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ResearchWire - A Web of Legal Ethics: Rules of Professional Conduct

Mon, 01 Feb 1999 01:00:00 -0700

ResearchWire

A Web of Legal Ethics: Rules of Professional Conduct

By Diana Botluk & James P. Botluk

Diana Botluk is an online legal information professional who lectures, teaches and writes about finding law-related information in an online environment. She is the author of The Legal List: Research on the Internet, and a columnist for Internet Law Researcher newsletter, with a column called Finding Information on the World Wide Web. She teaches basic, advanced and online legal research at the University of Maryland, and Internet classes at CAPCON Library Network. She has lectured at many professional conferences, is actively involved in the Law Librarians Society of D.C. and the American Association of Law Libraries. She is a reference librarian at Catholic University Law School, where she earned her J.D. in 1984. James P. Botluk is the Assistant Bar Counsel for the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland.

Features - Ethical Concerns in Doing Legal Research

Tue, 22 Jul 1997 00:00:00 -0700

Ethical Concerns in Doing Legal Research

By Barbara Folensbee-Moore

(Posted July 22, 1997; Archived September 1, 1997)

Legal ethics and retention of electronic data

Sat, 05 Jan 2013 16:38:26 -0700

Lawyers are increasingly shifting their day to day operations to applications and operations that leverage the convenience and affordability offered by the concept of a paperless office. Attorney Nicole Black talks about how doing so can raise an assortment of ethical issues, since the confidentiality of client information must always be maintained, regardless of the format in which it is stored or distributed.

Animal Rights in the Human Legal System

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:10:41 -0700

The struggle for human rights has gone on for ages, but the story of animal rights has only begun to be told. Ken Strutin's guide is a compilation of new and notable legal resources on animal rights and welfare. Its jurisprudence takes into account the various roles that society has assigned to animals, e.g., companion, servant or object, as well the implications of their participation or use in different sectors of modern life. Some of the key legal areas of confluence include: (1) animal rescue; (2) protective legislation; (3) law enforcement and forensics; (4) elder care and end of life issues; (5) abuse registries; (6) environmental hazards; (7) witness assistants; and (8) development of advanced degrees and specialization in animal law.

Emerging Legal Issues in Social Media: Part I

Sun, 06 Feb 2011 14:20:13 -0700

In Part 1 of his commentary, Ken Strutin discusses how the growth of social media and social networking applications has permeated and extended the range of legal investigation, discovery and litigation. The materials he highlights represent a current sampling of notable developments in law enforcement, law practice, civil and criminal litigation, and technology's influence on human behavior.

Law Firms Now Outsourcers?

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:17:12 -0700

With the recent announcement that UK law firm Eversheds will launch its own outsourcing business, Ron Friedmann addresses the question of what exactly is law firm outsourcing, and how does it differ from where lawyers are located.

Metadata - What Is It and What Are My Ethical Duties?

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:26:05 -0700

Jim Calloway explains why every lawyer needs to understand a few basic things about metadata. He contends that the legal ethics implications of metadata “mining” are no longer just of interest to the lawyers processing electronic discovery, or the ethics mavens.

E-Discovery Update: Lessons From An E-Discovery Disaster

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:20:57 -0700

Conrad J. Jacoby examines the recent case of Southern New England Telephone Company (“SNET”) v. Global NAPS, Inc. as an example of how stonewalling and committing perjury, especially with respect to electronic discovery matters that can be independently validated, remains a poor litigation strategy.