The increasing use of social media and artificial intelligence by lawyers is igniting a debate as to whether the decades-old professional conduct rules are in sync with current technological advancements. As the American Bar Association puts it, these rules are designed to offer direction to lawyers and a regulatory framework for disciplinary boards. However, some legal professionals believe these regulations have not evolved with the times, leaving a disparity between current practices and what the rules accommodate.
Expressing strong opinions over the matter, intellectual property attorney Ana Juneja criticized the bar rules as severely outdated, further underscored by the rise of lawyers as social media influencers. The implication is that the Bar Association may need to revise and modernise its rules to fully encapsulate the realities of legal practice in the digital era.