Patrick DiDomenico author of the Lawyer KM blog published Saturday a great little piece about..
law firms who use Twitter. And the results of his research are quite surprising. A lot more firms than we though have opened Twitter accounts .
He writes:
Back in August 2008 I wondered “Is the AmLaw 100 on Twitter?” The answer was a resounding “no.” There were a couple of “exceptions.” Skadden had an account, but it seemed to be simply parked, with no updates. It’s still there, still with no updates, but now has 25 followers (including LawyerKM). It also appeared, back then, that Orrick had an account, but based on the updates, it was clearly “brand jacked” as Steve Matthews put it, in the comments on that post. The Orrick Twitter account still appears to be controlled by someone other than the firm, but it now has 49 followers, and two new/different updates, which are less offensive than the previous updates.
That was almost six months ago. This is now, and the new answer to that question “Is the AmLaw 100 on Twitter?” is: well, not really, but sort of.
Here’s what I found looking around Twitter:
Fulbright & Jaworski has apparently embraced Twitter. It appears that the account was started in October 2008. Since then the firm has acquired 106 followers and posted 53 updates.
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP has 73 followers, 25 updates and has been tweeting since December 2008. [updated 2/1/09]
McDermott Will & Emery started tweeting in December 2008. 84 followers and 40 updates.
Weil Gotshal & Manges also started tweeting in October 2008. It has 65 followers and has posted 61 updates.
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice gets the award for the best Twitter image (a bulldog) and slogan (”Innovators @ Law!”). I also like their first update: “Launched the new Womble Carlyle Twitter page. Get current information on the legal issues facing your business. Friend us, we won’t bite.” With 92 followers and 86 updates, they have been tweeting since November 2008.
Read the full article at http://lawyerkm.wordpress.com/2009/01/31/law-firms-on-twitter-an-update/
He also provides a longer list of firms outside the US who have embraced the technology and then poses the question – How should law firms use the technology?
