Register for Annual Pass, or On-Demand Video

All-Access Pass

Gain access to all of myLawCLE's 1,000+ Live webinars for only $395/yr. Includes this program and over 60 new webinars each month.

Subscribe to All-Access Pass – $395

On-Demand Video

Receive access to recorded class and earn self-study credit. Recording is made available 5 business days after live broadcast.

Register for Recorded – $195.00

Building Trust in the Legal Profession: Strengthen Your Network, Advance Your Career, and Better Serve Your Clients

Develop strategies to build trust with clients and colleagues, moving relationships from contact to trusted advisor.

2025-09-10 12:00:00

1.5 hours

Program Details

2025-09-10 12:00:00

2025-09-10 12:00:00

Over 1,000+ webinars

2025-09-10 12:00:00

1.5 hours

Program Details

2025-09-10 12:00:00

Program Details

2025-09-10 12:00:00

Over 1,000+ webinars

2025-09-10 12:00:00

1.5 hours

Course Overview

Building Trust as Trusted Legal Advisor

2025-09-10 12:00:00

Participants will learn frameworks and strategies for developing trusted relationships with clients, colleagues, and stakeholders. These skills enable attorneys to deepen connections and grow their practice through intentional relationship investment.

Format

CLE Credit

1.5h CLE Credits

Level

Intermediate

Length

1.5

Key topics that will be covered

01
Trust Framework
Understand the know-like-trust progression and how relationships develop over time.
02
Relationship Mapping
Identify who trusts you and strategically plan relationship development.
03
Building Trust
Learn what moves relationships from knowing to liking to trusting.
04
Dunbar Network
Understand cognitive limits on relationships and strategic implications for networking.
05
Client Questions
Use thoughtful questions to understand business needs and individual values.
06
PIE Model
Balance performance, image, and exposure for career advancement success.

Program schedule

clock 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm EST

The Foundational Role of Trust in Legal Relationships

This session explores why trust is essential for client and professional relationships, drawing from research including the Harvard happiness study. Participants will examine the know-like-trust framework and understand how different individuals build trust through various approaches.

Rudhir KrishtelRudhir Krishtel
clock 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm EST

Mapping Your Network and Understanding Trust Dynamics

Attorneys will identify who trusts them and whom they trust within their legal network through guided self-reflection exercises. The session covers the Dunbar network framework, the timeline of trust development, and common barriers that impede relationship building.

Rudhir KrishtelRudhir Krishtel
clock 1:00 pm - 1:10 pm EST

Break

A short break to refresh before the final session.

Rudhir KrishtelRudhir Krishtel
clock 1:10 pm - 1:40 pm EST

Practical Strategies for Deepening Client and Colleague Trust

This session provides actionable techniques including listening for values, asking trust-building questions, and applying the PIE model of success. Participants will develop personalized action plans using the Pick Six framework to intentionally cultivate trusted relationships over time.

Rudhir KrishtelRudhir Krishtel
Rudhir Krishtel

Rudhir Krishtel

Krishtel

Rudhir Krishtel

Rudhir Krishtel

Krishtel

Executive coach and consultant specializing in leadership, well-being, business development, and engagement issues. Creates space for difficult conversations and growth in the professional workplace community.

Education & Credentials

Trained as a teacher for yoga and mindfulness meditation, and as a professional CoActive coach and leadership instructor.

Experience

Practiced law for 15 years as a Federal Clerk, as a Patent Litigation Partner, and then as Senior Counsel at Apple. Now serves as an executive coach and consultant.
Rudhir Krishtel

Rudhir Krishtel

Krishtel

Executive coach and consultant specializing in leadership, well-being, business development, and engagement issues. Creates space for difficult conversations and growth in the professional workplace community.

Education & Credentials

Trained as a teacher for yoga and mindfulness meditation, and as a professional CoActive coach and leadership instructor.

Experience

Practiced law for 15 years as a Federal Clerk, as a Patent Litigation Partner, and then as Senior Counsel at Apple. Now serves as an executive coach and consultant.

Credits by state

AK1.5
AL1.5
AR1.5
AZ1.5
CA1.5
CO1.5
CT1.5
DC1.5
DE1.5
FL1.5
GA1.5
HI1.8
IA1.5
ID1.5
IL1.5
IN1.5
KS1.5
KY1.5
LA1.5
MA1.5
MD1.5
ME1.5
MI1.5
MN1.5
MO1.8
MS1.5
MT1.5
NC1.5
ND1.5
NE1.5
NH90.0
NJ1.8
NM1.5
NV1.5
NY1.5
OH1.5
OK2.0
OR1.5
PA1.5
RI2.0
SC1.5
SD1.5
TN1.5
TX1.5
UT1.5
VA1.5
VT1.5
WA1.5
WV1.8
WY1.5

Upcoming Live Online CLE Broadcasts

1000+

Live stream programs

24/7

Access to live webinars & recordings

70,000+

Trusted by Legal Professionals

1000+

Live stream programs

24/7

Access to live webinars & recordings

70,000+

Trusted by Legal Professionals

1000+

Live stream programs

24/7

Access to live webinars & recordings

10,000+

Trusted by Legal Professionals

1000+

Live stream programs

24/7

Access to live webinars & recordings

70,000+

Trusted by Legal Professionals

MCLE Credits

Alabama
Pending
Alaska
Approved
Arizona
Approved
Arkansas
Approved
California
Approved
Colorado
Pending
Connecticut
Approved
Delaware
Pending
District of Columbia
No Required
Florida
Approved
Georgia
Approved
Hawaii
Approved
Idaho
Pending
Illinois
Approved
Indiana
Approved
Iowa
Pending
Kansas
Pending
Kentucky
Pending
Louisiana
Pending
Maine
Pending
Maryland
No Required
Massachusetts
No Required
Michigan
No Required
Minnesota
Approved
Mississippi
Pending
Missouri
Approved
Montana
Pending
Nebraska
Pending
Nevada
Approved
New Hampshire
Approved
New Jersey
Approved
New Mexico
Approved
New York
Approved
North Carolina
Pending
North Dakota
Approved
Ohio
Approved
Oklahoma
Pending
Oregon
Pending
Pennsylvania
Approved
Rhode Island
Pending
South Carolina
Pending
South Dakota
No Required
Tennessee
Approved
Texas
Approved
Utah
Pending
Vermont
Approved
Virginia
Not Eligible
Washington
Approved
West Virginia
Pending
Wyoming
Pending

Alabama

Requirements

The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.  

Formats

  • Attorneys can earn unlimited “live” credit through live seminars, live webcasts, and co-sponsored locations with MyLAWCLE-Alabama approved programs
  • Attorneys are limited to 6 credits per compliance period of “online” programs through MyLAwCLE On-Demand programs