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30 Tips in 20 Minutes:How family law lawyers and clients can avoid social media dangers
Dan Pinnington
Vice President Claims Prevention
& Stakeholder Relations
LAWPRO7th Annual Family Law Summit
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The main options
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Most of my comments today apply to everyone that touches a case
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There are no secrets
on social media
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You can’t be
anonymous
on the web
Always
use your
own name
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Give clients
the “Miranda
social media
warning”
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Friends means friends forever…
…or at least friends of friends forever
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Social media can prove
very interesting things
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Be aware of your
electronic evidence
and e‐discovery
obligations
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Don’t use social networking tools for lawyer/client communications
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Don’t talk about clients or their matters on social media
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You will be judged by your connections
Reject/ignore requests from people you don’t know, like or respect
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Family law lawyers shouldn’t be
friends with their clients on Facebook
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Family law lawyers
shouldn’t be friends
with judges on
social media
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Beware the
optics of
friends and
connections
Avoid conflicts
of interest
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Commercial entities or members of the other oldest profession
Watch for "spam" friends/connections
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Try to keep your personal and professional lives separate
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Key considerations
• Personal vs. professional
• Individual vs. corporate
• Public vs. private (confidential)
• Friend vs. acquaintance vs. stranger
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Social media
can be source
of competitive
intelligence
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Send personalized connection requests
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Beware of frictionless sharing
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Beware of frictionless sharing
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Check your privacy, permissions and sharing settings monthly
MyPermissions.org
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Be professional
(all the time)
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Never post anything that
you wouldn’t
want your client
or mother
to read on the
front page of the Globe and Mail
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Always read links
before you repost or retweet them!!!
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Know and respect the marketing‐related
Rules of Professional Conduct
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Avoid unauthorized
practice of law (UPL)
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Don’t give legal advice
(avoid phantom clients)
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Be aware of employee social networking
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Have a social media policy
Meritas Social Media Guide docs.meritas.org/Resources/SMGuide.pdf
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Closing thoughts
• Tread carefully
• Build a presence that fits
• Good content rules
• Don’t take it too seriously
• Don’t over do it
• Be professional all the time!
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More on social media
See the materials:•Essential LinkedIn Dos and Don’ts•Essential Twitter Dos and Don’ts
Online:•Social Media issue of LAWPRO Magazine•Books published by ABA Law Practice Management section
– In practicePRO Lending Library
•LifeHacker’s Always Up‐to‐Date Guide to Managing Your Facebook Privacy •Privacy Commissioner’s Handbook to Help Lawyers Apply Privacy Law to Their Practices
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Contact info
Dan PinningtonVice President Claims Prevention & Stakeholder Relations,
LAWPRO, Toronto, Ontario(416) 598-5863 or [email protected]
Web: www.practicepro.ca and www.lawpro.caBlogs: AvoidAClaim.com and SLAW.ca
Connect with me: – Linkedin: Dan Pinnington or LAWPRO
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