That’s the gist of an article last week in The Wharton School’s online business journal, Knowledge@Wharton. With corporate managers under enormous pressure to control costs and maintain liquidity in the current credit crisis, advertising budgets often appear to be a dispensable luxury in the struggle to survive. Executives who succumb to that temptation, however, put… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: November 2008
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 11/26/08
One day before Thanksgiving and time for another LexBlogosphere roundup. Only one turkey day related post today. Enjoy the holiday everyone. The Employee Free Choice Act: No Choice At All - The blogging lawyers and attorneys at Sheppard Mullin on the firm’s Labor Employment Law Blog DOD Clinic Provides Comprehensive Cerebral Palsy Treatment – New Hampshire… Continue Reading
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 11/25/08
The decline in posting has definitely become apparent as we move closer to the long holiday weekend. There are still some lawyers putting together quality content as many of the regulars make an appearance in today’s LexBlogosphere roundup. New DOL Regs expand FMLA Leave Rights to Include Military Families – Los Angeles lawyer Brian Van Vleck… Continue Reading
State Ethics rules to bar blogs? Horse pucky
I remember when lawyer blogs, followed by the mass media, were a buzz a year or two ago that New York’s proposed legal ethics rules would bar lawyers from publishing blogs. There was nothing to it. A spokesman for the NY courts acknowledged they never even considered blogs in shaping the rules. Nothing in New… Continue Reading
Martindale-Hubbell the next General Motors?
I’ve been asked that question twice in the last few days. Once on Twitter and then again in a call with a large law firm based in the Midwest. I’d hate to see a legacy legal directory like Martindale-Hubbell become a relic, but you have to wonder if the company’s business model of heavy charges… Continue Reading
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 11/24/08
Everywhere you look this week, there’s something with a Thanksgiving theme to it. The same is the case for some of today’s blog posts. The best holiday-related post is done by Victoria Pynchon, who explains how to deal spontaneous Thanksgiving debates. How to Increase Revenue in an Economic Downturn – Illinois lawyer Sam Conforti on his… Continue Reading
Legal News- LexBlogsphere: 11/21/08
Whenever I try to explain the idea of "blogs for lawyers" to my friends I talk about attorneys being seen as ‘thought leaders’ and valuable sources of information on their particular practice area. New Jersey law blogger John Marshall has a great unique example of that. Is a Due Process hearing mandatory? – Virginia Beach… Continue Reading
Live LexBlog blogs for the week of 11/17-11/21
This week is a small step down from the past couple monstrous weeks but the two blogs to launch this week will be great entries to the LexBlogosphere. Both are published by just one lawyer so it’ll be interesting to see the distinct voice they present. The Asbestos Law Journal, authored by Los Angeles attorney Seth… Continue Reading
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 11/20/08
As a college student who remembers when Facebook’s ‘Wall’ was nothing more than a simple text box anyone could edit (or completely erase), it blows me away to see how professional the social networking site has become. Today’s developments include JD Supra allowing users to ‘stream’ legal documents and other information onto Facebook. Online parenting tools… Continue Reading
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 11/19/08
It was a good day in the LexBlogosphere. There’s quality posts from ACS Blog on Eric Holder (an ACS board member) being tabbed as the next attorney general and Minneapolis attorney Gavin Craig on Proposition 8. President Bush Issues Executive Order Pushing NextGen Forward – Costa Mesa lawyer Steven Taber of Chevalier, Allen & Lichman… Continue Reading
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 11/18/08
There was absolutely no shortage of interesting posts today with quality content on everything ranging from the Employee Free Choice Act to Mark Cuban to new FMLA regulations. Taxpayers To Foot Bill For Gonzales’ Private Representation In DOJ Lawsuit – The blogging constitutionalists at the American Constitution Society in their ACS Blog An office does not a restaurant make –… Continue Reading
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 11/17/08
Today’s best of the LexBlogosphere post comes in a little early as I have to prep for a Montana Grizzlies basketball game on my blog. One of today’s best posts is by Peter Gray on using the auto industry bailout to advance more environmentally friendly technologies. It’s crunch time for 403(b) plans – Retirement expert Jerry Kalish… Continue Reading
More Twitter naivety from a lawyer
David Giacalone is the latest lawyer to dismiss Twitter as a mindless waste of time and to brag about the fact that he’s not using Twitter – like that’ll make other ignorant souls think more of him. Things might have improved a bit (or at least gotten a patina of adult and professional participation) since… Continue Reading
Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 11/14/08
Another week at LexBlog closes with a roundup of the best posts from the LexBlogosphere. We have one blog—DUI Law Blog—making its first appearance while others are LexBlogosphere veterans. Dallas School District Issued Fake Social Security Numbers To Employees – Texas attorney Robert A. Kraft in his Immigration Law Answers Blog LinkedIn: A Top Networking and Law… Continue Reading
Live blogs for the week of 11/10-11/14
While we didn’t match last week’s total of seven launches, we came close by taking an impressive total of six blogs live. This includes three from Foley Hoag. There’s a wide range of great topics, definitely take a look and leave a comment for our new bloggers. Northwest Insurance Law Blog is published by Jerry Edmonds,… Continue Reading