Tag: social law firms

There was an interesting article in The New York Times last weekend about the growing importance for companies of all sizes to embrace the mindset of the up and coming Millennial generation. As we have written – the Millennials will be the first wave to enter the workforce having been weaned on social media – their […]

Aaaah! The joys of fall. The leaves are turning, there’s a cool breeze in the air, kids are getting ready for Halloween, and the smell of mergers is in the air…. Wait? What? Yes, that’s right.  This fall we’re hearing lots of chatter about new possible mergers in the works in the legal marketplace.  It […]

From reading the trade press over the last few months it’s pretty clear that the top-end of the legal business is facing serious financial pressure. Revenue is flat or down in most major practice areas. There’s overcapacity among the AmLaw 100 and there’s a steady drumbeat from corporate counsel to reduce costs. Apparently some corporate […]

Professor Oliver Goodenough of the University of Vermont Law School had an epiphany as he was walking through the exhibits at the LegalTech Show in New York last January.  This epiphany was important enough to have been the subject of an article by Rachel Zahorsky and William Henderson in the most recent issue of the ABA […]

We started discussing a new topic last week – exploring the differences between social business and knowledge management.  Are they fundamentally different approaches to solving the same set of organizational problems?  Or is this just a case of new rhetoric and business jargon being used to sell a new generation of software products? In the course […]

In the course of our ongoing efforts to spread the message to law firms and other professional service organizations about the inherent benefits of integrating social business technology into their daily practice, we receive a wide range of interesting feedback from our friends and contacts out there in the marketplace.  Most recently, we received this email […]

Blog Tips for Lawyers After your brief introduction to LinkedIn and Twitter, with this week’s installment we’re going to take a closer look at how lawyers have been successfully building their practices with social media.  It’s now time to check out the law blogs – also known as blawgs. Blogs – an abbreviation for web […]

Having plunged into the world of social media by joining LinkedIn, it’s now time to venture further.  The next step on your path to becoming a social media maven is to explore Twitter. Since it’s founding in 2006, Twitter has mushroomed into one of the most active sites on the Internet, boasting more than 500 […]

  As the end of summer draws near, I have been spending a lot of time reading up on the topic of social business. There are a lot of good books out there meant for both novices and advanced social business practitioners. Here are a few of my favorites: Social Business by Design by Dion […]

So it’s time to take the plunge. You’ve read through all the articles and blog posts. You’ve seen the IBM “social business” commercials on T.V at least a dozen times. Perhaps you have even dipped a toe in the water by setting up a Twitter or LinkedIn account for yourself. So now what? How do […]

I recently had a conversation with the Chief Marketing Officer of a mid-size consulting firm.  She seemed to agree with the basic thrust of my thinking – that it is becoming increasingly important for her firm (or any professional service firm for that matter) to establish a meaningful presence on social media.   And she seemed […]

Over the last few years American businesses have embraced a new way of thinking, remaking themselves as less hierarchical and more social enterprises. This organizational change has been facilitated by new technology and a new communications paradigm. It seeks to harness the opportunity for productive social and business interaction that has been made possible by […]