The Role of The Outside Attorney

Attorney-client privilege is an evidentiary rule that protects attorneys and their clients from being compelled to disclose confidential communications between them made for the purpose of obtaining legal advice. This Practical Pointer further explains the privilege, what is excluded from the privilege, how the privilege can be waived, and best practices for preserving attorney-client privilege.

This webinar covers when land trusts should consider using outside legal counsel, what experience they should look for in a candidate, and how they should work with selected outside counsel, as well as what expectations attorneys often have for their land trust clients.

This is a conflict of interest policy from the accredited Nature Conservancy.

This is a sample conflict of interest policy from the accredited Allegheny Land Trust.

This is a sample conflict of interest policy from the Nature Conservancy (accredited).

This is a conflict of interest policy from the accredited Tar River Land Conservancy.

This is a conflict of interest policy from the accredited Weeks Bay Foundation.

In this session, we will explore why it is important to have effective boards and the role boards play in the success of nonprofit organizations.

This is a certification of no conflict of interest from the accreditated Central Valley Farmland Trust.

This is a conflict of interest policy and disclosure form from the accredited Kansas Land Trust.