Social Media Ethics for Attorneys | Practical Law

Social Media Ethics for Attorneys | Practical Law

This Practice Note highlights key ethical issues for attorneys in their personal and professional use of social media. This Note addresses social media in the context of the American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct (ABA Model Rules), including the rules on an attorney's competence, maintaining client confidentiality, avoiding conflicts of interest, advertising and solicitation, and communicating with judges, jurors, and other persons.

Social Media Ethics for Attorneys

Practical Law Practice Note w-013-1896 (Approx. 19 pages)

Social Media Ethics for Attorneys

by Practical Law Litigation
MaintainedUSA (National/Federal)
This Practice Note highlights key ethical issues for attorneys in their personal and professional use of social media. This Note addresses social media in the context of the American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct (ABA Model Rules), including the rules on an attorney's competence, maintaining client confidentiality, avoiding conflicts of interest, advertising and solicitation, and communicating with judges, jurors, and other persons.