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Last Entry: November 19, 2010 at 10:53:29

"Big Law, Big Law School, Big Bummer!"

Posted on September 29, 2009
Do not take my word for it. Check out the article on American Lawyer entitled Not That Into You. It reports on a study entitled After the JD, which tracked 5000 lawyers who began practicing in 2000. In short, what...

"Tales of the Recession's Effect on the Legal Profession"

Posted on September 29, 2009
In the news: "This is the year the recession hit the legal profession. Lawyers and support staff were cut by the hundreds. Law firms went belly up. Court dockets burst with foreclosures and bankruptcies while budgets everywhere went bust. Buried...

"Tips for Changing Jobs in the Current Market: Litigation Podcast: Tips & Tactics for the Practicing Trial Lawyer"

Posted on September 29, 2009
From the site: "Lawyers everywhere are dealing with layoffs and diminished job opportunities as a result of the current recession. In this episode of the Litigation podcast, Barbara Levenson, a veteran legal recruiter, offers some tips on navigating the current...

"Blawg of the Day - Young Lawyers Blog"

Posted on September 29, 2009
Posted by Tom Mighell: "Here's an interesting blog to come from a law firm - the Young Lawyers Blog is authored by five associates at Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, a firm with offices in Nashville and Birmingham. They're sharing...

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"RECAP: Crowdsourcing U.S. Federal Court Transparency"

Posted on September 29, 2009
Posted by Connie Crosby: "Back in July I talked about a petition urging to improve PACER, the online access service to U.S. court records and documents. Until improvements are made, the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard have....

"Communication in the Courtroom From Body Language to Computer Simulation"

Posted on September 28, 2009
Posted by Mark Zamora: "A great article from Michael Maggiano. Here's an excerpt - Michael is happy to send you the rest as long as 1)You are a Plaintiff's lawyer; and 2)You don't represent insurance companies. His email is listed...

"Self-Employed Lawyers Are Happiest"

Posted on September 28, 2009
Posted by Carolyn Elefant: "Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported on a recent Gallup Poll which showed that even in this recession, business owners outrank ten other occupations in overall well being. The reasons aren't surprising -- they reflect...

"Creating a Buzz: Internal Marketing for First-Year Associates"

Posted on September 28, 2009
In the news: "With tales of deferments and pay cuts floating about the industry, your new gig as a first-year associate might seem a bit daunting. So how can you demonstrate your value in this lackluster economy? Trish Lilley, a...

"6 Tips for Doing a Long-Distance Job Hunt"

Posted on September 28, 2009
Posted by Penelope Trunk: "Here is my advice about job hunting long-distance: Forget it. It's not going to work for most of you, and you'll need to relocate before you get the job. But for a few of you, there's...

"No Surprise Here: BigLaw Rescinds 'Deferred' Offers"

Posted on September 28, 2009
Posted by Allison Shields: "Arent Fox has confirmed that some offers made to 'deferred' associates have now been fully withdrawn. This comes as no big surprise, particularly as the old BigLaw model becomes increasingly less viable. The economic...

"The Great Debate over Medical Liability Reform"

Posted on September 28, 2009
From the site: "When the issue of medical liability reform came up in President Obama's speech on Health Care reform in front of Congress, it was met with boos from Democrats and a standing ovation from Republicans. Co-hosts Bob Ambrogi...

"Web Sites on the Case"

Posted on September 28, 2009
In the news: "Pervasive Web search tools have opened the door to a valuable new marketing opportunity for law firms: the litigation or case-specific Web site. Unlike a firm's legacy site or blog, these case sites can allow smaller firms...

"The Electronic Law Firm"

Posted on September 25, 2009
Posted by Jordan Furlong: "'Electric' as an adjective has kind of a dated feel, harking back to the 1970s when it modified Horseman, Company, Mayhem and Light Orchestra. But electric cars still retain a 21st-century buzz, keeping the momentum they...

"Social Media Revolution"

Posted on September 25, 2009
Posted By Rob Millard: "My friend and colleague Gerry Riskin has just posted a video similar to the Shift Happens video of a year or two back, specifically about social networking. It is compelling and important information for those trying...

"Legal Blog and Journalism Leaders Discuss 'New Media & the Law'"

Posted on September 25, 2009
Posted by Bruce Carton: "Last night at Georgetown University Law Center, several leaders in the legal blogging and journalism world met to discuss "New Media & The Law." The panel featured David Lat (center in the lousy photo from my...

"Study Finds Part-Time Partners Pull Their Weight "

Posted on September 25, 2009
In the news: "There's good news on the part-time front, reports The Project for Attorney Retention, an organization that promotes work/life balance policies in the legal profession. It has just released what it describes as a "ground-breaking study," spotlighting the...

"What's Your Tagline and Have the Partners Bought Into It?"

Posted on September 25, 2009
Posted By Tom Kane: "A lot of law firms are into taglines. I've been involved with the practice when I was in-house. At times I like them, and other times I'm ambivalent. The important question, however, is: Do they help...

"A Close Look at the Data Breach Notification Law: Chapter 93H"

Posted on September 25, 2009
From the site: "With several high profile security breaches in Massachusetts, securing customer information is a necessity to business legally. In this debut podcast of the Legal ToolKit, host Dean Whalen, General Counsel for Catuogno Court Reporting and Sten-Tel Transcription...

"New on LLRX.com - Peek: Mobile E-Mail On A Budget"

Posted on September 25, 2009
Posted by Sabrina Pacifici: "Peek: Mobile E-Mail On A Budget - Conrad J. Jacoby discusses his experiences using the Peek mobile e-mail device (Time Magazine's 2008 Gadget of the Year), which he believes is genuinely useful and an excellent value...

"Yahoo! Let My E-Mail Go!"

Posted on September 25, 2009
In the news: "Collecting ESI from the cloud isn't tomorrow's problem -- it's the rare e-discovery scenario that doesn't involve webmail and a facility to download it to a local collection amenable to EDD processing. Consultant Craig Ball details the....

"Help for the Lawyers with Depression"

Posted on September 24, 2009
Posted by Evan Schaeffer: "Here's an off-topic post as a public service. Lawyers with Depression is a website "created for lawyers with depression by a lawyer with depression." Its founder, Daniel Lukasik, writes-- Since I launched [the site] two years...

"How to Find the Right Job for You"

Posted on September 24, 2009
Posted by Penelope trunk: "We reorganized the company today. We brought in a new, interim CEO, who's not me. For many entrepreneurs, that is their worst nightmare. But I couldn't be happier. For one thing, it's a sign that my...

"Statistics + Surveys and Lawyers Don't Mix"

Posted on September 24, 2009
Posted by Ron Friedmann: "Last month, in As World Embraces Statistics, Lawyers Sit on Sideline, I lamented the lack of statistical mindset in the legal market. Why should we care? One reason: statistics can be very important at trial. Bob...

"Foreshadowing and the Science of Persuasion"

Posted on September 24, 2009
Posted by Raymond Ward: "If your job involves persuading people through the written word, then you should read Something Judicious This Way Comes by Prof. Michael J. Higdon. In this paper, Prof. Higdon explores the use of foreshadowing in narrative,....

"Customer Service Pet Peeves"

Posted on September 24, 2009
From the blog: "I came across this post recently, which lists some of the more prominent customer service pet peeves submitted by the blog's readers. Some of the major examples included: Phone problems (long hold times, annoying hold music, getting...

"Putting West and LexisNexis Case Law Digesting Systems to the Relevancy Test"

Posted on September 24, 2009
Posted by Joe Hodnicki: "Susan Nevelow Mart's (Faculty Services Librarian, UC Hastings Law Library) has uploaded Reining in the Results: The Use of Human Indexing and Computer Algorithms in West's Headnotes & Key Numbers and LexisNexis's Headnotes & Topics as...

"The Medical Profession's Relationship with the Legal Profession"

Posted on September 24, 2009
From the site: "With medical malpractice being a hot-button issue, the medical field and the legal field often times seem at odds with each other. In this edition of Ringler Radio, host Larry Cohen welcomes Wayne M. Willoughby, partner with...

"States Embrace Electronic Discovery"

Posted on September 24, 2009
From the e-newsletter: "If you were under the misguided impression that attorneys and their litigant clients only need to deal expressly with electronic discovery in federal court, you need to wake up and smell the e-discovery coffee." Read more...

"Simple Jury Persuasion Rule 1: There Is No Such Thing As 'Persuasion'."

Posted on September 23, 2009
Posted by Douglas Keene: "We've been reading Mark Bennett's Simple Rules for Jury Selection and wishing we'd thought of that! So we are 'liberating' his idea with some simple rules of our own. Once you have your jury (perhaps using...

"Are You Being Served?"

Posted on September 23, 2009
Posted by Tom Kane: "More importantly, are you serving others. I have always gotten a kick out of the British TV comedy by that name. My mother-in-law still watches it every chance she gets. If you want a laugh, check...

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