Twitter for Lawyers – How to Find Tweeple
There are several ways to search for people (or “tweeple”) to follow on Twitter. Below are a few techniques you can use to start connecting with other legal professionals. The resources are listed in no particular order.
1. Twitter Search –
With Twitter’s search function, you just type in a word or phrase descriptive of the type of people you want to follow. So, if you are a divorce attorney seeking to connect with other divorce attorneys, simply type that phrase into the search box. Take a look at the profiles that return and determine who you want to follow. While this option is not as targeted as some of the other resources on the list, it’s a good page to bookmark when you want to do a more general search.
2. Twellow –
Twellow is another great way of finding people to interact with. People here are categorized into all different areas and you can search for those with similar interests to your own. When you click on a category, Twellow displays a list of people in that category and they are ordered by the number of followers they have. If you are already logged into Twitter via the web, you will be able to follow people directly from the screens where the profiles are displayed.
3. JDScoop -
JDScoop maintains a list of over 750 lawyers and legal professionals using Twitter. Although you can’t sort this list, it can be used as a means to find and build a group of legal industry Twitterers to follow. You can also request to be added to the list by leaving a comment.
4. LexTweet -
LexTweet is an actual directory of lawyers, legal marketers and other legal professionals using Twitter that aggregates Twitter streams. Here, you can find people to follow as well as submit your profile for inclusion.
5. Legal Birds -
Legal Birds is another great directory of lawyers and legal professionals using Twitter and aggregates the Twitter streams of those in the directory. You can search for attorneys by practice area, keyword and location. You can also submit your Twitter profile here for inclusion.
6. Big Law Lawyers on Twitter -
Here is a list of anyone currently or formerly with a major law firm who is posting on Twitter primarily about business law topics.
7. Blog for Profit -
Here’s another big list of solo practioners and legal professionals. It’s not searchable, but you can request inclusion on the list by leaving a comment.
8. TweetLaw -
This is a Twitter feed aggregator, directory and social network tool for legal professionals on Twitter. Tweetlaw is best used to identify Twitter users from a particular area of law or with a specific professional interest. Another useful Tweetlaw feature is that it allows all users who register to fill out ample profiles, which is a great way to stake another digital marker on the web and fill in the blanks between tweets.
Here is a list of bar association Twitter feeds.
Once you’ve connected with a few people, start Tweeting about your day-to-day law practice, legal updates in your practice area, and news of interest to you and your followers.
