Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : December 14, 2010

Crafting a lede has always been one of my favorite parts of writing both articles and blog posts. The lede, by definition is the introduction to a story, usually the first paragraph, possibly the first few paragraphs. It’s an opportunity to tell a story, crack a joke, or generally just have fun and get the reader hooked. In my time doing these roundups, I don’t believe I’ve ever come across a lede as ridiculous and funny as the one today on Latham & Watkins Weekly Words of Wisdom Blog. Total posts on the LexBlog Network today: 154.

• “Get Smart” on the NYSE & Nasdaq Shareholder Approval Rules For Securities Offerings – The blogging lawyers and attorneys in the Latham & Watkins Capital Markets Group on the firm’s Weekly Words of Wisdom Blog
• A Primer on SLAPP Suits and Anti-SLAPP Motions – Orange County lawyer Aaron Morris on his Business Law Report
• Lead from the Center: Lessons from Tennessee’s Outgoing Governor Phil Bredesen – Construction attorney Matt DeVries of the Best Practices Construction Law Blog
• Buying Foreclosures: Great Bargains for Some, Headaches for Others – FL lawyer Rosa Schechter on her blog, Florida Commercial News
• Reasonable Expectation of Confidentiality is the “Dispositive Question” for Determining the Existence of Work-Product Protection – California discovery referee Kathy Gallo on her blog, Resolving Discovery Disputes
• Apple Removes “Jailbreak”-Detection API from iOS 4.2.1 – Washington DC attorney Drew Boortz of Reed Smith on the firm’s blog, Developing Concerns
• Man Masquerades as Lawyer for Almost Ten Years – Texas lawyer Tom Crane on his San Antonio Employment Law Blog
• Don’t Take Cases That Don’t Fit In Your Firm’s Portfolio – Philadelphia attorney Maxwell Kennerly of The Beasley Firm at his blog, Litigation & Trial
• Nerdlaw: Kill All The Typewriter Rules (Part Deux) – Houston lawyer Kendall Gray of Andrews Kurth on his blog, The Appellate Record
• When Does a Class-Action Settlement Become Binding? – Virginia attorney Andrew Trask of McGuireWoods on the firm’s blog, Class Action Countermeasures