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.

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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:

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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.

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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%

Does your law firm's website include integration with social media and your practice management system? If not, maybe it's time for an upgrade.

Use this "Law Firm Website Checklist" to find out if it's time to revamp your firm's website: http://www.slideshare.net/MyCaseSD/website-checklist-1

86% of law firms have a website.

Source: ABA's 2014 Legal Technology Survey