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LinkedIn for Lawyers: Newly Issued Ethical Guidance Makes Social Media Use Less Risky (Forbes)
Forbes, January 15, 2016
LinkedIn for Lawyers: Newly Issued Ethical Guidance Makes Social Media Use Less Risky
As the City Bar acknowledged: the current attorney advertising rules “defy easy extension to the digital world and, in particular, to social media content.” The difficulty of applying the rules of ethics to lawyers’ social media activities, however, has not stopped lawyers from using social media websites — particularly LinkedIn — for professional self-promotion. The new City Bar opinion, however, sets forth a test that might make it easier for attorneys to navigate their responsibilities while continuing to document their achievements, both personal and professional on the internet.
