The how, what, where and why of blogging as a lawyer- aka Blog Class!
SO YOU WANT TO START A BLOG? OR PERHAPS YOU JUST WANT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHY ANY LAWYER WOULD! WELL THIS 1 DAY WORKSHOP IS FOR YOU!
Hands up if you want to start a Blog? Or perhaps you have one in the works but are not really sure how to make the most of it? Or perhaps you just want to better understand how ‘blogging’ could ever help your business- I mean you are a lawyer right?
Well in this day and age of ‘online business’, SEO and content marketing, fine tuning your online writing skills is essential! Whether you are a newbie blogger or have been blogging for a while this one day workshop will help you kickstart your writing for 2019.
Why a Blog?
In 2013 I by chance googled the phrase ‘How to start a blog’ and the rest is sort of history! I registered a website (the one you are reading on now in fact!) called ‘The Happy Family Lawyer” with absolutely no understanding of ‘blogging’ or the world of content marketing. Fast forward a few years and my simple little blog is now a business. It is the biggest driver of new work to my law firm and has given me a distinguishable personal brand in an otherwise very busy market. I have learned through trial, error and a few flukes along the way all of which I will share in this workshop!
When we think of writing as a lawyer, our minds tend to wander to those complicated assignments we last completed years ago at Law School. But fear not! I am not suggesting you get stuck into a PHD! Instead I intend to convince you that by putting your fingers to a keyboard and sharing your knowledge in a simple way you can build a brand, your business or your professional reputation in our industry (and have some fun along the way!).
Writing is not for everyone, but if you do enjoy getting lost in your thoughts then collating those thoughts and publishing them than this one day workshop is for you!
THE PRESENTER
Clarissa Rayward is a lawyer and business owner that is known for her innovative and energising presentation style. Clarissa has trained hundreds of lawyers both in Australia and overseas in all aspects of running a modern law firm from pricing structures to wellness. You can expect much learning along with a lot of fun** along the way (**aka there will probably be dancing… Because what is a legal presentation without some dancing…)
Clarissa Rayward is a Divorce Lawyer and the Owner of Brisbane Family Law Centre. Over the past 14 years, Clarissa has worked with over 2000 families during separation and divorce. She specialises in assisting her clients to experience a dignified divorce- staying away from the Court process and finding sustainable agreements for the future.
This past year Clarissa has begun to tackle the challenging issue of unhappiness in the legal profession through her writing and weekly Podcast ‘Happy Lawyer Happy Life’ where once a week she interviews lawyers who have found a way to maintain a successful career in the law while not giving up their life outside of their career.
In January 2017 Clarissa published her second book, ‘Happy Lawyer Happy Life- How to the be Happy in Law and Life’ and launched the first ‘Happy Lawyer Happy Life’ online course, helping lawyers nationwide to better understand how they can drive happiness in their careers.
You can organise order a copy of Clarissa’s Book or find out more about her Online Course and Podcast below.