Social Media & the Practice of Law

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Social Media & the Practice...

MCLE CREDIT

Total General: .50 Total Professional Responsibility: .50

Why should a lawyer care about social media?
Let’s face it, both professional and personal use of social media is pervasive. More and more, lawyers in private practice are utilizing social media as a marketing tool. Many lawyers have websites, blog and post reviews and comments on social media platforms. Moreover, social media is used as a source for providing information to and acquiring information about clients, adversaries and others. Yet, lawyers must be aware of confidentiality and other relevant ethics guidelines while using social media so as to avoid malpractice liability or professional discipline.

In this program, you will

Learn about the benefits of social media and the ethics rules that govern a lawyer’s use of social media;
Apply those ethics rules to several different scenarios; and
Reflect on your professional and personal social media use and the ethics limitations faced when using social media platforms.

Important MCLE Notice: This Program was originally released as a PMBR (2020-2021) module. If you have previously viewed this Program as a PMBR (2020-2021) module and received a Certificate of Completion, you may only claim MCLE credit once for this Program within a 12-month period. The ARDC reports individual attorney attendance to the MCLE Board by the 5th of the month subsequent to the date of completion of the MCLE program (for example, September events will be reported by October 5).

Credits:
Program Narrator: James J. Grogan, Former Deputy Administrator and Chief Counsel, ARDC
Video Presenter: Lela Johnson, Assistant United States Attorney, Regional Director, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces
Whiteboard Narrator: Wendy J. Muchman, Senior Lecturer, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
Springfield, Illinois photographs provided by: Jim Burton, Senior Investigator, ARDC

Resources:
Surveys/Articles