How Lawyers Can Use LinkedIn More Effectively for Leads & Referrals [INFOGRAPHIC]

We all know that building long-term, meaningful and influential relationships is foundational to a successful legal practice. After all, people don’t hire law firms; they hire an attorney.

And the more people you connect with, the more opportunities you have to build meaningful relationships, and the more potential clients and referral sources you can generate.

With 133 million users in the U.S., LinkedIn is the most popular social networking platform dedicated to professional business development.  As soon as you start networking on LinkedIn, you increase your chances of reaching new clients and referral partners.

However, be prepared to work at it. You need to keep your LinkedIn profile alive, updating it often with your work experience, volunteer efforts, blog posts, articles and videos. Engage with your network by commenting, liking and sharing what they are doing.

Tip:  If you don’t have time during the day, add the LinkedIn mobile app to your phone and/or tablet and network in your downtime.

If you follow the steps in the infographic below from SEO.com, you will start to see your LinkedIn network mature over time, leading to more prospects and referral partner relationships.

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