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CLE Event: NY Bridge the Gap Skills and Ethics
Live In-person & Live Webinar
CLE Event: NY Bridge the Gap Skills and Ethics
Start
10/26/2026 - 10:00 AM
End
10/26/2026 - 7:05 PM
COURSE DETAILS
This NY Bridge the Gap program comprises six sessions. To register for all sessions, please scroll down and click Register. To register for an individual session, click the session title below and then click Register. Please note that newly admitted attorneys must attend the program in person.
Food will be provided during the scheduled break set for 2:40pm – 3:55pm. Please contact cle@nycla.org for any dietary restrictions.
10:00 AM–12:20 PM
Session 1: Managing Difficult Client Interactions Without Escalation
Learn practical strategies for recognizing and defusing client conflict through active listening, expectation management, and appropriate professional boundaries. Realistic legal scenarios will help participants strengthen client relationships and respond effectively to emotionally charged conversations.
Moderator: Sharon Sash, General Counsel and Director of Pro Bono
Faculty: Katherine Sellery
12:25 PM–1:30 PM
Session 2: AI and Legal Ethics: Everything You Need to Know, in One Hour!
Review how legal ethics rules governing competence, confidentiality, client communication, and reasonable fees apply to AI use in legal practice. Learn to assess AI tools for ethical risks and establish verification and supervision procedures for AI-generated work, drawing on ABA Formal Opinion 512 and sanctions cases involving fabricated citations.
Faculty: Sateesh Nori, Chief Legal Futurist, LawDroid; Senior Research Fellow, NYU Law Center on Civil Justice
1:35 PM–2:40 PM
Session 3: Labor & Employment 101
Explore the federal, New York State, and New York City laws governing the employment relationship, from hiring through termination. Topics include discrimination, harassment, accommodations, leave, wage and hour requirements, worker classification, and fundamental labor law concepts.
Faculty: Jack Malley, Partner, Kucker, Marino, Winiarsky, & Bittens LLP
2:40 PM–3:55 PM — Break
3:55 PM–4:55 PM
Session 4: Civil Court Decoded: What Every New York Lawyer Needs to Know
Gain a practical overview of the New York City Civil Court’s structure, jurisdiction, procedures, and expectations. The program covers motion practice, settlement conferences, case management, and courtroom advocacy to help attorneys represent clients effectively.
Faculty: Hon. Shahabuddeen A. Ally, Administrative Judge, New York City Civil Court
5:00 PM–6:00 PM
Session 5: Conflicts of Interest in Corporate Transactions: A Primer for Corporate Lawyers and Litigators
Examine the conflicts of interest that arise in transactional practice, including accommodation clients, advance conflict waivers, corporate affiliate and family conflicts, and joint representations of potentially adverse parties. Learn how to identify and avoid these often subtle ethical pitfalls.
Faculty: Ronald C. Minkoff, President of NYCLA and Partner, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC; Nicole Hyland, Partner, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
6:05 PM–7:05 PM
Session 6: The Ethical Use of Generative AI in Legal Research and Drafting
Examine attorneys’ duties of competence, confidentiality, candor, and supervision when using AI in legal research and drafting. The program offers practical guidance on verifying AI-generated work, maintaining quality control, and meeting judicial expectations, with lessons from recent sanctions decisions.
Faculty: Hon. Ronald Castorina, Jr., New York City Civil Court – Richmond County
CLE CREDITS
9 NY Credits: 3 Ethics & Professionalism; 6 Skills; Transitional and Non-transitional
GENERAL INFORMATION
To Register: Click the Register button below. You will be prompted to log in or create an account to complete your checkout. To receive the membership discount you must be a member before completing your checkout. Click here to learn more about becoming a member.
In-person Location: 111 Broadway 10th Floor, New York, NY 10006.
Webinar Link: After completing the checkout, you will receive a separate email with webinar access instructions. That email will arrive closer to the program start time.
Course Materials: We will email the link to download course materials 30 minutes before the program starts.
CLE Certificates: After verifying your attendance, we will add your certificate to the “Download CLE Certificates” page, which you can access from your “My Account” page.
Tuition Assistance: Tuition Assistance is available to qualified attorneys. Click here for the application and submission procedure.
For assistance please contact cle@nycla.org or dial 212-267-6646 ext 215.