Here’s how they’re using social media for business. Here are some points to consider:Existing attorney advertising and solicitation rules apply to social media postsWhenever promoting legal services on social media, you must include the same information required in print advertisements. Hence, lawyers using social media for business must take precautionary steps like encrypting clients’ sensitive documents they send, using secured WiFi networks and protecting their computers against ransomware. Attorneys should be careful using “Pre-Defined” headings on social mediaTwitter personalities can call themselves whatever they want on social media, but that’s not the case for lawyers. As more lawyers join social media for business purposes, the benefits and best practices will likely become even clearer.

Source: Forbes March 09, 2017 10:37 UTC