Your LinkedIn Profile: Is That You Speaking?

business development, career management

Does your LinkedIn profile actually sound like you?  Or does it sound like how you think a lawyer should sound?  Perhaps you skipped the “Summary” section completely because you don’t know what to write other than something dry and stiff. I’ve...

LinkedIn Lawyer Pitfalls & Mistakes Beyond Endorsements & Recommendations

business development

In addition to the potential ethical issues for lawyers raised by LinkedIn’s endorsements and recommendations features, beware of the following potential pitfalls and mistakes on LinkedIn.  I’ve seen way too many real life examples of all of these....

Social Media, Stereotyping Strengths and Horn Blowing

business development, career management

The ABA Journal published an article discussing whether Web 2.0 plays to women’s “strengths” more than men’s. Based on my 22 years in the legal profession, I agree that generally women are less comfortable blowing their own horn than some men...

Effective Use of Social Media by Lawyers

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Here is a link to Cherie Curry’s article in the Detroit Legal News today on lawyers’ use of social media. It includes a bit of advice and some common sense reminders, including a few comments from me and lawyers I know. Detroit Legal News...

LinkedIn for Lawyers – A Few Personal Tips

business development, career management

Here are a few thoughts I have every time I get a LinkedIn invitation: 1. List your area of practice, rather than just associate, partner or lawyer at ABC Firm, in the “headline” space below your name. It will appear whenever your name appears. Let people...