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Table of contents<\/h2>\n\n- What Is Share of Model?<\/a><\/li>\n
- Why Does Share of Model Matter for Lawyer Marketing?<\/a><\/li>\n
- What to Do: A Step-by-Step Plan for Increasing Share of Model<\/a>\n
\n- First: Get specific.<\/a><\/li>\n
- Then: Determine your starting Share of Model.<\/a><\/li>\n
- Next: Create your to-do list.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Execute and Repeat<\/a><\/li>\n
- More From Attorney at Work<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
You might be familiar with \u201cShare of Voice,\u201d the public relations metric that measures how visible an organization is in its market compared with its competitors.<\/p>\n
In the brave new world of ubiquitous AI, there\u2019s a variation of that metric called \u201cShare of Model,\u201d which will have increasing importance for lawyers in the years ahead.<\/p>\n
What Is Share of Model?<\/h2>\n
While Share of Voice assesses your firm\u2019s presence in relevant earned media and social media, Share of Model evaluates how visible you are to AI\u2019s large language models<\/a> (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google\u2019s automatically generated AI overviews.<\/p>\nIn short, Share of Model will help you understand how \u2014 and if \u2014 LLMs are finding and recommending your firm when users ask questions in your specific field or practice area.<\/p>\n
Why Does Share of Model Matter for Lawyer Marketing?<\/h2>\n
More of your potential clients are turning to LLMs to find lawyers and to answer their legal questions. Instead of entering \u201cfamily lawyer in Fargo\u201d in a search engine, they might ask ChatGPT to make a short list of local divorce attorneys. Indeed, ChatGPT now boasts 180 million daily users<\/a>, handling more than 1 billion queries per day.<\/p>\nMost users are young adults and professionals, with more than half between 18 and 34 years old; this is your next generation of clients (and associates).<\/p>\n
Moreover, your firm\u2019s visibility in LLMs matters even to potential clients who don\u2019t log on to ChatGPT. Thanks to Google\u2019s integration of AI overviews into its search engine results, its AI-generated response will typically be the first answer they see; people scouting firms on Google are increasingly less likely to view those page-one listings you worked so hard for. In fact, one study showed Google\u2019s AI overviews dropping click rates for the top-ranking pages by 34.5%<\/a>.<\/p>\nWhat to Do: A Step-by-Step Plan for Increasing Share of Model<\/h2>\n
Here\u2019s how to up your game in the age of LLMs and Share of Model.<\/p>\n
First: Get specific.<\/h3>\n
Before you set out to measure Share of Model, get specific:<\/p>\n
\n- What are the AI queries that matter most to you?<\/li>\n
- What are the conversations that you should <\/em>be in, given your practice focus, geographic reach and capabilities?<\/li>\n
- And are these questions your prospects may actually ask?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This may mean the firm scales back from working to rank in \u201cfamily law\u201d to owning \u201cDes Moines divorce lawyers,\u201d courting users who ask things like:<\/p>\n
\n- Who are the best divorce lawyers in Des Moines?<\/li>\n
- What are the best divorce law firms in Des Moines?<\/li>\n
- Please prepare a short list of divorce attorneys in Des Moines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Then: Determine your starting Share of Model.<\/h3>\n
You can take a DIY approach and do this manually, or you can use a tool that automates the process for you.<\/p>\n
To do it manually:<\/p>\n
\n- Identify the relevant LLMs.<\/strong> Determine which LLMs your target audience is likely to use, such as ChatGPT and Gemini.<\/li>\n
- Develop test queries.<\/strong> Ask the questions you outlined above (and variations thereof).\n
Key tip:<\/strong> Make sure to ask your LLMs for sources, so you can see where they are getting their material.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n- Document and analyze LLM responses.<\/strong> Run your test queries and watch for brand mentions (how often you are named), brand sentiment (how favorably you are portrayed), and the competitive landscape (which competitors are also mentioned, and how their descriptions compare with yours).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Make sure to chart which sources the LLMs are citing. (We\u2019ll refer to this later.)<\/p>\n
Alternatively, you can use a product like Jellyfish\u2019s Share of Model<\/a>, Rankscale.AI<\/a> or Peec.AI<\/a> to do this for you. In addition to saving you valuable time, Share of Model software output may be more reliable, as it\u2019s able to run multiple queries each day and rotate IP addresses daily to avoid the bias possible when an AI model gets to \u201cknow\u201d you.<\/p>\nNext: Create your to-do list.<\/h3>\n
Refer to the list of sources the LLMs referenced in your manual roundup or in your software\u2019s reporting.<\/p>\n
Ask these questions:<\/p>\n
Are the LLMs crawling our site? <\/strong>Are we seeing our home page, practice pages, lawyer biographies or articles in the list of sources? Just as we optimize websites for SEO, you may need to retool your website content and structure for AI visibility. (This is a rapidly evolving field and another article altogether.)<\/p>\nHow do we perform in the cited awards and directories?<\/strong> So far, we are seeing LLMs rely heavily on lawyer directories, such as Avvo, and legal sector awards and rankings, like Super Lawyers, Chambers and Best Law Firms.<\/p>\nExample: <\/strong>Using Peec.AI<\/a>, I created a report using the \u201cDes Moines divorce lawyers\u201d hypothetical we discussed. Super Lawyers was referenced in 83% of ChatGPT output.<\/em><\/p>\nWhich of these pages are cited in your results, and where do you have room to improve?<\/p>\n
What kinds of content are other firms leveraging?<\/strong> For Google AI overviews, in particular, often the answers are not limited by the literal question; the LLM seeks to provide additional helpful context based on the user\u2019s intent. If the user is searching for a patent lawyer, the LLM may give resources on the patent process or the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office along with firm recommendations.<\/p>\nExample: <\/strong>In the \u201cDes Moines divorce lawyers\u201d scenario, Google AI referenced material from a Los Angeles firm, \u201cAre There Different Kinds of Divorce Lawyers,\u201d along with an article that was at least Iowa-adjacent, \u201cHow to Choose the Right Divorce Lawyer in Wisconsin.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nWhat kind of material could you add that would help a layperson start their search for a lawyer in your field? (A good place to start: What are the questions you get asked by real people repeatedly? What do you wish your new clients knew?)<\/p>\n
Execute and Repeat<\/h2>\n
Implement your to-dos, and repeat Step 2 on a regular basis to track your success.<\/p>\n
Remember that these models \u2014 just like AI at large \u2014 are changing quickly. Be open to running smart experiments and be ready to pivot and adapt.<\/p>\n
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Keys to Using GenAI in Your Law Practice? Caution and Common Sense<\/a><\/p>\nImage \u00a9 iStockPhoto.com. <\/p>\n
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- First: Get specific.<\/a><\/li>\n
- Then: Determine your starting Share of Model.<\/a><\/li>\n
- Next: Create your to-do list.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Execute and Repeat<\/a><\/li>\n
- More From Attorney at Work<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
You might be familiar with \u201cShare of Voice,\u201d the public relations metric that measures how visible an organization is in its market compared with its competitors.<\/p>\n
In the brave new world of ubiquitous AI, there\u2019s a variation of that metric called \u201cShare of Model,\u201d which will have increasing importance for lawyers in the years ahead.<\/p>\n
What Is Share of Model?<\/h2>\n
While Share of Voice assesses your firm\u2019s presence in relevant earned media and social media, Share of Model evaluates how visible you are to AI\u2019s large language models<\/a> (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google\u2019s automatically generated AI overviews.<\/p>\n
In short, Share of Model will help you understand how \u2014 and if \u2014 LLMs are finding and recommending your firm when users ask questions in your specific field or practice area.<\/p>\n
Why Does Share of Model Matter for Lawyer Marketing?<\/h2>\n
More of your potential clients are turning to LLMs to find lawyers and to answer their legal questions. Instead of entering \u201cfamily lawyer in Fargo\u201d in a search engine, they might ask ChatGPT to make a short list of local divorce attorneys. Indeed, ChatGPT now boasts 180 million daily users<\/a>, handling more than 1 billion queries per day.<\/p>\n
Most users are young adults and professionals, with more than half between 18 and 34 years old; this is your next generation of clients (and associates).<\/p>\n
Moreover, your firm\u2019s visibility in LLMs matters even to potential clients who don\u2019t log on to ChatGPT. Thanks to Google\u2019s integration of AI overviews into its search engine results, its AI-generated response will typically be the first answer they see; people scouting firms on Google are increasingly less likely to view those page-one listings you worked so hard for. In fact, one study showed Google\u2019s AI overviews dropping click rates for the top-ranking pages by 34.5%<\/a>.<\/p>\n
What to Do: A Step-by-Step Plan for Increasing Share of Model<\/h2>\n
Here\u2019s how to up your game in the age of LLMs and Share of Model.<\/p>\n
First: Get specific.<\/h3>\n
Before you set out to measure Share of Model, get specific:<\/p>\n
- \n
- What are the AI queries that matter most to you?<\/li>\n
- What are the conversations that you should <\/em>be in, given your practice focus, geographic reach and capabilities?<\/li>\n
- And are these questions your prospects may actually ask?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This may mean the firm scales back from working to rank in \u201cfamily law\u201d to owning \u201cDes Moines divorce lawyers,\u201d courting users who ask things like:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Who are the best divorce lawyers in Des Moines?<\/li>\n
- What are the best divorce law firms in Des Moines?<\/li>\n
- Please prepare a short list of divorce attorneys in Des Moines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Then: Determine your starting Share of Model.<\/h3>\n
You can take a DIY approach and do this manually, or you can use a tool that automates the process for you.<\/p>\n
To do it manually:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Identify the relevant LLMs.<\/strong> Determine which LLMs your target audience is likely to use, such as ChatGPT and Gemini.<\/li>\n
- Develop test queries.<\/strong> Ask the questions you outlined above (and variations thereof).\n
Key tip:<\/strong> Make sure to ask your LLMs for sources, so you can see where they are getting their material.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
- Document and analyze LLM responses.<\/strong> Run your test queries and watch for brand mentions (how often you are named), brand sentiment (how favorably you are portrayed), and the competitive landscape (which competitors are also mentioned, and how their descriptions compare with yours).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Make sure to chart which sources the LLMs are citing. (We\u2019ll refer to this later.)<\/p>\n
Alternatively, you can use a product like Jellyfish\u2019s Share of Model<\/a>, Rankscale.AI<\/a> or Peec.AI<\/a> to do this for you. In addition to saving you valuable time, Share of Model software output may be more reliable, as it\u2019s able to run multiple queries each day and rotate IP addresses daily to avoid the bias possible when an AI model gets to \u201cknow\u201d you.<\/p>\n
Next: Create your to-do list.<\/h3>\n
Refer to the list of sources the LLMs referenced in your manual roundup or in your software\u2019s reporting.<\/p>\n
Ask these questions:<\/p>\n
Are the LLMs crawling our site? <\/strong>Are we seeing our home page, practice pages, lawyer biographies or articles in the list of sources? Just as we optimize websites for SEO, you may need to retool your website content and structure for AI visibility. (This is a rapidly evolving field and another article altogether.)<\/p>\n
How do we perform in the cited awards and directories?<\/strong> So far, we are seeing LLMs rely heavily on lawyer directories, such as Avvo, and legal sector awards and rankings, like Super Lawyers, Chambers and Best Law Firms.<\/p>\n
Example: <\/strong>Using Peec.AI<\/a>, I created a report using the \u201cDes Moines divorce lawyers\u201d hypothetical we discussed. Super Lawyers was referenced in 83% of ChatGPT output.<\/em><\/p>\n
Which of these pages are cited in your results, and where do you have room to improve?<\/p>\n
What kinds of content are other firms leveraging?<\/strong> For Google AI overviews, in particular, often the answers are not limited by the literal question; the LLM seeks to provide additional helpful context based on the user\u2019s intent. If the user is searching for a patent lawyer, the LLM may give resources on the patent process or the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office along with firm recommendations.<\/p>\n
Example: <\/strong>In the \u201cDes Moines divorce lawyers\u201d scenario, Google AI referenced material from a Los Angeles firm, \u201cAre There Different Kinds of Divorce Lawyers,\u201d along with an article that was at least Iowa-adjacent, \u201cHow to Choose the Right Divorce Lawyer in Wisconsin.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
What kind of material could you add that would help a layperson start their search for a lawyer in your field? (A good place to start: What are the questions you get asked by real people repeatedly? What do you wish your new clients knew?)<\/p>\n
Execute and Repeat<\/h2>\n
Implement your to-dos, and repeat Step 2 on a regular basis to track your success.<\/p>\n
Remember that these models \u2014 just like AI at large \u2014 are changing quickly. Be open to running smart experiments and be ready to pivot and adapt.<\/p>\n
\u00a9iStockPhoto.com<\/small><\/p>\n
More From Attorney at Work <\/h2>\n
Keys to Using GenAI in Your Law Practice? Caution and Common Sense<\/a><\/p>\n
Image \u00a9 iStockPhoto.com. <\/p>\n
\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\nSign up for Attorney at Work\u2019s daily practice tips newsletter here<\/a> and subscribe to our podcast<\/a>, Attorney at Work Today.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- Develop test queries.<\/strong> Ask the questions you outlined above (and variations thereof).\n
- Identify the relevant LLMs.<\/strong> Determine which LLMs your target audience is likely to use, such as ChatGPT and Gemini.<\/li>\n
- And are these questions your prospects may actually ask?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Then: Determine your starting Share of Model.<\/a><\/li>\n