Legal Research

Blawg of the Day, Bonus Edition! -- e-Lessons Learned

Posted on April 30, 2009
Here's a great blog that no one else is doing -- e-Discovery topics discussed by law students. e-Lessons Learned features content on e-Discovery written by law students from all over the country. Each post covers a particular e-Discovery court opinion, and the lesson the parties (hopefully) learned more about how best practices might have resulted in a different outcome. Founded by Norris McLaughlin & Marcus partner Fernando Pinguelo, the blog is edited by Frank Gonnello, Jr. and Danielle Walker, both students at Seton Hall School of Law.

Blawg of the Day -- My Disability Blog

Posted on April 29, 2009
Let's take a quick break from our tour of big firm blogs to visit some others -- My Disability Blog is not technically a "legal" blog, because it's not published by a lawyer. Tim Moore is a former Disability Claims Examiner who wanted a place to provide answers to questions asked him by claimants. He publishes this blog to as a service to those claimants, answering many of the questions about disabilities, benefits, and more.

Blawg of the Day -- Daily Dose of IP

Posted on April 28, 2009
Here's another blog from big firm Ice Miller -- it's called Daily Dose of IP, "your source for daily tidbits on intellectual property law." March Reichel is a patent attorney with the firm, and he's also the publisher of the blog.

Of Presentations and Powerpoint

Posted on April 28, 2009
The latest episode of The Kennedy-Mighell Report is up, and it's on a topic that all legal professionals should care about. In Has PowerPoint Killed the Presentation, Dennis and I examine Powerpoint abuse by lawyers (by everyone, really), and how it degrades the whole presentation experience. We end the episode by answering some great questions from the mailbag. All in all, it was a fun episode -- listen in! The Legal Talk Network is now broadcasting our podcasts live, so if you find yourself with some free time every other Friday afternoon around 3:30ET, head over to the site and tune in. We're also thinking about having a live chat room while we record, so we can respond to questions and comments in real time.

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Blawg of the Day -- Agribusiness Blog

Posted on April 27, 2009
Here's an interesting niche blog from a big firm -- the Agribusiness Blog is brought to you by Beth Bechdol of Ice Miller; she's Director of Agribusiness Strategies, and is responsible for coordinating the firm's agricultural law initiative. She's discussing alternative energy technologies, food distribution logistics, input manufacturing, and other hot agribusiness topics.

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Posted on April 27, 2009
2008 December | e-Lessons Learned

Blawg of the Day -- White Collar Crime Blog

Posted on April 24, 2009
We're moving on to the next big firm on our tour -- today we'll visit Hughes, Hubbard, & Reed, and their White Collar Group. They're publishing the White Collar Crime Blog for professionals interested in the goings-on in the field, so the lawyers can express their opinions and exchange views with others in a public forum. Also check out the Useful Links page, which provides some good resources for the white collar defense lawyer.

Blawg of the Day, Bonus Edition! -- Utah Condo Law

Posted on April 23, 2009
Today I'm featuring not one but two blogs for you today. The second is Utah Condo Law, from Salt Lake City lawyer Lincoln Hobbs. It's "your source for up-to-date information on the development, governance and management of Community Associations, including condominiums, homeowners' associations and mixed use projects," with a Utah flavor.

Blawg of the Day -- Immigration Law for Employers

Posted on April 23, 2009
Next up on our tour of Holland & Hart blogs is Immigration Law for Employers, a service of the firm's immigration law practice. They're discussing immigration issues of interest to employers, including employment eligibility and verification, family-based immigration, the permanent residence process, and more.

Blawg of the Day -- Construction Law in Colorado

Posted on April 22, 2009
If it's Wednesday, we must still be in Colorado, with big firm Holland & Hart. Today we'll take a look at Construction Law in Colorado, a great blog for construction-related news and information in Colorado. It's published by Tim Gordon, a partner in the construction and real estate law practice groups.

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Posted on April 22, 2009
The Evolution of eDiscovery Analytics Models, Part II: A Conversation with Nicholas Croce « Wilson IG

Blawg of the Day -- Colorado Employment Law Blog

Posted on April 21, 2009
The Colorado Employment Law Blog is the next in our series of big-firm blogs from Holland & Hart. The blog is published various members of the firm's Labor and Employment group, and they are discussing such topics as discrimination, employment counseling, immigration, retaliation, and sexual harassment, among others.

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Posted on April 21, 2009
Open Loops: Presentation Mistakes: The View From the Audience 3 Geeks and a Law Blog: Does Web 2.0 Dilute a Presenter's Message?

Blawg of the Day -- Climate Change Law Blog

Posted on April 20, 2009
A new week, and a new stop on our whistle-stop tour of big-firm blogs. We'll start this Monday with the Climate Change Law Blog, from Denver-based big-firm Holland & Hart. The blog is maintained by Jim Holtkamp, the manager of the firm's Environmental Compliance Group and the Global Climate Change Group, but posts are also contributed by other members of the firm. They are discussing CO2 controls, greenhouse gases, endangered species, and more.

Blawg of the Day, Bonus Edition! -- Legally Drawn

Posted on April 17, 2009
A bonus blog for you today -- Vasanth Sarathy is a law student in Boston who draws in whatever spare time is left over from law school. At Legally Drawn he's featuring two cartoons a week about law school and other aspects of the law. Good stuff!

Blawg of the Day -- Employer Notes

Posted on April 17, 2009
Employer Notes is another blog from big firm Frost Brown Todd. The blog is not updated that often, but when it is, they're posting mostly news headlines and stories of interest to employment lawyers as well as employers.

Blawg of the Day -- Global Law

Posted on April 16, 2009
The third blog from big firm Frost Brown Todd is Global Law, from the firm's International Services Group. As you might expect, they're discussing matters of international law on the blog.

Blawg of the Day -- Construction Law News

Posted on April 15, 2009
We're covering blogs from big firm Frost Brown Todd, and today's blog is Construction Law News. Lawyers from the firm's well-known construction law group are posting regularly on topics such as OSHA, the impact of the stimulus act on construction projects, green building, and much more.

Talking about TECHSHOW

Posted on April 15, 2009
The latest episode of The Kennedy-Mighell Report is up, so head over to the Legal Talk Network to give it a listen. In ABA TECHSHOW In Review, Dennis and I, along with our co-host Adriana Linares, talk about our biggest takeaways from the legal technology conference, which took place 2 weeks ago -- and hopefully make you want to attend TECHSHOW next year.

Blawg of the Day -- Banking Law

Posted on April 14, 2009
The next stop on our tour of big-firm blogs is Frost Brown Todd, a firm with offices in West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee. Banking Law is less a blog, and more a listing of news headlines on banking law. But it does have an RSS feed, and it's kept up to date, so I guess it counts.

Blawg of the Day -- White Collar Defense & Compliance

Posted on April 13, 2009
We'll end our coverage of Fox Rothschild blogs with White Collar Defense & Compliance, which comments on developments in criminal law, federal case law and statutory developments in the area of white collar crime. It's published by Alain Leibman, a lawyer in the firm's Trenton, New Jersey office.

A Colloquium for your iPod

Posted on April 13, 2009
More and more, lawyers are recording podcasts to provide easy access to great legal content on the Web. Here's one such podcast -- the Intellectual Property Colloquium is an online radio program hosted by Doug Lichtman, a professor at UCLA School of Law. Each month a new podcast is released, on topics of intellectual property -- the last recording dealt with "Statutory Damages and the Tenenbaum Litigation." The podcasts are free, and if you live in California, New York, Texas, Illinois, or Washington (with more states to come), you can get CLE credit for listening! And if you miss a program, just visit the archives to listen to any episode you like. The site is very slick, but if you're smart you won't visit there very often -- you'll subscribe to the RSS feed so that you can receive new episodes the second they are released.

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Posted on April 13, 2009
GlobaLex - Research Guide on TRIPS and Compulsory Licensing Home - Federal Contractor Misconduct Database - POGO http://www.publicnoticeads.com/ LexisNexis Patent Law Center IDOC: Home Cc:Betty

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Posted on April 12, 2009
Colorado.gov: The Official State Web Portal Constitutional Court of South Africa A Guide to the Singapore Legal System and Legal Research -- GlobaLex GovLoans.gov - Find the Right Loan for You

Blawg of the Day -- Privacy Law Blog

Posted on April 11, 2009
Our next big-firm blog is Proskaur Rose's Privacy Law Blog. It's edited by Tanya Forsheit and Kristen Mathews, and there are nine other contributors. They are discussing data breaches, electronic voting, the Fourth Amendment, identity theft, security breach notification laws, and a whole slew of other great topics.

Hot off the Presses

Posted on April 11, 2009
Check out this week's issue of the Internet Legal Research Weekly.

Blawg of the Day -- Tax Litigation

Posted on April 10, 2009
The Fox Rothschild blog onslaught continues with the Tax Litigation blog. Five of the firm's attorneys contribute to this blog, which features commentary on current tax cases and doctrines, as applied by the courts and the IRS.

Blawg of the Day -- Physician Law

Posted on April 09, 2009
What? Another blog from Fox Rothschild? Yup. This one is simply titled Physician Law, and it provides current news, updates, and useful tips relating to legal issues affecting physicians and non-institutional providers in their personal and professional lives. Todd Rodriguez, an attorney in the firm's Exton office, publishes the blog.

Blawg of the Day -- Pennsylvania Family Law

Posted on April 08, 2009
Back to our survey of big-firm blogs, we continue with the onslaught of blogs from Fox Rothschild. The second family law blog is titled Pennsylvania Family Law, and it's authored by over twelve lawyers from the firm. They're providing updates, events and useful tips surrounding family law issues.

Blawg of the Day -- The FCRA Blog

Posted on April 07, 2009
One of my hometown law firms, Strasburger & Price, is blogging about Fair Credit Reporting Act news at The FCRA Blog. It's published by a group of Strasburger lawyers, and they're providing case summaries involving Fair Credit Reporting Act issues.

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