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While social media can be an effective tool for conducting research, strategic discovery, and provide an upper hand in litigation, there are critical ethical pitfalls inherent when using these platforms that must be avoided. Are you aware of how the rules of professional conduct apply to attorneys and law firm staff using social media in your jurisdiction? • Ethan has delivered numerous presentations and authored several articles on how to identify and avoid social media ethical pitfalls in the practice of law. • He helps attorneys, law firms, and legal professionals avoid ethical problems when using social media in litigation. Ethan will teach you how to: • Identify effective ways to use social media in litigation. • Recognize ethical pitfalls encountered when using social media in litigation, discovery and the practice of law. • Understand ethics opinions from various jurisdiction governing attorney and law firm staff social media use. • Comply with ethical rules when conducting research and discovery of parties, witnesses and jurors. • Avoid prohibited social media “friendships” by attorneys and law firm staff who participate in litigation.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 03:55:27 +0000

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