Marie+Newman


 * MARIE NEWMAN'S HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS**

Part 1 Part 2 “Virtual Law Practice,” “Digital Law Practice,” “eLawyering” definitions [] [] []
 * Homework Assignment #1**
 * 1) 5 good things about running a virtual law practice: no need to establish a physical law office; money can be saved on rent, utilities, etc; you can practice in a jurisdiction where you do not currently live if you are a member of that jurisdiction’s bar; more flexibility in terms of other life commitments; you can be your own boss and set your own hours; you may be able to save on staff costs depending on the software choices you make.
 * 2) 5 things that could go wrong: it might be hard to establish an attorney-client relationship with someone in a virtual environment; there may be issues of confidentiality of data which are stored in the cloud; it might be difficult to authenticate a client’s identity to your satisfaction; you have to make case-by-case determinations as to whether a matter can truly be handled in a virtual practice; you must be careful to define the scope of the representation and not exceed that scope.
 * 1) “In my opinion, the idea of a "virtual law firm" is becoming a way of describing a law firm that delivers legal services in a new and innovative way. The average consumer whose purchasing behaviour has changed because of the proliferation of non-lawyer web sites on the Internet, such as [|LegalZoom], understands very well that when a law firm uses the terms, "virtual" or "online" that the firm is offering a service that is often more reasonably priced, more convenient to use, and often delivered at a faster response time than is usual. Our market research shows that when consumers see the term "virtual law firm", that it means that a law firm is willing to offer legal services in a non-traditional way, usually "unbundled legal services," and at a fixed price.”
 * 1) ”According to earlier sources, a virtual law firm shares the following characteristics:
 * 2) Has a stable core group of attorneys;
 * 3) Has established collaborative relationships with other, specialized law firms that possess expertise that’s occasionally needed;
 * 4) Is glued together with appropriate computer and telecommunications technology such as [|project management software] or a Virtual Law Office (VLO)
 * 5) Expands and reduces personnel as needed. [|[2]]”
 * 1) “Let’s start with this question: what is a “virtual law firm?” I believe that it is a law firm that:
 * 2) <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Has a stable core group of attorneys;
 * 3) <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Has established collaborative relationships with other, specialized law firms that possess expertise that’s occasionally needed;
 * 4) <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Is glued together with appropriate computer and telecommunications technology; and,
 * 5) <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Expands and reduces personnel as needed.”

**<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT #2 ** **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Marie S. Newman ** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">**Benefits/Advantages to Document Automation:** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Allows attorneys to do better work with less effort—saves tune and money <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Quality control is easier. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Routine work is automated, so attorneys realize more job satisfaction from doing less routine work. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Building document automation systems might be a career path for attorneys who understand an area of law well and also understand how technology works. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Document comparison is much simpler than in the past. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">**Pitfalls/Problems/Barriers to Document Automation:** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">A glitch/error in the program will be replicated throughout every document it produces. <span style="font-family: "times new roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Some platforms may not be stable over the long haul—choose with care. <span style="font-family: "times new roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Will it result in fewer jobs for attorneys? <span style="font-family: "times new roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Costs can be quite high. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Few attorneys/law students understand an area of law or technology well enough to build their own systems. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">The first site I visited was Goodwin Procter’s Founder’s Workbench site (Document Driver) used to generate the forms needed to create a Delaware corporation. I have never generated such forms in practice, so I approached this site as someone new both to document automation systems and also to the incorporation process. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">There were a lot of initial disclaimers which made me wonder if users actually did consult tax and other professionals before seeking to incorporate. I would have done so had I actually been going through the incorporation process. Support was available, although the instructions seemed pretty clear and easy to understand. I liked the fact that the site provided me up front with a list and short description of the documents that would be generated by the site. And I liked the explanations that kept popping up as I proceeded; I felt they gave me a bit of an education! I was amazed at how quickly the documents were generated, and I liked the to-do list that was included; it would have been fairly straightforward at that point to go ahead and finish the incorporation process myself. It’s hard to imagine that this is a free service. All in all, I found the site very easy to use. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">However, I still felt I would have turned over the work to a knowledgeable corps attorney if I had actually intended to form a corporation. I kept having the feeling that the decisions I was making would have all kinds of consequences, tax and otherwise, which I could not foresee. Nor did I have any ability to judge the quality of the work produced, which would also be true if I had hired an attorney to do the same work. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">I next visited Orrick’s Term Sheet Creator, and created another set of incorporation documents using the same information I had put into Founder’s Workbench. Again, I found it easy to use. The two programs seemed very similar to me, but the first did a better job of walking me through the process. I thought the pop-up explanations in Term Sheet Creator weren’t as thorough as those in Founder’s Workbench, but the program did generate the needed documents quickly and easily.
 * Homework Assignment #2**
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Part 1 **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Part 2 **

**<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT #3 ** **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Marie S. Newman **
 * Homework Assignment #3**

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Support for e-filing: There is extensive support for e-filing at this link: [] E-filing is now mandatory for civil actions in Westchester County, and as a result, user manuals, training videos, forms, and other user support have been made available. The link provided is a centralized source for all of this information. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Support for e-filing by pro se litigants: The County Clerk’s Office has its own e-filing site directed at the public: [] Unfortunately, they do not offer support to the public, although the site does include all the necessary forms and links to the same user guides provided at the link above. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Online docket/calendar: The docket/calendar is online: [] There are separate links for civil and criminal matters. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Online forms: There are forms online through the New York State Unified Court System: [] There are also forms specifically for the Second Judicial Department: [] <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Support for e-filing: There is much less support available than what was offered by the lower court: [] It seems to be directed at attorneys, which makes sense since this is an appellate court. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Support for e-filing by pro se litigants: None explicitly offered. There is no special site or support offered: []
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Website: County Court **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">[]
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Question 1 **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Question 2 **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Question 3 **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Question 4 **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Website: New York State Court of Appeals **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">[]
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Question 1 **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Question 2 **

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Online docket/calendar: I found a calendar for the current term of the court, which began in January: [] Unfortunately, it is very difficult to find out when a particular case will be argued, at least through the website. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Online forms: There is a link to forms from the court’s homepage: [] There are only five different forms offered, and only one of these is directed toward the public: MOTION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL IN A CIVIL CASE <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">FORM FOR PRO SE LITIGANTS. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Support for e-filing: The court has mandated e-filing, and has an extensive e-filing site with a thorough manual []. <span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The ECF Help Desk is available via email at <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">helpdesk@nysd.uscourts.gov <span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">, or by telephone at (212) 805-0800, Monday through Friday during normal Clerk’s Office hours. Support for e-filing by pro se litigants: The court discourages pro se litigants from appearing and advises them as follows: “It is advisable to proceed in federal court with an attorney. Litigation can be complicated, time-consuming and as a result overwhelming. Experienced legal counsel familiar with the law and rules of procedures can greatly increase your chances of successfully resolving your case.” There is a site where pro se litigants can get information: [] Pro se litigants are not allowed to file electronically without permission from the court. This information is available from the FAQs page: [] Online docket/calendar: I could not find any information on the website. Online forms: There is an extensive collection of forms: []
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Question 3 **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Question 4 **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Website: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">[]
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Question 1 **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Question 2 **
 * Question 3 **
 * Question 4 **

**<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 19px;">HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT #4 ** **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Marie S. Newman ** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Question 1 Two discrete tasks that could be unbundled from different areas of law practice:

<span style="font-family: "times new roman","serif";">- Draw up a prenuptial agreement <span style="font-family: "times new roman","serif";">- Review contracts for the sale/purchase of property <span style="font-family: "times new roman","serif";">- <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Question 2 A task that lends itself to being converted into a digital application:

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">A state FOIL (Freedom of Information Law in NY) request. It would be easy to digitize such requests. This would be helpful in situations where serial requests need to be made because the agency having possession of the records fails to produce them in a timely fashion, or because multiple records are needed from the same agency.

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Question 3 Risks involved in unbundling legal services:

<span style="font-family: "times new roman","serif";">- Clients might not understand what they are getting. They may think they are contracting for a complete package of legal representation when they are contracting for only a discrete task. This is particularly risky if the client is not carefully screened. <span style="font-family: "times new roman","serif";">- Attorneys must assess clients carefully and make sure they will be able to handle any tasks the attorney has not contracted to perform for them that they will have to perform themselves, such as legal research. <span style="font-family: "times new roman","serif";">- If the scope of the representation changes, the attorney must draw up a revised agreement and have the client sign it immediately. He should not proceed without one.

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Question 4 Digital application:

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">An app could be developed for a simple (i.e., no children, few assets) uncontested divorce. Such an app would not be appropriate for a couple with children and/or significant assets—in such a situation, it would be reasonable to expect attorneys for both parties to negotiate on their behalf which can be costly.

**NEW YORK STATE**
 * Homework Assignment #5**

New York Court of Appeals decisions: [] Lower New York courts: [] [] []
 * CASES**
 * STATUTES**
 * REGULATIONS**

**<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Homework Assignment #6 ** **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Marie S. Newman **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Questions 1-3: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> The YouTube EULA is at []<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> The clause dealing with user-submitted content is as follows:

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">6. Your Content and Conduct

 * 1) <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13px;">As a YouTube account holder you may submit Content to the Service, including videos and user comments. You understand that YouTube does not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any Content you submit.
 * 2) <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13px;">You shall be solely responsible for your own Content and the consequences of submitting and publishing your Content on the Service. You affirm, represent, and warrant that you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to publish Content you submit; and you license to YouTube all patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights in and to such Content for publication on the Service pursuant to these Terms of Service.
 * 3) <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13px;">For clarity, you retain all of your ownership rights in your Content. However, by submitting Content to YouTube, you hereby grant YouTube a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the Content in connection with the Service and YouTube's (and its successors' and affiliates') business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Service (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels. You also hereby grant each user of the Service a non-exclusive license to access your Content through the Service, and to use, reproduce, distribute, display and perform such Content as permitted through the functionality of the Service and under these Terms of Service. The above licenses granted by you in video Content you submit to the Service terminate within a commercially reasonable time after you remove or delete your videos from the Service. You understand and agree, however, that YouTube may retain, but not display, distribute, or perform, server copies of your videos that have been removed or deleted. The above licenses granted by you in user comments you submit are perpetual and irrevocable.
 * 4) <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13px;">You further agree that Content you submit to the Service will not contain third party copyrighted material, or material that is subject to other third party proprietary rights, unless you have permission from the rightful owner of the material or you are otherwise legally entitled to post the material and to grant YouTube all of the license rights granted herein.
 * 5) <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13px;">You further agree that you will not submit to the Service any Content or other material that is contrary to the YouTube Community Guidelines, currently found at <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13px;">[] <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13px;">, which may be updated from time to time, or contrary to applicable local, national, and international laws and regulations.
 * 6) <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13px;">YouTube does not endorse any Content submitted to the Service by any user or other licensor, or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and YouTube expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with Content. YouTube does not permit copyright infringing activities and infringement of intellectual property rights on the Service, and YouTube will remove all Content if properly notified that such Content infringes on another's intellectual property rights. YouTube reserves the right to remove Content without prior notice.

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The Facebook EULA is at [|http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/legal/terms]<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> The clause dealing with user-submitted content is as follows: <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Some similarities: <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Some differences: <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The content provider warrants to the website owner that he/she is the owner of the content, and that he/she is not violating the IP rights of any other individual or organization. If the website owner learns that the content provided violates the IP rights of any individual or organization, the content will be removed from the website as soon as possible. The content generator grants the owner of the website a royalty-free, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, and transferable license to use the content in whole or in part in any manner in which the owner of the website sees fit. The content provider may delete or remove the content at any time, subject to the understanding that deleted or removed content may persist in backup copies for a reasonable period of time that may or not be within the control of the owner of the website.
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Sharing Your Content and Information **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">You own all of the content and information you post on Facebook, and you can control how it is shared through your [|privacy]<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> and [|application settings]<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">. In addition:
 * 1) <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">For content that is covered by intellectual property rights, like photos and videos (IP content), you specifically give us the following permission, subject to your [|privacy]<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> and [|application settings]<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">: you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any IP content that you post on or in connection with Facebook (IP License). This IP License ends when you delete your IP content or your account unless your content has been shared with others, and they have not deleted it.
 * 2) <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">When you delete IP content, it is deleted in a manner similar to emptying the recycle bin on a computer. However, you understand that removed content may persist in backup copies for a reasonable period of time (but will not be available to others).
 * 3) <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">When you use an application, your content and information is shared with the application. We require applications to respect your privacy, and your agreement with that application will control how the application can use, store, and transfer that content and information. (To learn more about Platform, read our [|Privacy Policy]<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> and [|Platform Page]<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">.)
 * 4) <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">When you publish content or information using the Public setting, it means that you are allowing everyone, including people off of Facebook, to access and use that information, and to associate it with you (i.e., your name and profile picture).
 * 5) <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">We always appreciate your feedback or other suggestions about Facebook, but you understand that we may use them without any obligation to compensate you for them (just as you have no obligation to offer them).
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Question 4: **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Both YouTube and Facebook state that the user owns his content.
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Both YouTube and Facebook state that the user grants the websites a sweeping (“worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable and transferable,” in the case of YouTube) license to use the content.
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">For YouTube, the license ends “within a commercially reasonable time” after the content is removed. This phrase is not defined. For Facebook, the license ends when the content or account is deleted (unless the content has been shared with others who haven’t deleted it).
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">YouTube may retain removed content but does not “display, distribute, or perform” copies of it that are retained on the server. Facebook does not retain removed content, but does warn the user that “removed content may persist in backup copies for a reasonable period of time.” “Reasonable is not defined.”
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Facebook states that it will not compensate users for any feedback or suggestions provided; YouTube does not address this issue.
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Question 5: **

**<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Marie S. Newman ** **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Homework Assignment #7 ** Write an analysis describing your impressions of how well the A2J interface works (or doesn’t) and how well it will work if it gets scaled up to larger and more complicated legal documents and situations. I found it easy to use and thought the pop-up explanations would probably be accessible to laypeople. It’s hard for me to say, however, as I have a J.D., even though I don’t practice. Are there any plans to offer A2J in Spanish or other languages (depending on the community)? I thought some of the terminology might be difficult for a non-native speaker of English to understand. I’m not sure the program would work as well if scaled up to more complicated legal situations. Such situations, it seems to me, call for the expertise and guidance of an attorney. What if someone is lulled into a false sense of confidence by the existence of an online program that seems to meet their needs for legal assistance? I guess I’d like to see a warning or some message pop up advising users that if they have any concerns at all about using A2J, they should consult an attorney. I realize this might not be feasible given the cost of legal representation in this country. More and more people are accessing the web via smartphones. How should A2J look or act different if it is going to run on the smaller screen of a smartphone? Are there any killer features that it should have? Are there any features, that if missing, would prevent people from using A2J as a smartphone app? It is embarrassing to have to admit this, given that I am taking this course on digital law practice, but I don’t have a cellphone, much less a smartphone. I have no idea how A2J should be configured to work on such a device. I have never used an app. I’m not a big fan of anything done on a small screen, although I do like my Kindle. Anything I contributed beyond this would be entirely speculative.

**<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Marie S. Newman ** **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Homework Assignment #8 ** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">NY <span style="color: #252525; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Rules of Prof. Con., Rule 5.5 McK.Consol.Laws, Book 29 App. <span style="color: #252525; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">Rule 5.5. UnauthorizedPracticeofLaw <span style="color: #252525; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">(a) A lawyer shall not practice law in a jurisdiction in violation of the regulation of the legal profession in that jurisdiction. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">CT <span style="color: #252525; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">C.G.S.A. § 51-88 <span style="color: #252525; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">§ 51-88. Practice of law by persons not attorneys <span style="color: #252525; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">(a) A person who has not been admitted as an attorney under the provisions of section 51-80 shall not: (1) Practice law or appear as an attorney-at-law for another, in any court of record in this state, (2) make it a business to practice law, or appear as an attorney-at-law for another in any such court, (3) make it a business to solicit employment for an attorney-at-law, (4) hold himself out to the public as being entitled to practice law, (5) assume to be an attorney-at-law, (6) assume, use or advertise the title of lawyer, attorney and counselor-at-law, attorney-at-law, counselor-at-law, attorney, counselor, attorney and counselor, or an equivalent term, in such manner as to convey the impression that he is a legal practitioner of law, or (7) advertise that he, either alone or with others, owns, conducts or maintains a law office, or office or place of business of any kind for the practice of law. <span style="color: #252525; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">(b) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than two hundred and fifty dollars or imprisoned not more than two months or both. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any employee in this state of a stock or nonstock corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity who, within the scope of his employment, renders legal advice to his employer or its corporate affiliate and who is admitted to practice law before the highest court of original jurisdiction in any state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a territory of the United States or in a district court of the United States and is a member in good standing of such bar. For the purposes of this subsection, “employee” means any person engaged in service to an employer in the business of his employer, but does not include an independent contractor. <span style="color: #252525; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">(c) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be deemed in contempt of court, and the Superior Court shall have jurisdiction in equity upon the petition of any member of the bar of this state in good standing or upon its own motion to restrain such violation. <span style="color: #252525; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">(d) The provisions of this section shall not be construed as prohibiting: (1) A town clerk from preparing or drawing deeds, mortgages, releases, certificates of change of name and trade name certificates which are to be recorded or filed in the town clerk's office in the town in which the town clerk holds office; (2) any person from practicing law or pleading at the bar of any court of this state in his own cause; (3) any person from acting as an agent or representative for a party in an international arbitration, as defined in subsection (3) of section 50a-101; or (4) any attorney admitted to practice law in any other state or the District of Columbia from practicing law in relation to an impeachment proceeding pursuant to Article Ninth of the Connecticut Constitution, including an impeachment inquiry or investigation, if the attorney is retained by (A) the General Assembly, the House of Representatives, the Senate, a committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate, or the presiding officer at a Senate trial, or (B) an officer subject to impeachment pursuant to said Article Ninth. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">NY <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">[] <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">CT <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">[|http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/pub/chap876.htm#Sec51-88.htm] <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">[] <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">[] <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">[]
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Question 1: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;"> Find the definition for unauthorized practice of law for your jurisdiction and at least one other state:
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Question 2: **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Question 3: **

**<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Marie S. Newman **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Homework Assignment #9 **


 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Part 1 Effective Uses of Social Media **

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">[] This is a good example of the effective use of social media. Not only is the blog very focused in subject (Connecticut employment law), but also it is up to date (last updated on April 5). There is an informative biography of the attorney-blogger (Daniel Schwartz), and I note that he has also a presence on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. He blogs about high-profile and current issues such as requiring Facebook login information from job applicants (something discussed during the class on Social Media and Lawyering), breastfeeding in the workplace. Schwartz has effectively carved out a professional niche for himself.

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> [|https://twitter.com/#!/soflatechlawyer] Florida attorney Bob White’s tweets have had a positive effect on his practice, according to this article about lawyers’ use of social media: “’A great example of this is Bob White, a partner-level attorney in Florida [who] uses Twitter to share the best tech articles he finds each week. After a few months of finding and sharing great tech articles, Bob was able to bring in a couple of tech companies as new clients,’ [Adrian] Dayton [a social-media strategist for law firms] notes. ‘They came to recognize, by the quality of his research and the articles he shared, that he really gets it.’” (Matt Silverman, //How Lawyers Are Using Social Media for Real Results//, [], June 1, 2010).

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">[] Law firm DLA Piper maintains a number of niche blogs on areas in which it specializes, including restructuring of German businesses. One of its blogs is in German. The posts are reasonably up to date, and are written by firm attorneys. It is a great way to showcase the firm and the attorneys, whose photographs appear on the blog and whose biographies are linked to from the blog. All the attorneys I checked are on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">[] Weil, Gotshal & Manges, the large New York-based law firm, makes little use of social media. There is a blog on bankruptcy, which is up to date and has good content, but that’s about the extent of it. I didn’t see an RSS feed for the blog. [|http://business-finance-restructuring.weil.com/#axzz1rOxsS6zS] I looked at some of the partners’ profiles, and did not any use of social media (beyond email contact information), e.g., [] Maybe a firm like Weil doesn’t feel the need to market itself the way a smaller or solo practice might?
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Part 2 Ineffective Uses of Social Media **

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">[] I also looked at the website of another leading firm, Skadden Arps, and found no evidence whatsoever of the use of social media by the firm. Skadden does include content authored by its attorneys, its Insights series, [], but there is no other value-added material. None of the attorney profiles that I looked at had links to Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter.

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">[] Holland & Knight’s use of social media is not as effective as it could be. There are links to Facebook and LinkedIn, but they are buried in small print on the bottom of the homepage. Nor do the well-known icons appear anywhere on the site. The attorney profiles that I examined did have links to Facebook and LinkedIn. A lost opportunity?

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">I posted to my group blog, Out of the Jungle, [] I hope this will draw listeners to the archived presentations.
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Part 3 Use Some Form of Social Media to Make People Aware of the Course **