Sentences with phrase «duty of technology competence»

I have been tracking here the states that have adopted the ethical duty of technology competence for lawyers.

The past year has seen a growing number of states adopt the ethical duty of technology competence for lawyers.

So let's get started in talking about this so - called duty of technology competence.

Our topic today is going to be the emerging duty of technology competence for lawyers.

As I continue to track the states that have adopted the ethical duty of technology competence, I have two more to add, bringing the total to 23.

I wrote recently that 13 states had adopted the ethical duty of technology competence reflected in 2012 amendments to the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct.

Technology Competence: What the Ethical Duty Means for You and Your Firm is a new white paper by Ivy B. Grey that explains the codified duty of technology competence.

In my column this week at Above the Law, I discuss this evolving ethical duty of technology competence for lawyers and what it means for a lawyer to be competent in technology.

The opinion, Formal Opinion 477, is significant for a number of reasons, not least of which is that is based in part on the so - called duty of technology competence, which we last wrote about in the context of a California ethics opinion concerning competence in e-discovery technology.

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Today our subject is the emerging duty of technology competence, and our guest is Bob Ambrogi who is a long time blogger and legal technologist — journalist, I would say — on all these topics.

In my continuing effort to tally the states that have adopted the duty of technology competence, the total is now 18.

Just last week, I reported that Oklahoma had adopted the duty of technology competence for lawyers, becoming the 24th state on my ongoing tally of states that have adopted the ABA Model Rule.

Just this morning, the Virginia Supreme Court entered an order making the Old Dominion the 18th state to adopt the duty of technology competence for lawyers.

On Friday November 13, 2015, while two more states adopted a duty of technology competence into their codes — and while Canadian law societies maintained unanimous silence on such requirements for lawyers — British Columbia's Office of the Information & Privacy Commissioner and Representative for Children and Youth, released Cyberbullying: Empowering Children and Youth To Be Safe Online and Responsible Digital Citizens.

It is safe to say that, a year from now, the majority of states will have adopted the duty of technology competence.

The new opinion, Formal Opinion 477 (embedded copy below), updates Formal Opinion 99 - 413, issued in 1999, to reflect changes in the digital landscape as well as 2012 changes to the ABA's Model Rules of Professional Conduct, particularly the addition of the duty of technology competence in Model Rule 1.1 and changes to Rule 1.6 regarding client confidences.

As this blog continues to follow the states that adopt the duty of technology competence for lawyers, there is another to add: Colorado.

Add Tennessee to the list of states that have adopted the duty of technology competence, bringing the total to 27 states.

My post yesterday about Kentucky having adopted the duty of technology competence brought an email alerting me that Indiana had also adopted the duty, bringing the total to 31.

As I continue my effort to keep a tally of the states that have adopted the duty of technology competence.

It is significant, therefore, that 20 states have now adopted what I call the duty of technology competence.

I've written any number of posts about the duty of technology competence under ABA Model Rule 1.1, Comment 8, and I've been tracking its adoption by the states.

In my continuing effort to track states that have adopted the ethical duty of technology competence for lawyers, I have two more to add, one that adopted it recently and one that I missed from earlier this year:

Just a week ago, I reported on the 29th state to have adopted the duty of technology competence, as part of my ongoing tally of states, and now there is the 30th to add: Kentucky.

In my continuing effort to keep a tally of the states that have adopted the duty of technology competence, I've discovered another, Nebraska, which brings the total to 28 states.

I've written frequently here about the duty of technology competence and I've been maintaining a tally of the states that have adopted the duty.

On Friday, I reported that Florida had become the 25th state to adopt the duty of technology competence for lawyers.

That duty of technology competence extends to e-discovery, the opinion concludes, and because e-discovery can come up in almost every litigation matter, attorneys should have at least a baseline understanding of it.

I am presenting a plenary session on Friday morning at 9:30 on the ethical duty of technology competence.

I'll be presenting the morning keynote, «Understanding the Duty of Technology Competence,» and also participating on the panel, «Ethical Perils of Social Media for Lawyers and Judges.»

But it was probably the most explicit opinion that I've seen so far that simply talked about the implications of this duty of technology competence for a particular area of law.

But again, it goes hand in hand with this duty of technology competence.

In this episode of The Digital Edge, Jim Calloway interviews lawyer and legal technology blogger / podcaster Bob Ambrogi about the lawyer's duty of technology competence, how it applies to discovery and confidentiality, and how technology can really benefit lawyers too.

We've got this idea that lawyers have this duty of technology competence that we've got very little guidance yet as to exactly what that means.

Bob, why don't you start off by explaining to our listeners what is this duty of technology competence.

But this opinion is saying as one example of this application of the duty of technology competence, you need to be able to do that yourself.

Note that I will be participating in a webinar on the duty of technology competence on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 1 p.m. Eastern time.

Oklahoma this week became the latest state to adopt the duty of technology competence for lawyers.

In an order that also adopted the duty of technology competence, the Supreme Court of Florida revised its minimum CLE requirements to add three hours every three years in approved technology programs.

I'll be presenting the morning keynote, «Understanding the Duty of Technology Competence,» and also participating on the panel, «Ethical Perils -LSB-...]

The free webinar, sponsored by Catalyst, will look at the duty of technology competence generally and with specific reference to e-discovery.

Delaware became the first state to formally adopt a duty of technology competence and it created a Commission on Law and Technology to help lawyers comply.

In my continuing effort to track states that have adopted the ethical duty of technology competence for lawyers, I have two more to add, one that adopted it recently and one that I missed from earlier this year: Iowa adopted the rule on Oct. 15, 2015, effective immediately.

In my column this week at Above the Law, I discuss this evolving ethical duty of technology competence for lawyers and what it -LSB-...]

The Supreme Court of Illinois yesterday adopted the ethical duty of technology competence, making it the 15th state (by my count) to have adopted the 2012 amendment to the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct.

I've been following states» adoption of the duty of technology competence.

In any event, you can read my full list of states that have adopted the duty of technology competence in this post.