See Credit Details Below
Overview
Why You Should Attend
Electronic information is all-pervasive and its use and misuse can pose serious ethical problems for attorneys. Attorneys and litigators in particular use electronic information to communicate with the public and with clients, to advertise their services, and to prosecute and defend litigation. Electronic communications have now expanded to include social media and that media poses expanded opportunities and risks for attorneys.
This program will address the cutting edge ethical issues arising out of the electronic information that attorneys use on a daily basis. The ethical issues related to the remote practice of law that have arisen due to the impact of COVID-19 will also be discussed. Hear from our experienced faculty of Judges and private practitioners who represent plaintiffs as well as defendants in civil litigation.
What You Will Learn
• The “technology” amendments to the Model Rules of Professional Conduct
• The baseline knowledge a competent attorney should have to deal with electronic information
• The protection of confidentiality when using electronic information
• The risks of waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product as well as confidentiality
• The duty to supervise third-party service providers
• The ethical use of social media for professional and business purposes
• The advice that should be given a client about using social media ethically
• The use of social media to ethically investigate witnesses and jurors
• The ethical “do’s and don’ts” of communicating with judges
• The ethical issues that arise when filing documents electronically
• The ethical issues related to the remote practice of law that have arisen due to the impact of COVID-19
Special Features
• Earn three hours of Ethics credit
• Half-day program
Prerequisites: Whether you are in solo practice, with a small or “mega” firm, a corporation or a government agency, knowledge of the ethical implications of electronic communications – including social media – is essential to the successful practice of law today and tomorrow.
Intended Audience:This program will benefit litigators who use or must deal with electronic information, whether to advertise, communicate or litigate. Whether you are in solo practice, with a small or “mega” firm, a corporation or a government agency, knowledge of the ethical implications of electronic communications – including social media – is essential to the successful practice of law today and tomorrow.
Advanced Prep: None