In the past I’ve discussed the value of creating a LinkedIn Company Page for your small firm on LinkedIn. After all, it’s a great way to highlight and advertise the specialties and areas of expertise for your practice. If you have relatively tech-savvy staff members, then they are probably already on LinkedIn. With a LinkedIn Company Page…
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4 Ethical & Practical Mistakes Lawyers Make On Social Media
Attorneys are increasingly discovering the power of social media. It provides unparalleled opportunities for networking and reputation building. You can meet clients, network with colleagues, and obtain valuable information using tools like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. Nonetheless, social media does present potential pitfalls for the unwary attorney. Attorneys can, and have, inadvertently run afoul of…
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Why You Should Update Your LinkedIn Company Page
Essential Legal and Productivity Apps For Your New iPhone 5
Like at least 5 million other people, last week I decided to upgrade my phone to the new iPhone 5. At the time of writing, my phone is scheduled to arrive tomorrow. I’m pretty excited. Unlike last time I bought a new smart phone, I don’t plan to transfer all of my data from my…
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Grow Your Professional Network By Effectively Using LinkedIn
Most lawyers know that they should be using LinkedIn. At the very least, someone at some point has told them that they should be using LinkedIn. Often times, they’ll create an account, set up their profile, connect to a few colleagues, and then sit back and wait. Occasionally they’ll receive a request from a friend…
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How to Use Social Media to Find More Clients for Your Law Practice
Social media sites are greatly underused by lawyers and attorneys, yet they represent tremendous potential to grow your practice. Social media websites can work wonders for your law firm as you can get hundreds of organic backlinks from these sites. Search engines will consider these incoming links and rank your site higher in the search…
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The Newly Independent Attorney: What To Do When You Make A Mistake
Many lawyers, especially lawyers new to the game, live in near constant fear of making mistakes. Those attorneys who don’t live with a healthy amount of respect for the possibility of mistakes are bound to confront the issue the hard way sooner or later. Truly, no one is perfect (except maybe San Francisco Giants’ starting…
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Follow Up to The Sociable Lawyer Houston Event
On June 13th, we were proud to host our second networking event in Texas this year. This one was a Sociable Lawyer Premiere Event hosted at Spencer’s Lounge at the Houston Hilton during the Texas State Bar Annual Meeting. We were more than happy to provide free drinks and hors d’oeuvres for the attorneys who stopped by,…
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The Many Benefits of Having a Blog
At the recent Sociable Lawyer Meetup at The House of Shields in San Francisco, an attorney I met asked me: “Should I start a blog?” Of course, my answer was “Yes.” As you may recall, in my second ever blog post for The Sociable Lawyer I recommended that attorneys consider blogging in order to grow their professional…
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Follow Up to The Sociable Lawyer Meetup at House of Shields
There is no question that social media provides incredible opportunities for tech-savvy attorneys who want to expand their reputation and professional network. Using Twitter and Facebook you can meet, interact, and communicate with colleagues and potential clients across the globe from your home or office. And although we believe strongly in the value of those…
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Using Flipboard To Follow Your Favorite Sites and Social Media
Through my posts here at The Sociable Lawyer I’ve repeatedly considered ways attorneys can use tablets and smart phones as tools to enhance their law practice. But one of my favorite apps isn’t specifically a legal tool and it doesn’t actually allow you to do anything new with your with your tablet or smart phone.…
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