Luddites Out, Remote Work in for Legal Ethics Post Pandemic (1)

More lawyers will work from jurisdictions where they aren’t licensed after the Covid-19 pandemic ends and all attorneys will need to get more comfortable with the technology needed to practice virtually.

Those are just two ways the pandemic has prompted a rethinking of ethics rules governing how attorneys practice. Some old rules preserved on ethical or business grounds no longer make sense while others have gotten new attention, legal ethics experts say.

“The pandemic has accelerated the realization of many in the legal profession that we should be emphasizing what consumers want and need,” said Arthur J. Lachman, whose practice ...