There's a lot of guff in this press release..the long and short of it is that MH have done a deal with the IABA which creates a community space within MH (we presume protected from other MH users) for the association's members to network
Personally if we headed up the IABA we'd have spoken to the likes of Linked In first but we presume the promise of access to a few legal publications and discounts on other LN products probably sold the deal to the IABA.
As always the question is .. how many members will actively use the network
Here's the press release in all its glorious entirety.. We especially like the line ..This platform is particularly attractive to younger bar association members who are increasingly communicating and connecting with peers online. Thankyou for stating the blindingly obvious.. just this sentence alone would have driven us to find somebody else to work with
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LexisNexis (www.lexisnexis.com) announced today that the Inter-American Bar Association (IABA) has joined the international Alliance Partner Program for Martindale-Hubbell? Connected (www.martindale.com/connected) ? the premier global online network for legal professionals. The IABA (www.iaba.org) is comprised of lawyers and jurists representing 44 professional organizations and 17 nations in the Western Hemisphere. As an Alliance Partner, the IABA will host a dedicated online community within Martindale-Hubbell Connected, enhancing collaboration and networking among their nearly 25,000 lawyers around the globe.
?In order to attract and maintain a robust, active membership in today?s economic climate, bar associations must provide maximum value to members in the form of networking, referral generation and collaboration?
Martindale-Hubbell Connected is a global online community designed specifically for the needs of corporate counsel attorneys, law firm lawyers and other legal professionals that enables them to connect, network, communicate and collaborate in a trusted and authenticated environment. Launched in March 2009 with 3,000 members and six alliance partners ? the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, Lex Mundi, the Council on Litigation Management, Pro Bono Net, the National Association of Women Lawyers, and TerraLex ? the network has grown to nearly 25,000 members in more than 115 countries.
The Alliance Partner Program for Martindale-Hubbell Connected offers legal associations and other select non-profit legal organizations secure and dedicated networking communities without investing time and resources into building their own platform. IABA?s Connected Group will provide a quick and easy way for its members to expand their networking and collaboration activities within an established, global, online network for legal professionals. This platform is particularly attractive to younger bar association members who are increasingly communicating and connecting with peers online.
?In order to attract and maintain a robust, active membership in today?s economic climate, bar associations must provide maximum value to members in the form of networking, referral generation and collaboration,? said IABA President George Harper. ?By joining this innovative Alliance Partner Program with Martindale-Hubbell Connected, we are able to provide an ideal online networking community for our association of more than 25,000 lawyers, especially the younger generation of lawyers who are vital for our future growth.?
?IABA is part of a growing community of legal non-profits that leverage Martindale-Hubbell Connected as a strategic and trusted online resource for their members to collaborate and network with other legal professionals worldwide,? said John Lipsey, vice president of Corporate Counsel Services at LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell.
