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To Internet Or Not To Internet: Ethics Opinions On Internet Usage, Sharon Bradley
To Internet Or Not To Internet: Ethics Opinions On Internet Usage, Sharon Bradley
Continuing Legal Education Presentations
Considers the ethical implications of using email to communicate with clients, using cloud storage for legal files, and tracking people related to a case via the Internet . Highlights recent state bar ethics committee decisions.
Internet Ethics: Complications Of The Digital Age And Web Sites To Help You Untangle Them, Maureen Cahill
Internet Ethics: Complications Of The Digital Age And Web Sites To Help You Untangle Them, Maureen Cahill
Continuing Legal Education Presentations
Computers and the Internet have profoundly changed at least the mechanics of the practice of law. Client communication, legal research, document drafting and transmittal, and record storage are increasingly paper free undertakings. As someone who began the practice of law long before the advent of the personal computer or the Internet, I can attest that the shift to computers and the Internet has greatly increased efficiency, productivity and convenience. At the same time, these tools can greatly complicate many traditional ethical considerations.
The paper is divided into two parts. In the first portion of this paper, I will try to …