Law Practice Management and Technology
The Bottom Line Volume 36, No 4, December 2015
Content
- Consistency is the Key to Fairness in the Law Firm Workplace
- Leveraging Lpo: How Small Law Can Compete with Big Law
- MCLE Self-Study Article There's a Thief In Your Office: the Hidden Cost of Non-Business-Related Internet Use and Texting
- Message From the Editors
- Tech Tip: Pacer Apps for iPhone and iPad
- MCLE Self-Study Article Online Reputation – Occupational Hazard for Lawyers
MCLE Self-Study Article Online Reputation – Occupational Hazard for Lawyers
By Jay Bettinger, Esq.
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Lawyers are often shocked to find letters or emails they wrote to adverse parties appear online — even more so when hateful, usually anonymous, Internet comments target them. Consider what happened to the NFL attorney who was caught in the crossfire when she sent cease-and-desist letters on behalf of the NFL to neighborhood churches to prevent them from using the term “Super Bowl†to promote hosted parties.
Online reputation is a tool in legal disputes to affect the outcome of otherwise unremarkable, routine legal matters. Though they often dodge the attention of high profile blog sites like AboveTheLaw.com or Volokh.com, solo practitioners and small firms should pay close attention to their online reputation, for it is quickly becoming an occupational hazard.