FLEX LEGAL NETWORK
  • About
    • Our Story
    • Our Services
    • Our Fees
    • FAQs
  • Our Team
    • Join US
    • Our Management
    • General Litigation & Legal Research Lawyers
    • Corporate/Commercial & Business Lawyers
    • Wills & Estates Lawyers
    • Labour & Employment Lawyers
    • Family Lawyers
    • Criminal Lawyers
    • Immigration Lawyers
    • Freelance Paralegals
    • Freelance Law Clerks
  • Hire US
  • Resources
    • Blog
  • Contact Us

Blog.

Where you can read about lawyering, freelancing, and other legal news ​
Hire a Freelancer Today

Lawyers Looking for Leads: "Virtual" Networking

4/2/2020

 
Picture
​In the “old” days, pre-pandemic, we used to publish “Lawyers Looking for Leads” blog posts with curated lists of networking events for lawyers in Ontario. We focused on events with a social component, where lawyers could make new contacts and find potential referral sources for work. Well, in-person networking has ground to a halt. What are lawyers to do now?

Here are our top 3 tips to continue your networking plan but in a virtual way:

1. Join Social Media:

If you have been hesitant to join in the past, now is the time! Social media is one big networking event you can attend in your pajamas and with unwashed hair. Connect with other lawyers on Twitter (follow #lawtwitter), LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram (#lawyersofinstagram), etc. Interact with them by liking their posts, posting interesting articles or writing articles of your own and sharing them. You can build your profile and make new contacts all from the safety of your couch.

2. Virtual Coffee Dates:

Before this crisis hit, you may have had a calendar full of coffees or networking lunches or after work drinks. Don’t cancel them. Move them online. Make a coffee or drink at home and have that face-to-face meeting still.

3. Pick Up the Phone or Send that Email:

Now is the time to reach out and connect with other lawyers. Renew relationships. Check in with former colleagues or old law school friends. What are they doing? How are they coping? Let them know also what you are doing and what legal services you are still offering.

How are you making new connections and building your network while maintaining social distancing? 

As freelance lawyers, who work remotely, it's business as usual for us! Looking for a cost-effective way to get your legal work done and find time to focus on building your practice? Contact us and find out how we can help you. 

DELEGATE TO US: START HERE
Kristie Liles link
3/11/2022 05:11:30 pm

And find potential referral sources for work. Well, in-person networking has ground to a halt. What are lawyers to do now? Thank you, amazing post!


Comments are closed.
    2022 Canadian Law Blog Awards Winner

    Categories

    All
    Blog Series: Starting Your Own Firm
    Book Reviews
    Case Comments
    Ethics Of Freelance Lawyering
    Flex In Print (News/Publications)
    Freelance Lawyering
    Law (General)
    Law Society
    Networking Events
    Personal Management & Wellbeing



    SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER & HAVE THESE ARTICLES SENT DIRECTLY TO YOU:
Flex Legal Network Inc.
We are freelance lawyers and paralegals helping lawyers with their overflow legal work. 

Contact

Email: info@flexlegalnetwork.com
Main Phone: 647.250.9292

Quick Links

Join Our Network
Hire a Freelancer
Meet Our Lawyers
Free Delegation Guide
Members Only Page

Help & Info

​Terms & Conditions
Privacy Policy
Our Commitment to Anti-Racism
​
Contact Us
​Frequently Asked Questions
Flex Legal acknowledges that we are on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.
​With freelancers working and living coast to coast to coast, we acknowledge the ancestral and unceded territory of all the Inuit, Métis, and First Nations people that call this land home.

Disclaimer: Flex Legal Network Inc. ("Flex Legal") is not a law firm and does not perform legal services.   The information provided in this website should not be construed as legal advice. Transmission of information from this website is not intended to create, and its receipt does not constitute a solicitor-client relationship with Flex Legal or any of its individual network lawyers or personnel. Use of Flex Legal services does not establish a solicitor-client relationship. If you use our website or services you agree to our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

​
(C) 2015-2023 Flex Legal Network Inc. All rights reserved. "Flex Legal Network", "Flex Legal", & "Flex" are all registered trademarks of Flex Legal Network Inc.
  • About
    • Our Story
    • Our Services
    • Our Fees
    • FAQs
  • Our Team
    • Join US
    • Our Management
    • General Litigation & Legal Research Lawyers
    • Corporate/Commercial & Business Lawyers
    • Wills & Estates Lawyers
    • Labour & Employment Lawyers
    • Family Lawyers
    • Criminal Lawyers
    • Immigration Lawyers
    • Freelance Paralegals
    • Freelance Law Clerks
  • Hire US
  • Resources
    • Blog
  • Contact Us