Law Technology News had a couple great articles this week regarding the state of law and social media. The first was about a Pennsylvania court that opened the door to discovery of social networks. The second article concerned the ethics of advising your client to make their social networking private. Of course, the ethical discovery of information from social networks is not…
‘The law is a powerful thing, but the law doesn’t always change what’s in people’s hearts.” This quote comes from “A Conversation With President Obama,” a forum organized to discuss issues with the President that are important to young voters. Like any political forum these days, the event began with a wide-range of questions that focused on the economic downturn, the controversial…
MCLE … I am sure that the sound of that acronym makes many of you cringe in your seat. To many of you, Minimum Continuing Legal Education is simply an evil necessity that must be done to keep your law license. How do I know? As Director of Legal Education for an online CLE website, I get frantic calls and emails from…
In our continued attempt to reach out to attorneys around the country (and the globe!) through social media I have become a member of a number of LinkedIn Groups. From Legal Blogging to Legal Innovation, there is a group for many types of legal interests and there is definitely some very hearty online conversation taking place. I started an excellent discussion last…