D.C. Bar issues comprehensive guidelines on lawyers’ use of social media (Opinion 370 and 371)

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
In November 2016, the DC Bar Legal Ethics Committee issued Ethics Opinion 370 (Social Media I) and 371 (Social Media II), which address the use of social media by lawyers for marketing and personal use and for providing legal services. The two opinions aim at increasing awareness of the ethical issues generating from the increasing use of social media by attorneys. The two opinions highlight how lawyers have a duty to maintain competence and to understand how posting on social media works. D.C. Read more [...]

CCBE’s recommendations to protect confidentiality from government’s surveillance

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
On April 28, 2016, the CCBE issued a paper about the standards necessary “to ensure that the essential principles of professional secrecy and legal professional privilege are not undermined by practices undertaken by the state involving the interception of communications and access to lawyers’ data for the purpose of surveillance and/or law enforcement”. Part I describes meaning and scope of client confidentiality. The paper highlights how client confidentiality is protected both under Read more [...]