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Participation in the FindLaw Answers community is growing. Thanks to helpful professionals who are willing to share their time and expertise with legal consumers, there has been a 500 percent increase in number of legal professionals who have registered with FindLaw Answers in the last year.

FindLaw Answers participants understand that there are a number of benefits to joining. With the Answers community, you can:

Ignorance of the law is no excuse. With that famous statement in mind, FindLaw understands the importance of informing our millions of visitors on the many federal, state and local laws that affect their everyday lives.

FindLaw has an entire section dedicated to state and local laws across dozens of popular legal topics. Recently revamped, FindLaw's state law section is written in easy to understand summaries, charts and other background information for all fifty states. Covered practice areas include: criminal law, family law and employment law. In addition to in-depth information on broad topics, the state laws section also has specific laws on important topics such as gun control, abortion and marijuana.

We know that 37 percent of Americans have been to court, and that the most common U.S. consumer legal needs are will and estate planning, real estate transactions, and family law matters. But how do legal consumers choose their attorneys?

It shouldn't come as a surprise that clients want an expert. According to a FindLaw study, 54 percent of respondents say they consider an attorney's expertise in a particular field, and 29 percent of respondents say that expertise is the most important factor.

What are the other factors that legal consumers take into account?

The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Reuters News and FindLaw. One thing all these companies have in common is participation on the LinkedIn Publisher Network. What this status means is that more users will have access on LinkedIn to great FindLaw.com content that is relevant to their professional interests.

FindLaw blogs and other content have always been great material for members to share on LinkedIn. In addition to individual shares, our content has now been featured on our FindLaw Today landing page as well as on the Today landing pages of any LinkedIn users who have subscribed to the FindLaw Today publisher page. LinkedIn legal news publisher also makes FindLaw content available to appear on LinkedIn members' individual, personalized Today landing page as well as LinkedIn's top news landing pages.

Social media is the new word of mouth when it comes to marketing your law firm. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ and other social networks are invaluable tools that will drive new business to your practice. With the popularity of social media growing every day, joining the conversation has never been more important. In fact, a recent ABA study asked consumers how they find a lawyer and 20 percent of those questioned said they would consult Facebook.

FindLaw’s Social Media Solutions are designed to help law firms expand their online presence, enhance their brand and build a robust referral network. Providing clients with both the tools and training necessary to leverage various social platforms, FindLaw Social Media Solutions are an important part of any comprehensive lawyer marketing program.

Never underestimate the power of engagement. With that philosophy in mind, FindLaw has developed offerings to help transform passive site visitors into active clients. By incorporating chat functionality into your website, FindLaw Conversion Solutions instantly add a personal connection to the visitor's experience.

Here's how it works. Website visitors are greeted and offered an opportunity to engage in chat with a live operator. The result of this timely engagement is simple: immediate, high-value connections for your law firm. Depending on user response, FindLaw Conversion Solutions also helps with the initial user intake questions, saving customers time and energy. INSIGHT, a performance analytics dashboard, helps customers monitor the results of their Internet marketing efforts and make informed campaign decisions based on data.

Objections are as much a part of legal arguments as the argument itself. It is no wonder then that lawyers seem to have objections to things beyond the courtroom. When it comes to social media, concerns surrounding benefits, time commitment and unique content creation are common among lawyers and law firms concerned about moving into this space as part of their overall lawyer marketing approach.

Enter FindLaw. With a variety of social media solutions to fit any law firm, FindLaw can help attorneys effectively communicate on various social networks and see the positive results that come with it. Let's take this conversation to courtroom-style that lawyers would be familiar with and look at the top lawyer objections to social media and FindLaw's rebuttals.

Creating an online presence for your law firm is no small task. Sure, you can find a designer who can build you a slick website, but will it reached the right audience?

If you want a law firm website that draws clients who are looking for legal help, you need a Web developer that understands your target audience. According to a 2006 study in Behavior and Information Technology, users judge the value of a website in 1/20th of a second; that means it’s critical to use a developer who knows how to cater to a consumer legal audience.

You are sole practitioner or run a small law firm. You know the law and you know how you want to run your business. But they didn't exactly teach you business in law school, did they? So where do you turn for advice and resources on running a small law firm?

You turn to other attorneys, of course. Enter FindLaw for Legal Professionals.

Overflowing with helpful information, FindLaw.com content is written and managed by fellow attorneys. We know what you need to run a better law firm. We at FindLaw.com are passionate about the law and excited to provide our legal professional visitors everything they need.

So what all do we have to offer the solo or small law firm lawyer?

Facebook, check. Twitter, check. LinkedIn, check. Blog, check. FindLaw corporate has social media covered. More than just the top website for free legal information, FindLaw's social media channels are designed with one goal in mind: connecting us with our users.

Whether you are interested in reading relevant legal updates or simply curious about the latest happenings within FindLaw, each of our corporate social media channels is curated with the goal of informing, entertaining and socializing our content.