National Business Institute

5 Tips for Civility and Integrity in Practice

National Business Institute

5 Tips for Civility and Integrity in Practice

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
5 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
5 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

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September 2026

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7 assignments¹

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There are 3 modules in this course

This module of 5 Tips for Maintaining Civility and Professional Integrity in Everyday Practice — Effective Client Communication: Responsiveness, Records, and Process Over Outcomes — covers 1 lesson: Effective Client Communication: Responsiveness, Records, and Process Over Outcomes.By the end of this module, you'll be able to apply responsiveness, written documentation, and the share-drafts-in-advance practices Reynolds describes to a representative client matter. You'll also distinguish what clients actually value (process and communication you can guarantee) from outcomes you cannot guarantee, and design the client-relationship around that distinction.How to engage: Start with the first lesson and proceed in order. Read the per-lesson takeaways after each video. Take the practice quiz at the end of the module to check your understanding before moving on.

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1 video5 readings2 assignments

This module of 5 Tips for Maintaining Civility and Professional Integrity in Everyday Practice — The Art of Difficult Conversations: Conveying Bad News and Risks Honestly — covers 1 lesson: The Art of Difficult Conversations: Conveying Bad News and Risks Honestly.By the end of this module, you'll be able to construct a difficult-conversation script that honestly conveys downside risks without demoralizing the client. You'll also apply Reynolds's 'good psychologist' balance — positive but truthful, like a friend giving frank but caring advice.How to engage: Start with the first lesson and proceed in order. Read the per-lesson takeaways after each video. Take the practice quiz at the end of the module to check your understanding before moving on.

What's included

1 video2 readings2 assignments

This module of 5 Tips for Maintaining Civility and Professional Integrity in Everyday Practice — Adversaries Versus Enemies: Civility, Composure, and Responding to Incivility — covers 1 lesson: Adversaries Versus Enemies: Civility, Composure, and Responding to Incivility.By the end of this module, you'll be able to differentiate adversaries from enemies and apply Reynolds's civility-cordiality-respectfulness standard to opposing counsel even when they do not reciprocate. You'll also recommend specific de-escalation techniques (broad perspective, cool-down walks, 'dial this back' request) for emotionally charged situations and uncivil counterparts.How to engage: Start with the first lesson and proceed in order. Read the per-lesson takeaways after each video. Take the practice quiz at the end of the module to check your understanding before moving on.

What's included

1 video3 readings3 assignments1 peer review

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