Who is Responsible for Social in Your Law Firm?
Who owns social in your law firm? If your firm is like most, social is probably owned by the marketing department. Other law firms may assign the responsibility for social to the IT department or Corporate Communications. However, if one looks at social in a truly holistic way, the responsibility for social media should be shared […]
[Webinar] How to Use Blogging and Social Media to Build a Thriving Law Practice
Build a website and they will not come. In today’s world it’s not enough to have a static web presence for your practice. You also need to engage and provide value — with law blogs and social media, and digital marketing. Ok, you’re convinced, but do you understand what it takes to build a successful […]
From Law School to Law Firm: How Law Students Can Use Social Media to Build Relationships and Get Hired
The typical law student is part of the millennial generation that is constantly on social media. Between Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram there is a wealth of people to engage and content to explore. Law students use these social networks to connect with friends, but what if they use them to create relationships with others […]
8 Tips to get Senior Partners to Understand the Value of Social Media
I had a conversation with the senior managing partner of a mid-sized law firm last week. I was referred to him through a good friend who suggested that I should contact him about the services we provide. I spoke to him on the phone and before I could say a word he basically told me that […]
Five Tips to Consider When Hiring for Social Media
I recently had a conversation with an old acquaintance from law school who is now a practicing lawyer at a successful law firm – that shall remain nameless for anonymity. Once we caught up and she learned I had changed professions from practicing law to digital marketing consultant for lawyers and law firms she eagerly told […]
Using Social Media to Enhance Your Law Firm’s Client Service
With the advent of social media, client dissatisfaction can be communicated in a much more expedited and public way than in the past. A client can simply go to one of many review sites like Yelp or Google and publish a negative review for the world to read. Unhappy clients can also let their Twitter […]
Taking Your Law Firm Live – Facebook Live
Facebook, has built a new live-streaming platform that allows its users to create their own unique video anytime and anywhere. We’ve mentioned how video is becoming more and more important for increasing SEO and building brand trust. Now, let’s explore how law firms use Facebook Live to engage with their audience and what other benefits it may […]
What are Twitter and LinkedIn Best Practices for Law Firms?
When we released The Social Law Firm Index 2016 last month, one of the key observations we uncovered in our study was how leading firms have evolved in their use of social media. At our recent The Social Law Firm Webinar, the discussion turned to the topic of Twitter and LinkedIn best practices for law […]
10 Tips to Humanizing a Lawyer’s Tweets
With more than 313 million active users per month, Twitter has taken the world by storm. Twitter’s stated mission is to give everyone the power to create and share ideas and information instantly. Seventy-nine percent of Twitter users live outside the United States, and the platform drives one billion unique visits monthly to websites embedded […]
How to Create Buzz for Your Law Firm Events with Social Media
Are you planning an event for your law firm? Wondering how you are going to be able to create buzz that will get people excited about attending. Well, have no fear. We are here to help you with a fool-proof social media event strategy, and you don’t have to be a professional party planner to pull […]
Medium: A Valuable Social Media Platform for Law Firms
In the digital age, with so much information coming from so many sources, a new social media platform, Medium aims to help its users deliver and share only highly relevant, superior quality content. Its stated mission is to create “a place where everyone has a story to share, and the best ones are delivered right […]
How to Gain a Loyal Twitter Following For Your Law Firm
Twitter is one of the fastest-moving social media platforms on the Internet today. The site’s unique presentation style has made it one of the leading places on the web to find up-to-the-minute news and information on a virtually infinite number of topics. With over 1 billion accounts and more than 300 million active monthly users, […]