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Lawyers & text messaging

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

I have been thinking more about text messaging and its use by attorneys to communicate with clients. It seems there is a large subset of lawyers who believe that text messaging should not be used to communicate with clients.  I can understand why, but I am not sure that I agree.

The argument against lawyers text messaging their clients is several-fold:

  1. short messages are easily misconstrued
  2. text messages are not easily preserved
  3. short messages cannot convey enough information to the client (or from the client to the lawyer)
  4. text messaging is scary and unfamiliar technology
  5. text messaging grants the client too much access and too immediate of access to the attorney

I’m certain this is not an exhaustive list. But it is a hefty enough list to dissuade lawyers from using text messaging technologies. Some of the concerns, I think, are legitimate (or at least borderline so), while others I am more skeptical of. (more…)

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Lawyers and Instant Messaging

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

Do Lawyers Text Message?

Or, atty txting, r u 4 it?

The following is a real (and redacted) conversation amongst several lawyers (including me) on the topic of text messaging and instant messaging. As you can see, the opinions fall primarily along two lines—those who embrace the technology and those who are skeptical of the technology. As I say in my bit below, I think there will be a generational change where lawyers a decade or two from now will use IM and txting the way we currently use e-mail and voicemail. In other words, without blinking an eye.

Without further ado:
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