Our corner of the legal blogosphere continues to expand…most recently, we saw six new blogs launch over a period of eight days. They represent issues and firms across the gamut: from solo practices to the AmLaw 200, equine law to divorce law. The blogs launched between February 25-29 were: The Food Liability Law Blog, authored… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: February 2008
Legal newsroom of the future brought to you by Talking Points Memo
Can’t help but wonder if the legal newsroom of the future hasn’t arrived after reading this article from Monday’s New York Times, which profiles political blogger Joshua Michah Marshall and his blog Talking Points Memo. Marshall recently received the prestigious George Polk Award for legal reporting, based on the coverage Talking Points Memo provided of… Continue Reading
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 2/29/08
Today is the day that shouldn’t be: February 29, which – as we mentioned in yesterday’s update – only comes once every four years. That means next time 2/29 rolls around, whichever ’08 presidential candidate wins in November will already be nearing the end of their first term. Recent amendments to federal rules of appellate,… Continue Reading
CLE Teleconference: Pumping up your online presence with a blog
Two blog oldtimers are conducting a teleconference, ‘Pumping Up Your Online Presence with a Blog,’ next Thursday March 6 from 1 to 2:30 ET. The program is produced by the American Bar Association General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division. You’ll get 1.5 CLE credits. Topics to be covered include: Understanding of blogs How to… Continue Reading
LinkedIn being wrongly dissed in legal community
Some folks in the legal marketing circles started a legal marketing LinkedIn group last week. It took off. Hundreds of members within a few days. Wow, I’m thinking law firms are seeing the light. Wrong. Legal marketing professionals, tethered to the past like a ball and chain and always skeptical about things they don’t understand… Continue Reading
Mark Obbie of LawBeat [LexBlog Q & A]
This morning I spoke with Mark Obbie, professor at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and author of the legal journalism blog LawBeat. Our exchange is what makes up today’s LexBlog Q & A. In addition to his teaching and blogging, Mark is an associate director at Syracuse’s Institute for the Study of… Continue Reading
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 2/28/08
Most of the time, today – February 28th – would be the last day of the month. Not the case this year…which means regular readers will see another LexBlogosphere update tomorrow, bearing the date of 2/29 (a number we we won’t see again on calendars until 2012). Qualcomm accepts sanctions issued by magistrate judge and… Continue Reading
Beer for Blawggers Bloggers – Friday at ABA TechShow in Chicago
Mark Friday at 5:30 for a bloggers meetup at the ABA TechShow in Chicago. Not far to go – Kitty O’Sheas, right in the Hilton. The ABA Journal and LexBlog are cosponsoring the event and picking up the tab. Ed Adams, Editor and Publisher of the Journal, named the event Beer for Blawggers. But Ed’s… Continue Reading
Jim Maule of MauledAgain [LexBlog Q & A]
Who do we have in the hot seat for our LexBlog Q & A this afternoon? Why, it’s Jim Maule, professor at the Villanova University School of Law in Pennsylvania and author of the law blog MauledAgain. Jim, the latest law professor to speak with us for this interview series, uses his blog to write… Continue Reading
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 2/27/08
Seattle, Chicago, Miami and more…today’s update brings together posts from these three cities – and a handful of others – in one place. Some are covering big news (i.e. the Microsoft fine), others are answering questions…but all are entering the discussion in one form or another. Do arbitration clauses really reduce time and expense? –… Continue Reading
Is lawyer blogging recession proof?
Asked myself that question yesterday as the number of new LexBlog clients and inquiring law firms continues to take off. All when economic experts are telling us we’re already in or heading into a recession. Answer may have come from Rich Brooks at Business Blog Consulting this morning. There is one truism to a recession:… Continue Reading
5 reasons niches are riches for law blogs
Not a lawyer (that’s okay guys), but Mark Avey, publisher of a flight simulation blog, has a great post at Problogger covering the benefits of running a niche focused blog. Mark’s points with few changes and comments by me: A niche site can bring you a lot of dedicated readers. Though most of your traffic… Continue Reading
Buzz Bruggeman of ActiveWords [LexBlog Q & A]
For today’s LexBlog Q & A, we didn’t need to travel far from home. In fact, we didn’t have to travel at all: our guest Buzz Bruggeman joined us in LexBlog’s Seattle office for an in-person chat. Buzz, a former lawyer, is also the founder of ActiveWords, a Windows-based software that uses key commands to… Continue Reading
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 2/26/08
The legal blogosphere is proceeding full speed ahead this morning, and we’re here to take its pulse. We’ve got posts on everything from e-cards to blog comments to Dr. Jarvik’s artificial heart…all authored before noon on a Tuesday. Supreme Court reverses California courts and orders Judge Alex to arbitrate – The blogging lawyers & attorneys… Continue Reading
More ‘best blogs’ craziness
Over 100 million blogs and a staff of 10 editors is going to ‘find quality blogs that you would have unlikely found?’ Yes. Thank God we’ll have Blogged.com to save us from discovering blogs and publishers we may find of interest, but that fail to score a 9.something on a scale of 1 to 10…. Continue Reading