Social media

Feb 27, 2013

How law firms can attract technology gurus

Although some industries still have a glut of talent and limited job openings, technology experts tend to be the most popular people at the dance.

Feb 20, 2013

LEGAL CENTS: How and why you should use hashtags

Hashtags, or those strange little “pound signs” to some of you, are popping up across cyberspace.

Dec 12, 2012

What you need to know about e-discovery in 2013

Reflecting the always-changing world of technology, electronic discovery presents new challenges for lawyers in 2013. At the forefront: social media evidence, smartphone data and the judicial blessing of a new form of discovery review.

Dec 6, 2012

Improving your firm’s social media presence

Given the current explosion of social media use, it’s more important than ever for lawyers and their firms to be part of the conversation.

Nov 20, 2012

Courts weigh in on social media discovery requests

Lawyers still making their way along the learning curve of social media evidence may struggle to find guidance from court opinions.

Oct 31, 2012

NLRB opinion offers social media policy insight for employers

Social media websites are a relatively new phenomenon, and employer policies that establish what employees may post on those websites have been the (moving) target of labor disputes and litigation.

Oct 29, 2012

Critical online reviews can carry legal risks

A Minnesota doctor took offense when a patient's son posted critical remarks about him on some rate-your-doctor websites, including a comment by a nurse who purportedly called the physician "a real tool."

Oct 24, 2012

Headed to a conference? Get your game face on

In many ways, lawyers are like professional athletes: competitive, performance-driven and motivated by achievement.

Oct 22, 2012

The challenges of authenticating social media evidence

Evidence from social media could be essential to a case, but how do you get it in front of a jury?

Oct 11, 2012

NLRB says Costco social media rule violated federal labor law

Costco could not enforce a social media rule prohibiting employees from posting online statements that damaged the wholesaler’s reputation, the National Labor Relations Board has decided in rejecting an administrative judge’s findings.

Aug 28, 2012

ABA: Lawyer use of blogs, social sites continues to rise

The use of social media by lawyers – including blogs and social networking sites such as LinkedIn and Twitter – is continuing to increase, according to the annual technology survey conducted by the American Bar Association.

Aug 27, 2012

New model jury instructions target social media use

In an effort to deter jurors from using social media and smartphones to communicate about or conduct research on the case on which they serve, a Judicial Conference committee has updated federal model jury instructions.