I’m not sure we really care but for the record we learn that LexisNexis ? Martindale-Hubbell? have? announced the launch of ?Lawyer Ratings,? an application for LinkedIn ? members that enables lawyers to highlight their Martindale-Hubbell ? Peer Review Ratings? and Client Review Ratings within their LinkedIn profiles. Additionally, all LinkedIn members can use the application to complete Client Reviews of lawyers they?ve worked with in the past.
Here’s the press release….
The new application, created by Martindale-Hubbell, is available now and enables lawyers and law firms to extend the visibility of hard-earned, third-party recognition from peers and clients to an online audience of millions of fellow members within LinkedIn, the world?s largest online professional network with more than 75 million member across the globe.
LinkedIn members can access the application from the applications directory page. Once launched, the application will enable any user to submit a client review for a lawyer they have hired in the past. In addition, lawyers who have a Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating or Client Review Rating and are subscribers of Martindale-Hubbell services can use the application to display their ratings in their LinkedIn profile.
?The new ?Lawyer Ratings? application for LinkedIn delivers a powerful new way to extend the reach of these valuable Martindale-Hubbell ratings to other channels where potential clients, referral and personal networks connect,? said Phil Livingston, senior vice president LexisNexis and CEO of Martindale-Hubbell. ?Our application for LinkedIn is the latest example of how we?re transforming to help lawyers benefit from their association with Martindale-Hubbell.?
Today?s announcement follows a previous agreement with LinkedIn giving visitors to martindale.com ? the ability to identify lawyers and firms within the Martindale Hubbell ? Legal Network who are also members of LinkedIn. This enables martindale.com visitors to discover and leverage valuable connections or referrals from other lawyers who are members of the broader LinkedIn business network.
