Omar Ha-Redeye spoke on professional conduct and lawyering online at the Virtual & Dispersed Legal Service Models conference on November 27, 2012.

Electronic technology is now easily available as a “force multiplier” for legal practitioners, enabling new approaches to the provision of legal services. Regardless of the size of practice, the contemporary practitioner cannot afford to be without some basic elements of an eCommerce strategy. Further, for those interested in a fulsome approach to service delivery premised on eCommerce, it is important to fully understand and meaningfully consider virtual law practice and dispersed law practice options, and also, it is important that key questions of compliance and risk minimization be adequately addressed. Over the course of this information-packed one-day conference, our expert faculty will provide overviews, tools and analyses regarding virtual and dispersed legal services options, as well as the requisite steps that can turn those options into reality.

Other speakers include: Samantha Ferguson, Joe Milstone, Connie Crosby, and Gary Mitchell.

The program is accredited by the Law Society of Upper Canada for 4.50 Professionalism Hours and is eligible for 3.00 CPD Substantive Hours.

Omar Ha-Redeye talking about new legal marketing and discussing the Personal Injury Alliance (PIA).

Omar Ha-Redeye spoke on two panels at the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) entitled Ethical Considerations in An Age of Technology, held on October 7, 2011 and November 21, 2011.

E-mail and social networking sites are rapidly becoming the preferred method of communication. If you are a lawyer or paralegal, it is critical for you to understand how the use of these tools can trigger the duty of client confidentiality and other professional obligations. Attend this program and learn best practices for ethical use of Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and LinkedIn for the purposes of communicating with clients, marketing your legal services, and networking with your colleagues.

Other panelists included Mitch Kowalski, Bob Tarantino, and Garry Wise.

Omar Ha-Redeye at the Law Society of Upper Canada on October 7, 2011 (Photo Credit: Phil Brown)

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Omar Ha-Redeye spoke at the first-ever Law Tech Camp in Toronto on June 18, 2011 at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law.

SOCIAL MEDIA TRACK

Social Media and the Courts presented by Omar Ha-Redeye
Should reporters and members of the public be allowed to live-tweet courtroom proceedings?  How much weight should Facebook photos and comments be afforded in litigation? Should jury members be restricted from all social media use during trial?  Social media has changed the way information is distributed in society.  In the absence of specific regulations, the role of social media in the courts has largely been left to judicial discretion.  But is the judiciary necessarily the best arbitrator on what the balance between competing interest should be, especially when they are not necessarily active users of social media?  Come share some of your thoughts based on your own social media and legal experiences.

Omar Ha-Redeye is a 2010 graduate of the University of Western Ontario.  A prolific writer and active user of social media and blogs, he is frequently contacted by the legal media and consulted by law firms on technology issues in the legal field.  He is currently an Adjuct Faculty member at Ryerson University, and will be called to the Ontario bar on June 16, 17, 2011. You can visit him at his personal website.

Sponsors included the Centre for Innovation Law and Policy and Lawyer Locate.

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