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Social Media Ethics
DATE & TIME
Thursday, June 25, 2025
11am PT | 12pm MT | 1pm CT | 2pm ET
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Social Media – Discovery, Ethics, Evidence & Remedies
We’ll review the pervasive world of social media, providing counsel with focused information on its integral presence in the practice of law from an ethical, discovery, evidentiary, and practice perspective. Technological advancements have created many grey areas regarding reasonable expectations of privacy and have blurred the lines between public and private identities. Ethical considerations and requirements, as well as new case precedents and mistrial, are popping up daily due to the misuse and lack of understanding of the effect social media now has on the work environment and practice of law. Class participants will be armed with specific techniques and tools to identify and collect evidence from social media sources.
IN THIS WEBINAR WE WILL COVER:
- What is social-based media?
- Why is social-based media important to attorneys?
- How social media can cost you: public pitfalls and poor judgment
- What should you be considering ethically?
- Online research tools and resources
- Ways to consider and capture social media evidence
- Considerations when developing social media policies
- Jurors, Social Media, Judges & Mistrials
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Social Media Ethics
Host:
Host: Kiran Deol, Client Relations Manager (Veritext Canada)
Presenters:
Mike Murray, Vice President, Product Strategy ( Veritext Legal Solutions)
Date: Thursday, June 26 2025
Time: 11am PT / 12pm MT / 1pm CT / 2pm ET
Course Credit Details
This course is approved in British Columbia and Saskatchewan for 1 (one) hour of CPD credit.
The Law Society of Manitoba does not formally accredit or pre-approve any programs for CPD reporting purposes, instead, it is up to practicing members to determine if a particular CPD activity meets our requirements, and if so they may report those CPD hours.
The Law Society of Ontario, Substantive Hours do not require accreditation. However, annually, lawyers should conduct their assessment and confirm that their CPD programs or eligible activities maintain or enhance their professional knowledge, skills, and attitudes in the context of their practice and professional development.
MEET THE CPD PRESENTERS
Christy Pratt (HOST)
RCR, RPR, CLR Vice President Veritext Canada
Christy Pratt is the vice president of Veritext Canada, the national leader in legal technology and e-solutions. Prior to joining Veritext she was the owner of Reportex Agencies in British Columbia for over 15 years. Christy has been a realtime reporter for over 25 years, with a special interest in Indigenous rights/title and Charter challenge cases. Christy has reported several landmark trials, including William (Tsilhqot’in Nation), West Moberly (Treaty 8 Boundary), Cambie Surgeries, Thomas (Saik’uz/Stellat’en Nations) and the Cowichan Tribes.
Having worked on land claim trials for the majority of her 25-year court reporting career, Indigenous language is a topic that is particularly close to Christy’s heart. She has worked with hundreds of elders, community members and traditional word spellers, and she collaborates with counsel to create alignment between the parties and the court reporter on spelling and style protocols.
As an expert in realtime reporting and the transcription of Indigenous language, Christy regularly presents webinars on the benefits of realtime, how to effectively conduct an electronic trial and best practices for capturing oral Indigenous testimony.
Kiran Deol (HOST)
Client Relations Manager, Veritext Canada
TBA
Mike Murray (PRESENTER)
Vice President, Product Strategy Veritext Legal Solutions
Mike Murray’s technical expertise includes proficiency in software across the entire spectrum of legal applications. As the former president and founder of the realtime software company, Transcript Manager Pro, he is also an integral member of the Veritext product development team. This team is dedicated to examining industry and technological trends in order to create leading edge programs and applications to facilitate the litigation process.
In addition, Mike travels throughout the nation providing expert, informative, entertaining and educational CLEs, educational instruction, and product demonstrations to legal professionals. He is a regular speaker at a variety of legal events.