Let’s face it. You know that understanding Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and a cavalcade of social networking sites is critical to the practice of law today. Micah Buchdahl, “the internet marketing attorney” and chair of the ABA’s Law Practice Management Section, focuses on the ethics issues and rules of professional conduct as they relate to the marketing and business development aspects of your law practice. What issues should you be aware of when delving into social networking sites (SNS) as a way of generating business opportunities? How have different states reacted and interpreted SNS as compared to general advertising, web sites, blogs and comparable media?
5 goals when using social networking sites (SNS).
5 "don’ts" guaranteed to get you into trouble.
4 things to watch out for.
And lots more!
Credit Information
1 Total CLE credits, all of which may be applied toward Ethics
Course Outline (Slides in Note-Taking Format) (16 Pages, 116 KB)
Written Materials (29 Pages, 215 KB)
Major Ethics Rules Changes (Rev. August 2009) (ETHICS COURSES ONLY) (2 Pages, 26 KB)
User Feedback
"As an old fart who dabbles in social media, this was an excellent overview of the opportunities out there -also the pitfalls, but the program made the pitfalls seem manageable. Thanks for a great program." (Lynchburg, VA)
"Very Informative" (Pittsburgh, PA)
"Very thought provoking and informative" (Muncy, PA)
