UK legal industry influencers defines the top five most influential people within our nations legal industry for 2014-2015 according combined statistics from social media channels, Twitter, LinkedIn & Facebook, summarised by KLOUT & Peer Index. It does not automatically follow that the top 5 law influencers have the highest number of followers within the industry. About the UKs Top 5 Legal Industry Influencers. (Listed in order of industry peer social influence) Sean Smith. {177,000 followers}. The former CEO of Mackesys Law heads up the UK legal industries most influential list. Sean Smiths social media followers have been validated as being 76% active, giving him over 120,000 genuine followers in total. Amongst those who follow the legal services millionaire include media channels and a few international showbiz celebrities - in addition to over 24,000 lawyers globally. In 2014 Sean Smith was named by Twitter & SocialTalent as being the second most influential recruiter in the World. His KLOUT score is 59, double the UK average. Smith first made the headlines five years ago when his relationship with former rugby captain, Gareth Thomas became public knowledge. Since then his controversial ideas as to the future of legal aid have infuriated the Criminal Bar Association yet at the same time made him a personal ally of the Lord Chancellor. Mark Lewis. {58,000 followers}. Infamous & highly successful media law, libel and privacy lawyer with Taylor Hampton Solicitors in London. Think All the President’s Men, except, instead of a newspaper uncovering the dirty tricks of politicians and lawyers, you’d have a lawyer helping uncover the dirty tricks of certain newspapers. Martin Callan{37,000 followers} Known as the legal professionals professional, Martin Callan is head of Consula.co.uk, a successful business consultancy firm for business, for consumers & for law practices in the UK. With combined social media followers of nearly 40,000, comprising of international law firms and other global social media influencers, Martin Callans social peer reach together with his professional expertise makes him a very powerful ally to have in the current UK legal industry economic downturn. Joshua Rozenberg {27,000 followers} is Britains best-known commentator on the law. In 2012 he was included by The Times in its independently-judged list of the UKs 100 most influential lawyers, the only journalist to feature in the Times Law 100. - See more at: datsyn/article/3460/2014/12/26/Top-5-Influencers-in-the-UK-legal-industry-20142015#sthash.Ec0RGlF6.dpuf DatSyn News - Top 5 Influencers in the UK legal industry 2014/2015
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 12:01:17 +0000