Social Networking Websites
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Blogging, Media and Journalism, Social Networking Websites, Technology
The All-or-Nothing Social Media Skeptics
Ed. note: Adrian Dayton is a lawyer and writer who advises law firms about business development through social media.. He will be writing a series of guest posts for Above the Law about social media. Bureaucracy destroys initiative. There is little that bureaucrats hate more than innovation, especially innovation that produces better results than the […] -
Contract Attorneys, Document Review, India, Outsourcing, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Could Technology Turn The Tide Against Legal Outsourcing Overseas?
“Believe me, kiddos, this is bad news for all of us.” As many websites and blogs (including ATL) mentioned last week, The New York Times published an article by Heather Timmons entitled “Outsourcing to India Draws Western Lawyers.” The quote above was from the blog Shilling Me Softly giving its take on the article. As […] - Sponsored
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Sarah Palin, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Trials
A Guide to Internet Slang, Courtesy of the Sarah Palin Email Hacker Trial
Earlier this year, David Kernell, 22, was found guilty of hacking into Sarah Palin’s Yahoo! account and posting some of her emails on the Internetz. The Palins were pleased by his conviction. One of the places where Palin’s correspondence wound up was the (enter-at-your-own-risk) message forum 4chan.org. During the course of the April felony trial, […]
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Contracts, Facebook, Social Networking Websites
The Facebook Lawsuit: Everybody Calm Down and Remember Your 1L Contracts Class
The internet is on fire today. The purported contract between Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and random New York resident Paul Ceglia has hit the worldwide web. We’ve written about Ceglia’s claims to 84% of Facebook before. But now that people have actually seen the document, everybody wants to talk about it. I even ended up […] -
Facebook, Lawsuit of the Day, Social Networking Websites
Facebook Wants to De-Friend State Court
The meteoric rise of Facebook has tended to inspire lawsuits by those who claim to have collaborated with Mark Zuckerberg in the site’s creation. The latest to make a claim on the 500-million-member site is a wood chipper man in New York. We don’t understand how Paul D. Ceglia went from writing code to producing […] -
Facebook, Lawyer Advertising, Legal Ethics, Social Networking Websites, Weirdness
A Juris 'Doctors' Facebook Movement
Upon graduation, some degrees grant graduates more than a few extra letters at the end of their name. Some degrees are transformative. An MD turns an anal, highlighter-happy med student into a “doctor.” A PhD does the same thing for disheveled grad students. A JD makes you an “esquire.” (Other degrees are not transformative: MBA […] -
Death Penalty, Quote of the Day, Sentencing Law, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Quote of the Day: The Twitter Firing Squad
WARNING! This page informs on real world of crime and punishment. “If u can’t stand the TWEET, get out of the TWITCHEN” Harry Truman #utpol — Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, who set off a heated debate about the appropriateness of tweeting about Utah’s firing squad execution last week. -
Divorce Train Wrecks, Facebook, Family Law, Social Networking Websites
Divorce Lawyers Turn Facebook into a Case-Winning Gold Mine
You’ve got to love lawyers sometimes. If nothing else, they’re a resourceful group of people. If there is information out there that can help win a case, you can count on a lawyer to find it, massage it, and use it to their client’s advantage. What makes a good lawyer? Research, baby, research. We’ve mentioned […] - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Admin, Media and Journalism, Shameless Plugs, Social Networking Websites
We're a Bunch of Tweeps
@OurReaders — we’re on Twitter. You can follow Above the Law at atlblog. There’s been no sign of the “fail whale” at Twitter in recent weeks, but here at ATL, we’re sure you’ve noticed our technical difficulties. We will use our Twitter feed to communicate with you when our site is down. But it’s not […] -
Correspondence, Crime, Kumari Fulbright, Law Schools, Social Networking Websites
An ATL Exclusive: Kumari Fulbright Gets Saucy With Us!
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Crime, Guns / Firearms, Hotties, Kumari Fulbright, Law Schools, Romance and Dating, Social Networking Websites, Torture, Violence
ATL Beauty Tip: Don't Kidnap and Torture Your Ex-Boyfriend (Especially If You Are a Former Beauty Queen)
What is it about law students cum models who like to pose, in bikinis, with firearms?
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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