Comments on We're too scared to let our lawyers blog | Real Lawyers Have Blogs http://kevin.lexblog.com/2008/06/articles/large-law/were-too-scared-to-let-our-lawyers-blog/ I hear that routinely from law firms, from the largest in the world to 3 and 4 person law firms. But as Liz Strauss, an expert in corporate online communications and communities, asks 'is the blog the problem?' A blog,... en-us Copyright 2010 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:49:26 -0800 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:38:29 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss dschwartz@pullcom.com (Dan S. ) Very accurate depiction. I think when you start to characterize the blog as a tool, rather than just "a blog", it becomes just another way to communicate. Besides, if the lawfirm doesn't like the blog, it can ask the employee to shut it down. That seems a more sensible approach than not letting it off the ground in the workplace.

]]> http://kevin.lexblog.com/2008/06/articles/large-law/were-too-scared-to-let-our-lawyers-blog/#1085606 http://kevin.lexblog.com/2008/06/articles/large-law/were-too-scared-to-let-our-lawyers-blog/#1085606 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:51:50 -0800 erdmanneva@hotmail.com (Eva) It's about freedom of expression,anyone who would tell me not to say what I want to say may go to hell.
What kind of law firm would do something like this?
Only a dishonest one.

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Not saying I would sell my soul for that, but it causes many people to pause before telling their food supply off.

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