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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Apr. 10, 2015

Ethical pitfalls for attorneys on LinkedIn

With one-in-three professionals subscribing and 347 million members worldwide, LinkedIn has undoubtedly become the prevailing business person's social network. By Shawn Shaffie


By Shawn Shaffie


With one-in-three professionals subscribing and 347 million members worldwide, LinkedIn has undoubtedly become the prevailing business person's social network. As more and more attorneys utilize LinkedIn as their go-to social media platform for advertising and research, the likelihood of inadvertent communications which trigger ethical breaches will also rise.


Attorneys who use social media have a professional and ethical obligatio...

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