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A Guide for Lawyers on Authenticating Social Media Evidence

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You've heard of tweets, TikToks, boomerangs, and reels: the easiest way to make it big on the internet. But what happens when your viral video becomes evidence in the courtroom? In this lesson, experts will review employment litigators with best practices for dealing with social media evidence during discovery and trial. The panelists will discuss challenges with the admission at trial of social media evidence, authenticating the evidence, proving its relevancy, and making or overcoming hearsay objections. Topics Discussed in This Lesson: Introduction to e-Discovery; Attorney’s Duty to Make e-Discovery Cost Effective for Your Clients.

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