The coronavirus pandemic has brought a lot of changes for everyone in the past year and the change in people’s working environment is surely near the top of the list. Meetings on Zoom have replaced meetings in the office. Lawyers accustomed to in-person sessions with clients have had to learn a whole new set of rules for how to conduct a meeting. Internet … [Read more...]
Social Media Legal Advice Every Lawyer Should Know
Social media provides tremendous opportunities for lawyers and firms to increase their visibility, define their brand, improve their professional status and ultimately gain more clients. There are also more than a few pitfalls that come with reaching colleagues and the public through this venue. Here’s some social media legal advice for attorneys to follow. Be aware of ABA … [Read more...]
Simple Social Media Tips Law Firms
Social media is a force of nature. It can just as easily help you keep in touch with your best friend in elementary school as it can help you get new clients into your law firm. In most cases, your potential clients have checked out your firm on Facebook (or Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn) before they ever dial your phone number. For this reason, it’s imperative that your … [Read more...]
Lawyers Face New Challenges from Facebook in Court Cases
A generation that has grown up with social media is taking its place in the world and that means change to the way we do business, including in the legal profession. The question of using evidence from Facebook in court cases—and exactly how to use it—continues to arise. With so many young people having put much of their lives onto Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, etc, … [Read more...]
Best Social Media Platforms for Attorneys
For at least a solid decade, social media has been a part of most people’s everyday lives. Slowly, social media began to be integrated (and accepted) in the business world too, including amongst attorneys. In the beginning, there was a lot of skepticism surrounding lawyers integrating social media into their practices—it was seen as unnecessary and even unprofessional. … [Read more...]
