What’s On Your Facebook Page?
The National Law Journal recently published an article (http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1202423725315&pos=ataglance) which discussed the fact that jury consultants and trial lawyers are now researching social networking sites and personal blogs to assist them in the voir dire process. Conducting Internet research has proven very useful by providing trial lawyers with valuable insight about potential jurors that is not readily apparent through voir dire. It appears that what people post on their MySpace or Facebook pages is far different from what they state on their jury questionnaires. For example, the article mentions a case where the defense successfully had a juror dismissed after discovering that the juror had lied on her questionnaire through an Internet search.
Jury consultants and trial lawyers are not the only ones who are using Internet research in this manner. Law firms often use the Internet as well to conduct informal background searches on potential lateral candidates. More and more firms are searching the Internet, especially social networking sites and personal blogs, to gain better insight into a potential candidate. Thus, before you start your job search, it is very important that the public information on your Facebook or MySpace page does not contain anything that you would not want a potential employer to know. After all, you never know who may be googling your name next.
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