In-House Counsel Conference - Ethics, Professional Skills and Practice Management for In-House Counsel: Dealing with Regulators: Ethical Considerations on the Use of Social Media for In-house Counsel
OND233Q13B2
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Practical Legal Ethics
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Practical Legal Ethics
3.00pm to 4.00pm Ethical Considerations on the Use of Social Media for In-house Counsel
Most individuals and businesses have one or more social media accounts. For some professions, like lawyers, social media contains inadvertent traps for both individuals and businesses. It's the old adage, just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
Explore some of the traps of social media and tips on how to avoid those traps in this presentation, including:
- The shear scope of social media
- Using social media to 'research' people
- Misleading and deceptive conduct
- Inadvertently engaging in legal practice
- Fit and proper behaviour for lawyers
- Confidentiality risks
Presented by Jeanette Jifkins, Principal Lawyer, Onyx Legal
Presenters
Jeanette Jifkins
Jeanette Jifkins is the Principal Lawyer of Onyx Online Law, an Australian based law firm with the focus of supporting businesses with an online presence. She has extensive experience with a broad variety of corporate and commercial issues including contracts, mergers and acquisitions, business structures, employment and governance. She has over eight years experience in private practice mainly in mid-tier and a a further 8 years in-house. She is currently working with tech start-up iComplii providing general counsel services. Jeanette also has a keen interest in psychological services and is Chair of On The Line Limited which provides MensLine and other counselling services, and a member of the Queensland Board of the Psychology Board of Australia, a Board of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.