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Using LinkedIn to Build Professional Relationships

By Gina F. Rubel
Special to the Legal

Where do you stand on LinkedIn usage?

"I have a personal LinkedIn account and ...
a. I actively update and manage."
b. it is managed for me by marketing."
c. I rarely use it."
d. I don't remember my login."

Or, e. "I do not have a personal LinkedIn account."

The majority of lawyers that I've polled have a LinkedIn account and rarely use it, or they do not have a personal LinkedIn account. For those of you who answered the question with letter A, kudos to you. For those of you who answered with letters B, C, D or E, it's time to get with the program.

LinkedIn is the most well-established and professional social networking platform on the Internet. It was designed for professionals and continues to maintain a level of business integrity unseen by all of the other social networking platforms. It is an online directory of professionals that is highly visible in search engines.

There are various ways to use LinkedIn to build relationships; here are a few tips.

Build a Robust Profile
Take the time to set up a detailed profile. Be sure to include the words "attorney" and "lawyer." This will help people find you when they search using one term  or the other. Include your areas of practice, the cities and states within which you practice and the types of problems you solve for your clients. Then schedule time to update your profile once every three months for 15 minutes to a half hour. This will keep your content relevant and fresh.

Connect
Take the time once a week for 15 minutes to send invitations to people you know. There are a few ways to find them: use the search tool and look up names of people you know; connect your LinkedIn profile to your e-mail database and let it search for people you know; search the people connected to companies where you've worked or with which you do business; search for other alumni from the schools you've attended; search for other members of organizations to which you belong; and search the profiles of people you're already connected to, to see who you know that they're connected to.

Share Content of Value
Unlike Facebook, LinkedIn is not a platform to share your family vacation photos or social agenda. Rather, it is a great platform for sharing articles you've written or read that may have value to your target audience, events that you may be attending or where you may be speaking, industry statistics, relevant business news and more. Be sure to join and actively engage in groups where you can target your shared content even more specifically.

Answer Questions
As a professional, you have knowledge that can be helpful to others. While being careful NOT to provide legal advice online, you can still answer questions and provide value to others.

Remember that people do business with those they know, like and trust.

Gina F. Rubel is the owner of Furia Rubel Communications Inc., a public relations and marketing agency with a niche in legal communications. A former Philadelphia trial attorney, public relations and marketing expert, she is the author of Everyday Public Relations for Lawyers. Rubel and her PR and marketing firm have won numerous awards for legal communications, public relations, media relations, web and graphic design, strategic planning, and leadership. She maintains a blog at www.ThePRLawyer.com, and you can find her on LinkedIn  or follow her on Twitter.  For more information, visit www.FuriaRubel.com.

Fresh Ink: Inside Today's Legal

By Jaime Bochet 
Of the Legal Staff

Welcome to your daily round-up of stories in today's edition of The Legal Intelligencer. Click the links below to access stories directly, or head to The Legal homepage. (Some stories may require registration or a paid subscription.)

Topping today's front page, U.S. Courthouse Correspondent Shannon P. Duffy has a case from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania: In a significant victory for parents of children with autism, a federal judge has certified a class action suit against Cigna Corp. for refusing to cover two types of behavioral treatments on the grounds that they are "investigative or experimental."

Below the fold, reporter Amaris Elliott-Engel writes that a divided state Superior Court has ruled that health care providers can base their charges for providing hard copies of medical records on the maximum charges spelled out under state law.

Our Page 3 Regional News story today is by our Delaware reporter, Jeff Mordock, who writes: Several law professors throughout the country have blasted Widener University School of Law and Dean Linda J. Ammons after the school ordered a one-year suspension without pay and a psychiatric evaluation for university professor Lawrence J. Connell after a university panel cleared him of all but one of the charges levied against him by two former students. The school contends, however, that punishment was warranted in order to protect the students who filed the charges from possible retribution.

As always, our People in the News section is on Page 2, and the top stories from our sister publications across the country make up the Page 4 National News section.

The Legal's contributed columns begin on Page 5, with our "Young Lawyers" (YL) page, featuring a column by Molly Peckman of Dechert, who laments the death of the conversation at the hands of social media and technology.

Page 7 contains our monthly "Paralegals" page, which includes an article by Christine M. Flynn of Swartz Campbell, who writes that CLE plays a vital role in paralegals' professional growth.

Have questions or comments about any of today's stories, or our coverage as a whole? E-mail me or any of the reporters directly. We hope you'll enjoy today's Legal!

Jaime Bochet is the Magazines & Supplements Editor for The Legal. Follow her on Twitter at @JaimeBochetTLI or e-mail [email protected].

Should Lawyers Google+?

By Gina F. Rubel
Special to the Legal

As of the first week of August, Google+ reached 25 million "unique visitors" (not users), according to this report.

According to all reports, Google+ is the fastest-growing social network in history. While it is still in beta testing, I think it is important to understand how Google+ plays into lawyer and law firm marketing and public relations right now.

The problem is that this juror is still out.

Personally, I am a very early adopter of most online platforms. In fact, I have to be in order to do my job well and provide clients with the best possible strategic counsel. So, while I do have a Google+ profile, about I am using it very sparingly and spending more time "listening" to the conversations. In fact, one of the hottest topics on Google+ in the United States seems to be Google+. Go figure.

At this stage, I do think it is important for attorneys to stake claim to their names in Google+. This same statement holds true for Twitter, LinkedIn, Yelp, Avvo, Martindale, Facebook, FourSquare and many of the other social media tools. As for law firms, Google+ is still closed to businesses. They are testing select business profiles on the platform, but have not yet rolled out business profiles to the general public. In fact, according to Google, they are "actively closing profiles that are being used by businesses."

I read a blog by Cynthia Hsu on FindLaw that seems to position Google+ as a revenue source for law firms.
While I think all social networking provides the potential for lawyers to cultivate existing and new business relationships, it remains to be seen if this is the case with Google+. Time will certainly tell.

There are also a lot of SEO strategists out there who are raving about Google+ and I can't blame them. Remember, Google+ is owned by Google, which is the most highly used search engine on the Web. Google changes its algorithms regularly and often increases the ranking of valid content that is hosted on its platforms. We saw this when Google purchased YouTube. All of a sudden, YouTube content came up much higher in Internet searches.

So here are some other things to know. If your target audience for new business development is men between the ages of 18 and 34, they are currently the largest segment of Google+ early adopters, according to this article in the San Francisco Chronicle.

You can find additional Google+ statistics here and follow the top 100 people on Google+  -- number one being Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook. Now, there's irony for you.

Gina F. Rubel is the owner of Furia Rubel Communications Inc., a public relations and marketing agency with a niche in legal communications. A former Philadelphia trial attorney, public relations and marketing expert, she is the author of Everyday Public Relations for Lawyers. Rubel and her PR and marketing firm have won numerous awards for legal communications, public relations, media relations, web and graphic design, strategic planning, and leadership. She maintains a blog at www.ThePRLawyer.com, and you can find her on LinkedIn or follow her on Twitter. 

I Remain, Very Sincerely Yours

By Gina F. Rubel
Special to the Legal

Public relations is just as much about what you write as it is about what you say. It is often forgotten that the content and tone of e-mail messages, letters, text messages and social media messages affect the recipient and their perception of the sender. So I decided to go through hundreds of pieces of correspondence to identify the valedictions, better known as letter closings, most commonly used by the professionals with which I correspond.

I grouped the closings into several categories. Here is what I found:

- Appreciative Closings: Many thanks, Thank you and Thanks;
- Cordial Closings: Best, Best regards, Best wishes, Cordially, Fond regards, Kind regards, Kindly, Warm regards and Yours;
- Formal Closings: Always, I remain, Respectfully, Sincerely, Sincerely yours, Very truly yours, and Yours truly; and
- Friendly Closings: All my best, Cheers, Fondly and Keep in touch.

Then of course, in today's less formal environment of e-mail, text messages and social media exchanges, there is a fifth category: Absent Closings.

What I find most interesting about valedictions is that one can often discern the mood the writer is in when they are used. From one person in the course of our first week corresponding, I received, in this order, e-mails with closings that read: 

- Very sincerely yours;
- Sincerely;
- Many thanks; and
- Cheers.

This client went from being formal to less formal to thankful to friendly as the communications progressed. Had this same person ended the week with "Warm regards," I would have sat at my desk wondering why the cold shoulder.

Another way some people use letter closings is to create templates for typed letters and electronic signatures for e-mail. I'm not a fan of including valedictions in either. Think of the e-mail that you get from your Aunt Tessie that always closes with her electronic signature that says, "Warm regards." Do you really want "warm regards" from your favorite aunt? Wouldn't you rather her say something less cordial and more fitting for your relationship? Then again -- maybe you wouldn't.

My point is that valedictions can be used strategically, just like any other way we communicate. They can be used as powerful tools to reinforce your message, intimate antipathy, show gratitude and demonstrate respect. What are some of your favorites?

Gina F. Rubel is the owner of Furia Rubel Communications Inc., a public relations and marketing agency with a niche in legal communications. A former Philadelphia trial attorney and public relations expert, she is the author of "Everyday Public Relations for Lawyers." Gina and her PR and marketing firm have won numerous awards for legal communications, public relations, media relations, strategic planning, law firm websites, corporate philanthropy and leadership. She maintains a blog at www.ThePRLawyer.com and you can find her on LinkedIn or follow her on Twitter.

How to Communicate Effectively Without E-mail

By Neen James
Special to the Legal

Recently, while chatting to one of my clients, he asked, "If my potential prospects are limiting their access to e-mail, how can I reach them?"

I was secretly delighted to hear some people are limiting their access to e-mail (but that is a topic for another blog).

Here are a few ways you can communicate with influence without using e-mail as your primary tool. Each of these will take you no more than 15 minutes. We are all responsible for practice development, and if you want to grow your book of business for the firm, try a few of these ideas.

- Call to invite your contact to a tele-coffee. What is a tele-coffee? You make a coffee, and they make a coffee, and you talk on the telephone … for no more than 15 minutes! I do tele-cocktails on Fridays (love those!).

- Send a hand-written note. No one does this anymore, but precisely because we have so much electronic communication, your contact will appreciate the personal touch.

- Send a magazine subscription. You can do so for usually less than $20, and you could include a note: "I know you don't have time to read all your e-mail but thought you might have a few minutes to enjoy a magazine … would like a chance to connect and share with your what our firm could do for you." The creative approach will win you points!

- Send a postcard with a personalized message on the back. Same idea as the hand-written note, but postcards stand out in people's mail piles. I like to send Aussie postcards with scenes and phrases that make people smile (it helps that I am Australian!). What is memorable about you and your firm that could also be shown on a post card?

- Send a parcel -- everyone loves presents! It could contain a recommended book, journal or sample of your product. Include a note suggesting you get together by phone to chat about the book/journal/sample.  I once sent a jar of peanut butter and jelly to the director of very large cable company with a note "I know you don’t have time for lunch, but maybe a quick PBJ sandwich?" (I don’t even eat PBJ -- that is definitely an American institution -- but I found out that was his favorite sandwich). That package led to many fabulous opportunities, great relationships and a very profitable client.

- Send a LinkedIn request. Okay, so this one does appear in their inbox, but people take notice of invitations to connect and often take a moment to read your bio.

- Call and invite them to a networking event. Offer to host them, introduce them to others they would benefit from knowing and connect at the same time -- very productive!

- Text them. No, you don’t have to be up on the latest text talk (e.g. LOL, BRR), but you can quickly and easily ask if they have time tomorrow to chat by phone. Not many people use text wisely for connecting; it is personal, quick and usually gets a response.

- Search social media profiles, and direct message on Twitter or send a Facebook message. These are alternative communication strategies and will appeal to different clients.

- Create a video. Create a 30 second invitation to connect with you (you can do this on your iPad using iMovie, or the camera in your laptop), upload to YouTube and send a link inviting them to coffee (these videos can also be texted). Okay, I admit this is another email; but you have to admit it is a creative one! Note: You might want to also make sure this is approved according to your firm’s social media policy.

Your prospects and current clients do want to hear from you -- you just need to get clever, cut through the clutter, be creative and do this more productively. It only takes 15 minutes -- which strategy will you try first?

Neen James, MBA CSP, is the President/CEO of Neen James Communications, LLC. An international productivity expert and native born Aussie, James delivers engaging keynotes that have educated, and entertained audiences with real-world strategies that apply in all roles, whether at work or in life. She also provides one-on-one consulting and mentoring to women on a variety of business issues and topics. To find out more about James, visit her at www.neenjames.com/bio, e-mail [email protected] or follow her on Twitter @neenjames.

New Online-Only Story Package: 'Mega-Verdicts'

By Jaime Bochet
Of the Legal Staff

If you scroll all the way down to the bottom of the homepage of The Legal, you'll see a section marked "Online Only." This is an area that we're going to be building up in the future months, but first we want to make sure you know what it is!

The Online Only section is comprised of packages of stories that have appeared in the paper about a common topic. There's one, for example, that includes all of our coverage of the Marcellus Shale play called "The Big Play," and another called "Firm Footprints," dedicated to stories our staff has written about firm office openings (including Saul Ewing's recent foray into the Boston legal market). Past packages dealt with law firm financial reports and the Luzerne County scandal.

The idea is to take these trend stories and condense them into an easily accessible package so that with one click, you can see all of the content at once. As for the name -- you can only find these trend-related packages online!

The reason I'm directing your attention there today is because there is a brand-new Online-Only package for you to check out. We called it "Mega-Verdicts: Eight Figures and Up," and those are exactly the stories you'll find included there: verdicts and settlements of $10 million and over. These are the biggest numbers that we have written about since the beginning of the year, ranging from the May 25 $10 million Motrin award to the $177 million oil-spill defense verdict we reported on in April.

We hope that you'll take a look, and if you have ideas of your own for trend-related Online Only packages, let me know!

Jaime Bochet is the Magazines & Supplements Editor for The Legal. Follow her on Twitter at @JaimeBochetTLI or e-mail [email protected].

Getting to Know Us: Meet Our Newest Reporters!

By Jaime Bochet
Of the Legal Staff

Back in April, we introduced you to the staff of The Legal here (our editor-in-chief), here (our copy desk editors) and here (our reporters). Since then, we’ve added a couple of new faces to the newsroom, and we’d like you to meet them!

As is often the case, one of our new reporters came to us to replace one who left. Our colleague Leo Strupczewski recently took a position with a local law firm, and while we were sad to lose him, we’re very happy to welcome a new reporter to his desk.

Ben Present is our newest addition -- he is still getting settled in after joining us earlier this week -- and his beat covers the state appellate courts.

Prior to joining The Legal staff, he was senior staff writer with The Diamondback newspaper at The University of Maryland. He received his BA in journalism from the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.           

To contact Ben, e-mail [email protected] or call 215-557-2315. Follow him on Twitter at @BPresentTLI.

Jeff Mordock is our new Delaware reporter. Those of you familiar with our Delaware-based publications, the Delaware Law Weekly and our new weekly newsletter, the Delaware Business Court Insider, will recognize his name! Jeff covers the Chancery Court and other Delaware courts.

Jeff joined the company in April 2011. Prior to joining The Legal staff, he was a reporter for an online commercial real estate publication. He received his BA in English from George Washington University in 1998.

To contact Jeff, e-mail [email protected] or call 215-557-2485. Follow him on Twitter at @jeffmordockTLI.

Our reporters always welcome submissions from attorneys on their recent verdicts and settlements. They’ll generally ask for pretrial documents that outline the factual background and key legal issues in the case. Make sure they include your key arguments, as well. Though we cover many of the submissions we receive, we cannot cover any results that include confidentiality agreements.

We hope that you’ll get in touch with us, either to send over a verdict or settlement, to offer feedback on our coverage, or to pitch us a story!

Jaime Bochet is the Magazines & Supplements Editor for The Legal. Follow her on Twitter at @JaimeBochetTLI or e-mail [email protected].

Eight Tips for Solid Radio Interviews

By Gina F. Rubel
Special to the Legal

Every law firm should have a marketing and public relations strategy that should include a mix of media that reaches your target audiences. A corporate law firm that does business with Fortune 100 companies will have a drastically different strategy from a localized general practice. Regardless of the size and scope of your business, there may be a time when radio interviews come into play -- especially if you're dealing with high profile litigation.

Here are a few tips you should keep in mind:

Focus on your objective: Don't get bogged down in statistics or lengthy explanations. Speak briefly, directly and to the point. Correct any misstatements or misperceptions. You should have prepared key messages before speaking to the media. Make sure you know what they are and that you get them across in your interview.

Choose your messages with care: Radio reaches a very specific listening audience and depending on the time of day and programming, the audience may change. The producers have chosen to interview you based on a topic that you have already agreed upon. Stick to that topic or the reporter will cut you off and move on.

Pace yourself: When recording a message, pace your delivery. Practice makes perfect so take time to record what you plan to say and listen to it in advance of your interview. Listen to how each word sounds. Make sure your words don't run together. Have someone else listen and provide you with feedback -- then tweak the message as necessary.

Remember to say your firm name: When you are first introduced, the reporter will generally mention your name. It is important for you to mention your firm's name when it is appropriate and comes naturally, so the listening audience will remember it.

Speak in plain English: Speaking in plain English will ensure that your message gets across to the masses. In other words, avoid legal jargon. It's important when dealing with radio to speak in layman's terms so your audience understands you and so that your messages are clear.

Stay calm, cool and collected: Remember to stay still. Don't sway back and forth or shake your feet. Take deep breaths. Pause between thoughts. If you can, stand during the recording. Your voice will project better.

Speak in short sound bites: Practice your topic in sound bites. Radio is a great medium for short, quick nuggets of information that the listeners can remember. Then, repeat what you really want listeners to remember.

Spare the details: Most radio stories run for less than 90 seconds. Radio reporters aren't looking for hours of drawn-out details. Be concise and get to your point. If you are being interviewed, count for two seconds before answering. The slight pause before you answer will make your responses sound fresh and thoughtful.

Gina F. Rubel is the owner of Furia Rubel Communications Inc., a public relations and marketing agency with a niche in legal communications. A former Philadelphia trial attorney and public relations expert, she is the author of "Everyday Public Relations for Lawyers." Gina and her agency have won numerous awards for legal communications, public relations, media relations, strategic planning, law firm websites, corporate philanthropy and leadership. She maintains a blog at www.ThePRLawyer.com and you can find her on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/ginafuriarubel or follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ginarubel. 

Getting to Know Us: Meet the Reporters!

By Jaime Bochet
Of the Legal Staff

This is the third in a three-part series of blog posts intended to introduce you to the Legal's editorial team. Today's post focuses on our reporters, so that you can learn a bit about what each of them covers (their "beat" in journalism-jargon) and how to get in touch with them.

Amaris Elliott-Engel covers the first and third largest county court systems in the state, the Philadelphia court system and the Montgomery County courts, as well as the Philadelphia Bar Association, the state court system's finances and the interaction of the state judiciary with the other branches of government.
Amaris joined the company in August 2007. Prior to joining the Legal staff, she was a staff reporter covering a police and courts beat, as well as the Native American land claims beat, for The Citizen newspaper in Auburn, N.Y. She earned her bachelor's degree from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass., and is currently am attending Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law's evening law program.
To contact Amaris, e-mail [email protected] or call 215-557-2354. Follow her on Twitter at @AmarisTLI.

Zack Needles covers business of law stories regarding small and midsized firms. He also covers law firm news and court opinions out of the surrounding counties, including Chester, Bucks and Delaware counties. 
Zack joined the company in 2008. Prior to joining the Legal staff, he was a freelance reporter with the Times of Trenton in Trenton, N.J. He received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Rider University in 2007.
To contact Zack, e-mail [email protected] or call 215-557-2493. Follow him on Twitter at ZNeedlesTLI.

Gina Passarella is our senior reporter, covering the business of law, focusing on the largest law firms in Pennsylvania. She also writes about corporate counsel and litigation.
Gina joined the Legal in 2005. She received an undergraduate degree in public communications from American University in 2004 and a master's in broadcast journalism and public affairs from American in 2005.
To contact Gina, e-mail [email protected] or call 215-557-2494. Follow her on Twitter at @GPassarellaTLI.

Leo Strupczewski covers Pennsylvania's judiciary, developments in the law and emerging trends. His beat also includes the courts' interaction with the other two branches of government and investigative work.
In the last year, Leo has covered the federal corruption trial of former Luzerne County Common Pleas Court Judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr., changes to the state's Judicial Conduct Board and juvenile justice system and allegations of corruption in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Leo joined the company in 2008. Prior to joining the Legal staff, he was a reporter with the Courier-Post newspaper in Cherry Hill, N.J. He received a B.A. in English from Saint Joseph's University in 2006.
To contact Leo, e-mail [email protected] or call 215-557-2315. Follow him on Twitter at @StrupczewskiTLI.

Shannon P. Duffy is the U.S. Courthouse Correspondent for the Legal. Shannon has served as our eyes and ears at the Federal Courthouse in Philadelphia since 1988, covering the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and 3rd Circuit courts.
To contact Shannon, e-mail [email protected] or call 215-880-3700.

Our reporters always welcome submissions from attorneys on their recent verdicts and settlements. They’ll generally ask for pretrial documents that outline the factual background and key legal issues in the case. Make sure they include your key arguments, as well. Though we cover many of the submissions we receive, we cannot cover any results that include confidentiality agreements.

We hope that you’ve enjoyed getting to meet us this week, and we hope that you’ll get in touch with us, either to send over a verdict or settlement, to offer feedback on our coverage, or to pitch us a story!

Getting to Know Us: Meet the Copy Desk!

By Jaime Bochet
Of the Legal Staff

This is the second in a three-part series of blog posts intended to introduce you to the Legal's editorial team. Today's post focuses on our editors, or as they're collectively known in journalism-speak, the copy desk.

Jeremy Barker is our Associate Editor. In addition to editing all of the articles that appear in the paper each day, Jeremy manages all the contributed columns for the Legal and selects the stories from our other sister publications that appear on the National News page.
Jeremy joined the company in 2007. Previously, he was the associate editor with The Review newspaper in Philadelphia. He has both his bachelor's and master's degrees from Temple University.
If you're interested in finding out how to submit an article to the paper or have questions about any of our contributed content, contact Jeremy at [email protected] or 215-557-2488. Follow him on Twitter at @JeremyBarkerTLI.

 

Stephanie Baum, our Night Editor, assists Jeremy in editing the articles for each day's paper. Additionally, she is in charge of our page 2 People in the News section, gathering and editing information from press releases to compose the page's contents each day. She also writes short news stories for the Delaware Law Weekly.
Stephanie is our newest staff member, having joined the Legal in 2010. Prior to that, she was a reporter with Dow Jones' publication, Financial News, in New York. She received her B.A. in English from Franklin & Marshall College.
Any information about speaking engagements, appointments or elections, promotions, etc., that you'd like submitted for People in the News should be sent to her attention. She can be contacted at [email protected] or 215-557-2483, or follow her on Twitter at @SBaumTLI.

 

Michael Riccardi, our Managing Editor, has held a variety of positions since joining the staff in 1994 as a reporter. In 2002, he became news editor of Pennsylvania Law Weekly, and in 2008 was promoted to managing editor of the Legal and our Delaware publications.
One of the only attorneys on our staff, Michael has his J.D. from Villanova University School of Law and practiced law in Bucks County before joining the Legal.
If you have questions or comments specifically about the Delaware publications or the Legal's coverage in general, you can contact Michael at [email protected] or 215-557-2319. Follow him on Twitter at @MRiccardiTLI.

 Jeremy, Stephanie and Michael oversee the day-to-day duties of the layout and editing of all the articles that go into the Legal, Pennsylvania Law Weekly section, Delaware Law Weekly and Delaware Business Court Insider, our newest weekly newsletter. They meet daily with the editor-in-chef, Hank Grezlak (who you can meet here), to plan out each issue, then edit the articles as they are completed by the reporters. They come into the office slightly later in the day, usually between 10 a.m. and noon, and stay until between 7 and 8 p.m. each evening, when the paper is finally "signed off" and sent to the printer.

Jaime Bochet, the Magazines & Supplements Editor, handles most of the special sections that go into the Legal, with the exception of directories. In addition to lending a hand to Jeremy, Stephanie and Michael on editing Legal, PLW and Delaware copy, Jaime oversees the production of the biannual GC Mid-Atlantic magazine, PaLAW: Annual Report on the Legal Profession and the supplements that are inserted into the paper. She is also currently serving as the department's Web editor.
Jaime joined the Legal as an Editorial Assistant in 2003, became Supplements Editor in 2005 and has had her current position since 2007. Prior to joining the Legal, Jaime worked as an online editor for Dow Jones in South Brunswick, N.J., and received her B.A. in English from Franklin & Marshall College in 2002.
If you have questions or comments about the supplements, magazines, blog or website, you can contact Jaime at [email protected] or 215-557-2368. Follow her on Twitter at @JaimeBochetTLI.

Stay tuned, when tomorrow, we’ll introduce you to the reporters!