I’m headed to Avvo’s Lawyernomics 2013 in Las Vegas this afternoon. The two-day conference, which has seen a re-branding from previous iterations as Avvocating, will focus on “the business of law.” Take a look at the speakers. Kudos to Avvo’s team for pulling together thought-leaders inside and outside the law to lead the discussion on… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to LXBN RSS FeedSeyfarth to liveblog Senate HELP Committee Hearing on minimum wage
Next Wednesday Attorney Alexander Passantino (@AlexPassantino) of Seyfarth Shaw will be liveblogging the Senate HELP Committee’s hearing on “Keeping up with a Changing Economy: Indexing the Minimum Wage.” Passantino, a former Acting Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, will give real-time analysis of the hearing and take questions from… Continue Reading
LexBlog’s LXBN brings social media coverage to LegalTech this week
LexBlog’s LXBN has partnered with ALM to provide social media coverage of LegalTech New York this week. LegalTech, the nation’s leading technology conference, brings some tremendous talent to New York. Whether they be speakers, sponsors, bloggers, exhibitors, or attendees, I’ve always found there to be a wonderful exchange of ideas surrounding innovation in the law…. Continue Reading
Trending on LXBN: CAFA in the Supreme Court, HHS Data Breach Settlement, Judicial Vacancies, LargeLaw Partner Layoffs
As we look once again at the topics that have seen an uptick in discussion on the LexBlog Network, this week brings a good mix. With the first two topics, we see a great deal of discussion and meticulous analysis while with the latter two topics don’t see quite the same depth of conversation, but… Continue Reading
Trending on LXBN: 2012 in Review, 2013 & the Law, Fiscal Cliff, the “Irresistible” Dental Assistant
We are long overdue to update you with what’s trending over on LXBN. As the year comes to a close, we have plenty of subjects lawyers across the Network are offering up commentary on with three in the title you might have expected, and a good (but ridiculous) employment law story coming out of Iowa…. Continue Reading
Trending on LXBN: Obama’s Second Term & the Law, Hurricane Sandy Recovery, NLRB on At-Will Employment, California Cap and Trade
Though we missed this post last week, we return once again to examine the most-discussed topics on LXBN this week. The first two subjects here have been grounds for discussion going on close to a month now but the commentary remains strong. With the latter two, the NLRB on At-Will Employment and California’ Cap and… Continue Reading
Thoughts from the corner office at LXBN : Election 2012
Like Ken White at Popehat, I am deeply ambivalent about President Obama’s win last night. When I was a kid I thought the President had a big impact on the direction of the country. It wasn’t until Gerry Ford’s presidency when I witnessed total gridlock that I became cynical of the whole process. Could the… Continue Reading
Looking Back at LMA Tech: Unique Knowledge Straight from In-House Counsel
Last month’s Legal Marketing Technology Conference West provided lawyers and legal marketing professionals an opportunity to share insight and ideas on how technology could be best leveraged in legal marketing and business development. Over 40 presenters from around the country spoke to mostly standing room only audiences. LexBlog’s LXBN had the honor of serving as the conference’s… Continue Reading
Trending on LXBN This Week: Hurricane Sandy, Election 2012 and California Mobile Privacy Laws
This week, the LexBlog Network covered a major news story like it never has before—one not even centralized specifically in the area of law. That subject is, of course, Hurricane Sandy. In other areas, we see LXBN authors continue to pound out insightful commentary on the upcoming election and our thriving privacy law community rises… Continue Reading
Trending on LXBN this Week: Election 2012, Eagle v. Edcomm, Google, Robocalling and “Blue Ivy”
This week’s trending topics on LXBN draw insight from some of the LexBlog Network’s strongest areas. It’s no surprise that the election has garnered the level of conversation it has with the important date drawing ever closer. Meanwhile, we see another huge case at the intersection of social media and employment law, Google is once… Continue Reading
Graham & Dunn hosts energy guru : LXBN coverage
I had the honor of attending a private reception for Amory Lovins (@AmoryLovins), Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute (@RockyMtnInst), yesterday afternoon at Seattle’s Graham & Dunn, a member of the LXBN Network. Local and state government officials, consultants, engineers, and developers listened to and engaged with Lovins, who’s been described by… Continue Reading
LXBN’s coverage of the Legal Marketing Technology Conference/West is underway
Though the conference is more than a month away—on October 11th in San Francisco—LXBN’s coverage of the Legal Marketing Technology Conference/West is off and running. The LMA Technology Conference/West sets out to be the largest legal technology, educational and networking event of 2012. Drawing on a wealth of speakers at the forefront of the legal… Continue Reading
LXBN : Unique and growing network of legal insight and commentary
Day in and day out the 7,000-plus lawyers on LXBN, the LexBlog Network, maintain a remarkable collective ability to provide unique insight and commentary on major news stories—both inside of the law and out, via law blogs and other social media. When I founded LexBlog almost 9 years ago, I saw a professional turnkey blog solution as… Continue Reading
LXBN to Provide Media Coverage of Hildebrandt & West LegalEdcenter’s Social & Digital Media for Law Firms Forum
As we have done with past events—LegalTech New York and Avvocating 2012 included—LXBN will be providing media coverage of Hildebrandt & West LegalEdcenter’s Social & Digital Media for Law Firms Forum tomorrow in San Francisco. The event brings together an exceptional collection of talent, truly some of the top minds in the world when it comes… Continue Reading
LXBN This Week Ep. 3: Facebook’s IPO, Oracle v. Google, POM’s “Juice Wars” and U.S. v. Roger Clemens
After some time away, and coming at you after the long holiday weekend, we have the third installment of LXBN This Week, where LXBN editors Colin O’Keefe and Jared Sulzdorf run down the most talked about and most interesting stories on the LexBlog Network over the past week. In this week’s episode, they discuss the… Continue Reading