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E-Competence? California Advises Attorneys on Requisite Competence in the Handling of E-Discovery

by in client confidentiality, competence, diligence, E-discovery, Legal Services, News, Professionalism, Technology. Posted August 24, 2015
On June 30, 2015, the State Bar of California Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct released Formal Opinion No. 2015-193 addressing an attorney’s ethical duties in the handling of the discovery of electronically stored information (“ESI”). Advises
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Advertising

Law Firm Texting : Impermissible Solicitation or Direct Mail Advertising?

by in Advertising Rules, Attorney Advertising, First Amendment, legal ethics, Legal Services, News, solicitation, Technology, texting. Posted May 21, 2015
The Florida Bar Committee on Advertising voted 6-1 to answer the texting question by defining a law firm's proposed texting  campaign as impermissible solicitation analogous to inappropriate phone calling or telemarketing to attract clients.  
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Exchanged

Attorney-Client Privilege not Extended to E-Mails Exchanged with Attorney Litigation Funder

by in Attorney Client Privilege, confidentiality, Legal Services, Litigation funders, News, Professionalism. Posted March 26, 2015
On January 30, 2015, in response to a Motion to Compel, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ordered emails exchanged between defendant’s ex-wife and a litigation funder to be produced after finding that the e-mails are not protected by the attorney-client privilege.
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Outsourcing

City of New York Opines on the Ethics of Outsourcing

by in Legal Services, Outsourcing, Professionalism. Posted March 21, 2015
In Formal Opinion 2015-1, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York Committee on Professional Ethics answered “a question of first impression in New York” concerning law firms’ use of professional employer organizations (“PEOs”), which “help small businesses provide employment benefits and human resource services to their employees.” Outsourcing
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