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When the Internet burst onto the scene 15 years ago, there were two reactions among lawyers — those who understood that it was important to stay on top of developments in technology and those who thought the Internet was not “lawyerly” enough to be worth their time. The first group stayed ahead of the curve; the second group later realized that they had made a mistake and spent time and money to catch up. The current environment of social networking, collaborative authorship, shared repositories and information integration is having an equally important impact on your practice. It is already a big part of the way your clients do business, interact with friends or adversaries, or generally do those things that inevitably lead them to your door. Lewis Eisen has applied his formidable skills as a hands-on practitioner and technology advisor to the legal world to this rapidly evolving system of communication and information-sharing, retention and retrieval. In his usual clear, down-to-earth style, Eisen explores the “new Internet” and separates what’s important from what’s not. As with any new technology, this enhanced system also holds promises of increased efficiencies and deeper understanding. Eisen will guide you through methods to safely expand and manage your collaborative groups, giving you access to more information, more advice, and more ideas without depleting your resources. What may seem to some like a dalliance is having a true and immediate impact on the practice of law. This is where you find out how it will impact you and what you can do to make that impact positive! The effect is already being felt. . .A Florida lawyer questioned a judge’s competence and motives on a blog, which resulted in a reprimand and $1,200 out of that lawyer’s pocket. An Illinois lawyer lost a job of 19 years for blog postings and faces disciplinary proceedings for divulging confidences. A California attorney, serving as a juror, caused a criminal conviction to be overturned, lost his job, and cost himself $14,000 in legal fees defending his blog postings. A Texas attorney, after being granted a trial delay due to a death in the family, posted Facebook status updates about drinking and partying all week. The judge was reading those posts.
Program HighlightsWhat are implications of a client sending you instructions on Facebook? How valuable are sites like LinkedIn as networking vehicles for legal services? How do tools like wikis complicate eDiscovery? How do you capture evidence from Twitter? Explore ownership of information and right-to-use issues. Gain knowledge of crucial security and privacy concerns and methods that you can’t just entrust to the IT department.
Program Outline & Schedule (3 hours)[Part I: 90 minutes] Understanding the Collaborative Environment Collaborative Authorship (e.g. wikis and blogs) Networking Sites (e.g. Facebook and Twitter) Shared Repositories (e.g. YouTube and Flickr) Information Integration (e.g. RSS and mash-ups) Heuristics (e.g. Amazon)
[15 minute break] [Part II: 90 minutes] Conventional Problems in an Unconventional World E-mail Management and Information Overload Implications for Online Research Ownership and Right-to-Use Issues Information Management and eDiscovery - Security and Privacy
[Adjourn]
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