Practical Rules of Discovery and Social Media

In this relevant course, Christopher O’Donnell discusses the implications of social media in the legal profession.

He highlights that any social media presence, whether "deleted" or not, always remains after being published and can therefore be brought to light in a professional setting. This fact makes it vital to be very wary about one’s posts on social media. While social media presents unforeseen problems, it also provides new avenues for communication and discovery within the legal field. Social media has made an irreversible and consequential impact on the legal profession, making it a topic that must be discussed. As a relatively new consideration, social media leaves a lot of room for discretion, especially during legal proceedings. To express this, he delves into different cases and the ways they were handled.

Mr. O'Donnell carefully delineates the laws that deal with social media as well as the real-life legal implications of these platforms, making this course informational and stimulating.