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LAWYERSand social
media in 2015According to the ABA's most recent Legal Technology
Survey, lawyers are experimenting with social media more than ever.
Lawyers and Blogging 24% of law firms have a blog up from 22% in 2012.
39% of lawyers have
obtained clients from blogging
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Lawyers spend
each week blogging.
2.1 hours
29%employment& labor
25%litigation
25%commercial law
21%family law
Lawyers in the following practice areas
blog the most:
8% of lawyers maintain a legal blog for
professional purposes.
New post
Lawyers and Websites
Top information found on law firms’ websites includes:
62%
97%
41%
54%
Attorney profiles and contact information
Articles and presentations
Press releases
Links to social media profiles
15%Client intake forms
Lawyers and Social Media
62% of law firms maintain social networks (compared with 55% in 2012).
78% of lawyers maintain one or more social networks for
professional purposes.
Lawyers spend
using social networking sites for professional purposes.
1.7 hours per week
84%
litigation
83%
commerciallaw
80%
employment& labor
Lawyers in the following practice areas
personally maintain social networks:
post
In 2014, the most common reason lawyers
maintain social networks:
50%
75%
22%
44%
Career development/networking
Education/current awareness
Client development
Case investigation
4%Other
of lawyers
of law firms of 100 or more attorneys
Those who have obtained clients from their social networks:
35%
14%
Lawyers and Facebook
of law firms maintain a presence on Facebook.52%
33% of lawyers maintain a
Facebook presence.
Lawyers and Twitter
10% of lawyers maintain a
personal Twitteraccount.
Lawyers and LinkedIn
96% of lawyers maintain a
account compared to 95% in 2012.
personal LinkedIn Post...
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of law firms maintain a presence on LinkedIn compared to 88% in 2012.
90%
of law firms maintain a presence on Twitter compared to 13% in 2012. 19%
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86% of law firms have a website.
Source: ABA's 2014 Legal Technology Survey