The strategic advantage of employee advocacy
Are your firm's staff members your biggest advocates? Learn how to use that enthusiasm for good on social media in today's edition of Raise The Bar.
In today's newsletter:
š² Enabling your staff on social media
š” Court reporters mount defense against AI
š© How to teach client-relationship skills
š A look at a 50-year-old environmental law
Investing time and resources in training your employees to advocate on social media for your firm can pay off in greater reach, credibility and engagement from potential clients. Making company updates easy to share and training employees on the language of your firm will help them feel empowered to share.
Check out more at National Law Review.
ā¢ ABA's Public Defense Summit (April 4 - 5)
ā¢ Florida Legal Awards (April 24)
ā¢ General Counsel Conference Midwest (April 16 - 17)
ā¢ Webinar: AI and legal professionals (on demand)
Teaching the "how" of building client relationships
Junior associates in U.S. and U.K. law firms say there is a learning gap when it comes to understanding how they will later build client lists and relationships -- and that it stems from a lack of leadership. With earlier introductions and example from senior lawyers and partners, newer lawyers can start developing these skills much earlier in their careers.
Want to improve this at your firm? Check out tips at Law.com.
The Endangered Species Act turns 50
The Endangered Species Act turned 50 years old in December and is a standard for how a potent, environmental law should be written -- but no law is ever completely safe. In this podcast episode, Harvard Law Professor Richard Lazarus and Andy Mergen, director of the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic at Harvard Law School, discuss the initial bipartisan support for the act, the Supreme Court cases that shaped its implementation and the risks that it may face in the future.
Listen in on the Clean Law Podcast.
ā¢ N.C. suit: Law should limit non-lawyer advice
ā¢ Would pay transparency fix gender pay gap?
ā¢ The shift to collaborative work spaces in law firms
ā¢ Law firms help fill office building vacancies
Court reporters seek legal action against AI
The National Court Reporters Association has hired a federal lobbying firm to represent them again "issues related to the use of AI in the courtroom." Washington, D.C.-based lobbying firm Farragut Partners is representing the organization and will specifically look at the ways AI can introduce errors and could undermine court reporting.
Learn more about the concerns on Reuters.
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