Legal Research

State of the AmLaw 200 Blogosphere, November 2008 : Real Lawyers Have Blogs

Posted on December 02, 2008
2008 update to Lexblog's list of Amlaw 200 blogs. Hope they keep doing this!

3 Geeks and a Law Blog: List of Large Law Firm's "Officially Sanctioned Blogs"

Posted on December 02, 2008
Great list of large law firm blogs. Or, as described, "Officially Sanctioned Blogs"

The LinkedIn Lawyer: Ten People All Lawyers Should Follow on Twitter

Posted on December 02, 2008
Hey, I made the list. Thanks David B!

John Marshall Launches Union County Drug Possession Services

Posted on December 01, 2008
John Marshall has a new services page up, directed as Union County Drug Possession & Distribution.

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Royal Roads University - RRU President appoints 20 industry and community leaders to new Fellows Council

Posted on November 28, 2008
Lyall Knott has been named to the new Fellows Council at Royal Roads University.

7 Good Twitter Monetization Strategies (and 7 that Suck)

Posted on November 26, 2008
From SEOmoz.

Rick Horowitz - Fresno, California Criminal lawyer

Posted on November 25, 2008
Rick Horowitz, a respected Fresno Criminal lawyer and Twitter user, is another great example of a solo attorney using JD Supra and social media in combination to expose his practise expertise.While there's a big influx of larger firms on JDS these days, guys like Rick demonstrate the power of the individual lawyer brand.

John Marshall is in the HOUSE : New Jersey Criminal Defense and DWI Blog

Posted on November 21, 2008
Pretty funny stuff! :)

Judge Disallows Legal Research Costs = Overhead

Posted on November 21, 2008
From Cable&Clark's new blog, Law Firm Bottom Line.

List of Sites Containing Tips to Market a Virtual Law Office

Posted on November 20, 2008
Many thanks to Stephanie Kimbro for giving Stem's blog Law Firm Web Strategy a mention!

Ron Chapman on Sealing or Expungment of a Florida Criminal Record

Posted on November 20, 2008
More from Stem client Ron Chapman on Florida Criminal Records.

Say Goodbye to BlackBerry? If Obama Has to, Yes He Can - NYTimes.com

Posted on November 18, 2008
Remarkable... "before he arrives at the White House, he will probably be forced to sign off. In addition to concerns about e-mail security, he faces the Presidential Records Act, which puts his correspondence in the official record and ultimately up for public review, and the threat of subpoenas...

NYTimes: YouTube to Sell Advertising on Pages of Search Results

Posted on November 14, 2008
"Google announced on Wednesday that it would begin selling space on YouTube search-results pages to advertisers, part of its effort to turn its expensive acquisition into a major revenue producer."

10 Public Relations Trends That Will Change The Industry Forever

Posted on November 14, 2008

Revenge of the Librarians - Don't Hate me for Being Right

Posted on November 13, 2008
From Eric Ward."Meritorious content earns trusted links. You can't fool a librarian."

Hissey Kientz LLP Launches New ReliOn Insulin Syringes Practice

Posted on November 10, 2008
Hissey Kientz LLP has a new practice page related to the recall of ReliOn Insulin Syringes.

Web 2.0 Storytelling: Emergence of a New Genre (EDUCAUSE Review) | EDUCAUSE CONNECT

Posted on November 04, 2008
EDUCAUSE Review: Web 2.0 Storytelling: Emergence of a New Genre

Should you be the one to write your blog post? | Blog For Profit

Posted on November 03, 2008
Grant Griffiths: "There you have it, my reasons why I think the first choice for who should be writing your business? blog post is you."

JD Supra Roundup: Global Financial Crisis

Posted on November 03, 2008
JD Supra has started gathering a collection of legal documents & analysis regarding the global financial crisis. It strikes me that this kind of collection, with multiple law firm contributors, would only be possible in a shared web 2.0 world.Also interesting, once the subject of a collection like this has been set, there will be future opportunities for the collection to evolve, and to watch how that coverage changes over time.

Securities regulation: How much is too much?

Posted on November 03, 2008
Quotes Clark Wilson's Bernard Pinsky, Chair of the firm's Corporate Finance / Securities group.

Eversheds foregoes partner profit draws to conserve cash - FP Legal Post

Posted on October 31, 2008
A strong business move, IMO. Pushing the news out publicly is also good branding.Comments by Jim Middlemiss at the Financial Post are very good. See the titled link.

Study shows social networking at work is good

Posted on October 30, 2008
via Library Stuff, people on Slashdot are discussing this study by UK think tank Demos.A couple interesting quotes from the study, Network Citizens: Power and Responsibility at Work:"The blurring of boundaries between work and life has a good and a bad side...

Authors Guild v. Google Settlement Resources Page

Posted on October 29, 2008
"On October 28, 2008 the Authors Guild, the Association of American Publishers and Google announced the landmark settlement of Authors Guild v. Google. On this page, we've gathered documents and links that will be of interest to authors and others regarding this settlement...

New Blog for Koplow & Patane

Posted on October 28, 2008
Lawrence Koplow has added a new blog to his firm's web presence, the Arizona Criminal Lawyer Blog. This new site offers coverage on a wider subject area, and follows up on the success of his blog on Arizona DUI.

Warren Buffett's (and Wayne Gretzky's) Advice Applies To Law Firm Marketing

Posted on October 27, 2008
Tom Kane affirms something we've been thinking about lately. Kane takes Warren Buffett's advice and cleverly extends it to legal marketing. A quick read, and definitely food for thought.Via Real Lawyers Have Blogs.

BC Renewable Energy Blog

Posted on October 23, 2008
New from Clark Wilson's BC Energy Group: MegaWatt BC Renewable Energy Blog

Legal Search Marketing Adoption

Posted on October 23, 2008
New post up over at Stem Legal: Law Firm SEO Adoption on the Rise

Libraries vs. IT Departments

Posted on October 16, 2008
Great to see this ongoing issue recognized and addressed in a rational way. The podcast that Connie mentions discusses academic libraries and IT departments in particular, but the themes really are universal.

How Do Your Clients Find You - Or Do They? Susan Cartier Liebel on Age Demographics & Internet Use

Posted on October 14, 2008
Great post. More confirmation that older cohorts still use the internet to find legal services.

When Your Kid Won?t ?Friend? You

Posted on October 14, 2008
Group started by Hope Greenberg, an attorney and mother of four on Long Island.[via Library Stuff]

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