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title: "Why Social Media Should Be Used By Law Professionals"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f18a82aa-25f7-4a13-9a34-4a7597376561
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/why-social-media-should-be-used-by-law-professionals-4776
category: "General"
published: 2016-06-02T00:19:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:12:09.024Z
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# Why Social Media Should Be Used By Law Professionals

**TL;DR:** Samantha Collier, a legal social media influencer, discusses the importance of social media for law professionals. She founded the Social Media for Law Firms blog in 2010 and previously worked as the business development director at MBM Intellectual Property Law LLP.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-06-02. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/why-social-media-should-be-used-by-law-professionals-4776).*

## Story

Samantha Collier founded the Social Media for Law Firms blog in 2010, and working in the law firm realm for 10+ years, Samantha aligned her two passions: law firm marketing and social media to become one of the biggest legal social media influencers in Canada.

Previously, Samantha was the business development director at MBM Intellectual Property Law LLP, a prominent Canadian IP firm. Samantha contributes much of her success to the Managing Partners at MBM. Most law firms shied away from social media in 2010, obviously, MBM didn’t.

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## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- General (sector)
- Facebook (company)
- social media (topic)
- influencer marketing (topic)
- law professionals (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/why-social-media-should-be-used-by-law-professionals-4776). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f18a82aa-25f7-4a13-9a34-4a7597376561).