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The TBD team and I have been lucky enough to help forge the Legal LinkedInfluencers group, a warm, inclusive and supportive community of legal professionals who have all found their voice on the LinkedIn platform.
But with power comes responsibility.
Over the course of 2024, it dawned on me that merely celebrating the achievements of the LinkedInfluencers is not enough.
Having encouraged literally thousands of lawyers and business professionals to spend some of their working week using LinkedIn to build their personal brand, it didn’t sit well with me when many of them started telling me about their awful experiences of being bullied and harassed on this platform.
It was a problem I simply couldn’t ignore, and therefore decided it was high time to do something about it.
Which is why the TBD team and I conducted our very first LinkedIn Bullying Survey.
This report is for those brave people who came forward and told me that there were times when they didn’t feel comfortable expressing themselves on LinkedIn. I hope it makes you feel seen and heard – and that, by shining a spotlight on what is still a very underreported problem, we can collectively make the platform a safer space for our clients, colleagues and friends.
I strongly believe that if we can persuade the legal profession to establish best practices when it comes to online safeguarding and wellbeing, this will have positive ripple effects for everyone who uses LinkedIn.
By training and inclination, lawyers are problem-solvers. So let us work together to tackle the problem of bullying and harassment on LinkedIn and reclaim this platform!
“The worst one was being threatened to be raped because they liked ‘vulnerable girls’. This was from a man who worked at a large retail chain and I did report it to them, but got no response.”
– A UK lawyer responding to our 2024 survey
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