Q&A With Rex Gradeless on Why Social Media Matters for Lawyers
Rex Gradeless graduated law school with more than 67,000 followers on Twitter (@Rex7). Below is a question and answer on Twitter and Phonevite about why social media matters to lawyers.
On Twitter, find the original Q&A, plus retweets using the hashtag #RebelRex. See the Legal Rebels profile of Gradeless here.1. @SFW70: Can you give examples of social media that actually worked to get lawyers new, paying business?
2. @SFW70: Are social media tools better for deepening relationships with existing clients or finding new clients?
3. @SFW70: What's more effective marketing: joining a social network or starting your own?
4. @SFW70: Do lawyers of different ages have a different approach to social media?
5. @SFW70: Is the age/generational issue mainly an issue of initial use?
6. @SFW70: How much are lawyers judged by the digital company they keep?
@Rex7: I’m not sure about digital company they keep. However, they are certainly judged by their digital participation and tone.
7. @SFW70: Are many law firms monitoring what their lawyers are doing with social media, and how their online presence reflects the firm?
8. @SFW70: How does one know if he or she is too connected to social media? Do you have a rule of thumb?
@Rex7: When social media becomes a burden and time spent outweighs rewards, then a more focused social media effort may be in order.
9. @SFW70: Do you see any malpractice risks in using social media?
10. @SFW70: Do any attorney regulation agencies have guidelines for social media?
11. @SFW70: How are social media really changing things at the ground level? Lots of distraction or real change?
12. @SFW70: What do you tell lawyers who say that social media is a time waster?
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Posted by Erin - 4 months, 1 week, 1 day, 6 hours, 48 minutes ago
Would have really been interested to READ this interview. Unfortunatly, I dont have time to listen to it. Though, I appreciate the variety of media in use. (I feel the same way about CNN posting links to videos on newsworthy items. I just want to read an article, not view a 10 minute newscast).
Posted by Garland Allen - 4 months, 2 days, 4 hours, 47 minutes ago
“Hear, Hear!” Or in this case, “Read, Read!”