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Law students and social networking: perception vs. reality

By Kevin OKeefe

Kevin posted a few days ago about why it's a no-brainer for law students to be on LinkedIn. But as Northeastern University law student and social networking consultant Leora Maccabee can attest, convincing law students of the value of social networking tools for career purposes can be an uphill battle. "I think some law students just have no idea what it is and what the value of LinkedIn is," Leora says. "These are the students who ask me, 'well, why SHOULD I use it.' These students should be the primary targets of career services offices at law schools, since the students would get on and start using the site if someone just nudged them in that direction." Leora is doing her part to demonstrate how useful social networking tools can be for law students...continue to full post

Full post as published by Real Lawyers : Have Blogs on April 16, 2009 (boomark / email).