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By Rex Gradeless

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Last Entry: February 08, 2010 at 12:51:24

The Future of E-books and Law School

Posted on February 08, 2010
A throw down between the traditional casebook and the e-book on portability and usability. Related posts:The First Day of Law School: Underway 2010 Guide to Technology: Basic RSS What Creative Commons Means for Future Lawyers

2010 Super Bowl Ads (vote for best) #colts #saints #sb44

Posted on February 06, 2010
Vote for the best Super Bowl Ad of 2010 and discuss your favotire below. Brought to you by Forbes.com. // You must have Adobe Flash Player 9 or higher installed to view this content Related posts:Update: WestlawNext Screenshots and Pricing Information 2010 Guide to Technology: Advanced RSS 2010 Guide to Technology: Basic RSS Related posts:Update: WestlawNext Screenshots and Pricing Information 2010 Guide to Technology: Advanced RSS 2010 Guide to Technology: Basic RSS

Update: WestlawNext Screenshots and Pricing Information

Posted on January 28, 2010
Mike Dahn, Vice President of WestlawNext Product Development, was kind enough to answer some of our questions directly: Do you know when WestlawNext will be available for use at law schools? Mike Dahn: We have not finalized a law school rollout plan. Law school students will not have access to WestlawNext at launch...

Apple iPad

Posted on January 27, 2010
In case you didn’t know, Apple launched the iPad tablet today. Here’s the link. Related posts:What Apple Says About Windows 7 Help: My Hard Drive Died. How Can I Legally Get My Music Back!? How Justia Site “Legal Birds” Tracks Legal Professionals on Twitter Related posts:What Apple Says About Windows 7 Help: My Hard Drive Died...

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WestlawNext: It?s About Time

Posted on January 27, 2010
Next week at Legal Tech NY, and at a number of preview breakfasts, Thomson Reuters will publicly showcase its new legal research product, WestlawNext. The basis of the new tool, which was reportedly five long years in the making, is a robust search algorithm that returns results based on …wait for it… relevance! Thanks to [...

Twitter Categorizes Suggested Users ? Omits Legal Category

Posted on January 25, 2010
Last week, Twitter announced that the Suggested Users List is now categorized for easier browsing. Instead of just a list of users, people are given a list of categories with suggested users in each category. However, the list of categories does not include “Legal” or “Law” or anything similar...

Supreme Court Uses ?Blog? for the First Time

Posted on January 23, 2010
In the Supreme Court’s recent opinion in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Court used the term ‘blog’ on page 49 of the slip opinion. Soon, however, it may be that Internet sources, such as blogs and social networking Web sites, will provide citizens with significant information about political candidates and issues...

BumpTop Mac: Reinventing Your Mac Desktop

Posted on January 20, 2010
BumpTop Mac is a brand new way to look at your Mac desktop. BumpTop is a full 3D experience with smooth, realistic physics, making your Mac?s desktop act more like the real desktop it?s sitting on. Learn more here. Related posts:Top Twitter Applications for Everyone All Things ABA TECHSHOW 2009 (Day 1) Dropbox: A Computer-User’s Best Friend Related posts:Top Twitter Applications for Everyone All Things ABA TECHSHOW 2009 (Day 1) Dropbox: A Computer-User’s Best Friend

The Facebook Re-Tweet

Posted on January 17, 2010
The re-tweet is an enormous part of the Twitter experience. Even before official support for the feature from Twitter, people were constantly re-tweeting status updates, links, photos, etc. This allowed Twitter users to see content recommended to them by people they followed, which they may not have originally found...

Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement Involving Skype Credits

Posted on January 13, 2010
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION If you are a United States resident who purchased Skype Credit that, on at least one occasion prior to December 31, 2009, expired after 180 days of inactivity, a proposed class action settlement may affect your rights...

100 Google Wave Resources

Posted on January 13, 2010
OnlineDegreePrograms.org has created “The Ultimate Google Wave Guide for Students: 100 Tips, Tools, and Tricks” which provides students with tip for using Google Wave. As a college student, we know you?re always on the hunt for tools that save you time and trouble, especially on homework...

Social Network Review: Counsel.Net

Posted on January 10, 2010
Counsel.Net claims to be the ?first name in attorney-to-attorney connections online?. Counsel.Net has an attorney chatboard, a place for new attorneys & solo practitioners, attorney marketing, and several other attorney forums. This social network is basically a mixed bag of forums to posts legal questions, hypotheticals, job openings, and pretty much anything you want...

iPhone Security: Protect or Prohibit?

Posted on January 04, 2010
As a law student, if my iPhone were to be stolen or misplaced and then hacked, the individual in possession of my phone would be privy to pictures of my dog sleeping, text messages telling my husband how long I?ll be in the library and a huge collection of studying music as well as the [...

2010 Guide to Technology: Advanced RSS

Posted on January 01, 2010
Welcome to Social Media Law Student’s 2010 Guide to Technology. These posts will shine some light on various tips and tricks that you can use to become more efficient in your everyday life. The complete guide can be found here. Once you?ve picked a good RSS reader, and have added and organized your feeds, you?re ready [...

Happy New Year!

Posted on December 31, 2009
From all of us at Social Media Law Student, have a safe and Happy New Year! Related posts:Calling Law Student Contributors for Social Media Law Student Social Media Law Student Honored in ABA Journal Blawg 100 WordPress 2.8.5 Related posts:Calling Law Student Contributors for Social Media Law Student Social Media Law Student Honored in ABA Journal Blawg 100 WordPress 2...

A Vote for TechnoLawyer Blog is a Vote Against Puppies

Posted on December 30, 2009
Twas a few days before the conclusion of the ABA Journal’s Blawg 100 voting contest when, all of a sudden, TechnoLawyer Blog was willing to pay for your vote! See for yourself: As a result of TechnoLawyer flaunting the fact they have extra cash to burn at the end of 2009, and the fact this doesn’t [...

2010 Guide to Technology: Basic RSS

Posted on December 28, 2009
Welcome to Social Media Law Student’s 2010 Guide to Technology. These posts will shine some light on various tips and tricks that you can use to become more efficient in your everyday life. How much time do you spend visiting the same set of websites every day? Does it get frustrating always fitting these [...

Dont Want To Say Goodbye To Your Ex? There?s An App for That

Posted on December 13, 2009
So sad. HT Crenk. Related posts:WordPress 2.8.5LexisNexis: Goodbye…Ohh and Join Martindale-Hubbell ConnectedVideo Legal Marketing: Like a Solid Handshake? Related posts:WordPress 2.8.5LexisNexis: Goodbye…Ohh and Join Martindale-Hubbell ConnectedVideo Legal Marketing: Like a Solid Handshake?

Dear Blackberry: I Want Cool Apps Too

Posted on December 10, 2009
For you iPhoners, please excuse me while I rant; you have what you want. For the rest of you, I know you share in my rage. I think it’s pretty sad for me and Blackberry when the coolest app I have is BrickBreaker. I understand that Blackberry offers a decent selection, but let’s be real, iPhoners have [...

Florida: Judges Cannot be Facebook Friends with Litigants

Posted on December 09, 2009
Florida’s Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee responded to a few questions from one Florida judge about the use of social networking sites. The Committee found that judges cannot accept friend requests from litigants in their court. They take special care to note: This opinion should not be interpreted to mean that the inquiring judge is prohibited from [...

B KB MB GB TB Converter

Posted on December 09, 2009
Found a great B, KB, MB, GB, TB Converter. Have you ever been confused about the number of kilobytes in a megabyte, or in a gigabyte or vice-versa? Now you can convert among bytes and kilobytes and megabytes and gigabytes and terabytes with ease Here’s the site: http://egret...

Help: My Hard Drive Died. How Can I Legally Get My Music Back!?

Posted on December 09, 2009
When I worked at Apple the number one thing people would call or come into the store complaining about was how their screen on their iPhone was broken and how their hard drive crashed and they thought they’d lost all their music! I don’t have a solution for a broken iPhone screen, but I do know [...

One Size Fits All Snake Oil Targets Lawyers

Posted on December 09, 2009
There?s no doubt that 2009 marks the year when lawyers, law firms, and legal professionals are realistically considering using web 2.0 technologies within their business. (Arguably, these tools have been around for over half a decade.) This was the year that almost every law school signed up for Twitter...

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EFF Sues Federal Agencies to Release Social Media Policies

Posted on December 08, 2009
The EFF brought filed a complaint in federal court alleging that federal agencies failed to respond to a FOIA request for documents concerning the government's policies about social media investigation techniques. Related posts:Social Media PoliciesSocial Media and Your Summer JobSocial Media Study: Beware of DUITs

Site Meter to Track Blog Stats

Posted on December 07, 2009
Three days ago, Social Media Law Student blog started using Site Meter to track our blog stats. Although we primarly use Google Analytics to track our blog, we enjoy testing out different sites to measure traffic. Site Meter has been around for ages. Many blogs track thier stats via Site Meter...

Martindale-Hubbell Connected: Positioning Yourself for Tomorrows Social Media

Posted on December 07, 2009
Martindale-Hubbell Connected will be hosting a live webinar on Wednesday, December 9th, 2009. Word on the street says they have over 700 registered participants! They are expecting a record number of people to attend. Who will be there? Lawyers, judges, paralegals, law students, legal professionals, non-legal professionals, people interested in social media, and even people not interested in social media...

Social Media Law Student Honored in ABA Journal Blawg 100

Posted on December 03, 2009
The ABA Journal selected the Social Media Law Student blawg in their third annual 100 best legal blawgs. This blawg was selected from blogs across the globe by the Journal?s editors. The complete list can be found here. We are truly humbled to be a part of the top 100 legal blawgs...

Nike: Social Media and Lawyers

Posted on December 01, 2009
In our culture, you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who is not familiar with the ubiquitous footwear and sportswear company Nike. More than 20 years ago, an ad executive named Dan Wieden came up with the phrase “Just Do It” and that trademark in addition to the Swoosh logo, has become the epitome of a [...

Podcast Ipsa Loquitur: Oral Arguments, Bluebook Online, and Finals

Posted on December 01, 2009
Josh and Huma discuss oral arguments, the Bluebook online, and final exams. What happens when you also throw a little religion and a Featured Legal Tweeter into the mix? Click to find out! Related posts:Podcast Ipsa Loquitur: Featured Legal Tweeter, Halloween Costumes, Social Media Use Gone AwryPodcast Ipsa Loquitur: Who to Blame for Tuition Hikes, the Facebook alibi, and Six Cardinal Rules for Social MediaPodcast Ipsa Loquitur: Ethical Attorneys, Hugh Laurie, Cleavage in Court

Social Network Review: Legal OnRamp

Posted on November 29, 2009
There are many social networks out there tailored to those within the legal profession. From Facebook, LinkedIn, Avvo, JD Diversity, Legally Minded, Lawyrs.net, Advance Advocates, Counsel.net, Legal OnRamp, MH Connected?the list goes on and on. All of these social networks are trying to become the gold standard within the legal profession...

Blogger Award Scam Aimed at Top Law Bloggers

Posted on November 24, 2009
Why anyone would try to scam some of the world’s most tech savvy legal professionals is beyond me. Unfortunately, someone tried. And they got caught. Basically, a group of people running NewLawyer.com, Attorney.org, and Laws.com tried to pawn off an award to some of the top legal bloggers in the country...

What is Google Chrome OS?

Posted on November 19, 2009
Related posts:Google Wave Theory v. Reality [Photo]Google vs. BingWhen to use Google Wave Related posts:Google Wave Theory v. Reality [Photo]Google vs. BingWhen to use Google Wave

Examining the Proposed Changes to the Federal Rules of Evidence

Posted on November 19, 2009
The federal judiciary recently posted a revised version of the Federal Rules of Evidence to solicit comments on the proposed changes. The revisions, overall, are a tremendous improvement over the current rules. They make the rules easier to read and understand...

Twitter Launches: Retweet to Share Tweets (BETA)

Posted on November 18, 2009
I recevied the following message on Twitter today - depicted above (click image for larger view). Twitter is adding a special symbol (left) for tweets that have been retweeted. Not as earth shattering exciting as Twitter Lists but new nonetheless. The message from Twitter says: Hi there, you?re part of a beta group receiving this feature, which means you may start [...

Google Scholar Search Now Includes U.S. Case Law and Legal Journals

Posted on November 17, 2009
The legal research game has just taken a light-year shift, thanks to Google. Last night, Google quietly non-announced that Scholar search now includes U.S. federal and state case law and legal journals. Recently, the debate on open access to legal information has been raging, with some folks sticking up for the Westlaw/Lexis walled-garden approach that requires [...

SeatBuddy: Product Review

Posted on November 17, 2009
The SeatBuddy is a rubber silicone case for your iPhone or iPod Touch. You put your device inside and use the two straps on its side to fasten it to something in front of you, including car/plane/bus headrests, treadmills, etc. The idea is that now you can watch videos or browse your device [...

Social Media Best Practices for Law Schools ? Join the Discussion!

Posted on July 08, 2009
If you have been following along on my journey of trying to get my law school to get real about advising students on social media, you may have seen earlier posts – Social Media Best Practices for Law Schools, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and “The Website“...

Google vs. Bing

Posted on July 05, 2009
Ever since Microsoft launched its new search engine Bing, many have compared Bing to the gold standard of all search engines- Google. Does Bing have a better interface? Is it an improvement over Microsoft?s Live search? Will Bing change interface for holidays? And most importantly, does Bing provide better search results than Google? Any thoughts? Please provide [...

Social Media Best Practices for Law Schools ? the website

Posted on June 25, 2009
Last week I attended the Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI)’s annual conference. It was inspiring and educational on many levels (not to mention the great food). Keynote John Palfrey from Harvard’s Berkman Center had great suggestions for law schools to collaborate rather than compete (for instance on library collections)...

Police and Lawyers Develop Social Networking Pages

Posted on June 23, 2009
The Illinois State Journal Register reports that police departments in Illinois are creating social networking pages to fight crime. Police Departments are setting up online profiles on social networks such as MySpace, Facebook, and even Twitter. These profiles typically serve two purposes: 1) to deter potential online predators and 2) to create a healthy dialogue between [...

Twitter?s 1.47% Monthly Growth Beats CNN, NY Times, ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, and BBC

Posted on June 16, 2009
Twitter…just a wacky trend…or the new gold standard for online news? TWITTER.COM MONTHLY INCREASE = +1.47% CNN.COM MONTHLY INCREASE = -8.05% NYTIMES.COM MONTHLY INCREASE = -4.08% TWITTER.COM MONTHLY INCREASE = +1.47% ABCNEWS.COM MONTHLY INCREASE = -0...

Social Media Law Student Blog Now on Amazon Kindle

Posted on June 15, 2009
Social Media Law Student Blog is now available via subscription on the Amazon Kindle Reader. Click on the graphic to see Social Media Law Student Blog in the Kindle Store [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

What Kind of Value Do You Provide?

Posted on June 15, 2009
What kind of value does your law firm provide? Are you hearing what your clients are saying? What about your employees? Do you understand their dreams? The principles above, from Barry Judge, CMO of Best Buy, can be utilized by most any modern law firm...

Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video

Posted on June 08, 2009
The Center for Social Media at the School of Communication at American University (yes they already have college programs dedicated to social media) produced a video describing the fair use of online video content. Many of the same principles, outlined in this video by law professors from American University, apply to other online content such as [...

Craigslist Bartering Chickens for Legal Services?

Posted on June 07, 2009
Missouri Lawyers Weekly reports that a Kansas City lawyer used Craigslist, a free online network, to barter for legal services. The Craigslist post read: “Would like to barter legal services, such as handling traffic tickets, DUIs, contracts, leases, powers of attorney, small claims, small business, miscellaneous legal forms, simple living wills etc...

LegalTech West Coast 2009

Posted on June 07, 2009
The LegalTech® West Coast 2009 Conference kicks off on June 24-25 in Los Angeles, California. Legal technology industry leaders will be on hand giving presentations about how new technologies are shaping the legal profession. LegalTech® provides an in-depth look at what the technological world has in store for the legal profession and will offer an exhibit [...

Google Docs in Plain English

Posted on May 30, 2009
Google Docs is a free, Web-based word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, and form application offered by Google. It allows users to create and edit documents online while collaborating in real-time with other users. This may be a good way for legal professionals to collaborate on a project more efficiently...

New Secure Platform for Communication Between Attorneys and Their Clients: Dialawg

Posted on May 28, 2009
Dialawg is a secure platform for various types of communication between attorneys and their clients. As email is a vulnerable medium, Dialawg fits in this space as an easy way to protect sensitive information. Some of their big features include (data is always transmitted over SSL): messaging, file sharing, file revisions and comments, integration with Outlook, [...

The First Law School Seminar Paper on Twitter: Twitter and Employment Law Issues

Posted on May 27, 2009
“The following is a seminar paper authored by Vincent Pascual on Twitter and potential Employment Law issues that employers and employees may face with regards to what users post online and how those posts may have consequences. The paper was produced for a course entitled “Employment Law and Technology,” taught at the University of San [...

Social Media and Your Summer Job

Posted on May 25, 2009
So, you are about to start (or already started) your summer job. Now what? What should you do with your impressive online presence that you’ve been cultivating and improving on during the school year? Using Social Media to Help You this Summer Proficiency in the realm of social media is not common...

Can Blogs Influence the Supreme Court?

Posted on May 14, 2009
According to a student note in the Stanford Law Review, blogs can and eventually will influence the Supreme Court. In Rachel C. Lee’s article, she discusses the flaws in the current ethics law to handle this form of ex parte communication with the court...

Social Media Best Practices for Law Schools (Part 3)

Posted on May 12, 2009
I had no idea when I started whining about bad advice involving Facebook horror stories that a few months later I would be offered a spot at a table with Harvard’s Berkman Center Co-director John Palfrey. Palfrey will be leading a discussion at the annual conference of the Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction, known as [...

Blackberry Bold vs. iPhone

Posted on May 07, 2009
There is much debate over which smartphone works better- Blackberry devices or the iPhone? Which device would you buy? Which is more appropriate in the legal profession? The real answer probably depends on your own individualized needs. For example, if you want to have a better email client then Blackberry may be the way to go...

Will Return Twitter Song In The Meantime

Posted on May 02, 2009
We’re all taking final exams. We promise to be back very soon. In the meantime, here’s a catchy tune for our friends. Enjoy! And the Facebook Song:

Does Top 10 Most Innovative Law School in America Get Social Media?

Posted on April 27, 2009
Those advocating the use of social media in the legal profession may have a bit of an uphill battle when a law school named “top 10 most innovative law school in America” seems to show little knowledge about web 2.0 technologies. Saint Louis University School of Law took on a Twitter discussion at a recent student [...

60 Epic Sites

Posted on April 24, 2009
At the conclusion of ABA TECHSHOW panelists reviewed the hottest new websites for lawyers and legal professionals - great web resources on legal technology, practice management, research, ethics, and they’ll toss in some practical and fun stuff, too...

Food Lawyer Gives $25,000 for 25,000 Twitter followers

Posted on April 21, 2009
Ever want to make a lawyer pay? Now you can spend $25,000 of a lawyer’s money!! World famous food poisoning lawyer, Bill Marler (@BMarler), will donate $25,000 to a charity if he receives 25,000 followers on Twitter by the end of the month! Bill is known for keeping your food clean...

Trials of Law School Uses YouTube to Promote Video

Posted on April 21, 2009
The Trials of Law School uses YouTube to promote their film showing the various paths modern law students take through law school. Here is a synopsis from their website and their YouTube videos: Synopsis The Trials of Law School provides a captivating and real, in depth look at eight students, with different backgrounds and expectations, through their [...

Facebook in the Courts

Posted on April 13, 2009
Last week attorneys Nick S. Pujji, Anahit Tagvoryan, and Joshua M. Briones from DLA Piper wrote an informative piece about Facebook as a platform for serving process. The article does a nice job discussing the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. It gives an overview on how Facebook already is changing the courts, and how it can [...

A New Social Network for Legal Community: JD Diversity

Posted on April 11, 2009
The latest social network in the legal community seeks to promote diversity in the legal profession. JD Diversity has blogs, articles, student corner, events calendar, and job corner pages to foster the development of its members in the legal community...

CEO of LexBlog Launches New Site: LexConference

Posted on April 10, 2009
The father of blogging in the legal community and CEO of LexBlog, Kevin O’Keefe, started a new venture called LexConference. LexConference seeks to report on legal conferences across the nation. Armed with two young journalist (who he better have paid well), Kevin O’Keefe covered his first event with LexConference at the 2009 ABA TECHSHOW...

What is Facebook?

Posted on April 09, 2009
Here are some popular YouTube videos that seem to explain Facebook:

Why Some Law Schools Discourage Social Media: Student Blogging

Posted on April 08, 2009
In light of the fact the US News and World Report law school rankings affects, for better or for worse, how some law schools conduct themselves, controlling a law school?s message and image has become increasingly important. In order to control this message, some schools have overtly discouraged students form having any online presence...

A New Twitter Service: TweetLaw

Posted on April 07, 2009
Welcome to TweetLaw! TweetLaw is a Twitter application designed specifically for legal professionals. Why TweetLaw? We believe that sometimes, labels are necessary. So many careers and specialties fall under the legal profession, and we want to give you the opportunity to stand out in your field...

Social Media Law Student Blog Featured in ABA Journal ?Law Firm Websites That Work?

Posted on April 06, 2009
Law Firm Websites That Work: These firms use the Internet to get the job done Websites have become the shingles, business cards and phone-book ads of modern lawyering. ms that don?t expect much interest from the Internet crowd are being pressed to put up some sort of site, including one called ?the world?s worst? by its Aussie [...

All Things ABA TECHSHOW 2009 (Day 3)

Posted on April 04, 2009
Social Media Law Student blog presents: All Things ABA TECHSHOW 2009! Over the next three days, we will live blog all things tech show and post them here. From pictures, video clips, and guest posts we will chronicle the 2009 ABA TECHSHOW as it happens and update our posts within the hour...

All Things ABA TECHSHOW 2009 (Day 2)

Posted on April 03, 2009
Social Media Law Student blog presents: All Things ABA TECHSHOW 2009! Over the next three days, we will live blog all things tech show and post them here. From pictures, video clips, and guest posts we will chronicle the 2009 ABA TECHSHOW as it happens and update our posts within the hour...

All Things ABA TECHSHOW 2009 (Day 1)

Posted on April 02, 2009
Social Media Law Student blog presents: All Things ABA TECHSHOW 2009! Over the next three days, we will live blog all things tech show and post them here. From pictures, video clips, and guest posts we will chronicle the 2009 ABA TECHSHOW as it happens and update our posts within the hour...

Top 100 Twitter Feeds for Law Students

Posted on April 02, 2009
The website Online Best Colleges put together a list of “The Top 100 Twitter Feeds for Law Students.“ The list includes some familiar names (such as Rex and yours truly) but I was happy to see some names on the list that I wasn’t familiar with...

Social Media Best Practices for Law Schools (Part 2)

Posted on March 30, 2009
It?s only been a month since I first emailed my career services counselor with a link to my ticked-off post about law schools ignoring the potential value of social media. We’re now working together to get my law school in line in providing modern, useful social media advice...

Submit Yourself to Blog Catalogs

Posted on March 29, 2009
Social Media for Attorneys Series ( Part 8 ) (Part 1 Here) (Part 2 Here) (Part 3 Here) (Part 4 Here) (Part 5 Here) (Part 6 Here) (Part 7 Here) Posted: January 29th, 2009 By: Zach Heller Category: Business Development Skills, Marketing Tips, Technology Corner Another week has passed, and another group of people have started using new internet [...

New Social Networking Site for Law Students: Good Idea, Needs Participants

Posted on March 25, 2009
Almost everyone I know is now on Facebook. That includes my family, my co-workers and so forth. It has become difficult to manage any meaningful relationships via Facebook, let alone meet new people interested in similar things. That is why I really like the idea of Advanced Advocates...

American Bar Association TechShow 2009 Preview

Posted on March 23, 2009
Hilton Chicago | April 2-4, 2009 Highlights for ABA TECHSHOW 2009 Next Week! We promise you will thoroughly enjoy this year?s event, which is right around the corner. Below are a few highlights we would like to share with you to help you plan your stay in Chicago and ensure you have the best ABA TECHSHOW [...

Networks as a Communication Tool

Posted on March 21, 2009
Social Media for Attorneys Series (Part 7) (Part 1 Here) (Part 2 Here) (Part 3 Here) (Part 4 Here) (Part 5 Here) (Part 6 Here) Posted: January 22nd, 2009 By: Zach Heller Category: Business Development Skills, Marketing Tips, Technology Corner Another week has passed, and another group of people have started using new internet technology to connect with others [...

Social Media Law Student Microblog Posts and Links for 2009-03-21

Posted on March 21, 2009
Lawyer Blogging Tip: Rise Of The Blogging Service Industry http://poprl.com/kVZ The Essential Little Book of Great Lawyering and the Discovery Process http://poprl.com/ioL Lawyer Blogging Tip: 4 Pretty Pictures to Illustrate Impact of Email Newsletters on Traffic ...

Social Media Law Student Microblog Posts and Links for 2009-03-14 (Incase you missed them!) Follow me on Twitter: @Rex7

Posted on March 14, 2009
Lawyer Blogging Tip: 7 Tips for Writing About Politics (?When You?re Not a Political Writer) http://poprl.com/X7A # 13 More Law Schools Sign Up for Twitter - http://bit.ly/pkPj3 # 13 More Law Schools Sign Up for Twitter: How Law Schools are Using Twitter!!! - http://bit...

Introduction to LinkedIn

Posted on March 13, 2009
Social Media for Attorneys Series (Part 6) (Part 1 Here) (Part 2 Here) (Part 3 Here) (Part 4 Here) (Part 5 Here) Posted: January 14th, 2009 By: Zach Heller Category: Business Development Skills, Marketing Tips, Technology Corner Another week has passed, and another group of people have started using new internet technology to connect with others and build business...

How Can Lawyers Use Twitter?

Posted on March 13, 2009
Chris Winfield, along with Kevin O?Keefe & Matthew Homann, did a presentation at LegalTech on a panel called ?What is Twitter and How Can I Use It??. This session was aimed at informing lawyers (and people in the legal profession) on how they could effectively use Twitter...

Implications of Electronic Communication on Family Law Litigation

Posted on March 08, 2009
An excerpt of an quiz question posed by a law professor and a law student’s answer: 1) Judge [name redacted] indicated that emails and other electronic communications are becoming a larger part of the evidence in divorce and paternity cases. Do you believe that people of your generation understand the implications of their electronic communication, including [...

Introduction to Twitter

Posted on March 08, 2009
Social Media for Attorneys Series (Part 5) (Part 1 Here) (Part 2 Here) (Part 3 Here) (Part 4 Here) Posted: January 8th, 2009 By: Zach Heller Category: Business Development Skills, Marketing Tips, Technology Corner Welcome to the 5th installment of our series on Social Media...

Social Media Law Student Microblog Posts and Links

Posted on March 07, 2009
Lawyer Blogging Tip: Five Marketing Mistakes to Avoid http://poprl.com/NGc Welcome to the Hive Mind; Learn How to Search Twitter http://poprl.com/NGQ Obama’s team lends an ear to the Valley kids http://poprl.com/N89 Law School 2.0: Legal Education for a Digital Age - http://bit...

Law School 2.0: Legal Education for a Digial Age [Book Review]

Posted on March 04, 2009

Law School 2.0: Legal Education for a Digital Age [Book Review]

Posted on March 04, 2009
David Thomson’s new book about the future of law school is an interesting read. The book is clearly written for his fellow professors, but that did not inhibit my experience at all. Overall it is a relatively quick read. It explores several interesting topics and offers a look at how Thomson has [...

Start Blogging Today

Posted on March 03, 2009

Social Media Best Practices for Law Schools (Part 1)

Posted on March 03, 2009

Using Blogs as an Information Source

Posted on March 01, 2009

Social Media Law Student Microblog Posts and Links for 2009-02-28 (Incase you missed them!) Follow me on Twitter: @Rex7

Posted on February 28, 2009

Signing up for the Networks

Posted on February 25, 2009
Social Media for Attorneys Series (Part 2) (Part 1 Here) Posted: December 3rd, 2008 By: Zach Heller Category: Business Development Skills, Marketing Tips, Technology Corner In part one of our series on social media for attorneys last week, we discussed the very basics of social networking...

Kansas Federal Judge Allows Twittering Media in Courtroom

Posted on February 24, 2009
Another judge says Twitter can be used by reporters in the courtroom. This time, a Federal judge in Kansas has allowed the use of Twitter in the courtroom. This is consistent with when a Colorado judge approved the use of Twitter, and blogs, inside the courtroom to cover an infant-abuse trial...

Intro to Social Media for Attorneys

Posted on February 23, 2009
Social Media for Attorneys Series (Part 1) Posted: November 25th, 2008 By: Zach Heller Category: Innovation, Marketing Tips, Technology Corner Social Media and Social Networks. They are fast becoming a part of the professional world. Even the legal profession has started to take notice of the power of social media...

Social Media Law Student Microblog Posts and Links

Posted on February 21, 2009
Follow me - @Rex7 How Law Schools are Using Twitter - http://bit.ly/pkPj3 @eschaeff: @blawgreview Don’t forget @Rex7. And others. Remember: St. Louis = “Blawg City, USA” http://tinyurl.com/dghpnu # How Law Schools are Using Twitter http://tinyurl...

How Law Schools are Using Twitter

Posted on February 20, 2009
Law schools are catching on. Like thousands of collages and universities, law schools are now using Twitter to communicate with law students and the rest of the world. The central advantage of using Twitter to communicate is the immediacy of the message delivery...

How Lawyers and Legal Professionals Use Web 2.0

Posted on February 18, 2009
On February 17, 2008 Bruce Carton, Editor of Securities Docket, and Doug Cornelius, Chief Compliance Officer of Beacon Capital Partners, sponsored a webcast that discussed how securities and compliance counsel and professionals can use web 2.0 to promote, market, and network themselves, their practices and their firms as never before...

Social Media Law Student Microblog Posts and Links for 2009-02-14 (Incase you missed them!) Follow me on Twitter: @Rex7

Posted on February 14, 2009
Lawyer Blogging Tip: 7 Reasons not to have Empty Ad Spots on your Blog http://poprl.com/IbV # How Twitter Can Help You Decorate Your Home (and Save Your Marriage!) http://poprl.com/Ib3 # Doing comments first on Twitter with Twickie http://poprl.com/IX5 # Facebook passes 175 million users http://poprl...

California's Proposed Student Civil Rights Act Gives Broad Definition to "Religion"
On Tuesday, the California Senate Judiciary Committee approved by ...

Social Security Administration Blocked From Sending "No Match" Letters
The Associated Press is reporting tonight that a federal judge in ...

One-Third Of Americans Think Illegal Immigrants Should Be Denied Social Services
An article in the Los Angeles Times today says that one-third of A...

Religions Institutions and Student Groups
I agree with Rick that it "is not the kind of discrimination the s...