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Social Media for Lawyers

Social Media for Lawyers. Mary Godfrey-Rickards 2013. What is Social Media ?. Characteristics Broad reaching Community focused Active Participation Openness . Examples of Social Media. Blawgs

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Social Media for Lawyers

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  1. Social Media for Lawyers Mary Godfrey-Rickards 2013

  2. What is Social Media ? • Characteristics • Broad reaching • Community focused • Active Participation • Openness

  3. Examples of Social Media • Blawgs • ABA Journal Top 100 Blawg List http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/6th_annual_blawg_100 • ABA Blawg Directory http://www.abajournal.com/blawgs/by_topic/ • Social Networks • Twitter https://twitter.com/ • Legal Birds • Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ • LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/ How to Make Social Networking Tools Work for You by Barbara Beauchamp http://www.nysba.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&ContentID=34478&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm

  4. Benefits of Social Media • Interactive • Business networking • Current Awareness • Cost Effective

  5. Some Ethical Concerns • Is there an attorney-client relationship being created? • Don’t disclose confidential information about your client. • Avoid communication with a represented party on the other side of the legal action. • This is by no means a complete list. Be sure that your social media activity doesn’t run afoul of ethics rules. Illustration by Jean FrancoisPodevin

  6. Current Awareness • Alerts • Google Alert • Conferences • CLE Classes • Websites • ABA Social Media Resources for Bar Associations http://www.americanbar.org/utility/about_the_aba/aba_social_media.html

  7. Additional Sources • Articles • Social Media in Lawyering - CALI Topics in Digital Law Practice • How to Make Social Networking Tools Work for You http://www.nysba.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&ContentID=34478&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm • Social Media for Lawyers http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/litigation/materials/2012_jointcle_materials1/6_2_Social_Media_for_Lawyers.authcheckdam.pdf • From ABA Section of Litigation Joint Committees CLE Seminar, January 19-21, 2012 You're Only Young Once: The Do's and Don'ts of Developing Business as a "Young Lawyer“ • Growing Social Media Use Among Employees Necessitates Employer Response • http://www.abanow.org/2010/08/growing-social-media-use-among-employees-necessitates-employer-response/ • Lawyers and Social Media: The Legal Ethics of Tweeting, Facebooking and Blogging • http://digitalcommons.tourolaw.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1138&context=lawreview

  8. Additional Sources • From the Law Library Collection • Reinventing Professional Services by Ari Kaplan – On order • Twitter in one hour for lawyers by Jared CorreiaKF320.I57 C67 2012 • Social Media for Lawyers - Carolyn Elefant; Nicole Black • Facebook in one hour for lawyers by Dennis Kennedy and Allison C. Shields. KF320 .I57 K46 2012 • Research Guides • Social Media Use for Attorneys by Stacy Posillicohttp://guides.tourolaw.edu/content.php?pid=341577&sid=2807109 • Current Awareness Services for Law by Sharon L. Nelson http://libguides.niu.edu/content.php?pid=226923&sid=1878002

  9. Thanks!

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