Risky Business? | Is a social media policy enough? Do law firms need social-media-insurance?
byMost social media sites are FREE to partakers, right? WELL, “free” may be cutting too fine an edge, because social media is not exactly…
Social Media Policy
Can ethics rules hinder a lawyer’s ability to serve today’s clients?
byHave we reached a tipping point? Can yesterday’s rules hinder a lawyer’s ability to serve their clients today? “Yes,” say the leaders (and members)…
Should Your Law Firm Have a Formal Training Process for Social Media Engagement?
byIn a nonscientific reader poll conducted for SmartBrief on Social Media, leading marketers (of all types) were asked: Does your company have a formal…
Social Media and Legal Ethics | No New Restrictions, Just Clarification
byThe jury is (almost) in. We do not, thankfully, anticipate a Casey-Anthony-super-sized-post-verdict outrage when the American Bar Association codifies its Commission on Ethics 20/20…
Just Being Social | by Jay Strother for Legal Management March/April Edition
byIf you’re looking for the latest “buzz” about social media ethics and professional responsibility for lawyers (and their employees), I highly recommend Jay Strother’s…
Managing Social Media in Your Law Firm | The Next Big Thing
byWe’ve come a long way, baby! Three years ago, when I founded my company Law Gravity, I talked to a lot of law firms…
Do your law firm employees have a right to free speech on Facebook? Legal Case Filed by NLRB
byLast week the National Labor Relations Board launched a legal case asserting that employees have a right to free speech on Facebook. It announced…
Earth to FACEBOOK…automatically generated fan pages? Are you kidding?
byJust as I started to breath easier—Facebook rolled back the ridiculously complicated privacy settings that were causing chaos for those who care—alien generated community…
Social Touchpoints for Your 2010 Marketing Plans
byLaw firms may need to play catch up if they don’t start integrating social technologies into their marketing, client service and business development mix…
FACEBOOK: FOR BUSINESS
byInstead of just cutting off workplace access to Facebook —the poster child for questionable business networking activity— I suggest you take a step back…