http://kevin.lexblog.com/2008/05/articles/blog-law-and-ethics/law-firm-blog-policy-lexblogs-sample/ LexBlog is routinely asked for a sample law firm blog policy. My approach has been too cavalier. 'Why do you need a policy for something that is just a different medium for communication? Law firms need to look at their... en-us Copyright 2012 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:22:46 -0800 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 11:00:18 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss jessica.christina84@gmail.com (jessicachristina) Does the firm need to restrict blog content? Some firms may wish to restrict blog content to be general and informational similar to email newsletters and alerts. Other firms may wish to take a more progressive, and usually more successful, approach to blogging by linking to and referencing other blog posts and news stories. By doing so, you're joining the conversation as an authority in your field. Depending on the circumstances, lawyer(s) may wish to avoid taking too strong position on a particular legal topic. Generally, you don't want to be blogging about existing clients and matters that members of the firm are working on.

]]> http://kevin.lexblog.com/2008/05/articles/blog-law-and-ethics/law-firm-blog-policy-lexblogs-sample/#1170147 http://kevin.lexblog.com/2008/05/articles/blog-law-and-ethics/law-firm-blog-policy-lexblogs-sample/#1170147 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:56:05 -0800 rmeeuwsen@aol.com (Richard Meeuwsen) Excellent article for those lawyers thinking of starting a blog. Your point are all nicely sequenced in order.

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