LawPRO Magazine is published by the Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company (LPIC), the wholly Canadian owned insurance company that provides mandatory professional liability insurance to lawyers in private practice in Ontario.

In the December 2009 issue, LawPRO Magazine has run a “Social Media” theme, dealing with “Why, What and How to Do It Right”, including an article  that sets out a useful summary of Canadian case law on the use of social networking sites in litigation:  “Litigation and Online Social Networking Sites“.

Other articles that may be of interest include:

• “Social Media: Why?” - An overview of how social media are changing the legal landscape.
• “Social Media: What?” – A guide through the many social media tools available PLUS interviews with five lawyers who walk the social media talk.
• “Social Media: How?”  – A primer on social media as marketing and networking tools in law practice.
• “Social media pitfalls to avoid” -  A discussion of some of the dangers inherent in using social networking tools, and how to safely exploit the marketing opportunities they do offer.

LawPRO Magazine also offeres a number of technology-related articles with practical information for lawyers and businesses, all of which are freely available online.