Digital law: strategies for promoting legal education programs in the age of social media

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Problem Statement. In the context of rapid digitalization and transformation of educational landscape, the issue of effective promotion of legal educational programs in social networks becomes particularly relevant. This research presents comprehensive analysis of modern digital marketing methods and tools applicable to promoting legal educational products. Innovative approaches to content creation are examined, including podcasts, case championships, hackathons, and collaborations with prominent legal community representatives. Special attention is given to integrating current legal issues related to digital technology development into educational content.

Materials and Research Methods. The research is based on analysis of contemporary practices in promoting educational programs on social networks, studying cases of leading Russian law schools and educational platforms. Content analysis, comparative analysis methods, and empirical observation methods of audience engagement dynamics in various educational content formats were applied.

Results. Most effective strategies for promoting legal educational programs were identified, key success factors in creating viral legal content were determined, recommendations for integrating modern digital trends into educational process were formulated.

Discussion. Development prospects of educational marketing in legal sphere are discussed, risks and opportunities of using innovative educational content delivery formats are analyzed, ethical aspects of legal education promotion in social media are examined.

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Ilya D. Slobodyanin

Lomonosov Moscow State University

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Email: ilyaslobodyanin@gmail.com

postgraduate student of Legal Informatics, Information and Digital Law

Russian Federation, Moscow

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