Wake Up Call: ‘Lawfluencers’ Breach Legal Ethics on Social Media

Welcome to Bloomberg Law’s Wake Up Call, a daily rundown of the top news for lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel.

• Social media “lawfluencers” are offering subpar legal advice, finds new research published in the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics. Some legal content creators are “significantly influenced by algorithms” on media platforms such as TikTok, according to the paper, which encourages them to push out content that doesn’t meet the required benchmark to be considered professional work or advice. In return, the algorithm rewards them with more views, subscribers and, ultimately, income. (Legal Cheek)
• The lawyer negotiating for ...