Ethical Issues in the Delivery of Legal Services

NLADA 2003 Substantive Law Conference - 030154

Abstract Number: 030154

September 2003

On July 24, 2003, Cynthia Works, Director of Training and Education at the National Legal Aid & Defender Association, and Toby Rothschild, General Counsel at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, presented a workshop at the NLADA's annual Substantive Law Conference to illustrate several of the unique ethical issues that challenge legal services lawyers in their practice. The goal of this ethics training was to provide participants with resources that would aid them in dealing with the problems that characteristically arise in a legal services practice. This goal was accomplished by providing a variety of hypothetical situations intended to help participants reflect upon ethical considerations, and proceed according to the guidelines of the Rules of Professional Conduct. Areas that were covered included: confidentiality, conflicts, duty to clients, and new delivery techniques, such as self-help assistance, hotlines, and pro se representation. Access the online version of the ABA's Model Rules of Professional Conduct, Edition 2003.

Contact Information:

Cynthia Works
Director of Training & Education
National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA)
1140 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 452-0620, ext. 220
Fax: (202) 872-1031
c.works@nlada.org

Toby Rothschild
Committee Chair
General Counsel
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
110 Pine Ave., Suite 420
Long Beach, CA 90802
Phone (213) 640-3892
Fax: (562) 435-7118
trothschild@lafla.org

Additional Information:

• ABA's Model Rules of Professional Conduct, 2003 Edition.

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