Bar Associations
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American Bar Association / ABA, Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Why You SHOULD Join A Bar Association (A Response to Carolyn Elefant)
It's unwise to paint all bar associations with a broad brush. -
American Bar Association / ABA, Continuing Legal Education / CLE, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Will Joining A Bar Association Help Solos And Smalls Get Clients?
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Mitigating M&A Cyber Risk: Pre- & Post-Acquisition Due Diligence
Why M&A cybersecurity due diligence? -
Constitutional Law, Election Law, Jury Duty, Movies, Non-Sequiturs, Religion, Supreme Court, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 03.03.14
* What’s a good excuse for getting out of jury duty? Apparently not “having a heart attack RIGHT NOW!” [Lowering the Bar] * The hits from the CATO amicus brief keep on coming. They commit a footnote to mocking Chief Justice Roberts. [Election Law Blog] * The Attractive Convict is suing over the use of her mugshot in banner ads. Your redemption is coming, Scumbag Steve! [IT-Lex] * David Healey, formerly of Weil Gotshal and currently of Fish & Richardson, is filming a movie based on his earlier book. And it stars Sean Young! That’ll work well. [Times of Sicily] * Does a public-school donor’s request to thank God in an inscription constitute an Establishment Clause violation? [Chronicle of Higher Education] * Supreme Court will hear the case of the NC Dental Board’s efforts to limit the teeth-whitening industry to dentists. Will this ruling spell trouble for state bar associations applying a death grip to all legal services? [WRAL]
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Baseball, Celebrities, Immigration, Non-Sequiturs, Privacy, SCOTUS, Sexual Harassment, Sports, Supreme Court, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 02.25.14
* Baseball is trying to ban home plate collisions, because why have any aspect of the sport be exciting? Here’s an exercise in statutory interpretation featuring the new rule. [PrawfsBlawg] * Former judge forced to resign at age 40 under a gathering cloud of sexual harassment allegations now collects $65,000 a year in pension. And it looks like he may be claiming “sex addiction” as a disability. Bravo. [WDSU] * Should legal writing professors be treated like nurses? [Dorf on Law] * The world’s top Bitcoin exchange, Mt.Gox, just shut down, and millions of real dollars worth of fake money is missing. I’m excited to see the bevy of Libertarian Bitcoin fanatics who praise the decentralized “new Gold standard” and publicly trash its critics explain this one. [Valleywag] * Are bar associations moving online? [Law Sites] * Forget your cell phone, the feds have been spending millions to warrantlessly collect your very breath. [Jalopnik] * Twitter account posting every frame of Top Gun lands user in the danger zone. [IT-Lex] * Our own David Lat did some speculating about who the next Supreme Court justice might be. [Ozy] * That hope that the government would deport Justin Bieber? Here’s why that just isn’t legally going to happen. Video after the jump… [Bloomberg Law] -
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. -
International Law, Pakistan, Violence
Straight Gangsta
Lawyers gone wild -- in Pakistan. And judges, too. -
Lawyer Advertising, Media and Journalism, Small Law Firms
The Practice: Free Advertising
How can you get some free advertising for your law practice? By following these five easy steps... -
Drugs, Lawyer Advertising, Marijuana
Minnesota Takes the High Road to Mentoring
I was never a huge fan of firm mentoring programs. In the days after firms started cracking down on using mentoring funds for hookers and blow, mentoring became distinctly less exciting. For the male associates, it seemed to revolve around mass quantities of red meat and booze. For the female associates, it was a lot […] - Sponsored
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Blogging, Politics, Small Law Firms
Do Small-Firm Attorneys Care Enough About Their Own Agenda?
Some of you will recall that in my manifesto, I expressed the view that we need more clearinghouses for information on small law firms. Well, it turns out I’m not the only one hoping for a gathering of small law practitioners. Over at MyShingle, Carolyn Elefant posted a great piece about the need for a […] -
Bar Exams, Politics, Technology
Will the DC Bar Soon Be Adding You as a Friend?
Earlier this week, I interviewed Darrell Mottley and Laura Possesky, the two candidates for president-elect of the DC Bar. Motley is a shareholder at Banner Witcoff, LTD, and Possesky is a partner at Gura & Possesky, PLLC. Running for president-elect of the DC Bar means they are running for president as well, because the president-elect […]
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The Ethical use of Generative AI
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Mitigating M&A Cyber Risk: Pre- & Post-Acquisition Due Diligence
Why M&A cybersecurity due diligence?