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New legal ethics rules not required for social networking and social media

By Kevin

We have no special legal ethics rules from bar associations or state supreme courts governing a lawyer's conduct while golfing, attending Rotary and Kiwanis meetings, or networking at conferences. That's strange when there are more lawyers participating in those activities than social media and social networking online. And God knows bar association officials and supreme justices know more about what goes on at a golf outing than in social networking. But hey, never let common sense and your limited understanding of things get in the way of passing rules limiting lawyers' activities which could make a real impact on people's lives, make the law more accessible, and improve the image of the legal profession. The American Bar Association has decided that the ABA needs to find out whether existing legal ethics rules do enough to govern social networking...continue to full post

Full post as published by Real Lawyers : Have Blogs on December 30, 2009 (boomark / email).