The weekend is here and the Cubs are in first place. Life is good. For those of you looking for a little reading material to carry you into the weekend, we have you covered with interesting posts including why businesses should be cautious about using Twitter, some solid analysis on Wisconsin’s domestic partnership law and what the… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Live LexBlog blogs for the week of 7/27-7/31
It was a big week for LexBlog, coming to a close on the last day of July. We launched six blogs this week on a variety of topics. I’d keep an eye on Gideon Alper’s Gay Couple Law Blog. He’s a third year law student who certainly has a passion for blogging. This is just… Continue Reading
LexBlog Law Network Roundup – 7/30/09
Things were relatively quiet on the LexBlog Network today. Also, no one decided to take me up on my offer to feature anyone who wrote an insightful post on these "lawyers with knowledge" releasing the names of David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez taking performance enhancing drugs and the legal implications behind doing so. Despite that,… Continue Reading
Twitter Search for lawyers and law firms : Why it’s so important
By now you may have seen the new home page of Twitter placing Twitter Search front and center. For those of you logged in to Twitter by default, sign out and you’ll see this new home page. Why has search been placed front and center? Because the visionaries behind Twitter, their technologists and financial partners,… Continue Reading
LexBlog Law Network Roundup – 7/29/09
Today, we have some interesting posts that should be of use to potential clients and normal individuals, not simply lawyers. We have a post by Bryan Fears on the 10 things an attorney hates to hear and another interesting read on where age discrimination might be going. American Clean Energy Leadership Act’s National Energy Efficiency… Continue Reading
Law firms need strategic partner not a vendor for client development success
Everyone on the LexBlog team and each one of LexBlog’s clients knows LexBlog views itself as a strategic partner, not a vendor, integral to the practice development success of our lawyer and law firm clients. If a LexBlog client doesn’t understand this, then LexBlog failed at the onset of our relationship in explaining how LexBlog… Continue Reading
LexBlog Law Network Roundup – 7/28/09
Having put hours upon hours into multiple State of the AmLaw 200 Blogosphere reports, I know the difficulty in putting together lengthy reports on lawyers and law firms using social media tools. So, a hat tip to the folks at JD Supra for putting together a list of lawyers and law firms on Facebook. In other news,… Continue Reading
Bar exam advice from a simple minded lawyer
I watched Twitter and blog posts enough today to be reminded that the bar exam begins tomorrow for thousands of law grads in each of our fifty states. I found much of the advice given far too serious and in many cases counter productive. For the non lawyers, the bar exam runs two to three… Continue Reading
LexBlog Law Network Roundup – 7/27/09
I hope everyone had as good of a weekend as us Cubs fans; the Baby Bears worked their way back into first place for the first time in months. For Cards fans: a Jerry Seinfeld "that’s a shame." Onto today’s legal news: it’s a very diverse bunch with a little bit of everything. Take a… Continue Reading
Law blogs : Titles need to be in industry format
We’ll often have clients requesting a feature that’s outside the scope of what I’d call ‘blog standard.’ The most recent of which was to format blog titles with line breaks and special header treatment. It’s understandable for LexBlog to receive such requests. First, Law firms have long been publishing on the net in what the… Continue Reading
Twitter 101 for law firms and other businesses : From Twitter
Twitter reached out to the business community this past week with a Twitter 101 for businesses at business.twitter.com of all places. It’s an excellent resource for lawyers and law firms. Every day, millions of people use Twitter to create, discover and share ideas with others. Now, people are turning to Twitter as an effective way… Continue Reading
LexBlog Law Network Roundup – 7/24/09
It’s been a great week but I’m glad the weekend is here, as I’m sure most of you are as well. I believe we have a first for the roundup. We have an announcement that one of our clients as gone so far as creating their own iPhone app. So, check that out along with everything… Continue Reading
Live LexBlog blogs for the week of 7/20-7/24
Another good week at LexBlog, we have three new blogs joining the fray and one old one that’s getting a new look. They’re all on very different subjects: real estate development, law marketing and subrogation and recovery. So, have a look and let them know what you think. The Real Estate Development Law Blog is published by Seattle-based… Continue Reading
LexBlog Law Network Roundup – 7/23/09
I’m sure many of you within the legal community have heard the story on discrimination claims against the New York City entry-level firefighter exam. Today, we have a very insightful and in-depth post by Brian Molinari on EpsteinBeckerGreen’s new Prima Face Law Blog on the story. A must-read for sure. Sotomayor Testifies Regarding Eminent Domain – Philadelphia… Continue Reading
Lawyers are not born bloggers: Educational program is key
There’s been a lot of discussion about how easy it is for lawyers to blog. All you need is a skeleton blog and a law degree and you’re ready to go. One VC backed startup in an effort to generate revenue recently even started selling law blogs for ‘less than buck a day.’ Service is… Continue Reading