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Social Media Law Student 

Information on the use of blogs and social media for lawyers and law firms from a law student's perspective.
Post Frequency: 1.2/day Last Entry: May 13, 2010 at 20:37:00 Recent Entries: 167
By Rex Gradeless
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Introduction to LinkedIn
Posted on March 13, 2009Social 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, 2009Chris 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, 2009An 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, 2009Social 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, 2009Lawyer 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 Digital Age [Book Review]
Posted on March 04, 2009David 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 [...
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, 2009Signing up for the Networks
Posted on February 25, 2009Social 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, 2009Another 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, 2009Social 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, 2009Follow 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, 2009Law 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, 2009On 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, 2009Lawyer 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...
What Career Service Office Advisors Should be Telling Law Students About Social Media [Part 2/2]
Posted on February 09, 2009This is the second of two posts about “What Career Service Office Advisors Should be Telling Students About Social Media.” The first post introduced you to the idea that social media is...
Social Media Law Student Microblog Posts and Links on Twitter
Posted on February 07, 2009Follow me - @Rex7 Lawyer Blogging Tip: How to Defend your Blogs Copyright http://poprl.com/H3K Remember Your Vowels To Manage Conflict On Twitter http://poprl.com/H39 What Career Service Office...
What Career Service Office Advisors Should be Telling Law Students About Social Media [Part 1/2]
Posted on February 05, 2009Introduction A friend of mine attends a top 20 law school. At the beginning of his first year this past fall, his Career Services Office (CSO) told the entire 1L class that if they wanted to be...
Top Twitter Applications for Everyone
Posted on February 04, 2009Twitter Applications Twitter lets you find out what your friends are doing in whatever way makes the most sense for you. Check out these applications for other ways to send and receive Twitter...
Podcasting in Plain English
Posted on February 03, 2009This video, by CommonCraft, explains Podcasting in Plain English.
Social Bookmarking in Plain English
Posted on February 02, 2009This video, by CommonCraft, explains Social Bookmarking in Plain English.
Social Media Law Student Microblog Posts and Links for 1-31-2009
Posted on January 31, 2009Follow me - @Rex7 Lawyer Blogging Tip: How to Guest Post to Promote Your Blog http://poprl.com/FjE Manage Your Messages on Dozens of Social Networking Services at Once with Ping.fm...
Blogs in Plain English
Posted on January 30, 2009This video, by CommonCraft, explains Blogs in Plain English.
Wikis in Plain English
Posted on January 30, 2009This video, by CommonCraft, explains Wikis in Plain English.
RSS in Plain English
Posted on January 30, 2009This video, by CommonCraft, explains RSS in plain English.
How New Justia Site ?Legal Birds? Tracks ?Legal Professionals on Twitter?
Posted on January 30, 2009Justia.com launched a new site called ?Legal Birds?. This site tracks ?legal professionals on Twitter?. The new site is very similar to a site launched by Kevin O?Keefe (lextweet.com) yet seems to...
Social Networking in Plain English
Posted on January 30, 2009This video, by CommonCraft, explains Social Networking in Plain English.
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He is a very smart man who is always looking for ways around things. The judge granted our divorce for December 12,2007, and my ex-husband told me that he just got married just before Thanksgiving. He is a student at Cal
i can answer that for you. with all due respect. better your own life just as i ...
How to prove housing discrimination based on sexual orientation in student housing?
There are several things you can do. First of all, contact any welfare advisors,...
Enter your questionIf my Mother in- law added my husband and his sister to the title of her house, who makes the decisions on it?
Sorry, but there is no shortcut to this answer - you will need to consult an att...
I did test negative on drug/alcohol test. I was escorted to the lab in the hospital I work in and asked in front of my co-workers who would be doing my drug testing. My test results were also sent to the office of the nu
hi, i just thought id give my sympathy as i too am in the mist of fighting a def...
Are both spouses responsible for a child's student loan if only one parent is a co-signer on the loan?
Generally, one is not responsible for their spouse's financial obligations inclu...








