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Balancing the Clock and the Code! Time Management to Uphold Ethical Obligations for Lawyers

What You Will Learn

  • Identify key time management challenges facing lawyers today and understand how these challenges impact the ability to meet ethical obligations under the Rules of Professional Responsibility.
  • Integrate ethical considerations into time management habits to enhance productivity, support client communication, and promote overall professional well-being.
  • Apply practical strategies and tools introduced by Paul J. Unger to improve task prioritization, reduce distractions, and optimize daily workflow in legal practice.

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What You Will Learn

  • Identify key time management challenges facing lawyers today and understand how these challenges impact the ability to meet ethical obligations under the Rules of Professional Responsibility.
  • Integrate ethical considerations into time management habits to enhance productivity, support client communication, and promote overall professional well-being.
  • Apply practical strategies and tools introduced by Paul J. Unger to improve task prioritization, reduce distractions, and optimize daily workflow in legal practice.

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Price

$45 for Members
$89 for Non-members

60 minutes
Date Published

December 2, 2025

Publisher

Nashville Bar Association

Subjects

Approved for Dual Credit, Billing, Dual, Ethics, Practice Management, Self-Management, Skills, Technology, Time Management

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Summary

NBA PRESENTS MASTER SPEAKER SERIES: 

 Balancing the Clock and the Code!  

Time Management to Uphold Ethical Obligations for Lawyers

 
1.0 Dual Credit 
*All-Access CLE Pass usage is not eligible for this Master Series program.


In today's fast-paced legal environment, lawyers are constantly juggling multiple responsibilities, from client meetings and court appearances to research and document preparation. This one-hour seminar is designed to help legal professionals manage their time more effectively while ensuring they meet their ethical obligations under the Rules of Professional Responsibility.

Join renowned speaker and time management expert and lawyer, Paul J. Unger, as he delves into practical strategies for managing your workload, minimizing distractions, and prioritizing tasks. Learn how to take back control of your day and your practice, ensuring that you can uphold your ethical obligations while maintaining a high level of productivity. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your time management skills and improve your overall well-being.


Speaker:

Paul J. Unger, Affinity Consulting Group

Paul J. Unger is an attorney and one of the founding partners of Affinity Consulting Group. Unger focuses on national speaking/training, coaching, strategic consulting, and workflow design for law firms and legal departments. He provides continuing legal education (CLE), legal-specific software training, and professional development programs for law firms and legal departments throughout North America. He is the author of dozens of publications & legal technology manuals, including recently published books, Tame the Digital Chaos: A Lawyer’s Guide to Distraction, Time, Task & Email Management (2020), Getting Your Digital House in Order (2023), PowerPoint for Legal Professionals (2023), and Adobe Acrobat for Legal Professionals (2020). He served as chair of the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center (2012-13, 2013-14), chair of ABA TECHSHOW (2011), and on the Executive Board for the Association for Continuing Legal Education (ACLEA) (2017-18, 2018-19). He is an active member of the Ohio State and New York State Bar Associations. Unger specializes in time, task & distraction management, document and email management, paperless office strategies, courtroom technology, and legal-specific software training for law firms and legal departments. In his spare time, he likes to run, swim, cook, garden, and restore old homes.


1.0 Dual Credit (Accreditation Approved)

SWOD-26443

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Paul J. Unger
Affinity Consulting

Paul Unger is an attorney and one of the founding partners of Affinity Consulting Group. Unger focuses on national... Read More

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If applicable, you may obtain credit in multiple jurisdictions simultaneously for this program (see pending/approved list below). If electing credit for this program, registrants in jurisdictions not listed below will receive a Certificate of Completion that may or may not meet credit requirements in other jurisdictions. Where applicable, credit will be only awarded to a paid registrant completing all the requirements of the program as determined by the selected accreditation authority.

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