Past Events
Events List Navigation
LinkedIn for Lawyers: The “How To” on Using the Internet’s Most Effective Business Development Tool
This 90 minute webinar will be brought to you by the ABA Center for Professional Development. Almost every successful attorney networks. And there is simply no bigger platform than the Internet's largest business-oriented social networking site--LinkedIn. With more than 240 million users (nearly 80% of whom are 35 years or older), LinkedIn has become the most valuable and effective business development tool in existence. However, many lawyers find the task of setting up a profile, inviting and accepting connections, building…
Find out more »LinkedIn for Managing Your Work Search Process
Join me on March 19, 2014, at 12:30 p.m. Eastern for a webinar on how to optimize and use LinkedIn to improve your work search. This program, co-hosted by Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, Inc., and the Massachusetts Bar Association is intended to expand your understanding of how to optimize your LinkedIn profile and improve your LinkedIn networking skills in a 35 minute program with 10 minutes for questions and answers. Allison will show the attendees how to optimize their profile by: Changing…
Find out more »ABA TECHSHOW 2014
As always, TECHSHOW 2014 will be held in Chicago on March 27-29, 2014. I'll be speaking in the "Social Media" track on March 27 on "Making Your Content Work for You on Social Media" and in the "How to" track on Friday, March 28 on How Lawyers can use LinkedIn.
Find out more »LinkedIn for Lawyers: Getting Real World Results from Online Networking
Like many lawyers (and more than 270 million other LinkedIn users), you may already have a profile on LinkedIn, but do you really know what to do with it? Beyond putting up an online “resumé” and adding connections to your professional network, do you know all the ways that LinkedIn can help you in your career, both online and, even more importantly, in the real world? In this essential CLE program on LinkedIn for Lawyers, learn how to leverage the world’s largest…
Find out more »ABA Law Practice Division Marketing Conference 2014
This year, I'll be speaking on two separate panels as part of the ABA Law Practice Division Marketing Conference. Both panels will take place on Friday, May 2, 2014. On the first panel, I'll be joined by legal marketing experts Kevin O'Keefe and Ernie Svenson, discussing social media. The second panel will be myself and Dee Schiavelli talking about how lawyers can maximize their LinkedIn presence.
Find out more »Lawyers and Social Media
On Wednesday, May 14, I'll be presenting a program along with well-known jury consultant Edward Schwartz, as well as Justices Jim Flanagan and Thomas Whelan of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, covering social media and all aspects of litigation. This live three hour CLE program (which will also be available by webcast) is presented by the Suffolk Academy of Law and is available for 3 CLE credits, including 1.5 credits of ethics. The program begins with an introduction to the major…
Find out more »Missing Links: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About LinkedIn But Were Afraid to Ask
About The Program Whether you’re a seasoned LinkedIn user or just a beginner, you may have some burning questions that you need answered. This program will answer some of the most frequently asked questions from lawyers about their LinkedIn use, including: • I accidentally sent someone (or my whole address book!) an invitation to connect on LinkedIn – can I withdraw it? • I want to make changes to my Profile, but I don’t want everyone in my network to…
Find out more »Improving Efficiency with Your Existing Technology: How to get 90 Minutes of Work Done in 60
This program provides practical, easy-to-use ways in which attorneys can use time management techniques and technology to be more effective -- doing so more efficiently and in less time than through traditional methods. The presentation will include a discussion of time management techniques, demonstrations of software, as well as tips on how lawyers can take better advantage of the tools and technology already in use in their offices. $150 General Public $125 ABA Members (this rate includes FREE one year…
Find out more »How to Make LinkedIn Work for Your Practice: MyCase Webinar
In this webinar, hosted by MyCase, I'll show you how to use LinkedIn effectively for your practice. We'll cover: Ensuring that your Profile “speaks to” your intended audience Using LinkedIn Updates wisely Why law firms should consider LinkedIn Company Pages and Showcase Pages and how to use them Making your connections work for you Finding Groups that make sense on LinkedIn
Find out more »ABA Women Rainmakers Mid-Career Workshop
The ABA Women Rainmakers Mid-Career Workshop is November 7-8, 2014 at the US Grant in San Diego, California. I'll be presenting on Lawyering in the Digital Age, Saturday, November 8 at 9:45 a.m., but there are many other great programs that comprise the workshop, including sessions on: Gender bias in the workplace Networking Marketing and Leadership Development Civility and Professionalism Career Development How to Sell Yourself ...and more. Visit www.shopaba.org/WR2014 or call 1.800.285.2221 to learn more.
Find out more »
