Social Media Presents: Free Legal Webinars, Broadcasts & Conferences

In the spirit of sharing, encouragement and support, legal thought leaders, through their social media participation, often provide free educational webinars to inform and educate lawyers on emerging trends in substantive law, law practice, the interaction of law and social media, law marketing and many other topics designed to help you advance your career. This page will be updated every Thursday, and will contain as many free webinars, teleclasses and other media presentations available for the following two-week period as I have found. I encourage you to review the list below and sign up for any presentations of interest to you.

I am now expanding the scope of this page to include sites where there are on-going screencasts, radio broadcasts and the like, as well as  law-related conferences. I will also be including a new section: “not free, but worth the price.” If you are a presenter, I encourage you to contact me through my website, or on twitter @donnaseyle to inform me of any presentation you would like included. If the presentation is scheduled further out than two weeks, I will include it in the appropriate time frame.

ALL TIMES LISTED ARE EASTERN STANDARD TIME

VIRTUAL EVENT by MARTINDALE-HUBBELL CONNECTED from March 15 – March 31: VIRTUAL LAW FIRMS

  • Special Postings – guest blog posts by Bradley Clark, Donna Seyle, Alan Wernick, Carolyn Elefant, Stephanie Kimbro, and Richard Granat
  • Live Twitter Discussion “Value Tweet” – hosted by Larry Bodine on March 16, 2010 at 12pm EST this discussion will explore the value that virtual firms provide to buyers of legal services
  • Webinar - with Carolyn Elefant, Stephanie Kimbro, Alan Wernick, and Richard Granat on March 31 at 12pm EST.

FREE WEBINARS:

  • How to Get Known, Get Clients & Get Results by Maximizing Online PR Opportunities: Mar.16 @ 2pm; Registration: ISMA (mem req)
  • The Real Cloud Episode 3: The Cross Border Cloud; Mar. 16 @ 2 pm; Registration: Cloudbook
  • Want to have a Brand that Sticks? Give it a Good Story: Mar.17 @ 12 Noon; Registration: Ventureneer.com
  • VirtualLegalTech, Mar. 18 (all day, pick/choose events/resource center/exhibit hall), sponsored by VirtualLegalTechShow.com
  • Law Office Hardware and Software; Mar. 19 @ 12 Noon; Registration: Lawyerist
  • Social Media is NOT the Silver Bullet You Think It Is!; Mar. 23 @2pm; Registration: ISMA
  • Social Media: The New Frontier of Customer Feedback; Mar. 23 @ 1 pm; Registration: American Marketing Association
  • Electronic Evidence and e-Discovery: What You Need to Know & Protect; Mar. 24 @ 1 pm; Registration: GovInfoSecurity
  • Best Practices: New Solo and Small Law Firm Set-Up; Mar. 25 @ 2 pm; Registration: LexisNexis

NOT FREE, BUT WORTH THE COST

EVENT DATE & TIME SPONSOR
RENow™ a unique digital content delivery engine Jan. 25th @ 3 pm ReNow
Propel SM Marketing to New Heights Jan. 26th @ 2 pm ISMA
Navigate the Ethical Pitfalls of Social Media (CLE!) Jan. 27th @ 12 pm       Martindale-Hubbell Connected
Using Email to Convert Social Media to Revenue Jan. 28th @ 2 pm Lyris, Inc.

FREE WEBINARS LISTS

Avvo.com – webinar series on legal marketing

e-LegalTechnology.org – ediscovery and social media webinars

AffinityConsulting.com – Law Office software solutions classes

GovInfoSecurity.com – best business compliance practices and security webinars

Pink Slips, Detours & Re-Entry – a series of archived teleseminars on part-time practice by Carolyn Elefant

FREE WEBCASTS & RADIO NETWORKS

MyLegal.com – weekly broadcasts on legal news for legal professionals and the people who serve them

TotalAttorneys.com – on-going interviews of the most knowledgeable law practice leaders on Blog Talk Radio

BrightTalk.com –  webcasts by topic or industry on demand

LegalTalkNetwork.com – legal podcasts on demand

BlogTalkRadio – live radio shows by topic or presenter

Hubspot.com – current & archived webinars on inbound marketing

RainToday.com – Is the Traditional Website Dead? An Interview with Ian Brodie

UPCOMING CONFERENCES

2010 Legal Marketing Association Conference, March 10-12 in Colorado, sponsored by Legal Marketing Association.

ABA Tech Show, March 25-27 in Chicago, sponsored by the ABA Technology Resource Center

OnDemand 2010: Where the Internet meets the Enterprise, April 9-10 in Palo Alto, CA, sponsored by Always On: The Insider’s Network

9th eDiscovery Summit, April 26-28 in San Francisco, sponsored by IQPC/Legal IQ

All About the Cloud: Saas Summit & Siia On Demand, May 10-12 in San Francisco, sponsored by Op Source & Siia

Law Firm Business Development Skills & Strategies, May 11-12 in New York, sponsored by The American Lawyer

LegalTechShow 2010 (West Coast), June 23 – 24, sponsored by LegalTechShow