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In the 6 months since LexBlog released its third State of the AmLaw Blogosphere in November of this 2008, the number of AmLaw law firms blogging has grown 15%.

For large law firms looking to brand their law firm blogs, LexBlog remains the blog publishing platform of choice with 68% of the AmLaw law firm branded blogs running on the the LexBlog publishing platform.

Growth highlights:

• 41% of AmLaw 200 law firms have blogs.
• 15% growth in last 6 months in the number of AmLaw 200 law firms publishing blogs.
• 43% growth in last 6 months in total number of blogs being published by AmLaw 200 law firms (some firms have more than one blog).

And in the numbers:

• 82 of the 2008 AmLaw 200 firms were blogging.
• Those 82 firms were responsible for a total of 227 blogs.
• 186 of the 227 blogs were firm branded; the remaining 41 blogs were not branded. 'Firm branded' blogs are those where the firm's name and/or logo are prominently displayed, indicating that the blog is more a product of the firm than of the individual author writing it.
• Of the 184 firm branded blogs, 37 firms used one of the major publishing platforms: 27 firms were using LexBlog; 4 firms were using Typepad; 3 firms were using Blogger; 1 firm was using Movable Type; 4 firms were using WordPress; and 1 firm was using Justia. Some firms use more than one publishing platform.
  

See a list of all the blogging AmLaw200 firms, with links to their individual blogs, after the jump.

Note: a icon next to a blog's name means that blog is produced by a LexBlog client; the icon means that the blog is "new" to the list since our last post.

• Akerman Senterfitt
• Akin Gump
• Alston & Bird
  
• Arnold & Porter
• Baker & Daniels
• Baker & Hostetler
• Husch Blackwell Sanders
• Blank Rome
• Bracewell & Giuliani
  
• Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels
• Bryan Cave
  
• Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
• Carlton Fields
• Cooley Godward Kronish
  
• Davis Wright Tremaine
• Day Pitney
• Dechert
• Dewey & LeBoeuf
  
• Dorsey & Whitney
• Dykema Gossett
• Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge
• Epstein Becker Greene
• Foley Hoag
• Fox Rothschild
• Frost Brown Todd
• Gardere Wynne Sewell
• Goodwin Procter
• Gordon & Rees
• Herrick Feinstein
• Hinshaw & Culbertson
• Hogan & Hartson
• Holland & Hart
• Holland & Knight
  
• Howrey
• Hughes Hubbard & Reed
• Hunton & Williams
• Ice Miller
• Jackson Walker
• Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro
• Jones Day
• K & L Gates
• Kelley Drye & Warren
• Kilpatrick Stockton
• Kirkland & Ellis
• Lathrop & Gage
• Littler Mendelson
• Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps
• McCarter & English
• McDermott Will & Emory
• McGlinchey Stafford
• McGuireWoods
• McKenna Long & Aldridge
• Michael Best & Friedrich
• Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
• Morris Manning & Martin
• Morrison & Foerster
• Nixon Peabody
• Pepper Hamilton
• Perkins Coie
• Porter Wright Morris & Arthur
  
• Proskauer Rose
• Quarles & Brady
• Reed Smith
• Saul Ewing
• Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold
• Seyfarth Shaw
• Sheppard Mullin
• Shook, Hardy & Bacon
• Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
• Sills Cummis & Gross
• Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal
• Stinson Morrison Hecker
• Stoel Rives
• Sullivan & Worcester
• Sutherland Asbill & Brennan
• Thompson & Knight
• Troutman Sanders
• Williams Mullen
• Wilmer Hale
• Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
• Winstead
• Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice

e-Discovery Team 

Written by Ralph Losey, a Florida-based attorney with Akerman Senterfitt, e-Discovery Team covers the unique problems of e-discovery, and the latest trends, case law, and events in the field.

SCOTUSblog 

Originally started by Tom Goldstein – now a partner with Akin Gump – SCOTUSblog is the leading resource on the web for breaking news on the U.S. Supreme Court.

ClimateIntel 

The second of two Akin Gump blogs, ClimateIntel provides updates on issues impacting the global climate. It is authored by attorneys from the firm's climate change practice group.

Economic Recovery Resource Center

The topic of economic recovery continues to get more popular in the legal blogosphere with this Akin Gump publication. Their Economic Recovery Resource Center covers topics that include US law and policy, the healthy industry, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and investigations.

Washington Labor & Employment Wire

Written by lawyers and attorneys at Akin Gump, this blog focuses on providing readers with insight and analysis on the the latest developments in labor and employment law in our nation's capital.

Securities Litigation Blog 

Dealing with securities-related matters, and authored by attorneys John Jordak and Susan Hurd of Alston & Bird.

Climate Change and Carbon Management Blog 

Written by Alston & Bird's Climate Change and Carbon Management team, this blog covers rapidly emerging issues associated with greenhouse gas emissions.

Financial Markets Crisis Blog 

This blog is authored by Alston & Bird’s Financial Markets Crisis Task Force and focuses on the rapidly changing business and legal issues raised by the current financial markets crisis.

Who's the Boss?

This blog is a service of Alston & Bird's Labor & Employment Group and focuses on the many unique issues facing California employers.

Tech Law Blog

As could be expected, this Alston & Bird blog covers recent developments in technology law. Topics covered include antitrust, data security, ecommerce, intellectual property, privacy and telecommunications.

Consumer Advertising Law Blog

Written by Randy Shaheen, Amy Mudge and Robert Pitofsky of Arnold & Porter, the Consumer Advertising Law Blog covers topics that include disclosures, data security, the Lanham Act, pricing, privacy, telemarketing and class action.

Benefits Biz Blog 

Authored by Baker & Daniels' benefits & executive compensation team, the Benefits Biz Blog covers financial matters.

Class Action Blawg 

Denver attorney Paul Karlsgodt of Baker & Hostetler writes on recent developments, litigation and trends in class action defense.

Fair Use Blog

Blackwell Sanders LLP has four lawyers – Gary Pierson, Pete Salsich III, Geoffrey Gerber and Michael Kahn – operating the Fair Use Blog. In their posts, the attorneys deal with laws pertaining to first amendment and intellectual property issues.

Maryland Intellectual Property Law Blog

Authored by Blank Rome attorney Brian Wm. Higgins, this blog offers IP news and case analysis.

Financial Services Reform Watch

As Blank Rome's second project with LexBlog, this publication offers readers real time reporting on the government's action regarding financial reform.

Energy Legal Blog

The Energy Legal Blog is the work of six attorneys from Bracewell & Giuliani’s Energy Practice Group, providing analysis of energy news.

Economic Recovery Taskforce

Bracewell Giuliani's Economic Recovery Task Force blog is a valuable resource aimed to help financial institutions, private investment funds, institutional investors and other market participants navigate the myriad legislative, regulatory and enforcement challenges of today.

Government Contracts Blog

Attorney Ken Weckstein writes this Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels blog on a number of varied topics regarding business disputes.

The Legal Intelligencer Blog 

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney lawyer Francis Taney, Jr. contributes on this blog for the oldest law journal in the United States.

Export Law Blog 

Authored by a pair of attorneys from Bryan Cave - Clif Burns and Illya Antonenko - this blog covers all things export law.

Art Law Blog

This blog is authored by Bryan Cave's Art Law team, which helps people make, sell and monetize art, and they back their clients in fights over art.

CLASSIFIED: The Class Action Blog

The Class Action Blog is a project from the lawyers and attorneys at Carlton Fields law firm. Content revolves around class action litigation in the Southeastern United States.

In the (Red) Business Bankruptcy Blog

In The (Red) is a blog that covers business bankruptcy issues. It is operated by Robert Eisenbach, an attorney with Cooley Godward Kronish LLP.

Broadcast Law Blog

David Oxenford, David Silverman and Brendan Holland, three broadcast attorneys with Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, operate the Broadcast Law Blog. The blog provides information on legal developments in the broadcast world.

Privacy and Security Law Blog

The Privacy & Security Law Blog, another Davis Wright Tremaine project, is updated by a range of lawyers with the firm’s privacy & security practice group. The blog deals with digital privacy issues.

Corporate Finance Law Blog

The Corporate Finance Law Blog - written by DWT attorney Joseph M. Wallin - focuses on various tax and finance issues.

Washington Construction Law Blog

The Washington Construction Law Blog is the fifth Davis Wright Tremaine blog on this list. Written by John Parnass and four other DWT lawyers, the blog provides news and commentary on construction developments.

American College of Environmental Lawyers  

Not an official DWT but featuring the writings of one of their attorneys, this blog is a forum for members of the ACOEL (a professional association of environmental lawyers) interested in writing on environmental law.

Startup Company Blog

Stuart Campbell and Joe Wallin of Davis Wright Tremaine publish this blog providing insight for founders of and investors in emerging and startup companies.

Nortwest Real Estate Law Blog

Written by several attorneys at Davis Wright Tremaine, the Northwest Real Estate Law Blog covers topics that include construction law, land use law, real estate law and many others.

Employer's Law Blog

Day Pitney LLP have entered the blogosphere with their Employer’s Law Blog. Maintained by two editors – Wendy Johnson Lario and Kristine J. Feher – the blog focuses on New York/New Jersey labor law.

Drug and Device Law

The Drug and Device Law blog is a joint project between two lawyers: Jim Beck and Mark Herrmann. It provides commentary from the two attorneys about medical device product liability litigation. Beck is an attorney with Dechert LLP, while Herrmann works as a partner for Jones Day.

Mass Tort Defense

Written by Dechert attorney Sean Wajert, Mass Tort Defense, covers the legal issues relating to defense of mass torts cases and large scale product liability claims.

The 10b-5 Daily

Lyle Roberts is the blogger behind The 10b-5 Daily, a blog highlighting issues of securities class action litigation. Roberts is a partner with Dewey & LeBoeuf.

Dorf on Law 

A law blog focusing on a range of legal issues, authored by Columbia professor – and special counsel to Dewey & LeBouef – Michael Dorf.

Quirky Questions 

An employment law blog authored by Dorsey & Whitney attorney Roy Ginsburg, answering questions that real-world executives & HR professionals encounter on a daily basis.

Consumer Products Law Blog

This blog, written by Mark Kaster and Nena Street, provides visitors with informative, up-to-date and easy-to-understand commentary on consumer products matters.

Airspeed 

Stephen Tupper, a private pilot and aviation attorney with Dykema Gossett, writes this blog, where he details both legal and personal elements of aviation.

Auto Law News

Four different Dykema Gossett attorneys contribute to this blog.  With some of the best automotive law minds writing this blog, it is a valuable resource.

The Insurance & Reinsurance Blog

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP operates InsureReinsure.com, The Insurance & Reinsurance Blog. It provides updates on insurance-related litigation.

Florida Employment & Immigration Law Blog  

This blog, authored by Richard Tuschman and Hector Chichoni of Epstein Becker Greene, focuses on the employer-side of employment law, providing news, analysis and trends in the area.

Executive Women's Networking Blog  

Published by Frances Greene of Epstein Becker Greene, this blog offers women's opinions on business development, networking, mentoring and the life/work balance.

Toxic Tort Litigation Blog  

The Toxic Tort Litigation Blog covers topics that include class action lawsuits, e-discovery, CERCLA, environmental litigation and product liability. It is written by William Ruskin and Daniella Landers of Epstein Becker Greene.

EBG Trade Secrets and Noncompete Blog

Written by Peter L. Altieri, David J. Clark and Peter A. Steinmeyer of Epstein Becker Greene, whis blog provides news and updates on developments in the law of restrictive covenants, unfair competition and trade secrets.

Health Reform Musings

Another blog written by Epstein Becker Greene attorneys, this pubication addresses health care reform and the impact of these proposals on the health care delivery system.

Wage & Hour Defense Blog

This Epstein Becker Greene publication provides readers with insight and commentary on wage and hour law developments affecting employers. It is written by Richard Tuschman, David Barron and Michael Kun.

Emerging Enterprise Center  

The lawyers and attorneys at Foley Hoag LLP maintain the firm’s Emerging Enterprise Center blog. Content includes a range of information on business innovation issues.

Law & The Environment  

The second of three Foley Hoag blogs, this publication is "intended to inform, update, comment and discuss legal issues regarding environmental law."

Massachusetts Noncompete Law  

The third Foley Hoag offering discusses covenants not to compete, non-solicitation, breach of fiduciary duty and trade secrets.

Security Privacy and the Law

Security Privacy and the Law is another Foley Hoag blog.  It focuses on security issues facing businesses today, from website infringement to breaches of security.

Foley Hoag Newsroom

This blog covers hot and popular topics in the legal realm, industry insights and legal trends. Readers can find commentary on new regulations, recently decided court cases, business trends and other topics that are of critical importance, in print and electronic formats.

Education Law

The Education Law blog is a new blog by Fox Rothschild LLP, focusing on changes within the educational profession. Attorney Karl Romberger, Jr. writes the blog entries.

Pennsylvania Family Law  

The Pennsylvania Family Law blog is written by Charles Meyer of Fox Rothschild. It provides updates and tips on family law issues in Pennsylvania.

Physician Law

Fox Rothschild has also developed the Physician Law blog. Written by attorney Todd Rodriguez, it deals with legal developments that impact physicians.

Tax Litigation

The Tax Litigation blog is another Fox Rothschild project. It is written by lawyer James Dawson, who highlights important tax cases.

Wage & Hour - Development & Highlights

Written by attorney Mark E. Tabakman, this Fox Rothschild blog updates readers with developments on wage & hour laws impacting small and large businesses alike.

HIPPA Health Law

This Fox Rothschild blog focuses on all-things related to health information, and is published by attorney Helen Oscislawski.

Pennsylvania Brownfields & Environmental Law

Writing about environmental developments in the Keystone State is attorney Joel Bolstein, who maintains this Fox Rothschild blog.

Employee Free Choice Act Blog  

New Jersey attorney Brian Caufield of Fox Rothschild writes this blog, dealing with labor & employment issues related to the EFCA.

Delaware Corporate and Commercial Litigation Blog

The Delaware Corporate and Commercial Litigation Blog is written and published by Francis G.X. Pileggi. An attorney with Fox Rothschild, Francis provides summaries of court cases from throughout Delaware.

Art Law  

Authored by Robert Goldman, Samantha Evans and Daniel Schnapp of Fox Rothschild write on art litigation, art finance and recent trends in the art market.

White Collar Defense & Compliance  

New Jersey lawyer Alain Leibman provides insight on criminal law, federal case law statutory developments.

New Jersey Family Legal Blog  

The New Jersey Family Legal Blog is authored by attorneys at Fox Rothschild's Roseland, Princeton and Atlantic City: Robert A. Epstein, Sandra C. Fava, Jennifer Weisberg Millner, Eric S. Solotoff and Apple Sulit-Peralejo.

Employee Benefits Legal Blog  

New York lawyer Keith McMurdy of Fox Rothschid writes on employment law cases, retirement plans, plan administration and welfare plans.

Delaware Bankruptcy Litigation  

Fox Rothschild's Delaware Bankruptcy Litigation is published by Jason Cornell, an attorney based in Wilmington, Delaware.

Eminent Domain & Real Estate Litigation Blog  

David Snyder, an attorney based in Fox Rothschild's Philadelphia office covers topics including appraisers, redevelopment, PennDOT, elections and road projects.

Privacy Compliance and Data Security

Written by Scott L. Vernick, Amy C. Purcell and Mark G. McCreary of Fox Rothschild, this blog provides information on data breach prevention and the appropriate response.

Managing Work Force Reductions & Employee Terminations

The title says it all. This blog is written by Anne Bancroft, an attorney at Fox Rothschild Princeton office, practicing in all areas of labor and employment law.

New Jersey Real Estate Law

This blog is written by Jeffrey M. Hall, Jack Plackter, Alexander M. Wixted and Andrea Tompkins Wright of Fox Rothschild. it aims to provide users with they can use to protect and grow their real estate investments.

FMLA Blog

This blog by Fox Rothschild attorney Catherine T. Barbieri covers the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and how it affects your human resources.

Fair Housing Defense

This Fox Rothschild publication focuses on the ins and outs of the Federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) as well as its state and local counterparts. It is authored by Scott Badami, Karin Corbett and Christian Moffitt.

Patent Baristas

Patent Baristas is a blog related specifically to patent issues impacting the biotechnology/pharmaceutical worlds. It is written and published by “Editor-in-Chief Barista” Stephen Albainy-Jenei, a patent attorney at Frost Brown Todd LLC.

Business Connections 

Frost Brown Todd's global business blog, dealing with global business matters and maintained by the firm's International Services practice group.

Employer Notes 

A resource for employment law news and opinions, written by Frost Brown Todd's labor & employment lawyers.

Banking Law 

The fourth Frost Brown Todd blog, authored by the firm's banking litigation attorneys. This project serves the financial services industry with news and commentary.

Construction Law News 

The fifth Frost Brown Todd provides news and analysis on construction law cases and developments across the country.

Ask the Legal Pro

Ask the Legal Pro is run by Frost Brown Todd and offers a wealth of information and advice for business-minded individuals in a constantly changing market.

Vogel Internet, Information Technology and e-Discovery Blog  

Gardere Wynne Sewell's first blogger is Dallas attorney Peter Vogel. Vogel, who's chair of the firm's Electronic Discovery Team and co-Chair of the Technology Industry Team, comments on the social changes brought about by the internet and developments in information technology.

Caselines 

Goodwin Procter's David Hobbie uses this blog to update readers on litigation knowledge management issues.

Financial Crisis Recovery

Published by Goodwin Procter lawyers, this blog comments on and responds to issues in all industries affected by the crisis, including banking, hedge funds,  investment management, capital markets and real estate

Cleantech Investing in Israel

Another blog written by a Goodwin Procter attorney, this time Jonathan Shapira (an associate in the Business Law Department), Cleantech Investing in Israel provides news and commentary on Israel's growing clean technology industry. 

Insurance Law Forum  

Gordon & Rees lawyer Sara Thorpe is part of a panel of experts who provide readers with information on insurance coverage, litigation, reinsurance, bad faith litigation and DRI.

Viewpoint.com

SAI Global's Law and Ethics Advisors offer their advice on a number of compliance and ethics issues facing today's professionals.  Among these advisors is head of litigation at Herrick Feinstein, Ronald Levine.

Internet Cases

Evan Brown writes the content for Internet Cases, a blog highlighting internet/technology-related legal news. Evan is an attorney at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in Chicago.

EU Daly Update Blog

This blog is a little different than most, with the blogs authors (who are attorneys at Hogan & Hartson) taking prominent news stories about the European Union from other news outlets and posting them to their blog.

Health Care Law Blog

Holland & Hart LLP operates the Health Care Law Blog, one of the firm’s three weblogs. Written by attorney Greg Piche, the blog deals with health care issues in the western U.S.

NASD, SEC and Regulatory Defense Blog

Holland & Hart attorney Michael MacPhail writes the content in the NASD, SEC and Regulatory Defense Blog. The blog deals with securities and regulatory defense issues.

Climate Change Law Blog

The third Holland & Hart blog, the Climate Change Law Blog is written by Jim Holtkamp, manager of the firm’s Environmental Compliance Group. Blog content deals with the challenges of climate change.

Immigration Law for Employers 

Holland & Hart's immigration law practice writes this blog, meant to inform employers of the ever-changing legal realm surrounding immigration law.

The Holland & Hart Blog

he Holland & Hart Blog features firm-related information pertinent to business leaders in the Mountain West.

Colorado Construction Law Blog

Tim Gordon, a lawyer in Holland & Hart's Construction and Design Representation practice group, maintains the firm's Colorado Construction Law Blog. The blog keeps readers informed of recent changes regarding construction law in Colorado.

Colorado Employment Law Blog

Steven Gutierrez, manager of Holland & Hart's Labor and Employment practice group, maintains the Colorado Employment Law Blog. The blog assists management side labor and employment professionals to meet challenges through the development of practical solutions to business needs and compliance with federal and Colorado employment laws.

Chicago IP Litigation Blog

Written by Holland & Knight attorney R. David Donoghue, this blog provides coverage of intellectual property cases taking place in the Northern District of Illinois.

Global Climate Law Blog  

Authored by several attorneys at Howrey, the Global Climate Law Blog covers climate change litigation, environmental regulations, torts and other relevant topics.

White Collar Crime Blog 

Attorneys at Hughes Hubbard & Reed cover a wide range of topics related to white collar crime, including courts, appeals, discovery, investigations, prosecutors and procedural matters.

Reasonable Basis

Reasonable Basis, a Typepad-produced blog highlighting developments in false advertising and consumer protection law, is written by Thomas M. Hughes. Tom is a partner with Hunton & Williams LLP.

Financial Industry Recovery Center  

Hunton & Williams' first project with LexBlog keeps readers up-to-date on the constantly evolving financial crisis with analysis on the latest news and trends.

Privacy and Information Security Law Blog

Written by attorneys at Hunton & Williams, which has been the top firm for privacy for the third year in a row by Compuworld magazine  based on a survey of more than 2,000 corporate privacy professionals, the Privacy and Information Security Law Blog offers readers global privacy and information law updates and analysis.

Daily Dose of IP

Patent attorney Mark Reichel operates his own blog, called the Daily Dose of IP. In his blog, Reichel – an attorney with Ice Miller LLP – provides constant updates on intellectual property law.

Japan Trade Mission 

Ice Miller partner Melissa Proffitt Reese detailed her experiences on a late 2007 trade mission to Japan at this blog.

Agribusiness Blog 

Detailing the 2008 Indiana agricultural trade mission to Mexico, this blog is updated by Beth Bechdol, Director of Agribusiness Strategies at Ice Miller.

Private Equity and Venture Services Blog

Authored by Ice Miller attorney Janice Wilkin this blog focuses on various issues in corporate law.

Stimulus Package Bill Blog

This Ice Miller blog is dedicated to all new pertinent information coming out regarding the stimulus package bill and its effects on legal issues.

Employee Benefits Blog

The Employee Benefits Blog is run by Ice Miller's Mellisa Reese and Mary Braitman, co-chairs of Ice Miller's Employee Benefits Practice Group.

Green Industries Initiative Blog

Another in a series of Ice Miller blogs, Green Industries Initiative Blog has content targeted at environmental legal issues and sustainable practices.

Indiana Art and Culture Blog

This uniquely styled blog takes discussion points from a roundtable discussion from leaders of Indiana art and cultural organizations, and is run by Ice Miller attorney Gerry Dick.

Indiana Trailblazers Blog

Another Ice Miller 'roundtable' blog, this discussion focuses on new practices in various fields of Indiana business.

Indiana CEO Survey Blog

This blog takes writings from CEOs around Indiana regarding their business practices and advice to new business owners.

Northern Indiana Companies Roundtable

Yet another Ice Miller 'roundtable' styled blog, Northern Indiana Companies Roundtable targets the specific business practice trends found in Northern Indiana.

Go Green Roundtable

An Ice Miller blog, Go Green Roundtable looks at the trends and evolving practices of Indiana businesses as they react to 'green' legislation.

Asian Companies Roundtable

Another in Ice Millers roundtable series, Asian Companies Roundtable is a discussion on the business practices of Indiana owned corporations and their dealings in Asia.

HIPAA Blog 

HIPPA Blog is a healthcare-related Blogspot project written by Jeffrey P. Drummond, a partner with Jackson Walker.

Class Action Defense Blog

Michael Hassen of Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmano LLP writes the Class Action Defense Blog. In it, he posts updates on class action lawsuits.

Hotel Law Blog

The second Jeffer Mangels law blog, the Hotel Law Blog – written by Jim Butler – provides hotel law updates from an experienced hotel lawyer.

Entertainment Litigation Blog

Jeffer Mangels' newest blog, written by attorney Melvin N.A. Avanzado and dealing with the legal issues that have bearing on the entertainment world.

Sports Law Blog

The Sports Law Blog is a blog published at Blogspot written by Rick Karcher, Michael McCann, Geoffrey Rapp, Greg Skidmore and Howard Wasserman. The blog’s founder, Greg Skidmore, is an attorney with Kirkland & Ellis.

House Calls  

Lathrop & Gage's first step into the blogosphere provides opinion and insight on health law along with resource library of articles on the topic.

EFCA Updates 

A blog regarding the Employee Free Choice Act, maintained by four authors from Kilpatrick Stockton's various offices.

Electronic Discovery Law

K&L Gates operates the Electronic Discovery Law blog. Updated by the firm, the blog provides updates on news and legal developments related to e-discovery issues.

Construction Law Blog  

Published by the firm's Construction & Engineering Practice Group, the Construction Law Blog provides analysis on important cases, news and regulations in the construction industry.

Ad Law Access  

Published by Advertising Law Practice Group at Kelley Drye & Warren, Ad Law Access discusses consumer protection trends, issues and developments.

In Their Opinion  

In Their Opinion is authored by Chicago attorney Michael Rigney of Kelley Drye & Warren. He provides commentery on decisions from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

Consumer Finance Law Blog

The focus of the Consumer Finance Law Blog, a Kelley Drye & Warren publication, is to keep – all on one site – "non-traditional financial service providers," such as retailers, potentially subject to consumer financial services laws abreast of recent developments

Workplace Privacy Counsel

Workplace Privacy Counsel features attorneys from Littler Mendelson's Privacy & Data Protection Practice Group blogging on employment related privacy issues.

Global Immigration Counsel

This Littler Mendelson publication is written by their Immigration and Global Migration team, which adeptly manages inbound, outbound and cross-border transactions for employers of all size.

Wage & Hour Counsel

Littler Mendelson's Wage and Hour Editorial Board closely monitors, tracks and reports on wage and hour legal developments, including court decisions, administrative agency opinions, and new or revised requirements or regulations.

Washington DC Employment Law Update

Littler Mendelson’s Governmental Affairs Team closely follows, tracks and writes on legislation, regulations, federal agency activity, and executive orders that impact the labor and employment landscape.

Green Patent Blog 

Written by San Diego attorney Eric Lane of Luce Forward, the Green Patent Blog covers the unique crossroads of intellectual property and green technology.

Climate Lawyers 

Stephen Humes and J. Wylie Donald of McCarter & English write on the development of clean energy projects, emerging issues in environmental law and the impact they have.

Health Care Law Reform

Health Care Law Reform is published by Washington, DC lawyers Joel Michaels, Karen Sealander and Eric Zimmerman of McDermott Will & Emory. The blog provides timely updates on U.S. health care law developments.

CAFA Law Blog  

Authored by the lawyers & attorneys at McGlinchey Stafford, the CAFA Law Blog deals with issues related to the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005.

Suits in the Workplace

Suits in the Workplace is a blog about employment law. It is written by Lou Michels and Rod Satterwhite, partners in the Labor & Employment group at McGuireWoods LLP.

RFID Law Blog

The RFID Law Blog is a blog started by McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP. Written mostly by Douglas Farry, chair of the firm’s RFID practice, the blog deals with the growing use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology.

EFCA Report

This McKenna Long & Aldridge publication provides readers with articlers, resources, insights and management perspectives on the Employee Free Choice Act.

Climate Change Insights

Covering topics that include air and water, alternative/renewable energy projects, cap and trade, US policy and corporate strategy, this blog seves as a forum for critical analyses of climate law and police.

Open Source Law Blog 

Long dormant, this blog from Morris Manning & Martin deals with the law surrounding open source software, and is authored by attorney Paul Arne.

TheCorporateCounsel.net

This blog is co-authored by David Lynn, a partner in the Washington D.C. Office of Morrison & Foerster and Co-Chair of the firm’s Global Public Companies practice.

From Russia With Law 

Michael Best & Friedrich attorney James Troupis documents his time spent in Russia teaching the rule of law and litigation in the American legal system to law students at Baikal State University of Economics & Law in Irkutsk, Russia.

Health Care Privacy Law Blog 

A blog focusing on privacy & security issues pertaining to the health care idustry, written by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius attorney Reece Hirsch and published by Healthcare Informatics.

NP 2.0 Blog 

This blog by attorneys at Nixon Peabody focuses on providing information on intellectual property law, internet law and regulation and compliance in a digital world.

Financial Recovery Blog 

The second of Nixon Peabody's two blogs covers the ongoing credit crisis, auction rate securites, litigation, subprime mortgate rates and other relevant topics.

IP Spotlight 

Written by attorney Jim Singer of Pepper Hamilton, the blog covers his practice areas: ntellectual property acquisition, protection, enforcement and licensing.
 

Digestible Law

Digestible Law is a blog produced by the lawyers and attorneys at Perkins Coie Law Firm. The blog deals with Internet law issues.

More Soft Money Hard Law 

A campaign finance law blog authored by Perkins Coie attorney Bob Bauer.

ChipLaw

Perkins Coie's first project with LexBlog is a resource on IP law and patent litigation impacting the semiconductor industry.

Patent Law Insights

Covering intellectual property news and trends, this blog is written by Rajiv Sarathy of Perkins Coie, who has more than 13 years of software experience, including nine years as a software development engineer and manager at Microsoft Corporation.

Financial Services Litigation Monitor

This blog covering recent financial services litigation and investigations is written by Perkins Coie's Fred Rivera and Gina Ori.

Nanotechnology Law Report

The Nanotechnology Law Report is a project of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP. John Monica, Jr. and Michael Heintz write the entries, which focus on nanotechnology news and legal developments.

Federal Securities Law Blog  

A blog from Porter Wright providing information on federal securities laws and updates, authored by the firm's corporate finance & securities practice group.

Employer Law Report  

Highlighting the legal issues impacting employers nationwide, the Employer Law Report is maintained by Porter Wright's labor & employment practice area.

Privacy Law Blog

The eight attorneys from Proskauer Rose LLP’s Privacy and Data Security Practice maintain the Privacy Law Blog. It highlights a range of issues related to privacy law.

New Media & Technology Law Blog  

Published by Jeffrey Neuburger and Daryn Grossman of Proskauer Rose, the blog covers the emerging world of new media and the legal impact of changes in the industry.

E-Discovery Bytes  

A practical resource for issues in e-discovery, this blog – maintained by nine attorneys from Quarles & Brady – is the firm's first venture into the blogosphere.

Health Industry Washington Watch  

This is one of two blogs by the lawyers and attorneys at Reed Smith. This blog, authored primarily by Senior Health Policy Analyst Debra McCurdy, focuses on legislative and regulatory developments in the health care industry sector.

Life Sciences Legal Update  

The second of two new Reed Smith Blogs provides insight on trends and developments in life sciences and health care law.

AdLaw By Request

AdLaw by Request is published by Reed Smith to keep readers informed of significant news and general legal developments in the advertising industry.

Employment Law Watch

This blog provides analysis and commentary by Reed Smith attorneys on developments in employment and labor law. This blog not only provides commentary based on United States news, but also insight on developments in employment law in the United Kingdom.

Environmental Law Resource

This blog, which regularly reports on and analyzes key environmental legal issues, is edited and maintained by Editor-in-Chief Lou Naugle and Managing Editor Dave Wagner.

Legal Bytes

This blog, which is edited and maintained by Editor-in-Chief Joseph I. Rosenbaum, provides insights at the interaction of digital advertising, new media, ecommerce and the law.

The Policyholder Perspective

The Policyholder Perspective is part of Reed Smith's growing stable of blogs. This blog provides updates and thoughts on the full range of insurance coverage issues affecting commercial policyholders.

Utility News

The second of Saul Ewing's blogs, Utility News – edited by Saul Ewing associate Edward Lanza – focuses on various issues pertaining to public utility regulation.

Personal Wealth Law News 

A blog authored by three attorneys from Saul Ewing (Robert Louis, Kathryn Crary & Ryan Gager), this site is geared at helping readers understand the process of wealth accumulation.

Climate Change 

Saul Ewing follows the trend practiced by many firms across the country by starting a blog devoted to climate change and the environment.

Marcellus Shale Watch Blog

This Saul Ewing blog, edited by George Asimos, looks at the legal developments regarding natural gas exploration and development in the Marcellus Shale region in Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Nonprofit Update Blog

Nonprofit Update is run by several Saul Ewing attorneys, who write about issues facing nonprofits around the United States.  Robert H. Louis, Frederick D. Strober, and Richard T. Frazier are editors with both Joan M. Corcoran and Kathryn H. Crary contributing.

Legal Technology Blog

The Xerdict Group LLC, a subsidiary company of Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP, operates the Legal Technology Blog. Written by Kenneth Jones, the Blogspot blog focuses on legal technology trends.

Nation of Immigrators

This blog is written by Angelo Paparelli, a partner in the Immigration Practice Group of Seyfarth Shaw. According to its own tagling, Nation of Immigrators is "a public policy blog on our dysfunctional immigration system.

Angelo Paparelli on Dysfunctional Government

This blog, which is also obviously by Seyfarth Shaw's Angelo Paparelli, is written for ILW.com, the official website of Immigration Lawyers on the Web.

Trading Secrets

Seyfarth Shaw's first project with LexBlog is written by their Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud, & Non-Competes practice group. Trading Secrets is a blog on trade secrets, non-competes and computer fraud.

Antitrust Law Blog

Gary Halling and Carlton Varner, lawyers with Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP’s Antitrust & Trade Regulation Practice Group operate the Antitrust Law Blog. The blog provides updates on antitrust developments.

Bankruptcy & Restructuring Blog

The 12 attorneys from Sheppard Mullin’s Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice Group maintain the Bankruptcy and Restructuring Blog. The blog deals with legal updates on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights issues.

China Law Update  

Updated by Sheppard Mullin attorneys based in China, this blog provides insight on the latest developments in Chinese law. The blog also has a Chinese-language version.

ESOP Law Blog

The ESOP Law Blog, with a focus on laws related to Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), is maintained by Laurence Goldberg and Lynn DuBois of Sheppard Mullin.

Fashion Apparel Law Blog

Robert Darwell of Sheppard Mullin maintains the Fashion & Apparel Law Blog, tackling legal developments in the fashion, apparel and textile industry.

FCC Law Blog

Sheppard Mullin also maintains the FCC Law Blog. The blog, updated by W. Kenneth Ferree and Erin Dozier of the firm’s FCC & Communications team, deals with issues related to FCC laws.

Financial Institution Law Blog

The Financial Institution Law Blog, operated by Sheppard Mullin, is maintained by six of the firm’s financial lawyers.

Intellectual Property Law Blog

The Intellectual Property Law Blog is another Sheppard Mullin project. Focusing on recent developments in IP law, it is updated by seven of the firm’s IP lawyers.

Labor and Employment Law Blog

The Labor & Employment Law Blog, also run by Sheppard Mullin, is updated by the firm’s labor and employment lawyers. The blog highlights various labor and employment developments.

Real Estate and Construction Law Blog

In Sheppard Mullin’s Real Estate and Construction Law Blog, four of the firm’s real estate specialists blog about developments in the realm of real estate law.

Government Contracts Law Blog  

A blog providing readers with updates on developments impacting government contracts, written by Sheppard Mullin's government contracts practice.

Covering Your Ads  

Maintained by attorneys from Sheppard Mullin's advertising practice group, Covering Your Ads is a resource for laws surrounding the sports and entertainment world.

Art Law Gallery

Another blog gets added to the stable of Sheppard Mullin publications. This blog provides news and updates on legal issues facing the art world.

Lowering the Bar 

Written by Kevin Underhill, a partner at the San Francisco office of Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Lowering the Bar attempts to provide a humorous approach to covering legal news.

Consumer Class Actions & Mass Torts

Authored by Russell Jackson, an attorney with Skadden, this blog is designed to identify and discuss recent trends in the pleading and defense of consumer class actions and mass torts.

Skadden Insider 

A gossip blog from two anonymous lawyers employed by Skadden Arps (who occupy the top spot on the AmLaw 200), this site offers news and gossip regarding goings-on at the firm.

Redevelop NJ 

Ted Zangari, Kevin Moore and Thomas Jay Hall of Sills Cummis & Gross author the firm's only blog. They focus on redevelopment and land use issues in New Jersey.

ICDP Blog 

This blog on internet, communications and data protection is authored by attorneys Marc Zwillinger and Christian Genetski of Sonnenschein Nath.

Animal Legal Defense Fund

Tony Eliseuson, a litigator in Chicago at the law firm Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, contributes to this blog for the Animal Legal Defense Fund.

TechKnowledgy 

Tim Feathers and Steve Cosentino are Stinson Morrison Hecker's only legal bloggers. The pair cover topics including intellectual property, technology division, software and e-commerce.

Food Liability Law Blog  

Bringing Stoel Rives to the blogosphere, the Food Liability Law Blog - authored by Seattle lawyer Kenneth M. Odza - deals with emerging legal threats that could potentially impact the food industry.

Renewable + Law  

Authored by attorneys with the Stoel Rives Renewable Energy Initiative, Renewable + Law provides insight on climate policy, renewable energy and sustainability.

World of Work  

Stoel Rives' third blog is written by Dennis Westlind, an attorney based in the firm's Portland office. He provides analysis on labor and employment law.

LLC Law Monitor

Very niche-oriented, this blog has insight and commentary on the law of limited liability companies. The blog is written by Doug Batey, a principal in the Seattle office of Stoel Rives.

Ahead of Schedule

This blog focuses on legal matters critical to the construction industry, offering insights, analysis, tips and updates regarding the law of project development, design and construction. It is published by Stoel Rives.

Business Aviation Law Blog

This Sullivan & Worcester blog is authored by partner Harry E. Ekblom, Jr.  Focusing on corporate aviation transactions and FAA regulations, this blog is an excellent source of aviation law.

LNG Law Blog

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP operate their own blog, the LNG Law Blog. It gives updates on liquefied natural gas (LNG) news.

Offshore Energy Law Blog

This Sutherland Asbill & Brennan publication serves as a vehicle to inform U.S. offshore energy project developers, policy makers, and interest groups about important policy, regulatory and political matters impacting their industry.

Law and Insurance

David S. White maintains and operates his own Typepad blog, called Law and Insurance. The blog gives updates on insurance law developments. David is a senior counsel with Thompson & Knight LLP.

Law and the Environment

Law and the Environment is a Typepad blog produced by Scott Deatherage. The blog, which deals with the various facets of environmental law, is one of two produced by Deatherage, who is a partner at Thompson & Knight LLP. 

The New Carbon Cycle

The New Carbon Cycle is the second Typepad blog of Scott Deatherage, focusing on carbon trading laws and policies.

Real Estate Law Blog

This blog is written by Laura McClellan, a partner in the Dallas office of Thompson & Knight LLP. She focuses her practice on real estate and real estate finance.

Economic Crisis Resource Center

Another blog on the economic crisis, this Troutman Sanders publication was created to provide insight on developments relating to various elements of the unprecedented economic crisis and recovery, principally from a United States perspective.

Virginia IP Law

Analysis and commentary by Troutman Sanders attorneys on developments in intellectual property law, with a focus on Virginia.

Unfair Business Practices Blog

This blog is authored by Michael Holm and James Kinsel; practicing attorneys at Williams Mullen. The blog's content offers a wide array of posts on unfair business practices, primarily emanating from Virginia.

Proctor in Admiralty

This blog is written by Marc Marling, a maritime transportation and logistics attorney with Williams Mullen.

Rocket Docket IP Litigation

Written by a long list of authors from Williams Mullen, this blog covers IP litigation in the Eastern District of Virginia's Rocket Docket.
 

WilmerHale Careers Blogs

WilmerHale offers blogs written by four different attorneys at the firm. Anne McLaughlin, Kevin Chambers, Julie Smolinski and Ross Firsenbaum write on their experiences as associates in a variety of practice areas.

Silicon Valley Media Law Blog 

Cathy Kirkman, an attorney with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, operates the Silicon Valley Media Law Blog. In her blog, Cathy provides updates on various technology and media-related legal issues.

Startup Company Lawyer Blog 

The second of two blogs from Wilson Sonsini attorneys, this project - authored by Palo Alto lawyer Yokum Taku - answers legal and financial questions start up companies may be asking.

This Is Tech

This site is edited by Michael Schneider, an attorney with the firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati.This is a side-project that's mostly unrelated to the law where Schneider tracks and writes on emerging technology and the Internet.

Tough Times for Lenders  

Winstead's first blog covers the "intersection of law and business in troubled commercial lending markets."

China Practice Blog

The first of 12 blogs by lawyers and attorneys at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice law firm, China Mission provides insights into the company’s goal at improving Chinese/American business relationships. It is written by Guanming Fang.

Trade Secrets Blog

The Trade Secrets Blog, by Womble Carlyle’s Press Millen & Todd Sullivan, deals with trade secrets litigation in the southeastern United States.

North Carolina Appellate Law Blog

The North Carolina Appellate Blog is another Womble Carlyle project. Maintained by three bloggers from the firm’s Raleigh Appellate Group – Burley Mitchell, Sean Andrussier and Sarah Buthe – the blog focuses on court decisions in North Carolina.

Construction Industry Blog

The Womble Carlyle Construction Industry Blog provides readers with updates on legal developments impacting the construction industry in America. It is written by the firm’s construction lawyers.

Fair Labor Standards Act Law Blog 

Focusing on impacts of and developments surrounding the Fair Labor Standards Act in the American Southeast, authored by Womble Carlyle's FLSA team (Charlie Edwards, Kimberly Licata, John Pueschel, Richard Rainey and Sheri Robertson).

Multifamily and Mixed Use Development 

The Multifamily and Mixed Use Development blog, following the multi-family housing industry and related legal issues, is written by two of Womble Carlyle’s real estate attorneys: Pam Rothenberg and John Hagner.

Non-Compete and Restrictive Covenants Blog 

This blog by the firm’s Employee Defection and Recruitment Team covers developments in non-compete and restrictive covenant law.

Community Development and Affordable Housing Blog 

The Community Development and Affordable Housing Blog is written by Womble Carlyle's Peter Duffley and Jonathan Jenkins.

Political GPS: Womble Carlyle Political Law 

This blog is written by Womble Carlyle’s political law team: James Kahl, Lawrence Norton and Gregg Skall.

Supply Chain Management Blog 

Written by numerous attorneys at Womble Carlyle, this blog covers legal developments in supply chain management.

Wag The Dog 

According to their own tagline, this blog provides “dispatches from the court of public opinion by our strategic communications group.”

Furniture Law Blog 

This extremely unique blog by lawyers Jack Hicks and Jacob Warton provides insight on patent and intellectual property law in the furniture industry.

Custom Client Service Solutions

According to their own description, "This blog attempts to answer the value challenge of inside counsel. Womble Carlyle is creating a law firm business model better aligned with what corporate clients want: value-driven, high-quality legal services that deliver performance for a reasonable cost and develop lawyers as both savvy counselors and efficient business partners."

The topic this time around is Blogging 101: How to Create an Effective Blog Post.

LexBlog CEO and renowned blogging expert Kevin O'Keefe will give a presentation and take questions on strategies for writing blog posts that will get you interacting with thought leaders, amplifiers, and influencers.

We'll also go over some basics, including:

• Keeping your posts simple and clear
• Effectively using links
• Creating descriptive, powerful titles
• Using tags effectively
• Ideas for posting regularly

The webinar - held exclusively for clients - will take place next Thursday, June 18, at 9 a.m. PST/12 p.m. EST. Mark your calendars and register now. (For registration information, direct message Support on Twitter or contact Stacey.)

Even veteran bloggers can benefit from this webinar, as you can always learn more about making your blog posts as effective as possible. We hope to see you all there.

If you missed it or want to re-watch, you can watch the recording here or on our Support site.

LexBlog CEO Kevin O'Keefe discussed how to use Twitter to connect to people you might otherwise not have met, as well as how you can use it to follow blog posts, news and hot discussion topics.

We had close to 200 attendees at the webinar, which is great to see. If you have any questions about Twitter or anything discussed in the webinar, feel free to contact Kevin (kevin@lexblog.com) or Stacey (stacey@lexblog.com).

And mark your calendars for next month's webinar, on Thursday, June 18, on Creating Effective Blog Posts.

The webinar - held exclusively for clients - will take place tomorrow, Thursday, May 14, at 9 a.m. PST/12 p.m. EST. You can register here. (For registration information, direct message Support on Twitter or contact Stacey.)

Kevin O'Keefe will cover a variety of topics, including:

• What is Twitter?
• How is Twitter being used by attorneys and other industry leaders today?
• Who are some of the "big guns" in the legal industry using Twitter, and what are some examples of how they use it?
• What value does Twitter hold for business professionals/attorneys?
• How can Twitter be used as a business development/marketing tool?
• Which Twitter applications are worthwhile, and which are lame?
• What are some etiquette tips on using Twitter for professional social networking?

We hope you can make it.

This webinar will help show you how you can expand the reach of your blog and your brand using Twitter.

The webinar - held exclusively for clients - will take place next Thursday, May 14, at 9 a.m. PST/12 p.m. EST. Mark your calendars and register now. (For registration information, direct message Support on Twitter or contact Stacey.)

LexBlog CEO Kevin O'Keefe, a nationally known authority on the use of Twitter for lawyers, will go over the basics and take your questions.

Topics include:

• What is Twitter?
• How is Twitter being used by attorneys and other industry leaders today?
• Who are some of the "big guns" in the legal industry using Twitter, and what are some examples of how they use it?
• What value does Twitter hold for business professionals/attorneys?
• How can Twitter be used as a business development/marketing tool?
• Which Twitter applications are worthwhile, and which are lame?
• What are some etiquette tips on using Twitter for professional social networking?

LexBlog Client Webinars are turning the LexBlog community of bloggers into some of the most influential bloggers on the net. We hope to see you all there.

Thank you to all the members of the LinkedIn legal blogging group who attended today's webinar on "Networking through the Internet: Using Law Blogs to Enhance Your Reputation & Get Business" with LexBlog CEO Kevin O'Keefe and VP of Client Development Kevin McKeown.

For those who were unable to attend, you can download the PowerPoint presentation.

Among the topics covered included:

• The growth of law blogs in the legal profession.
• Who is reading law blogs & why you should care.
• Which law firms are publishing blogs?
• What is a professional blog?
• What do they look like?
• What are the key elements of a good blog?
• Advantages of law blogs for reputation enhancement & client
• development.
• Where do you begin?
• How to blog effectively.
• How to network with other thought leaders, the media, and conference
• coordinators.

As mentioned in the webinar, if you are interested in a personalized webinar with you or your firm, don't hesitate to contact Kevin O'Keefe (kevin@lexblog.com) or Kevin McKeown (kmckeown@lexblog.com), or call LexBlog at 206-340-8201.

You can register here. (For registration information, direct message Support on Twitter or contact Stacey.)

In this webinar, LexBlog CEO Kevin O'Keefe will personally discuss the following topics:

• How to use a RSS newsreader
• How to subscribe to particular sources by RSS
• How to subscribe to particular subjects by RSS
• How to reference content discovered in RSS feeds
• How to use RSS to conduct word of mouth marketing
• How to use RSS feeds to further enhance your reputation
• How to use RSS feeds to market your blog

We like to call RSS the "secret sauce" of blogging. Using a news feed reader and RSS can help take your blog to the next level. We hope to see you tomorrow.

The webinar - held exclusively for clients - will take place next Thursday, April 16, at 9 a.m. PST/12 p.m. EST. Mark your calendars and register now. (For registration information, direct message Support on Twitter or contact Stacey.)

Though RSS is the secret sauce of blogging, it's often misunderstood and certainly underutilized. In this webinar, LexBlog CEO Kevin O'Keefe will cover:

• How to use a RSS newsreader
• How to subscribe to particular sources by RSS
• How to subscribe to particular subjects by RSS
• How to reference content discovered in RSS feeds
• How to use RSS to conduct word of mouth marketing
• How to use RSS feeds to further enhance your reputation
• How to use RSS feeds to market your blog

Recent webinars have drawn close to 100 attendees. Don't get left behind; learn how RSS can take your blog and your client development to the next level.

One is Web JD: If You're Not Serving Your Clients Online Someone Else Will Be, with legal SEO guru Steve Matthews of Stem Legal and Dave Bilinsky, Practice Management Consultant and Advisor for the Law Society of British Columbia (Friday at 10:30am).

"The goal on this one is to produce a good survey on how web tools can strengthen client service, and how lawyers can use the web to compete against commoditized services," Steve says. "It should cover everything from extranets and virtual deal rooms to web-based client collaboration. There's also an interesting underlying theme to this one - that the web, as big an opportunity as it is, requires that lawyers think small and differentiate their services. We'll talk a lot about what elawyering is up against, and then how lawyers can craft a web strategy to compete."

The second is Supercharge Your Referrals with Technology, with Reid Trautz, director of the American Immigration Lawyers Association in Washington, DC and Matthews (Saturday at 9:45am).

"We'll start by covering the basics of referral marketing, but then quickly move into how lawyers can use the web to keep their name and brand in front of clients," Steve says. "We'll talk about: documenting existing relationships online; leveraging the who-knows-who aspect of many social networking tools; using off-line networking relationships to jump start web-based networks; and supporting existing client relationships with lawyer self-publishing; to name a few."

This entire event is hugely valuable, and there's still time to register on the TechShow website.

With everyone gathered around, the company head lamented he used to know all his customers, but now it's a phone call, a fax, we'll get back to you later -- probably with another fax. He said things needed to change, that's why we're going to set off on a personal visit to all of the company's customers.

When an account exec complained 'that's almost 200 cities' airline tickets for the trips were passed out to everyone. The company head was off to see that old friend who fired them.

I told our LexBlog team of that commercial in our Monday AM meeting this week. You see, I'm off to see those LexBlog clients we don't know as well anymore. I'm starting with our clients who haven't posted to their blog in 30 days.

I cannot personally visit 2,000 lawyers publishing to 600 blogs. But I can reach out to them for phone conferences with follow on personalized coaching, personalized approaches for networking via blogging, and personalized highlighting of them and their blog via my blog and LexMonitor. I felt guilty as hell for LexBlog not doing so before.

In these phone calls which I do with Lisa Kennelly, our Editorial Manager, I want to know what's up. What's changed? How can we help? When it's been 60 or 90 days since they last posted, I'm apologizing for our not reaching out sooner.

It's scary admitting some failure on your part. It's scary asking if their interest in blogging has waned. I was scarred that clients would would want to unsubscribe. LexBlog's been blessed with a 96% client retention rate over 6 years, but this economy is tough on folks, including lawyers. What if lawyers wanted to drop their subscription?

During one of these visits last evening, a good Los Angeles lawyer thanked us so much for reaching out to her. She said it meant a lot to know we cared and the timing was perfect to begin some personal coaching and follow up blog promotion with Lisa.

Afterwards Lisa offered her encouragement to me, 'These calls are going pretty good, we're being well received by the clients we visit with. Our lawyers want to blog and want our help.'

Four or five years ago I knew all of LexBlog's clients professionally and personally. I knew where they worked and lived. We talked regularly, often about practicing law 'war stories' or how we were going to afford to put our kids through college.

Great stuff. The stuff that drives a company head in the professional services industry. The stuff that makes you proud for being of service to America's lawyers.

I'll probably never get to know all of our clients as well. I probably won't move the company back to our family's garage either. But I'm trying to get our people to know you better and help you achieve as must as our other lawyers are through blogging.

If we haven't been in touch yet and you're looking for help, give Lisa or I a holler.

Like the Leo Burnett ad agency crafted line in the United commercial 'If you're the kind of the business that still believes personal service means a lot more than lip service, welcome to United Airlines LexBlog.'

And oh yes, here's the TV commercial itself from 1989.

LexTweet, a community of legal professionals using Twitter operated by LexBlog, will carve out a group for those attending TechShow just as we did for last month's LegalTech show in New York.

Twitter may have been the hottest topic of discussion at LegalTech. Not only were attendees looking to find out ways to harness the powers of Twitter in one of the most attended educational sessions, but attendees were connecting with each other via Twitter - for business and social meetings.

Personally, I met up with folks at LegalTech who I would not have known were in New York but for Twitter. Following attendees on Twitter before the conference, it was like we knew each other a bit when we did meet in person.

I even met up with one attendee I did not know before for beers when I asked where people were getting together to watch the Super Bowl. The attendee's company based in the UK is now a client of LexBlog's. No way it would not have happened but for using Twitter to meet people at LegalTech.

Send me an email. Send me a message via Twitter, @kevinokeefe. I'll get you into the TechShow group on LexTweet.

And look to see many of you at TechShow. If you're not registered yet, consider doing so. Flights have never been cheaper. And TechShow is a wonderful conference.

You can also view this and past Webinars on the LexBlog Support site.

LexBlog client webinars dedicated to best blogging practices and keeping LexBlog clients up to speed on effective ways to leverage their blogs occur monthly on Thursdays at 9am PT/12pm ET. Coming up:

• April 16: RSS: The Secret Sauce of Blogging
• May 14: Social Media
• June 18: Creating Effective Blog Posts

We'll post information on how to register shortly before each Webinar. Thanks to all who attended today - we hope to see these tips and suggestions applied in forthcoming blog posts.

The webinar - held exclusively for clients - will take place Thursday, March 12, at 9 a.m. PST/12 p.m. EST. Mark your calendars and register now. (For registration information, direct message Support on Twitter or contact Stacey.)

Don't get left behind when it comes to getting the best content on your blog as possible. We're expecting record attendance of this week's webinar, and we hope to see you there.

We're looking for a senior client services professional to manage all aspects of client services and be part of our senior management team, rising to the position of VP of Client Services.

A successful candidate will have:

• Experience developing client services initiatives, including identifying, deploying, and managing client service offerings from concept to implementation.
• Experience developing client training and curriculum initiatives and materials.
• Experience developing and measuring the effectiveness of client services initiatives.
• Experience building, leading, and mentoring teams.
• Excellent communication and teaching abilities.
• Passion for excellence in client service. LexBlog is known for its 100% client satisfaction guaranty.
• Strong interest in the Internet and social media.
• Passion for achieving more, both personally and professionally.
• Desire to work in an environment where a high degree of creative latitude is expected and encouraged.

• Client support processes, ensuring expeditious processing of all client requests.
• Client training and support, including initial client training and continuing education.
• Client communications focused on training and client retention.
• Tracking product utilization and client satisfaction.
• Establishing reporting metrics measuring the effectiveness of client services initiatives.
• Utilizing technology to create best of breed processes, including implementation of CRM tools.
• Owning all aspects of client services and being recognized for such by LexBlog team members and clients.

You will report directly to the company CEO. Compensation is DOE.

LexBlog provides a turnkey professional blog solution to law firms and other professional services firms and is the owner and operator of LexMonitor, a daily review of law blogs and journals as well as LexTweet, a community of legal professionals using Twitter.

LexBlog operates over 500 blogs with over 2,000 lawyer authors for law firms around the world ranging in size from solos to the largest multinational firms. In our sixth year, LexBlog has achieved a 96% client retention rate for its subscription-based service.

If you thrive in a fast-paced, team environment, love the Internet/social media, and are a customer service fanatic, we want to hear from you.

To apply please email LexBlog or go to our Career Center.

Thank you.

The webinar - held exclusively for clients - will take place next Thursday, March 12, at 9 a.m. PST/12 p.m. EST. Mark your calendars and register now. (For registration information, direct message Support on Twitter or contact Stacey.)

There is no question that lawyers who blog effectively get better results from their blogs, and at this webinar we'll discuss how to create effective posts that get read, cited, and talked about. You'll learn what makes a good blog stand out.

The last webinar drew over 90 LexBlog clients for a LexBlog team presentation on how to use LinkedIn and Twitter. We hope to see even more attend next week's webinar, as everyone can stand to get some tips on blogging more effectively.

For those who missed it, or for attendees who want to revisit the Webinar, you can view the Social Media Webinar recording. You can also view this and past Webinars on the LexBlog Support site.

Today's Webinar drew with over 90 LexBlog clients with a LexBlog team presentation on how to use LinkedIn and Twitter. We actually ran over by 30 minutes, thanks to a constant stream of questions about these social media tools.

Since there's so much to talk about for both LinkedIn and Twitter, we're considering breaking up the two into separate Webinars of their own. We could easily spend an hour talking about how to get a Twitter account, what applications to use (like TweetDeck, Twhirl, and Twitterific) and how to get the most out of Twitter.

LexBlog client webinars dedicated to best blogging practices and keeping LexBlog clients up to speed on effective ways to leverage their blogs occur monthly on Thursdays at 9am PT/12pm ET. Coming up:

• March 12: Creating Effective Blog Posts
• April 16: RSS: The Secret Sauce of Blogging
• May 14: Social Media

We'll post information on how to register shortly before each Webinar.

It's encouraging to see so much interest in social media from lawyers and law firms large and small, and we hope today's Webinar was beneficial to you. Drop us a comment here or email me with your feedback.

The topics covered in this Webinar include:

Social Networking sites

• What value do they hold for business professionals/attorneys?
• How can they be used as a business development/marketing tool?
• Which social networking sites are worthwhile, and which are lame?
• What are some etiquette tips on professional social networking?

Twitter

• What is Twitter (in plain English)?
• How is Twitter being used by attorneys and other industry leaders today?
• Who are some of the "big guns" in the legal industry using Twitter, and what are some examples of how they use it?

The webinars will be hosted by LexBlog CEO Kevin O'Keefe, Client Services Director Stacey Merrick, Project Manager Rob La Gatta and Editorial Manager Lisa Kennelly.

On the registration page, enter the word seattle when prompted for a password. If you cannot attend, a recording with the audio and screencast will be available after it's finished at the LexBlog Support Center.

Upcoming Webinars

March 12:  Creating Effective Blog Posts

In this webinar, we go over tips for creating a good blog post, including how to:

• Keep posts simple and clear
• Effectively use links
• Create good titles
• Use tags effectively
• Post frequently

April 16:  RSS: The Secret Sauce of Blogging

Topics covered include:

• How to use a RSS newsreader
• How to subscribe to particular sources
• How to subscribe to particular subjects
• How to subscribe to mentions of you, your blog, and your firm
• How to reference content discovered in RSS feeds
• How to use RSS feeds to further enhance your reputation
• How to use RSS feeds to market your blog

Though we're playing around with ideas, LexBlog has not determined how we'll monetize LexTweet. Unlike many Web 2.0 companies, LexBlog cannot do a lot of work that it does not realize revenue on. We've got 17 people working on the team who need to be paid, we want to be around for years to come, and my wife, Jill, likes me more when I bring home a paycheck.

LexTweet has been a real joy though. I hope those of you using LexTweet to discover what legal professionals are saying and to find people to follow are having as much fun as I am.

We're bring a real community of lawyers together, a tribe if you will. As marketing professional and author Seth Godin, says, 'All you need for a tribe is people with a common interest and a means of communicating.'

Since working with legal communities on AOL 13 years ago, I've loved bring people with similar interests together. In the case of lawyers, I think we're some pretty good folks who offer the American people a great deal. And over the years I've found lawyers to be some of the finest people you'd ever want to meet, both personally and professionally.

LexTweet not only allows us to get to know those we already know a little better, but allows us to discover those we don't already know. Tim O'Reilly, founder of O'Reilly Media and a supporter of the free software and open source movements, says 'Facebook is for the people you already know. Twitter is for discovering the people you want to know.'

3 weeks into LexTweet, I know it's a project LexBlog will continue to work on. In the coming weeks and months expect to see:

• Groups of users by area of law, specific professions within the law, geography, and memberships to organizations.
• Profiles of users making it easy to get to know who to follow.
• Display of brief profiles when mousing over a person's avatar.
• Event grouping of LexTweet users ala LegalTech in New York next week.

As with any good community, we'll listen to you, the members. Continue to share ideas how to improve LexTweet.

LexBlog will work with you to make LexTweet a community that we'll all find personally and professionally rewarding.

Here's a list of Twitter users I know who are attending. If you're not on the list, leave a comment, or drop me a tweet at @kevinokeefe so we can get you on the list.

• Christopher Jensen, Baltimore/Washington DC, Senior Vice President at Hudson Legal, (@thelongball24)
• Bob Ambrogi, Rockpot, MA, lawyer, writer and media consultant, (@bobambrogi)
• Lindsay Griffith, Barnegat, NJ, Director of Network Development for International Lawyers Network,@LindsayGriffith)
• Roy Mura, Buffalo, NY, insurance coverage and fraud lawyer, (@royamura)
• Sami Hero, New Jersey, VP Open Web at LexisNexis, (@samihero)
• Cristoph Schmaltz, NYC, Social Software Consultant at Headshift, (@cristoph)
• Lee Bryant, London, Co-founder and Director at Headshift, (@leebryant)
• Bruce Carton, Great Falls, VA, Editor of Securities Docket, (@brucecarton)
• Jennifer Weil, Hoboken, NJ, Attorney, (@jenniferweil)
• Andrea Cannavina, Long Island, NY, legal virtual assistant and digital coach, (@legaltypist)
• John Bringardner, NYC, News Editor at Law.com
• Carolyn Elefant, Washington, DC, lawyer and editor of Legal Blog Watch and MyShingle, (@carolynelefant)
• Nicole Black, Rochester, NY, attorney, legal writer and blogger, (@nikiblack)
• Susan Cartier Liebel, Connecticut, coach and consultant, (@SCartierLiebel)
• Lisa Solomon, New York, lawyer concentrating on legal research & writing, (@LisaSolomon)
• Editor of Blawg Review, (@blawgreview)
• Jeena Belil, Long Island, NY, auto and motorcycle accident attorney, (@jeenaesq)
• Rocket Matter (Larry Port), Florida, legal practice management, (@rocketmatter)
• Peter Coons, Rochester, NY, eDiscovery services, (@PCForensics)
• Joe Utsler, Los Angeles, Vice President of Product Strategy at IPRO Tech (@crazyunclejoe)
• Brian Green, New York, insurance and reinsurance lawyer, (@brigreen)
• John Christiansen, San Francisco, V.P. Business Development at JD Supra, (@JChristi)
• Monique Altheim, Brooklyn, NY, attorney, (@molecule18)
• Jill Windwer, NYC, VP Digital Products and Law.com, (@jwindwer)
• Mark Astarita, NY/NJ, securities litigator and broker-dealer attorney, (@astarita)
• Kathleen Scanlon, Long Island, NY, real estate lawyer, (@kasesq94)
• heckmanpage, Alpharetta, GA, (@heckmanpage)
• Unfiltered Orange, Austin, Texas, Orange Legal Technologies, (@complexd)
• Patrick DiDomenico, NYC, lawyer and KM professional, (@lawyerkm)
• David Barrett, Boston, business litigation attorney, (@barrettdavid)
• John Hochfelder, White Plains, NY, traumatic injury trial attorney, (@johnhochfelder)
• Jon Lin, NYC, Director of product management at LexisNexis, (@jonlin98)
• Gregory Bell, Rochester, NY, principal attorney editor with West, (@gregorybell)
• V. Mary Abraham, NYC, corporate lawyer and KM blogger, (@VMaryAbraham)
• Tom Mighell, Texas, attorney and blogger, (@TomMighell)
• Threemoons, Astoria, NY, (@Threemoons)
• Matt Homann, St. Louis, MO, lawyer and blogger, (@matthomann)
• Scott Greenfield, NYC, criminal defense lawyer and blawger at Simple Justice, (@ScottGreenfield)
• David Gottlieb, NYC, attorney and blogger, (@nofaultparadise)
• Clio, Vancouver, BC, Web-based practice management, (@goclio)
• Daniel Schwartz, Hartfort, CT, labor and employment lawyer and blogger, (@danielschwartz)
• Karen Yotis, Chicago, Site Coordinator, LexisNexis Insurance Law Center, (@karenyotis)
• Kevin O'Keefe, CEO of LexBlog, Seattle, (@kevinokeefe.com)
• Robert DeBord, Founder/Branding & Technology Director at Little Issue & Trial & Forensic Specialist, Belmar, NJ, (@robertdebord)
• Kelly Talcott, IP/Tech law attorney, New York City, (@kdtalcot)
• Bill Pollak, CEO of Incisive Media, New York City, (@wpollak)
• Monica Bay, Editor-in-Chief, Legal Technology News, New York City, (@commonscold)
• Henry Dicker, VP Of Legal Events at Incisive Media, New York City, (@hdicker)
• David Hobie, Litigation Knowledge Manager at an AMLaw 100 firm, Boston, (@KMHobbie)
• Fios, Inc., Portland, (@fiosinc)
• LegalTechShow, (@legaltechshow)
• Denise Polivy, bankruptcy attorney and geek representing lenders, trade and other creditors, Wethersfield, CT, (@DenisePolivy)
• Gabe Acevedo, attorney and E-Discovery Consultant, Washington, DC, (@GabeAcevedo)
• Adriana Linares, Legal Tech Trainer & Consultant, Winter Park, FL, (@adrianal)
• American LegalNet, Advanced Workflow Technologies, Encino, CA, (@A_LegalNet)
• Luis Romero, e-discovery services, Austin, TX, (@RenewData)
• Legal Blog Watch, latest developments on legal blogosphere, New York City, (@legalblogwatch)
• Tim Corcoran, Legal marketing, technology and business management executive, Lawrenceville, NJ, (@tcorcoran)

Thanks to Nicole Black, (@nikiblack) for her running list on her blog, Twitter users attending LegalTech. Fetching about 30 of the above list from her made for an easier start here.

Look forward to seeing you all in New York.