Effective meeting tips for lawyers discussed online

The American Bar Association will present a webinar on “The Art of Meeting: Agendas, In-Person and Virtual Etiquette, and AI Notetaker Ethics” Monday, November 30, from 1 to 2 p.m.

From case strategy sessions and client conferences to law firm and committee meetings, poorly run meetings consume valuable time and pull lawyers away from client work. Effective meetings clarify decisions, assign responsibility, and move matters forward—but recording tools and AI notetakers can introduce ethical concerns.

This session offers practical techniques for productive meetings while addressing confidentiality, consent, accuracy, and the handling of recordings and AI-generated summaries.

Attendees will learn how to:

• Prepare focused agendas that identify the meeting’s purpose, necessary participants, and decisions to be made.

• Keep law firm, client, and committee meetings productive, with clear assignments and follow-through.

• Evaluate ethical considerations surrounding recordings and AI notetakers, including confidentiality, informed consent, privilege, and lawyer supervision.

• Establish practices for reviewing AI-generated summaries and controlling access, storage, and retention of meeting records.

• Recognize when a meeting is unnecessary, choose an appropriate alternative, and decline gracefully.

Cost for the webinar is $130.  To register, visit www.americanbar.org and click on “events.”

‘Traffic Offenses, Delayed Sentences, and Collateral Consequences’ explored online

The Michigan Judicial Institute  will present a “Traffic Offenses, Delayed Sentences, and Collateral Consequences Webinar” on Wednesday, December 9, from noon to 1 p.m. 

Recently, courts raised concerns regarding discrepancies between Criminal History Records (CHR) and the Secretary of State (SOS) driving records, while SOS expressed concerns about courts ordering amendments to driving records following the dismissal of criminal charges after delayed sentences. 

This webinar will explain the relationship between CHR and the SOS driving records, potential collateral consequences that can result when the records do not align, and possible mitigation strategies.

This webinar is eligible for continuing judicial education (CJE) credit 1.0 [Judicial Practice & Related Areas]

To register for the webinar, visit https://mjieducation.mi.gov and scroll down to “Upcoming MJI Events.”  Once a registration is approved, attendees will receive a confirmation e-mail with Zoom details.

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