Public Relations
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Courts
Clarence Thomas Has Been Getting Financed Since Before He Joined The Court
Not that anyone thought he was a grass roots appointee to begin with. -
In-House Counsel
Handling Press Inquiries
Experienced public relations folks are quite cautious because speaking to the press can be far more dangerous than it seems. - Sponsored
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 09.15.17
* Interested in volunteering at a DACA renewal clinic? You can do it even if you’re not an immigration lawyer. Sign up here to get training and match with a site in need of your assistance. [Lawyers for Good Government]
* Adding healthy habits to your already packed schedule can seem like an impossible task, but you really can do it. [Corporette]
* Sad but true (and not at all surprising): Americans don’t know squat about the Constitution. [Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post]
* Judge Jed Rakoff issues an important opinion outlining the contours of “fair use.” [Copyright Alliance]
* Biglaw behemoth Dentons has created a network to connect PR professionals. That’s an interesting move for a firm that already counts more than 7,000 lawyers under its umbrella. [Law and More]
* David Lat chats with employment lawyer Matt Steinberg about how transparency is transforming the employer/employee relationship. [Akerman]
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In-House Counsel, Media and Journalism
Beware Of The News Media
Sometimes protecting your in-house client requires some coordination with your public relations team. -
Biglaw
Kasowitz P.R. Guy Describes Himself As Mob Fixer In Official Bio
This bio seems like bad public relations. -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Partner Issues, Small Law Firms
Power Niche Marketing: 6 Things Not To Do
These business development strategies are almost certainly a waste of time -- or worse. -
Sexual Harassment
Free Market Does What The Court System Could Not: Hurt Bill O'Reilly
This is the PR debacle that pulled the advertiser's dollars. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.19.16
* Is it time for Mike Pence to act on pardoning a wrongfully convicted man? [Huffington Post]
* Let the postmortems begin: Who killed Gawker? [New York Magazine]
* Lewis & Clark Law School fails Communications 101. [Law and More]
* This is a huge step backwards for Title VII enforcement. [Slate]
* The number of prospective law professors takes a tumble. [TaxProf Blog]
* Yale Law School grad J.D. Vance, author of the bestselling memoir Hillbilly Elegy (affiliate link), explains the appeal of Donald Trump to certain voters. [New York Times]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 11.02.15
* An amazing look at the exact way lawyers should NOT handle cleaning up their reputation after a PR snafu. [Techdirt]
* Even more bad bar results news, with Charleston School of Law taking a particularly bad hit. [Bar Exam Stats]
* A single lawyer — a divorce lawyer no less — cannot bring the NSA to its knees. Color me surprised. [Ars Technica]
* Attention new lawyers! Feeling overwhelmed? Here’s a list of online resources to make your day easier. [Associate’s Mind]
* A detailed look into the how-tos of complying with U.S. anti-corruption laws while conducting business in India. [Forbes]
* Here’s what a real Biglaw partner does in a day — or at least what Christina Martini, Chair of DLA Piper’s Chicago Intellectual Property Practice Group does when a camera is following her around. [Big Law Business/Bloomberg]
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Law School Deans, Law Schools, McCarter & English, Media and Journalism
Get A New Dean, Hire PR Firm, ???, PROFIT!
Instead of improving its product, this law school apparently just wants a different way of talking about it.... -
Media and Journalism, Small Law Firms, Social Media, Social Networking Websites
The Practice: Are Public Relations Firms Still Relevant?
Should you invest in a public relations service? Thoughts from small-firm columnist Brian Tannebaum. -
Ask the Experts, Associate Advice, Career Center, Career Files, Lawyers, Media and Journalism
From the Career Files: Dealing With the Press
Joshua Stein gives some practical advice to lawyers on how to manage their relationship with the press. -
Crime, Deaths, Facebook, Intellectual Property, Kids, Law Schools, Mergers and Acquisitions, Morning Docket, Patents, Trademarks
Morning Docket: 11.27.12
* In case you missed this yesterday during the Cravath bonus-mania-palooza, David Kappos, the director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, announced that he’d be stepping down from his position in January 2013. [Blog of Legal Times]
* And speaking of bonuses, somebody’s not probably getting one this year, because here come the lawsuits: Hewlett-Packard just got slapped with a securities class action suit as a result of the company’s allegedly fraudulent Autonomy acquisition. [Reuters]
* Will Penn State’s former general counsel be able to testify against Gary Schultz and Tim Curley in post-Sandusky criminal proceedings? Considering she’s “a key witness,” she better be. [Corporate Counsel]
* Of course Vermont Law School is considering offering voluntary staff buyouts, the school has a freakin’ $3.3M budget shortfall. In other news, they’ll be upping LL.M. programs to make up the cash. [National Law Journal]
* Paul Ceglia, the man who claims he owns half of Facebook, has been indicted on federal wire and mail fraud charges. He’ll appear in court this Wednesday, but who knows if he’ll have a lawyer by then. [Bloomberg]
* Jay Jaffe, law firm public relations pioneer, RIP. [PRWeek]
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Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Media and Journalism, Mergers and Acquisitions, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Wall Street
Musical Chairs: A Prominent Deal Lawyer's Unusual Move
A prominent M&A lawyer leaves his law firm not for an investment bank -- he's already done that before -- but for something very different. Where's he going? -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Billable Hours, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, JPMorgan Chase, Money, Partner Issues, S.D.N.Y., Vicious Infighting
Dewey Have Some Pretty Expensive Bankruptcy Advisers? How Much Do They Charge?
How much are Dewey's bankruptcy lawyers and other advisers charging? And what else is going on in this epic law firm bankruptcy? -
Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, In-House Counsel, Media and Journalism
House Rules: Some Public Relations Advice for Adam Kaiser
In-house columnist David Mowry offers some friendly public relations tips for former Dewey partner Adam Kaiser.