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Social Media Ethics
Ethical considerations for attorneys and law firm staff using social media platforms.
01 · ProgramAbout the legal education program.
Our cutting-edge California legal continuing education (MCLE) programs are designed to inform and educate everyone from the entry-level staff member to the experienced legal practitioner who would like to deepen their knowledge of emerging technology, utilize social media to leverage their firm's brand, and learn how to minimize risks.
Our instructors have over 30 years of combined experience conducting continuing education workshops for law firms, medical practices, financial agencies, and academic institutions. They have developed a series of CLE presentations and workshops covering the unique opportunities and critical issues surrounding social media in the legal profession.
02 · TopicsCLE topics covered.
Eight core CLE topic areas — workshops can be customized to your firm's practice areas and team size.
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Reputation Management
Monitor, protect, and grow your firm's online reputation across review sites and search.
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Electronic Discovery
eDiscovery practices, social media as evidence, and emerging tech in litigation.
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Workplace Policies
Internal policy development to manage social media use across the firm.
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Legal Research
Modern research tools, legal databases, and digital workflow optimization.
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Minimizing Risk
Identify and mitigate digital and reputational risks to the firm.
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The Litigation Process
Marketing and communication considerations through the lifecycle of litigation.
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Creating Brand Awareness
Strategies to grow firm visibility and authority in target practice areas.
03 · FeaturedOur most popular CLE workshop.
Featured workshop
Creating a Social Media Policy for Your Law Firm and Clients
Social media now intrudes on every aspect of personal and professional life. For a law firm, social media can be used as so many others do, for promotion — but there is also the overriding need to use extreme caution while considering potential legal ethics issues.
Firms must set internal policy to avoid any unintentional issues that might affect their reputation, client confidentiality, case management, and potentially create a legal ethics dilemma.
This seminar covers practical solutions to developing a social media policy that addresses client confidentiality, conflict of interest issues, case management, professional conduct, workplace policies, and firm reputation management. Identify pitfalls for the firm, individual lawyers, employees, and clients. Leave with a comprehensive understanding of the 9 key social media areas related to the practice of law — plus a basis for advising your own clients on such policies.
This presentation meets the needs of the California State Bar Association for legal professionals to receive continuation credit: the topics covered and activity relate to legal subjects directly relevant to members of the State Bar, has significant current professional and practical content, and the provider has significant professional and academic experience related to its content.
04 · InstructorAbout your instructor.
David Mitroff, Ph.D.
MCLE Instructor · Founder, Piedmont Avenue Consulting
David Mitroff, Ph.D. consults with organizations, business owners, and law firms in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. Dr. Mitroff has held numerous consultative sales and technology positions and co-founded three companies — covering diverse environments including technology, business, legal, financial, retail, restaurant, government, academic, and healthcare.
While working with LexisNexis, David conducted CLE presentations, seminars, and other workshops at leading law firms throughout the West Coast. He is an active member, on the executive board, or advisory committees for several organizations.
05 · BookBook your law firm MCLE workshop.
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3873 Piedmont Ave #2, Oakland, CA 94611
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