Social Media 21
Social media for beginners:LinkedIn
LinkedIn - join 259 million people* around the
world who are already members of the online
professional network. (*People are joining at a rate
of 2 per second according to www.linkedIn.com)
Have you thought about joining LinkedIn but are not sure
where to start? It’s simple, go to www.linkedin.com and
enter your name, email address and password in the boxes
on the home page, click the yellow ‘Join now’ button and
follow the instructions. There is no cost to joining LinkedIn.
Registration takes just a few minutes however it will take
longer to create your own profile. You should give the
content of your profile some thought. Your profile is made
up of such information as your background, your current
job, your skills and expertise, your education history and a
photograph. Don’t worry if you are not able to complete
this in one go. You can return to your profile page another
day to continue editing or updating.
Once you have completed your profile, you are ready to
start connecting to people, groups and companies that
appear on Linkedin.com. For example, type "Liverpool Law
Society" in the search bar found at the top of the page and
click the listing marked "Company" that shows up beneath.
Click the yellow "Follow" button to the right of the following
page, and you can then keep yourself updated with the
Society and connect with other members, all from within
LinkedIn!
If you need help or further information, LinkedIn.com has its
own Help Centre that you can access. This appears in a
drop down list when you hover your cursor over your profile
photo along the top navigation bar (this is also where you
‘sign out’ at the end of your session). And there are other
websites that cover the dos and don’ts of social media usage
which are worth a read.
When you want to start using LinkedIn, go to the home page
www.linkedin.com, input your email address and password
in the boxes at the top of the home page and click the ‘Sign
In’ button. Once in your account, there is a top horizontal
navigation bar or menus through which you can access the
functions on LinkedIn.com
Bermans - a leading independent regional law firm has a vacancy for a Practice Manager.
The firm has two strands. As well as a full service offering for Small
and Medium Enterprises, we have a niche national practice in Asset
and Invoice Finance.
Our new Practice Manager, based in Liverpool, will take over
operational responsibility for the services provided to the lawyers and
other fee earners of our two offices in Liverpool and Manchester.
Important aspects of the job include finance (good knowledge of
Solicitor's Accounts Rules), compliance (knowledge of Solicitor's Code
of Conduct, COLP and COFA responsibilities and the PI insurance
market), Information Systems, CRM, facilities and general operations
management.
This is a very important role for the firm. The Practice Manager reports
directly to and sits with the Board, contributing to key decisions about
the management and strategy of the firm.
Experience of working at board level will be advantageous. In
addition (s)he provides an important link between staff and partners,
conveying information and feedback in both directions through the
Board. It is likely that the person appointed will have some experience
at a senior level in the management of a law firm.
Application by CV please to Fergal O'Cleirigh at Bermans
Liverpool office – please use Word or pdf format – to
[email protected]