Description
As a law practitioner in the 21st century, you likely have used the internet to do any or all of the following: communicate with current and prospective clients, other lawyers, and the public; conduct legal research; learn about the parties in a case; and overall enhance your legal knowledge and skills. Yet, the internet (and email and social media, in particular) is also a “virtual” minefield for ethical violations, with risks of inadvertently waiving attorney-client privilege, violating the duty of confidentiality, engaging in unlawful attorney advertising, and more. What are the common traps, and how can you keep yourself from falling in?
View this essential CLE program on the ethics of email and social media so that you can learn how NOT to violate the rules of professional conduct from your office desktop or mobile device!
View this essential CLE program on the ethics of email and social media so that you can learn how NOT to violate the rules of professional conduct from your office desktop or mobile device!
This comprehensive program explores the frequently encountered issues that arise when lawyers use email and social media in their daily legal practices. The seminar will particularly focus on:
• communications:
o with clients (emailing clients using unencrypted email;
virtual law practice)
o in the corporate setting (legal vs. business advice;
preserving privilege)
o with adversaries (inadvertent transmissions;
ex parte communications)
• creation and termination of the attorney-client relationship
• working with others (service providers; outsourcing discovery)
• discovery (inadvertent production; party’s or witness’ social media activity)
• jurors and judges’ use of electronic communications and social media
• marketing (posting or blogging about your past successes; participating in “daily deal” sites)
See CLE State Accreditation for credit details.
If you are licensed in New York, this content is appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced New York attorneys. Although, this content is appropriate for all New York attorneys, newly admitted attorneys cannot earn CLE credit for the completion of the course when presented via on-demand.