Lawyers Gone Ethical

Social media can be a great place to connect with colleagues and grow your law practice, when used correctly. For many lawyers, however, the thought of posting and engaging on social media platforms generates as much fear as it does questions. In this episode, I'm focusing specifically on Twitter and sharing a few important ways you can and should be using the platform. My hope is that I address some of the fears and questions you might have about using this platform.

What I Cover in This Episode:

• How should you handle posting confidential information on Twitter?
• What is confidential information and what isn't?
• Why you shouldn't use your Twitter account as an advertisement
• The value in Twitter is in having people follow you and reading your posts. That won't happen if you're spreading negativity
• Fill your feed with helpful information by following the right people
• Use Twitter to help people by answering questions, showing support, and connecting
• In order to be effective on Twitter, it's important to share content that you've created
• How do you know if your posts are crossing ethical lines?
• Should you make it known that you're available for employment on this platform?
• What can you include in your Twitter profile to shield against potential advertising rules violations?

Resources Mentioned:

Episode 21 with Nick Rishwain

Contact me with future episode topics – megan[at]zaviehlaw[dot]com

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Kenneth Lawson went from running a successful practice in Ohio to having his license revoked because of misconduct while addicted to prescription painkillers. He joins us to share his remarkable journey to redemption.

Ken Lawson is the Co-Director of the Hawai'i Innocence Project and an Associate Faculty Specialist at the William S. Richardson Law School where he teaches Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law, Professional Responsibility, Evidence, and Hawai'i Innocence Project.

What Kenneth Shares in This Episode:

• His lack of self-esteem as a child, where that stemmed from, and how it affected his beliefs about himself
• How he became the first African American lawyer at one of the largest firms in Cincinnati
• Why fear of personal insecurity, failure, economic insecurity, and other fears held him back
• What finally led him to leave his corporate position to open his own law practice
• How he acquired Deion Sanders as a client
• Despite being happier as a solo practitioner, Kenneth still felt like "something was missing"
• His adoption and how he tracked down his biological mother
• When he first realized he was addicted and how the addiction escalated
• What led him to attend his first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting
• How he handled a public disbarment
• Why going to prison might have been the wakeup call he needed
• How he secured his current professor position with the University of Hawaii
• The lesson he has learned about forgiving others and letting go of anger

Resources Mentioned:

If you're licensed as an attorney in California and need addiction help and services, here are several resources for you.

The Other Bar

The Recovery Village

Hazelden

ABA Lawyer Assistance

A resource for rebuilding your finances after rehab

ABA Journal article about Kenneth and the road to redemption for disbarred lawyers

Contact Information:

[email protected]

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If you're a new lawyer just starting out in your legal career, you'll want to tune in to episode to hear my top 10 tips (and 1 bonus one!) to help you succeed.

If you're a more seasoned attorney, I'd love to hear your best tip for new lawyers. Tweet me @zaviehlaw

My top 10 tips:

1. No matter how brilliant you are, you are going to be working with people who know more than you do
2. Why "I don't know" or "No" are not sufficient responses
3. Ask a lot of questions (even if you think you're irritating the people you're asking)
4. Communication is key!
5. Under-promise and over-deliver
6. Internalize feedback, from anyone, but especially from senior members at your firm
7. Have an exit strategy
8. Give help and give credit
9. Know your tools
10. Don't forget to network!

And one bonus:

Take care of yourself!

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You're a busy lawyer and some days make you wish you could multiply yourself. Well, until that day comes, you must learn to delegate. But where should you begin? What factors are important when it comes to delegation, and what are the potential challenges and benefits of delegation?

I'm joined by Lori Gonzalez is the President and Founder of the RayNa Corporation, outsourced administrative and back office support for lawyers. Lori and I discuss the reason why many lawyers find delegating tasks so difficult, and how to overcome these challenges to effectively delegate certain tasks.

What We Discuss in This Episode:

• It's true that no one else can do what you do, but you must realize what areas you bring the most value to
• What are some of the barriers lawyers place between themselves and effectively delegating?
• Readjusting the notion that perfection is required. It's not!
• Human error happens every day, all day long, and none of us are immune from that
• Your system should allow for mistakes, it's really setting up the process to find mistakes, not necessarily not making them
• What danger do we face for hoarding tasks and not delegating?
• What type of relief and freedom results from delegating?
• Where to begin with delegation?
• After you figure out what tasks should be delegated, you have to figure out what systems to put in place to do those well.
• What tools are available?
• The importance of establishing systems before you begin delegating

Resources Mentioned:

Clio Legal Trends Report

CaseMail - digital mailing service

Trello

Outsource Easier - Dina Eisenberg

Contact information:

www.Raynacorp.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/raynacorp

[email protected]

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Many law students fear seeking the necessary attention and help for their mental health issues because they know they're likely to have to report it on their moral character application. Even though few applicants are denied admission based on mental health treatment or diagnoses, there is still a lot of stigma surrounding seeking help. So what are law students and lawyers applying anew for their moral character application to do?

I'm joined by two wonderful guests, Margaret Hannon and Katherine Silver Kelly, to discuss the fear surrounding seeking necessary help. Margaret is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Michigan law school, and she teaches Legal Research and Writing. Katherine is the Director of Academic Support at Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and has a lot of experience working with students, preparing them to apply for their character and fitness application process.

What We Discuss in this Episode:

• Knowing a student will likely have to disclose having sought treatment for mental health issues would discourage them from actually seeking help
• Are law students truly fearing the moral character application as they enter law school and progress through?
• What are some reasons students list for not receiving treatment?
• Seeking help while in law school is a great way to ensure success as a lawyer
• There is no predictive correlation between mental health and competency as a lawyer
• For many states, fellow lawyers are the ones making the determination of an applicant's mental fitness
• The importance of seeking help even if it's uncomfortable
• The benefits of disclosing mental health concerns
• Seeking help from appropriate professionals instead of from other law student s
• How is the Department of Justice connected to this discussion of mental health?

Resources Mentioned:

Margaret Hannon's article

Jeena Cho Episode 6

Contact Information:

Margaret Hannon

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/mch_tweets

Katherine Silver Kelly

[email protected]

Twitter https://twitter.com/ksilverkelly

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