Nesheba Kittling, Senior Loss Prevention Counsel, ALAS, interviewed by Terri Garland, Vice President and Senior Counsel—Loss Prevention, ALAS. View Transcript

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    Professional conduct rules for rainmakers to remember

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 13:23


    Terri Garland, Vice President—Senior Loss Prevention Counsel, ALAS, interviewed by Mary Beth Robinson, Senior Vice President—Loss Prevention and Law Firm Management Services, ALAS.View Transcript.

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    Detecting and avoiding the risks of a client’s fraud

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019 12:22


    Steven Merouse, Senior Counsel—Loss Prevention, ALAS, interviewed by Terri Garland, Vice President and Senior Counsel—Loss Prevention, ALAS. View Transcript

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    Can you "cure" a conflict?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2019 15:17


    Randy Curato, Vice President and Senior Counsel—Loss Prevention, ALAS, interviewed by Terri Garland, Vice President and Senior Counsel—Loss Prevention, ALAS. View Transcript

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    Associates' responsibility to address and report ethics issues

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2019 16:06


    Rawn Reinhard, Senior Counsel—Loss Prevention, ALAS, interviewed by Terri Garland, Vice President and Senior Counsel—Loss Prevention, ALAS. View Transcript

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    Ethical implications of texting with clients

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2019 10:00


    Ken Landis, Vice President and Senior Counsel—Loss Prevention, ALAS, interviewed by Terri Garland, Vice President and Senior Counsel—Loss Prevention, ALAS. View Transcript

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    Handling joint representation conflicts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019 10:13


    Randy Curato, Vice President and Senior Counsel—Loss Prevention, ALAS, interviewed by Terri Garland, Vice President and Senior Counsel—Loss Prevention, ALAS. View TranscriptView ChecklistView NY Op. 2017-7

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    Artificial intelligence and legal ethics

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2018 16:15


    Nesheba Kittling, Senior Counsel—Loss Prevention, ALAS, interviewed by Terri Garland, Vice President and Senior Counsel—Loss Prevention, ALAS. View Transcript

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    Weeding through the ethics of marijuana

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2018 8:43


    Rachel Nguyen, Senior Loss Prevention Counsel, ALAS, interviewed by Terri Garland, Vice President—Senior Loss Prevention Counsel, ALAS.Note: This podcast was recorded before Jeff Sessions resigned as Attorney General on November 7, 2018. It remains to be seen how the Justice Department’s position on marijuana will change, if at all, under new leadership.View TranscriptView Cole MemoView Sessions MemoView Maine Op. 215

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    Drafting an effective engagement letter

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2018 15:38


    Betsy Fahey, Senior Loss Prevention Counsel, ALAS, interviewed by Terri Garland, Vice President—Senior Loss Prevention Counsel, ALAS.View Transcript

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    Fielding requests for personal legal advice at cocktail parties and other social events

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2018 11:56


    Rawn H. Reinhard, Senior Counsel—Loss Prevention, ALAS, interviewed by Terri Garland, Vice President and Senior Counsel—Loss Prevention, ALAS.    View Transcript  

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    Recognizing and resolving prior work conflicts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2018 9:54


    Jeffrey T. Kraus, Vice President—Senior Loss Prevention Counsel, ALAS, interviewed by Terri Garland, Vice President—Senior Loss Prevention Counsel, ALAS. View TranscriptTo learn more, review Connecticut Opinion 2014-5

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    Your social media profile and the rules of professional responsibility

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2018 13:45


    Terri Garland, Vice President—Senior Loss Prevention Counsel, ALAS, interviewed by Jeffrey T. Kraus, Vice President—Senior Loss Prevention Counsel, ALAS.View TranscriptTo learn more, read the May 4, 2016 Notice to New Jersey Lawyers

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    On the road again: Updated advice for crossing the border with electronic devices containing confidential client information

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2018 8:58


    Robert L. Denby, Senior Vice President—Loss Prevention, ALAS, interviewed by Terri Garland, Vice President—Senior Loss Prevention Counsel, ALASView TranscriptTo learn more, read the CBP's January 2018 directive.As described in the transcript, additional resources are available to lawyers at firms insured by ALAS.

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