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Ethics CLE: Everyday Ethics for In-House Legal Counsel

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21 Jan, 2026 | 
2:00 PM ET
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60mins
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Virtual event
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1.0 Ethics

Focusing on in-house corporate counsel, this continuing legal education course seeks to educate counsel on the ethics implications and challenges of advising and representing corporations.

The course will discuss topics such as: Licensing and Multijurisdictional Practice of Law; multiple roles; recording conversations; ghostwriting communications; conflicts of interest; protecting attorney-client privilege; contract management; use of and emails. Throughout the session, real-life examples will draw from your industry.

Ethics CLE Agenda

  • What Ethics Rules Apply to Me?

    • Modern rule comparisons
    • “Up the ladder” reporting
    • Rules as floors, not ceilings
  • Licensing

    • Ways to practice as in-house lawyer moving to a new jurisdiction.
    • State by State rules
    • CLEs, pro bono work, updating registrations
  • Multijurisdictional Practice

    • Practicing on temporary basis
    • Systematic or continuous practice
    • Pro hac vice requitements
  • Everyday Ethics

    • Organization as a client
    • Dealing with unrepresented person
    • State by state examples
    • Conflicts of interestGhostwriting letters
    • Recordings
  • Q&A and Conclusion

Speakers

Jon Furlow
Jon Furlow
Senior Counsel
Axiom

Jon G. Furlow has over 30 years of experience both as a litigation partner in a large regional law firm, and as an in-house executive leading a team of lawyers and staff managing litigation and regulatory matters nationwide. Mr Furlow has also served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School for 17 years. In all of these roles, Mr. Furlow has regularly advised on ethics matters and presented ethics programs focused on the application of ethics rules to the in-house setting where overlapping legal and business concerns routinely arise. Mr. Furlow earned his law degree at the University of Minnesota Law School, and is a member of the Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois bars, as well as a variety of federal bars, including the United States Supreme Court.

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Ethics CLE Agenda

  • What Ethics Rules Apply to Me?

    • Modern rule comparisons
    • “Up the ladder” reporting
    • Rules as floors, not ceilings
  • Licensing

    • Ways to practice as in-house lawyer moving to a new jurisdiction.
    • State by State rules
    • CLEs, pro bono work, updating registrations
  • Multijurisdictional Practice

    • Practicing on temporary basis
    • Systematic or continuous practice
    • Pro hac vice requitements
  • Everyday Ethics

    • Organization as a client
    • Dealing with unrepresented person
    • State by state examples
    • Conflicts of interestGhostwriting letters
    • Recordings
  • Q&A and Conclusion