A New Jersey ethics authority has provided guidance on what’s fair game and what’s off-limits for lawyers who use search engines to attract new clients.

The Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics said in an opinion made public Tuesday that a lawyer may purchase a sponsored search keyword on a competing lawyer’s name. That would show the purchaser’s own law firm website in the results when a person types the competitor’s name in a search engine.

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