This document discusses how social media and networking can be used effectively in a job search. It defines different types of social media like social networks, blogs, and bookmarks. It recommends professionals listen through alerts and feeds, connect by expanding networks and being present online, and search by leveraging connections. It warns of legal issues like privacy, defamation, and workplace policies regarding social media use. Finally, it provides resources for further researching social media's role in legal careers.

1. Can You Facebook Your
Way to a Job?
Social Networking and
Your Job Search
Wayne State University School of Law
January 20, 2010
Priya Marwah Doornbos
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2. What is Social Media?
• Social news sites
• Social bookmarking sites
• Social networks
• Blogs
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3. Social Networks
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4. Professional Networking
Online
• Listen
– Google Alerts
– RSS Feeds
• Connect
– Expand your network
– Build relationships
– Be present on others’ sites
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5. Professional Networking
Online
• Search
– Leverage your connections to
gain an inside edge when
searching for jobs .
• Brand yourself
– Create your online
profile/resume
– Get recommendations
– Consider blogging, podcasts or
Ustream
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6. Searching for Jobs
• Monitor Status Updates
• Attend networking events
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7. Searching for Jobs
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8. Searching for Jobs
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9. Legal Issues Using Social
Networking Sites
• Right of Publicity
• Defamation
• Libel and Slander
• Harassment
• Infringement
• Securities Fraud
• Workplace Retaliation
• Wrongful Termination
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10. Ethics Issues
Using Social Media Sites
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11. Ethics Issues
Using Social Media Sites
Are you creating an attorney-client
relationship online?
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12. Ethics Issues
Using Social Media Sites
• Confidentiality: Rule 1.6
• Communications: Rules 3.5, 4.2 & 7.1
• Law Firm Rules: Rules 5.1, 5.2 & 5.3
• Advertisement: Rule 7.2
• Solicitation: Rule 7.3
• Fields of Practice: Rule 7.4
• Misconduct: Rule 8.4 & 8.3
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13. Resources
• The New Community Rules:
Marketing on the Social Web by
Tamar Weinberg
• Mashable.com
• SocialMediaLawStudent.com
• LinkedInLawyer.blogspot.com
• LexBlog.com
• Lawyerist.com
• PluggedInLawyer.com
• ChrisBrogan.com
• Guy Kawasaki – Alltop.com
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14. Connect With Me
@PriyaLawyer
.com/in/priyamarwahdoornbos
.com/priya.marwah.doornbos
.com/PMDLegal
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15. Priya Marwah Doornbos
priya@pmdlegal.com
www.PMDlegal.com
© PMD Legal, 2010
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