1. Automatically add a class (e.g.: class=”lead”) to your first paragraph, you can do it this way:
function first_paragraph($content){
return preg_replace('/<p([^>]+)?>/', '<p$1 class="lead">', $content, 1);
}
add_filter('the_content', 'first_paragraph');
source: https://36flavours.com/2009/08/wp-add-class-name-to-first-paragraph-in-blog-post/comment-page-1/#comment-994
2. In your style sheet add:
p.lead {
font-weight: bold;
}