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THE MODERN LAWYER: THE ETHICS OF “NEW’ INNOVATIONS — VIRTUAL
LAW OFFICES, CLOUD TECHNOLOGY AND WEB MARKETING
Introduction: The Latest Technologies and the Legal Profession
- The ABA 20/20 Commission
- What’s on the horizon
Recent Developments in Lawyer Advertising and Marketing
- Using the web: websites, blawgs and more
- Marketing in other states
- “Super Duper” lawyers
- Groupon for lawyers
- Social networks
Using the Cloud
- What’s the fuss?
- How to maintain client confidentiality
- How states are addressing concerns
Social Networking and Litigation
- Investigating on the web
- The Anti-Contact Rules: 4.2 and 4.3
- Pre-texting and deception
Outsourcing Legal Services and Unbundled Legal Services
- The ethical concerns
- The latest trends
- How the current rules come into play
The Virtual Law Office
- What’s the fuss?
- The types of virtual law offices
- Hanging out a shingle out of your home
- The ethical concerns
- How to maintain access to your clients
- Disclosing your work address
- Giving advice on Skype
- The virtual law firm
Speaker
Mary K. Foster is an Attorney at Law and Adjunct Professor of Legal Ethics at Northwestern University School of Law. She has also taught at DePaul University College of Law and was formerly a Senior Trial Lawyer and Litigation Manager for the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission and has 15 years of experience investigating and prosecuting lawyers for professional misconduct. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law.
