Sentences with phrase «proposed ethics opinion»

I would like to respectfully offer comments on the North Carolina State Bar proposed ethics opinion FEO 6 regarding the use of SaaS in law practice management, entitled, «Formal Ethics Opinion 6: Subscribing to Software as a Service While Fulfilling the Duties of Confidentiality and Preservation of Client Property».

Below is the text from my letter to the NC Bar Ethics Committee regarding their proposed ethics opinion on the use of Software as a Service (SaaS) in law practice management.

The North Carolina State Bar published the revised version of its proposed ethics opinion on the use of SaaS in law practice management on April 21st, entitled, «Formal Ethics Opinion 6: Subscribing to Software as a Service While Fulfilling the Duties of Confidentiality and Preservation of Client Property».

The ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 proposal and the NC State Bar proposed ethics opinion both represent important steps forward in clarifying the ethics of cloud computing, and it's encouraging to see both organizations take forward - looking positions on the use of technology in law firms.

California's proposed ethics opinion on attorney duties in e-discovery has been finalized.

North Carolina quickly put the kibosh on plans for advertising legal services on Groupon, stating in a proposed ethics opinion that the site's fee «is a percentage of the amount actually paid to the lawyer and appears to constitute revenue sharing with a nonlawyer.»

Not exact matches

On ethics, Cuomo proposed requiring state lawmakers to seek an advisory opinion on any outside income and closing an election - law loophole that allows companies to skirt contribution maximums by forming an unlimited number of subsidiaries to channel donations.

When I wrote about the proposed opinion last February, I called it a harbinger, writing, «It is only a matter of time before ethics bodies across the nation call for competence in e-discovery.»

The North Carolina State Bar recently published for comment a proposed legal ethics opinion approving lawyers» use of cloud computing and Software - as - a-Service.

Draft ethics opinions on cloud computing and other technologies, such as the North Carolina Bar Association's Proposed Formal Ethics Opinion on cloud computing, reference the need for a broadly recognized set of best practices relating to technology; prior to ILTSO, no such document existed.

In this column, I would like to propose one relatively simple thing that could be done in the short term, either alongside larger reform projects or in the absence of such projects: start publishing law society ethics opinions.

He is speaking of last week's ethics opinion, striking down a proposed employment agreement limiting the right of in - house lawyers at BASF Corp. to move to competitors, as reported today by the New Jersey Law Journal.

The following is the question posed of the ethics committee in Proposed 2011 Formal Ethics Opinion 6 — Subscribing to Software as a Service While Fulfilling the Duties of Confidentiality and Preservation of Client Property:

Although not covered by an ethics opinion, the proposed opinion also noted that a lawyer could face legal issues if disposed equipment or memory devices have personal information, such as medical records, Social Security numbers, or criminal arrest records.

As part of process of establish new ethics opinions and rules, ethics committees typically hold hearings or publish proposed opinions for comment, seeking input from practicing attorneys.