Today, the impact of social media
pervades not only our social lives, but also our professional lives. The
prominence of social media creates a need for lawyers to be mindful of their
ethical obligations when using social media. This presentation will identify the
Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct that are most commonly implicated by a
lawyer’s online presence, such as rules governing competence, confidentiality,
conflict of interest, and trial publicity. Those rules will be discussed within
the context of common social media applications such as online friendships,
public commentary, and dissemination of information. The goal of the
presentation will be to improve awareness of a lawyer’s ethical obligations and
to identify tools to appropriately use social media in consideration of those
obligations.
This CLE is approved
for credit through May 13, 2022.
Presenter:
Nicole Frank
| Assistant Director, Office of Lawyers Professional
Responsibility
CLE
Credits:
1.0 Ethics CLE Credits approved
| Event Code: 305903
Cost:
MSBA Members: $29.95
Non-MSBA Members:
$64.95