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Unleash Investigative Research Information in Web Sites & Social Media Profiles While Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls

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Provided By: New York City Bar

Approved for CLE credit in: AK,AZ,CA,ME,MO,ND,NJ,NY,WV

Nationally recognized Internet trainers and authors of The Cybersleuth's Guide to the Internet will show you how to find and use FREE (or low cost!) websites and social networking profiles to unearth factual and investigative information. By attending this seminar, you will gain a competitive edge by learning how to elicit information from various Web sites and Social Networking sites for investigative purposes. In addition, you will learn about the ethical pitfalls of social networking and how to avoid them.

As social networking sites have gained popularity, more and more lawyers are using sites such as Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn for: investigative research; discovery; trial preparation; sentencing; background checks of employees, clients, the opposition, other attorneys, jurors, and judges; locating missing people (heirs, witnesses, evasive defendants, or even escapees).

Instead of turning to experts, skip tracers, and private investigators, seminar attendees will learn how to be their own Cybersleuth.

This program was recorded in New York on July 29, 2010


Agenda
Unleash Investigative Research Information in Social Media Profiles While Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls
  • What is social networking?
  • Why should lawyers care about social networking?
  • Lawyer survey results about social networking use
  • How to use social networking sites effectively for: investigative research, discovery, trial preparation, background checks, locating missing people, and more
  • How to tap into Myspace, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter: Basic and advanced search techniques
  • Keying into information that can be the turning point in a case
  • How to evaluate potential jurors before trial
  • Get juror background information to craft effective openings and closings
  • Investigate defendants, witnesses, and the opposition.
  • Tag, you're it!
  • Evidentiary issues

    Avoiding Social Networking Ethical Pitfalls (and the Need for Usage Policies)
  • Using information from social networks: what¿s ethical & what¿s not
  • Is it acceptable to research job applicants' public statements, photos, and social activity?
  • Who's your friend? Can "friending" ever be construed as unethical?
  • Advice to clients regarding their social networking pages¿your duty or not?
  • Be sure your own profile conforms to ethics rules and advertising regulations
  • Can social networking ever be construed as the unauthorized practice of law?
  • Avoid inadvertently forming an attorney-client relationship
  • Can information on your (or your staffs') profiles jeopardize client confidentiality?
  • Learn to configure security/privacy settings in your profile to avoid ethical traps
  • Does your law firm need a social networking policy?
  • Sample social networking policies

    Unleash Investigative Research Information in Web Sites To:
  • Find Death Records, Birthdays, Social Security Numbers
  • Extract Background Information from:

  • Dockets
  • S.E.C. Filings
  • Blogs and Groups

  • Access Expensive Databases "For Free" to Find:

  • Factual and Background Information
  • Full-text Newspaper and Magazine Articles
  • Press Releases

    This program was recorded in New York on July 29, 2010


  • CLE Credit Information

    Click on the state abbreviation to find the CLE Credit Information for your state.



    This program is has been approved for credit in AK,AZ,CA,ME,MO,ND,NJ,NY,WV


    Difficulty Level

    Both newly admitted and experienced attorneys

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    Panelist Biographies

    MarkRosch

    Vice President
    Internet for Lawyers

    Mark Rosch is Vice President of Internet For Lawyers (IFL) and the developer and manager of the Internet For Lawyers Web site. He is the Editor of IFL's newsletter, and writes and speaks about how to use the Internet for research and for marketing and also on technology implementation for the legal community. Additionally, he provides Electronic Marketing Consulting services to law practices of all sizes that seek to improve an online marketing campaign, increase the effectiveness of their current efforts, or optimize their Web sites to improve their Search Engine rankings. During his nearly 20 years of marketing experience, Mr. Rosch has developed and supervised the publicity, promotions and marketing campaigns for numerous and varied clients, from legal portals to new media developers. He has also provided web management consulting to the State Bar of California Law Practice Management & Technology section's Web site and various law firms and solo practitioners. He has written on the subject of building and managing effective Web sites for the Legal Marketing Association, GP Solo, and Los Angeles Lawyer magazines. Mr. Rosch has also written about the application of computer technology in the law office for Law Office Computing, Los Angeles Lawyer, and the Los Angeles Daily Journal, among other publications. He is also co-author of The Lawyer¿s Guide to Fact Finding on the Internet (A.B.A.). Additionally, he has presented at the Annual meetings of the ABA, the National Association of Bar Executives, the Association of Continuing Legal Education, the California State Bar, and in-house at various firms. Mr. Rosch is a member of the A.B.A. and the Association of Continuing Legal Education (ACLEA), serving as Chair of ACLEA's Marketing section. He has also served as a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Public Relations steering committee, the Television Publicity Executives Committee and the American Film Institute. He graduated from Tulane University, in New Orleans, with a B.A. degree in Sociology.


    CaroleLevitt, J.D., M.L.S.

    President
    Internet for Lawyers

    Carole Levitt, J.D., M.L.S., is a nationally recognized author and speaker on Internet legal research. She has over twenty years of extensive experience in the legal field as a Law Librarian, Legal Research and Writing Professor (Pepperdine University School of Law), California Attorney and Internet Trainer. She is a skilled online searcher, focusing on legal, public record, investigative and business research. She is also co-author of The Lawyer¿s Guide to Fact Finding on the Internet (A.B.A.) and also "The Cybersleuth¿s Guide to the Internet." As President and founder of Internet For Lawyers (www.netforlawyers.com), she provides customized Internet research training to legal professionals (with continuing legal education credit). Ms. Levitt has made Internet research presentations at the A.B.A. TechShow; LegalWorks; LegalTech; the annual meetings of the A.B.A., The National Association of Bar Executives, the Association of Continuing Legal Education and the California State Bar Association; the worldwide Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher corporate attorney retreat; law firms, bar associations; and library associations throughout the country. Ms. Levitt serves on the Executive Council of the American Bar Association's Law Practice Management Section, as well as the section's Publishing Board. Previously, she was Chair of the California State Bar's Law Practice Management & Technology Section and served on the Executive Board of the Los Angeles County Bar Law Practice Management Section, among various other professional association activities. She is a regular contributor to the Los Angeles Lawyer magazine's "Computer Counselor" column (reaching 25,000 attorneys throughout California) and has also written for numerous magazines, newsletters and web sites: The Internet Lawyer, Computer and Internet Lawyer, Research Advisor, Nashville Lawyer, FindLaw, CEB Case N Point, and LLRX. Ms. Levitt received her Juris Doctorate from The John Marshall Law School, where she graduated with distinction and was a member of the school's law review. She earned her Bachelors in Political Science and her Masters in Library Science at the University of Illinois.


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