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Social media is a 24/7 cocktail party
Want to party 24/7? Marketing experts Tim Tobin and Lisa Braziel suggest that social media is analogous to an ongoing, internet-based, 24/7 cocktail party.
Senate passes bill protecting employee passwords (UPDATE)
As concerns mount over the privacy of personal information online, the Wisconsin state Senate has passed a bill making it illegal for employers to ask workers or job applicants to turn over their passwords to social media accounts.
Web privacy bill scheduled for committee vote
A proposal that would make it illegal for Wisconsin employers to ask workers or job applicants to turn over their passwords to social media accounts such as Facebook is scheduled for a committee vote.
Social media savvy: Does your firm have what it takes?
Social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn have made it easier than ever for law firms to advertise and refine their brands, and even reach new clients.
Who owns your social media account, connections?
Corporate tweeters or bloggers — employees who post promotional and often entertaining commentary on behalf of their employers’ businesses — add much of their own personal brand — their voice, their opinions, their snarky remarks — to the information they are dis[...]
Tips for staying ethical online
Lawyers must abide by ethical rules in all areas of their practice — including how they market themselves online.
JOB CITES: How to interpret the NLRB’s latest take on social media
When employees get fed up at work, they increasingly turn to social media to air their gripes.
Future-proof your firm
The future of private practice has been the subject of much speculation for the last several years. While some partners behave as if things will go back to business as usual, most of those who are paying attention believe we are headed to a “new normal” in our future.
Resistance is futile: You can’t ignore social media and have a strong career in the law
Ping pong balls kept bouncing into the attorneys standing near the table tennis area, but no one seemed to mind.
State bill would shield job seekers’ web privacy
A Wisconsin state lawmaker is pushing legislation that would prevent employers from requiring employees or job applicants to provide access to their personal social media accounts.
LEGAL CENTS: Why your firm should consider Pinterest for marketing
When Pinterest comes up in conversation, typically it’s within the context of women talking about crafting or recipes.
ABA: Judges should practice safe social media
The American Bar Association has come out with Electronic Social Media guidelines for judges, and the one thing that is clear is that the rules aren’t really all that clear.
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Case Digests
- Involuntary Medication-Competency to Stand Trial
- Informer Privilege Statute-Clear Error
- Sixth Amendment-Third-Party Perpetrator Evidence
- Plea Withdrawal-Manifest Injustice
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel-Procedural Bar
- CHIPS Confidentiality-Remedial Versus Punitive Sanctions
- Insurance Law
- Breach of Contract-Rule 12(b)(6) Dismissal
- Constitutional Law-Qualified Immunity-First Amendment Retaliation
- Qualified Immunity-Excessive Force-Civil Rights
- Hostile Work Environment-Sexual Harassment
- Sufficiency of Evidence-McDonnell Douglas Framework
