Social Media
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Facebook, Small Law Firms, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Solo Practitioners, Technology, Twittering
Social Media Matters For Solo And Small-Firm Lawyers
Here are three ways to use social media to get the most out of traditional, in-person networking, and to create new opportunities. -
Facebook, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Tort Reform
File Your Own Frivolous Lawsuit Here!
A fun new app lets you generate absurd fact patterns with the click of a button. - Sponsored
Law Firms Now Have A Choice In Their Document Comparison Software
Six months on since its launch, over 200 firms worldwide are now using Draftable Legal for accurate and reliable document comparison, including UK Top 50… -
Biglaw, Facebook, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Twittering
The Social Law Firm Index: Biglaw's New Media Mavens
The Social Law Firm Index: a review of the Am Law 50's use of social media in the areas of reach, engagement, and owned media.
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Boutique Law Firms, Celebrities, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Movies, Rudeness, Small Law Firms, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Trademarks, Twittering
More Fun With Cease And Desist Letters -- Now Featuring Celebrities!
Which "out of control" celebrity just got super-snarky in responding to a cease and desist letter? -
Admin, Blogging, Events, Free Speech, Gender, Racism, Shameless Plugs, Social Media, Technology, This Is an Ad
Announcing The 2014 Attorney@Blog Conference
RSVP to join us on Friday, March 14th, at the Yale Club of NYC for a convocation of the leading legal bloggers. -
Facebook, Legal Ethics, Quote of the Day, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Twittering
George Zimmerman's Defense Attorney Did 'Nothing Wrong' -- Just Like His Client
Will the Florida Bar succeed in its ethics inquiry against Mark O'Mara? -
Attorney Misconduct, Biglaw, Confirmations, D.C. Circuit, Environment / Environmental Law, Gender, Job Searches, Money, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Supreme Court, Women's Issues, You Go Girl
Morning Docket: 12.11.13
* When it comes to the air pollution case that’s currently before the Supreme Court, it seems like the justices had absolutely no difficulty at all in evaluating the type of problem at hand. It’s apparently a “tough” one and a “hard” one. [New York Times]
* Thanks to the historic new Senate rules put into action last month, Patricia Ann Millett, the co-head of Akin Gump’s Supreme Court and national appellate practice group, has been confirmed to the D.C. Circuit. You go girl! [Post Politics / Washington Post]
* The Senate showdown isn’t quite over yet, folks. We could see another confirmation vote on Georgetown Law professor Nina Pillard’s nomination to the D.C. Circuit sometime today. [Blog of Legal Times]
* “We risk failure in having a profession that is as diverse as the country we serve.” OMG guys, the legal profession is bad at diversity. This is new information that no one’s heard before. [National Law Journal]
* Now that the recession is over, women are gaining their jobs back faster than all their male counterparts. Not to worry, guys — they’re still being paid 77 cents to every dollar a man earns. [Corporate Counsel]
* Here are the top five social media mishaps by lawyers and law students of 2013. If you value your career, you should really try not to do any of these embarrassing things during the new year. [Strategist / FindLaw]
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Biglaw, Facebook, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Twittering
Biglaw's Brave New Social World
Why are law firms putting effort into social media, and how well are they doing? - Sponsored
Why Do AI And Legal Professionals Make The Perfect Partnership?
For many legal departments, generative AI is the technology they’ve been waiting for. -
Biglaw, Facebook, Legal Ethics, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Biglaw Firm Holds Associates To Strict Social Media Policy
So what do you think about this policy? Does it earn your "Like" button? -
Barry Bonds, Law Schools, Military / Military Law, Non-Sequiturs, Prostitution, Social Media, Social Networking Websites
Non-Sequiturs: 12.04.13
* As a public service, here’s a very good guide about what criminal activities should NOT be talked about on Facebook. [Slate] * It’s getting to that time of year when law students’ minds turn from finals preparation and towards the violent overthrow of the government. [McSweeney's] * Finally, the full story on how reporter T.J. Quinn eavesdropped on Barry Bonds’s grand jury testimony without violating any laws. Go New York Daily News lawyers. [Deadspin] * There allegedly was a female soldier prostitution ring at Fort Hood, lead by the unit’s sexual assault prevention officer. Now watch as somebody uses this to argue that women shouldn’t be in the military. [Gawker] * Winners from Detroit’s bankruptcy filing include lawyers, don’t really include Detroit. [Am Law Daily] * Here we go — proof that the internet is racist is coming. [Forbes] * Rutgers-Camden Law has been fined and censured for allowing applicants to use something other than the LSAT without asking the ABA nicely if it could do so first. This is what the ABA cares about. Those are the questions they had for Rutgers. What was left off the list of ABA inquiries: Rutgers-Camden’s favorite color? [ABA Journal] -
Biglaw, Facebook, Family Law, Kids, Public Interest, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Vicious Infighting
Entitled Lawyer Confronted By Obnoxious Lawyer And We All Lose
Two lawyers square off online about public interest law and both come across as entirely annoying. -
Bad Ideas, Facebook, Kids, Lawsuit of the Day, Nude Dancing, Social Media, Social Networking Websites
Apparently Hiring Strippers For Your Son's Sixteenth Birthday Is FROWNED UPON In This ESTABLISHMENT
What, you think you should bring a clown to a teen birthday party? -
Biglaw, Money, Perks / Fringe Benefits, Social Media
ATL Survey Miscellany: Health Care, Compensation, And Social Media
A look at 3 of our ongoing survey projects: and a request for help with a new research initiative.
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AI’s Impact On Law Firms Of Every Size
Diving Into Generative AI: A Practical Guide For Law Firms Starting From Scratch
Why Do AI And Legal Professionals Make The Perfect Partnership?
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Law Firms Now Have A Choice In Their Document Comparison Software
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Airplanes / Aviation, Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Breasts, D.C. Circuit, Deaths, Department of Justice, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Drugs, Mergers and Acquisitions, Money, Morning Docket, Police, Politics, Social Media, Twittering
Morning Docket: 10.31.13
* Let’s get ready to rumble! Senate Democrats are threatening to go “nuclear” on existing filibuster rules if Senate Republicans decide to band together to block Patricia Millett’s nomination to the D.C. Circuit. [New York Times]
* AMR Corp. and US Airways are reportedly trying to broker a deal with the Department of Justice that would allow the airlines’ merger to go through. And this is the room full of people who care. [Wall Street Journal (sub. req.)]
* Proskauer Rose and the zombie corpse of Dewey & LeBoeuf received a Halloween treat from Judge Martin Glenn in the MF Global case. The firms will each be receiving a combined $9 million for their work. [Am Law Daily]
* Twitter is facing a $125 million fraud suit filed by two financial firms claiming that the social media giant had them organize a private sale of shares and then canceled it. #OhShiat #LawyerUp [Businessweek]
* Jill Bjorkholm Easter, the lawyer accused of planting drugs on a PTA volunteer at her son’s school, has pleaded guilty to false imprisonment. Her hubby’s trial is next week. [L.A. Now / Los Angeles Times]
* She’s got the right to remain topless: Holly Van Voast, the photographer famous for roaming the streets of New York with breasts bared, settled a lawsuit against the city for $40,000. [New York Daily News]
* “Ed,” the anonymous editor of the defunct Blawg Review site, RIP. [Trial Warrior Blog; Simple Justice]
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Christopher Christie, Gay, Gay Marriage, Jury Duty, Morning Docket, New Jersey, Partner Issues, Rudeness, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Twittering
Morning Docket: 10.22.13
* President Obama defends Obamacare (aka the Affordable Care Act), saying that the dysfunctional HealthCare.gov website will get fixed. [Washington Post]
* “Calling All Unemployed Law Grads: Greenberg Traurig Is Hiring.” But there’s a catch. We’ll have more on this later today. [Am Law Daily (sub. req.)]
* The Supreme Court agrees to hear a case regarding how to determine mental disability in death-penalty cases. [National Law Journal]
* If you’re thinking of selling legal services over Groupon, proceed with care. [ABA via WSJ Law Blog]
* Want to get out of jury duty? Try flipping the bird at the defendant. [ABA Journal]
* Chris Geidner takes a closer look at Chris Christie’s decision not to keep fighting marriage equality in New Jersey. Is it all about 2016? [BuzzFeed]
* More details on the circumstances surrounding a Reed Smith partner’s profane and ill-advised tweet. Expect Steven Regan to be sent back to “Tweet School.” [Am Law Daily (sub. req.)]
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Biglaw, Environment / Environmental Law, Partner Issues, Quote of the Day, Real Estate, Rudeness, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Twittering
A Biglaw Partner's Big Twitter Meltdown
This guy must have been really, really pissed off about something... -
Crime, Education / Schools, Facebook, Law Schools, Politics, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Law Student Of The Day: Alleged Social-Media Hoaxer
Law school: the last refuge of murderers, bank robbers, hate-crime perpetrators, and alleged social-media hoaxers. -
Airplanes / Aviation, Continuing Legal Education / CLE, Deaths, Non-Sequiturs, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Sports, Technology, Twittering
Non-Sequiturs: 10.14.13
* Referees go on a power trip and get arrested. [Legal Juice] * Lawyers enjoy LinkedIn. They may not like it as much if these allegations are true. [IT-Lex] * A New York lawyer is using Twitter to complain about Obamacare. This is what happens when there aren’t enough billable hours to go around. [New York Post] * TSA lets 9-year-old through without a ticket or adult help. Our security is top-notch in this country. [Lowering the Bar] * New York attorney Bradley Dizik is the working to save Detroit’s Masonic temple from its financial woes. How screwed is Detroit? Even the international Freemason conspiracy can’t help. [Detroit News] * Interested in national security — and getting CLE credit? [Lawfare] * A Georgetown Law student was killed over the weekend. On a personal note, I knew Mark and he was truly great guy and my thoughts go out to his family and friends. [Washington Post] -
Facebook, Job Searches, Law Schools, Reader Polls, Rudeness, Social Media, Social Networking Websites
Klassy Student Posts All His Offer Letters For His Fellow Students
Joe and Elie look at a Facebook kerfuffle between a student who posted his offer letters and another who called him out as a tool. -
Facebook, Fashion, Lawyer Advertising, Pictures, Quote of the Day, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Twittering
This State Bar Cares If Your Lawyer's Skirt Is Too Short
Watch your hemlines, ladies, or else you could be looking at some discipline from the Bar.