June 25, 2007
Lawyers Unwittingly On Camera
As young CPAs in the mid 1960s, several of us were in a small town having dinner at a local restaurant. It was the night before we were to make a surprise bank audit. The conversation, in whispered tones, turned to the bank job we had the next morning. When we arrived at the bank, the police were waiting!
That was when I learned that you never know who is listening. Things are getting even more treacherous. Today, do or say something that can be interpreted as inappropriate and you could star on YouTube the next morning. With that starring role, your career can take a serious blow or it can be sent down the drain entirely. In today’s world of security cameras, cell phones and the Internet, you are never out of sight—never out of earshot!
There can be only one standard of conduct and everyone in the law firm needs to be continuously reminded that someone is always listening, watching and could be RECORDING!
For more on this growing risk, read Carolyn Elefant's June 19, 2007, post on Law.com, “Watch What You Say at a Conference—It Might Wind Up on YouTube.”
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