Today we continue what we started yesterday: our LexBlog Q & A with Tom Goldstein, the attorney from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld who runs the successful law blog SCOTUSblog. In part 1, Tom discussed how they developed their wiki companion to SCOTUSblog and why he doesn’t think wikis will become the norm in… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: January 2008
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 1/31/08
It’s the last day in January, which is cause for some degree of celebration. We’ve got ten more posts to showcase as we move towards a hopefully sunny Super Bowl weekend – which, as Diane Pfadenhauer points out below, will almost surely result in a mess of the Monday blues. Subprime claims now projected to… Continue Reading
Tom Goldstein of SCOTUSblog [LexBlog Q & A, part 1 of 2]
SCOTUSblog, which focuses on issues surrounding the United States Supreme Court, is one the most well-known law blogs around. It’s no surprise, then, that we feel privileged today to feature publisher Tom Goldstein in the hot seat for our LexBlog Q & A. Tom, a Washington D.C.-based partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld,… Continue Reading
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 1/30/08
Today was a particularly good day in the LexBlogosphere – a lot of great content coming out, with enough interesting material to keep legal-minded readers busy during their lunch breaks. LaRue is decided…well, sort of – Massachusetts attorney Stephen Rosenberg of The McCormack Firm in his Boston ERISA & Insurance Litigation Blog President signs family… Continue Reading
Live Blogging at LegalTech 2008
Referencing the O’Keefe – Ambrogi live blogging debate of last year, Brian Ritchey reports at More Partner Income that he’ll be live blogging from LegalTech in New York next week. Though he’ll be spending a lot of time in a booth conversing with attendees and other vendors, Brian equates blogging to be one in the… Continue Reading
Rick Klau of Feedburner/Google [LexBlog Q & A]
We’re taking the LexBlog Q & A in a different direction this morning, putting our focus for today’s interview less on the law and more on new media technologies (specifically, RSS). And who better to speak with on this matter than Rick Klau, a lawyer who formerly served as vice president of publisher services at… Continue Reading
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 1/29/08
Today we include both interesting content from the LexBlogosphere and news on a pair of bloggers who have recently received some positive media attention in their local communities. Check those out at the bottom of the post. Who wants to sell their hospital on the auction block? – New Jersey attorney Richard J. Webb of… Continue Reading
Dan Harris of China Law Blog [LexBlog Q & A]
Sure, Seattle has a lot of bloggers – one recent study even suggested that 13% of folks here operate a blog. But of all the local content being produced through citizen journalism, the material written by international law attorney Dan Harris at the China Law Blog continues to turn heads. It seems fitting, then, that… Continue Reading
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 1/28/08
Did anyone out there make a new years resolution to blog more? Reason I ask is I’ve noticed a lot of blogs that lay dormant during the final quarter of 2007 coming to life these days. Some of them are highlighted in the posts below. Judicial chambers shuffle? – Las Vegas attorney Tami Cowden of… Continue Reading
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 1/27/08
A selection of legal news spanning the country in our five posts today, from Seattle to Washington, D.C. Cease and desist letter posting not likely to constitute infringement – Attorney-mediator Victoria Pynchon in the IP ADR Blog Do you read blog archives? – Washington, D.C. lawyer Carolyn Elefant in her blog, My Shingle Fourth Circuit… Continue Reading
Law firms should learn to love social network sites
Stole that subject line from, ‘Learn to Love Social Network Sites,’ Mary Braid’s story in this morning’s Sunday Times about how corporations benefit by helping collaboration and the spread of ideas through employees use of social networks. As Krishna De, a leading Irish branding strategist and my source for this post, points out, the article… Continue Reading
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 1/26/08
Some blogs that we haven’t featured much comprise the bulk of today’s update. IBM’s Lotus Notes users access SAP apps – Chicago-based negotiator Sam Conforti in his Software Licensing Blog Boiler explosion on SS Norway blamed on faulty maintenance – Houston attorney Brian Beckom of Vujasinovic & Beckcom in the firm’s Maritime Injury Lawyer Blog… Continue Reading
Should I be exchanging links with other law blogs?
Way too much time is consumed by lawyers and legal marketing professionals talking about linking back and forth from blogs and websites in forced artificial ways. This is not a ‘I link to you, you link to me or I linked to him in a list of links so look at me as a nice… Continue Reading
Why you should attend ABA TechShow
From Tom Mighell, this year’s chairperson, here’s the reasons for attending the ABA TechShow in Chicago, March 13 – 15. The Content The People The Vendors The Fun I’m presenting and will be there for three days (I added that one) The early bird deadline for registration ($300 in savings) is coming up fast –… Continue Reading
Should I add podcasts to my law blog?
I’m getting a lot of questions from reporters, prospective clients, and new clients about podcasts. A few things come to my mind when you’re thinking about adding podcasts to your law blog. I used to think a podcast was a way to sex up your blog: if you’ve got more frills, you’re going to draw… Continue Reading