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Links for 2009-09-03 [del.icio.us]

Posted on September 04, 2009
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Blawg of the Day - Brian Bowman - on the Cutting Edge

Posted on September 03, 2009
Brian Bowman is a partner with Pitblado LLP in Winnipeg, where his goal is to provide practical assistance to Canadian businesses so they can better deal with issues related to privacy, access to information, online reputation management, intellectual property and technology legal matters. He's furthering that goal at Brian Bowman - on the Cutting Edge, where he's talking about personal information, PIPEDA, security, and identify theft, among other things.

Blawg of the Day - Art Law Blog

Posted on September 02, 2009
Gee, two art law blogs in less than a week. This one is logically called Art Law Blog, and it's from the folks at Bryan Cave. As they describe it, "We help people make, sell and monetize art, and we back our clients in fights over art. Our team of 40 people helps art happen around the world." They're talking about all sorts of different issues ranging from aesthetics to visual art.

SMADD (Social Media Attention Deficit Disorder)

Posted on September 01, 2009
It isn't often that I go on a rant, so I hope you'll pardon this interruption from your daily supply of law-related blogs. I struggled with the title for this post; I thought of A Good Headline is More Important than the Truth, or The Internet Makes Us Lazy, but in the end they sounded a little too inflammatory. But these headlines definitely describe my thinking on how people are beginning to use social media these days. Over the past few months I've seen how social media tools - blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and the like - make it incredibly easy to publicize yourself, report the news, and become an authoritative voice in any of several online communities. But our attention seems to be wandering, and I wonder whether this attention deficit will lead to problems down the road...

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Blawg of the Day - Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

Posted on September 01, 2009
The Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog comes to you from Becker & Poliakoff, a Fort Lauderdale firm. They're discussing HOA financial issues, board operations, construction issues and contractual disputes, fair housing, insurance, mortages, hurricanes, and more.

Blawg of the Day - Managing Work Force Reductions & Employee Terminations

Posted on August 31, 2009
Today's blog sounds more like a treatise than a blog title. Managing Work Force Reductions & Employee Terminations is part of Fox Rothschild's huge stable of law-related weblogs. It's primarily edited by Anne Bancroft, who's talking about the usual employment law topics, like harassment, discrimination, reductions in force, WARN, and more.

Links for 2009-08-29 [del.icio.us]

Posted on August 30, 2009
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The latest issue of....

Posted on August 29, 2009
...the Internet Legal Research Weekly -- specifically, Issue #340 -- is now available for your reading pleasure.

Blawg of the Day - Art Law Gallery

Posted on August 28, 2009
Another day, another interesting niche blog. This one is the Art Law Gallery, and it's brought to you by uber-blogging firm Sheppard Mullin. The topics being discussed here include estate planning and tax issues, museums and private collectors, and matters of provenance.

Blawg of the Day - Florida ROC

Posted on August 27, 2009
Here's a blop in a niche area you don't see every day: Florida ROC is dedicated to resident-owned mobile home, RV and subdivision communities." ROC stands for "Resident-Owned Communities," and the blog covers such topics as hurricane preparation, rules and rule enfocement, safety, and board members responsibilities, among others. It's published by Scott Gordon, a lawyer in the Sarasota, Florida office of Lutz, Bobo, Telfair, Eastman, Gabel, & Lee.

Blawg of the Day - Maryland Employment Developments

Posted on August 26, 2009
Baltimore attorney Mary Keating is the author of Maryland Employment Developments, which shows you "what to watch for in Maryland Employment Law." You'll find posts here on topics including discrimination, employment at will, federal wage and hour law, unemployment compensation, and much more. For those of you looking for a Maryland employment law source, this is a great site to bookmark.

Blawg of the Day - Mass. LOMAP Blog

Posted on August 25, 2009
I love practice management blogs -- they combine all that I enjoy in teaching lawyers more about the practice of law. That's why I was excited when I learned that my LPM colleague Rodney Dowell was blogging (along with Jared Correia) at the Mass. LOMAP Blog, which stands for Massachusetts Law Office Management Assistance Program. Together they're discussing career planning, client relations, quality of life, marketing, productivity, risk management, technology, and much more.

Blawg of the Day - As Marked

Posted on August 24, 2009
As Marked is the new blog home of Mark Reichenbach. The blog is heavily weighted towards e-Discovery issues, and Mark also reports on news and other issues important to him.

Links for 2009-08-22 [del.icio.us]

Posted on August 23, 2009
8 Things You Can Do With an Enterprise Wiki

Blawg of the Day - Rants and Raves

Posted on August 21, 2009
Patrick McKenna is a well-known consultant who assists lawyers and firms with law firm strategy and practice management. At his blog, aptly titled Rants and Raves, he's providing a number of "Rs" -- rants, raves, rebuttals, reflections, revelations and ruminations - all on practice management. He has some great stuff here -- I just wish he also had an RSS feed.

Links for 2009-08-20 [del.icio.us]

Posted on August 21, 2009
Microsoft Office Outlook Team Blog : Meeting Requests with a Preview of your Calendar

Blawg of the Day - Miskin Law Blog

Posted on August 20, 2009
Another Canadian blog for you today: the Miskin Law Blog is brought to you by attorney Murray Miskin. He's an attorney with offices in Whitby, Peterborough and Toronto, and he's using the blog to chat about the issues of the day and legal, political and environmental matters.

Blawg of the Day -- CM Law Library Blog

Posted on August 19, 2009
The CM Law Library Blog "seeks to inform the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law community about key legal education, research, practice, and law library news, with a particular focus on Cuyahoga County and Ohio as well as faculty research interests." That's what it does, and it does a darn good job of it.

Blawg of the Day -- LEAP Blog

Posted on August 18, 2009
Another blog from Canada today: the LEAP Blog is part of the Law Enforcement Accountability Project at the University of Windsor. LEAP is a student-led initiative designed to provide confidential research, policy recommendations, and advice on issues surrounding civilian oversight, enhancement of police accountability and trust, and anti-racial profiling measures. The purpose of the blog is "to highlight the relevant issues of the day, to put them in their historical, legal and social context and to provide a space for meaningful and thoughtful discussion."

Blawg of the Day -- DivorceOnline.ca

Posted on August 17, 2009
DivorceOnline.ca is a division of Integral Publishing, and is a service that provides "all you need for an uncontested divorce. Quick, quiet and affordable." The blog provides news of interest to people who are divorcing in Canada.

The latest issue of....

Posted on August 15, 2009
...the Internet Legal Research Weekly is out and available for your reading pleasure.

Blawg of the Day --

Posted on August 14, 2009
The New York Franchise Law Blog provides insight and commentary for entrepreneurs. Written by Staten Island lawyer Charles Internicola, he's discussing how to buy a business or a franchise, the various types of franchise laws and systems, how to start or terminate a franchise, and more.

Blawg of the Day -- Defending Food Safety

Posted on August 13, 2009
Defending Food Safety is brought to you by "The Nation's Preeminent Food Safety Defense Attorneys." Who is that, you ask? It's Gass Weber Mullins, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin firm. In addition to blog topics, they're providing breaking food safety news, as well as a great set of litigation resources on common pathogens.

Blawg of the Day -- Financial Reform Watch

Posted on August 12, 2009
Here's a blog sprung from the current economic crisis: Financial Reform Watch provides "real time reporting on the government's actions regarding financial reform." It's published by Blank Rome, a D.C. law firm. You'll find posts on ARRA, EESA, asset management, fiscal policy, mortgages, regulatory reform, and more.

Blawg of the Day -- New York Trusts & Estates Litigation

Posted on August 11, 2009
New York Trusts & Estates Litigation is brought to you by the lawyers of Farrell Fritz, which is located in Uniondale, New York. You'll learn about fiduciaries, the right of election, and the construction of wills and trusts, all with a New York bent.

Blawg of the Day -- D.C. Injury Law Journal

Posted on August 10, 2009
A personal injury blog to start of the week: the D.C. Injury Law Journal is published by Gabriel Assaad of Assaad Law (a D.C. lawyer, as you might expect). The blog is dedicated to injury victims and their family members throughout D.C., Northern Virginia and Maryland. Gabriel is covering some of the basic personal injury issues -- auto accidents, medical malpractice, products liability, and train accidents, to name a few.

Links for 2009-08-09 [del.icio.us]

Posted on August 10, 2009
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Links for 2009-08-08 [del.icio.us]

Posted on August 09, 2009
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Blawg of the Day -- Global Immigration Counsel

Posted on August 07, 2009
Another blog from big firm Littler Mendelson: Global Immigration Counsel features information on developments in immigration and global migration, with a focus on outbound migration, federal and state legislation, reform, and more. Its editors are a group of lawyers in the firm's Immigration/Global Migration Group.

Links for 2009-08-06 [del.icio.us]

Posted on August 07, 2009
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