Top 10 Ethical Mistakes in Law Practice (How to Protect Your Attorneys From Themselves)
Includes a Live Web Event on 07/22/2026 at 2:00 PM (CDT)
What every law firm administrator needs to know to keep the firm compliant—and out of trouble. It only takes one ethical misstep to put an entire law firm at risk. From mishandled trust accounts to poor calendaring systems and client communication breakdowns, many of the most common violations stem from everyday operations—and that’s where firm administrators play a critical role.
In this session, attorney Jordan Turk will break down the top 10 ethical mistakes that trip up law firms and show you exactly how to prevent them. You’ll walk away with practical strategies, compliance tips and tech recommendations designed to help administrators safeguard the firm’s reputation, avoid attorney grievances and malpractice actions and keep everything running smoothly behind the scenes. Ethics isn’t just a legal issue—it’s an operational one. And the right administrative systems are your best first line of defense.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify red flags in billing, calendaring and communication before they become ethical violations
- Create firm-wide systems that support compliance with trust accounting and confidentiality rules
- Use technology to streamline processes, reduce errors and keep the firm audit-ready
This webinar is $50 for ALA members and $125 for non-members. Current CLMs may use the code 26CLM for a $5 discount.
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Jordan Turk
Lawyer | Director of Education
Smokeball
Jordan Turk is a practicing attorney in Texas and the Director of Attorney Education and Development at Smokeball. In addition to her family law practice, she’s passionate about legal technology and how it can revolutionize law firms. After almost four years of practice with a high-asset family law firm in Houston (and after being frustrated at the lack of automation in her firm), she discovered the world of legal technology, which ultimately brought her to Smokeball.
