1. Social Media for Lawyers Mary Godfrey-Rickards 2013

3. What is Social Media ?  Characteristics  Broad reaching  Community focused  Active Participation  Openness

4. Examples of Social Media  Blawgs  ABA Journal Top 100 Blawg List http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/6th_annu al_blawg_100 http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/6th_annu al_blawg_100  ABA Blawg Directory http://www.abajournal.com/blawgs/by_topic/  Social Networks  Twitter https://twitter.com/https://twitter.com/  Legal Birds Legal Birds  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/https://www.facebook.com/  LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/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 http://www.nysba.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&ContentID=34478&Template=/CM /ContentDisplay.cfm

5. Benefits of Social Media  Interactive  Business networking  Current Awareness  Cost Effective

6. 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 Francois Podevin

7. 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 http://www.americanbar.org/utility/about_the_aba/ aba_social_media.html

8. 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&Te mplate=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm http://www.nysba.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&ContentID=34478&Te mplate=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm  Social Media for Lawyers http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/litigation/mater ials/2012_jointcle_materials1/6_2_Social_Media_for_Lawyers.authcheckdam.pdf http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/litigation/mater ials/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/ 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 http://digitalcommons.tourolaw.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1138&context=lawreview

9. Additional Sources  From the Law Library Collection  Reinventing Professional Services by Ari Kaplan – On order  Twitter in one hour for lawyers by Jared Correia KF320.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 Posillico http://guides.tourolaw.edu/content.php?pid=341577&sid=2807109 http://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 http://libguides.niu.edu/content.php?pid=226923&sid=1878002

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