Online 1 Hour SC LEPR (Ethics) CLE Credit 234384ADO
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Powerful new computer technology tools and those touting their utility create the impression that the all the rules are changing, or that in fact there are no rules. Witness the ubiquity of “game changer” and “disruptive” throughout the discourse.

However, the Rules of Professional Responsibility apply with the same force whether a lawyer is using a legal pad or a supercomputer. The obligations of competence (Rule 1.1), confidentiality of information (Rule 1.6), and safekeeping property (Rule 1.15) have not changed in the wake of bright, shiny, and powerful computer tools.

Effectiveness as a lawyer requires using the tools available to you. You are already using many of those tools. Identifying and understanding the way you use information and knowledge to solve problems will help show the way toward effective computer technology use-as long as you don’t forget the use of people and processes along the way.

This CLE will offer some observations about learning to identify and manage your information and knowledge, with the help of your existing tools (people, processes, and computer technology). Taking this approach hopefully will make the process of change(such as the adoption of new computer tools) more manageable and assist in satisfying all ethical obligations as lawyers adapt.

We’ll also discuss why the use of computer technology is now a crucial part of a lawyer’s toolkit, why some attorneys resist change and technology, and how to plan to use computer technology more effectively in connection with your other tools.  And then Mr. Pringle will  have some tips for using computer technology more effectively, and some resources you can consult in order to get better.

Faculty

Jack Pringle, Partner, Adams and Reese LLP

Jack Pringle is a partner with Adams and Reese, LLP in Columbia. Jack focuses his practice on privacy, information security, and information governance, administrative and regulatory law; public utilities; land use litigation; and class action litigation.

Jack helps businesses protect, manage, and communicate information lawfully and effectively, and has received the Information Privacy Professional (CIPP-US) designation from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (“IAPP”).

With an Information Privacy Professional (CIPP-US) designation from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), Jack helps businesses protect, manage, and communicate information lawfully and effectively. He guides clients through information incidents, data breaches, and related threats in connection with federal and state breach notice and personal information and privacy laws, including notification, mitigation, regulatory response and resulting lawsuits and investigations. Jack helps organizations strengthen their information security programs by evaluating potential cybersecurity insurance coverage, developing, and testing incident response plans, and helping clients create and implement appropriate security policies and training.

Jack has been a regular speaker and writer on technology in law, ethical issues in relation to technology in law, and wellness and well-being issues. He has spoken before/at the University of South Carolina School of Law, Vanderbilt University School of Law, Association of Corporate Counsel-South Carolina, Richland County Bar Association, the South Carolina Bar, the Georgia Bar Convention, the South Carolina Association of Counties, the Canadian Bar Association, the South Carolina Defense Trial Lawyers Association, the South Carolina Association of County Attorneys, the South Carolina LPM-Tech Conference, the Greenville County Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, The South Carolina Public Service Commission/SC Office of Regulatory Staff, the SC Council of School Attorneys, the SC Association of County Attorneys and the SC Workers’ Compensation Education Association, among others.

Over the past couple of years, Jack has spoken and written frequently on emerging technology and its ethical and best use in legal practice and beyond.

https://twitter.com/jjpringlesc

https://www.slideshare.net/jjpringle317

https://medium.com/@jjpringlesc

https://pringlepracticeblog.blogspot.com/

https://listenlikealawyer.com/2016/12/22/resolve-to-use-your-device-as-a-tool-and-to-resist-being-tooled-by-it/

http://www.leanlawfirmbook.com/ep-30-how-to-create-space-and-build-resilience/  

February 16, 2023 @ 8:00 – 9:00 AM
Online 1 Hour MH/SA SC CLE Credit 234817ADO
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This CLE will present an overview of the importance of wellness and how lawyers can use technology to improve mental health. Lawyers and law students will enhance their understanding of the importance of self-care and how they can utilize technology to habitualize daily self-care routines to focus on improving their mental health. The faculty will begin with an overview of the research regarding the impact of technology and social media on our mental health, including a discussion of key considerations for lawyers.

The presenters will then cover more in-depth content on key areas (mindfulness, exercise, nutrition, and music) where technology can be an effective tool to help lawyers focus on self-care, wellness, and improving their mental health. The CLE will conclude with several recommendations for how various features and specific apps on smartphones, tablets, and computers can help lawyers routinize a daily focus on wellness and improving their mental health.

Faculty:

Christopher Church, JD, MS

Academic Affiliate & Pro Bono Attorney, University of South Carolina School of Law

Christopher is a Senior Director for Strategic Consulting at Casey Family Programs, the nation's largest private operating foundation focused on safely reducing the need for foster care and building Communities of Hope. Christopher is also an Academic Affiliate and Pro Bono Attorney with the CHAMPS Clinic at the University of South Carolina School of Law, a pediatric medical-legal partnership. CHAMPS partners with the local children’s hospital to provide civil legal aid that addresses the social determinants of health. Prior to joining Casey, Christopher was the Staff Attorney at CHAMPS, and served as a consultant to a number of child welfare organizations such as Casey Family Programs, the Children's Bureau's Capacity Building Center for Courts, the ABA Center on Children and the Law, the National Center for State Courts, and NCJFCJ. His consulting focused primarily on the use of administrative data to identify opportunities for child welfare system improvement. He began his career working for Georgia's Court Improvement Program. Christopher holds a Masters in Mathematics from the University of North Texas and a Juris Doctor from Gonzaga University School of Law. He completed his undergraduate studies at Concordia College in New York. He is licensed to practice law in Georgia and South Carolina, and is South Carolina's first Child Welfare Law Specialist, a specialization certified by the National Association of Counsel for Children.

Emily Suski, LLM, JD, MSW

Associate Dean for Clinics and Externships & Associate Professor of Law, University of South Carolina School of Law

Emily Suski is the Associate Dean for Clinics and Externships and an Associate Professor of Law. Her areas of expertise include education law—particularly, Title IX and civil rights in the public schools; health & poverty law; and clinical legal education. Her scholarship explores issues at the intersection of education law and civil rights as well as the role of the law in the caretaking of children. Her articles have been published in journals including the Iowa Law Review (forthcoming), Minnesota Law Review, California Law Review, UCLA Law Review, Maryland Law Review, and Clinical Law Review.  Prior to joining the University of South Carolina faculty, Suski was on the faculty at Georgia State University College of Law, where she taught family law and in a medical-legal partnership clinic. She has taught as a lecturer at the University of Virginia School of Law and was a clinical teaching fellow at Georgetown University Law Center. In addition, she was a staff attorney for the JustChildren Program of the Legal Aid Justice Center in Charlottesville, Virginia. She holds an LL.M. with honors from Georgetown University Law Center and a J.D., M.S.W., and B.A. with distinction from the University of North Carolina.