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Episode 6 - Communications
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Welcome to the sixth episode of Legal Ethics in a New York Minute with host Kaylin Whittingham. Your Legal Ethics briefing where you’ll hear tips to stay on track and traps to avoid. In this episode, Kaylin covers the topic of communication, including communicating with your clients, the courts, your adversaries, co-counsels as well as internal communication with your staff. Kaylin breaks down three things you must do when it comes to communicating and how following these rules will help you to avoid the type of confusion that can often lead to a grievance complaint. Kaylin also explains the importance of memorializing your communications. Join in on the discussion with Kaylin and suggest some topics you'd like to hear discussed.
This is a Seasonal Podcast with each Season having eight episodes that are released in two parts–four episodes each and offer tons of tips and nuggets from Kaylin's years of experience working in Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility. Kaylin was named Super Lawyer for Professional Liability in the New York Metro Area 2022 and Lawyer of Distinction 2022. In 2020, she was named in the Top 100 National Black Lawyers. She is the recipient of the 2018 National Bar Association Presidential Award; 2017 Association of Black Women Attorneys Achievement Award; and 2016 Black Women of Influence (BWOI) Trailblazer Award. Kaylin is featured in the Book and World Exhibit—"200 Women: Who Will Change the Way You See The World.” Guided by her mantra: "Inspire. Empower. Engage."—Kaylin advocates for women's rights, immigrants, victims of domestic violence, and the mentally ill.
0:00 - Intro.
1:18 - 3 things you must do when it comes to communication.
1:54 - Always communicate clearly with clients and use terms they understand.
3:02 - Communicate frequently with your clients.
4:33 - Put things in writing.
5:28 - Not every engagement requires a retainer, but some do.
6:18 - If in doubt, memorialize it.
6:57 - Outro
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