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...]
What Law Firms Need to Know About Writing Fake Client Reviews
“Fake news” is a term that has been thrown around recently, but what about fake reviews? While it may be tempting to boost your law firm’s online presence (and by extension, your caseload) by creating your own fake reviews and posting them under fictional accounts. Doing this not only violates the guidelines Google holds, but this practice is also against the law. Even … [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...]
How Law Firms can Use Social Media Platforms to Gain Backlinks
Most people interact on the web every day using various social media platforms. For instance, just like Facebook is useful for helping you keep in touch with old law school buddies, social media sites can help businesses like law firms attract and keep in touch with their clients. Moreover, if done correctly, attorneys can even use social media platforms like Facebook, … [Read more...]
