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If someone mentions it, acknowledge that you’re highly visible at the company and therefore need to put both yourself and the company or firm in the best light possible.

Building a strategic network requires formulating relationships, sending purposeful messages, and creating meaningful engagement.

People can be more deliberate with the platforms to which they post to ensure they do not infect a more personal social media platform with work content.

These are areas of your profile or advanced search filters you may have not even thought about.

Make sure you're fully optimized, robust, and ripe for a legal job search in the digital age.

Imposter accounts and fake profiles need to be shut down at a rapid-fire scale.

Not sure where to begin building your personal brand? Here are some tips to get you started.

The LinkedIn lawyer is connected, savvy, and rarely phased by the unexpected.

With more than 700 million users on the platform, LinkedIn offers you the ability to be seen, noticed, and scouted when you are (and aren’t) job searching.

Law firms should improve their LinkedIn practices to ensure that employees are not pressured into engaging with their employer’s content on LinkedIn.

* Sadly, it looks like they won’t be making a TV series based on the movie Lincoln Lawyer. Maybe they can just work plot lines into those car commercials with Matthew McConaughey. [Deadline]

* Megan Markle is facing setbacks in her privacy litigation against a British tabloid. [NBC News]

* A lawyer is in hot water after writing a will that named himself the primary beneficiary of a $1.7 million estate. That attorney could use an ethics refresher… [Washington Post]

* If you are looking on LinkedIn for legal freelance opportunities, be sure to check out this article. [Silicon Valley Business Journal]

* Microsoft is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging that some XBox controllers are defective. Gamers should receive damages for pain and suffering, gaming is a welcome diversion from COVID-19. [Screen Rant]

* Michael Cohen has been denied early prison release after indicating he will publish a “tell-all” book about President Trump. Guess Cohen doesn’t need to worry about confidentiality since his disbarment. [Business Insider]

* A Texas judge has been disciplined for posting Facebook congratulations to attorneys who won jury verdicts in her courtroom. Should have saved that conduct for LinkedIn… [Texas Lawyer]

* An attorney representing Anheuser-Busch in a lawsuit involving a Bud Light Super Bowl ad has requested a new oral argument date because he tested positive for COVID-19. [Bloomberg Law]

* Michael Sussman, the attorney for the alleged Monsey stabber (and a former adversary of mine), is requesting an autopsy of the victim even though autopsies run counter to Jewish burial traditions. [Forward]

* Jeff Sessions has stated that he has no regrets about leaving the Senate to serve as the Attorney General of the United States. [Hill]

* The owner of a strip club in Flint, Michigan, has filed a lawsuit claiming that the Payroll Protection Program improperly excludes businesses in the sex industry. This story is kind of reminiscent of another “Flynt”… [Michigan Live]

Within 30 seconds of looking at a candidate’s LinkedIn page, you can tell if they are qualified and credible.

Implement these tips ASAP to maximize your LinkedIn experience.

We need to smash the stigma surrounding mental health in the legal profession.

LinkedIn is the place to be to connect with professionals in your field, search for job opportunities, and develop your personal brand.

* Maybe Jeff Sessions feels shame. [Fusion]

* The War On Drugs isn’t going anywhere. [Huffington Post]

* The Trump administration is threatening a government shutdown over sanctuary cities. [Salon]

* A former SEC lawyer, Norm Champ, tells all in a new book. [The Atlantic]

* Can LinkedIn actually be useful in building your practice? [Reboot Your Law Practice]

* The Rolling Stone/UVA defamation case has reached a settlement. [Law and More]

Are personal blogs the best outlet for smalls and solos? Sometimes... but there are other options.

LinkedIn can be a great marketing tool if you do it right, as tech columnist Jeff Bennion explains.

Real authentic engagement by lawyers is needed to establish trust, a reputation, and relationships.