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"On the Role of Editors in Legal Writing"

Posted on August 13, 2009
From the blog: "Gary P. Rodrigues, a lawyer and publishing consultant, authored this article ("The full stop in legal citation - has its time finally come?") about whether legal citations should be modernized (e.g., whether a citation should be set...

"How to Write Sharp and Snappy Blog Posts"

Posted on August 13, 2009
Posted by Darren Rowse: "In this post Dan Kaufman from Bar Zine shares some tips on writing Sharp Snappy Blog Posts. When you write a story you're lucky if you can get a reader beyond the first paragraph. This is...

"TWiL 28: Watching The Watchers"

Posted on August 13, 2009
From the site: "Hosts: Denise Howell, J. Matt Buchanan, Stephen Nipper, and Adam Bagwell Twitter sued over patent, VoloMedia's podcasting patent and RSS, patent trolls, and more. TWiL wiki shownotes, feel free to add or edit. TWiL...

"Return Phone Calls ASAP!"

Posted on August 12, 2009
Posted by Tom Kane: "Some years ago at a seminar, I heard a story (likely just anecdotal) about the lawyer whose client called, but because he was busy and "knew" what the client was calling about, he did not return...

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"Economy Driving More Work/Life Balance at Law Firms"

Posted on August 12, 2009
Posted by Carolyn Elefant: " Perhaps there's an upside to the downturn after all. As this article, from Working Mother magazine describes, law firms are more willing to accommodate flexible schedules these days -- not necessarily out of noble motives,...

"Are Briefs Copyrightable?"

Posted on August 12, 2009
Posted by Chuck Kallendorf: "Our thanks to the Cleveland Law Library, the Law Librarian Blog, and the Volokh Conspiracy for this one."Briefs filed in court are part of the proceeding's official record, but distribution of them by Lexis, Westlaw and...

"Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and in Life One Conversation at a Time"

Posted on August 12, 2009
Posted by Julia Fleming: "Have you ever been in one of those deadly conversations in which a lot of words fly about and yet nothing happens? Or when decisions are made and strategies are crafted, but everyone sitting around the...

"Legal Writing: Making the Complex, Simple"

Posted on August 12, 2009
Posted by Evan Schaeffer: "He wasn't a legal writer, but Raymond Carver had something important to say about expressing complex ideas in a simple manner: When something feels complex or complicated to you, write it out carefully and thoughtfully, several...

"Everything You Need to Know to Create, Manage, and Remember Passwords"

Posted on August 12, 2009
Posted by J. Benjamin Stevens: "There is no way to understate the importance of having appropriate passwords. No, that doesn't mean using your last name or your dog's name, but rather rock solid passwords that actually protect your confidential information...

"Email Management: Part One"

Posted on August 12, 2009
From the site: "In part one of this two part series on email management on Legal3.Oh!, co-hosts and legal technology consultants, Adriana Linares and Debbie Foster, put the spotlight on email. They discuss what your email address says about you...

"Law firms Mistakenly Focus on Social Media Tactics over Strategy"

Posted on August 12, 2009
Posted by Kevin O'Keefe: "Seth Godin's post this morning, 'When tactics drown out strategy' may as well have been directed to law firms' flawed use of social media, including blogging. New media creates a blizzard of tactical opportunities for marketers,...

"When You Go to Heaven...."

Posted on August 11, 2009
Posted by Jim Calloway: "A lawyer I know told me she had to complete her "semi" work before going on vacation. She continued , "you know, in case I get hit by a semi while on vacation, I wouldn't want...

"'Law Firm Levity Is Good for Your Health' - Three Benefits of Humor for Lawyers"

Posted on August 11, 2009
Posted by StephanieWestAllen: "Here's an article I wrote several years ago for my law school alumni magazine. I begin: A comic's nightmare is to realize the whole audience is composed of engineers, police, or lawyers. These three professions are reputed...

"BBC Reports on New Study: Optimistic Women Live Longer"

Posted on August 11, 2009
Posted by Sabrina Pacifici: "BBC: "Women who are optimistic have a lower risk of heart disease and death, an American study shows. The latest study by US investigators mirrors the findings of earlier work by a Dutch team showing...

"3 Questions You Ask Me a Lot, About Money"

Posted on August 11, 2009
Posted by Penelope Trunk: "I don't usually write question and answer columns. (Although I have once or twice before.) I do read every single question that people send me. And these are three questions I've been answering a lot lately....

"Deposition Tip: Help with Sniffing Out the Liars"

Posted on August 11, 2009
Posted by Evan Schaeffer: "From Forbes: "How To Sniff Out A Liar," by Melanie Lindner-- While there is no surefire on-the-spot way to sniff out dissemblers, there are some helpful tactics for uncovering untruths. Liars often give short or one-word...

"Getting Electronics Into the Courtroom"

Posted on August 11, 2009
In the news: "The best way to meet the problem of electronic devices like BlackBerrys in court, according to attorney Katherine A. Helm, is one a few courts have adopted: Allow preauthorized counsel to bring in devices and make...

"State of the Blawgosphere 2009 - Podcast"

Posted on August 11, 2009
Posted by Dennis Kennedy: "Tom Mighell and I have recorded another episode of The Kennedy-Mighell Report podcast and it's now available on the Legal Talk Network and on iTunes. The episode is called "The State of the Blawgosphere" (show notes...

"Google News Increases Its News Archive"

Posted on August 11, 2009
From the e-newsletter: "The standard Google News has been a little more open lately about how many news sources are getting indexed, and now Google News is getting in on the act as well. Google News announced last week that...

"Social Media as CLE?"

Posted on August 10, 2009
Posted by Carolyn Elefant: "As I posted several months ago, social media continues to transform CLE, both bringing down the costs (by allowing for class delivery through webinars) and making classes more interactive. But can social media serve as a...

"Martindale-Hubbell: 'The Way I Connected'"

Posted on August 10, 2009
In the news: "Martindale-Hubbell Connected is an online community designed for legal professionals that is quickly expanding as lawyers realize the advantages to connecting and collaborating with trusted colleagues. Here, two different lawyers with different needs chronicle their connection to...

"5 Tips For Getting More from Facebook"

Posted on August 10, 2009
Posted byJohn Jantsch: "In continuing with my series of quick social media tips (check out 5 tips for LinkedIn) I'm covering some tips for business use of Facebook here. I've actually written about some of these tips in great detail...

"Mind-Mapping Tools for College Students & Others" [Read in Lawyers here]

Posted on August 10, 2009
Posted by Anthony Cerminaro: "As a hardworking student, you have a lot to organize, including essays, exams, deadlines, and class schedules, not to mention your social and personal life - plus any part-time jobs you may have taken on. For...

"Tools for Scheduling Meetings"

Posted on August 10, 2009
Posted by Bonnie Shucha: "Bev Butula's recent column in InsideTrack introduces a couple of tools for scheduling meetings: Coordinating schedules when working with a group of individuals can be a time-consuming process. It often entails several email exchanges or numerous...

"Older but Wiser: Get With the Program!"

Posted on August 10, 2009
In the news: "One common, but often unstated, perception working against senior job candidates is that they are not as technologically savvy as their juniors. Similarly, candidates who have been out of the job market for a while may not...

"Should You Work as a Paralegal if You Can't Find a Job as a Lawyer?"

Posted on August 10, 2009
Posted by Carolyn Elefant: "With associate positions hard to come by, new graduates -- desperate to find a paying job in the legal profession -- are applying for work as paralegals, legal secretaries and law librarians, according to Long Island...

"Being a Trial Lawyer-A Love for the Courtroom"

Posted on August 10, 2009
From the site: "On this edition of Ringler Radio, host Larry Cohen sits down with famed Boston trial attorney, Leo V. Boyle, from the firm Meehan, Boyle, Black & Bogdanow, P.C., to give you an inside look at his role...

"Can 'Professionalism' be a Smokescreen for Mediocre Lawyering?"

Posted on August 07, 2009
Posted by Rob Bodine: "Professionalism"--like good crops, the flag and motherhood--is indeed hard to criticize. It is also tough to define. Is it always good for clients? Or can it even hurt? It's not about the lawyers anymore....

"Workplace Situations We Don't Talk About"

Posted on August 07, 2009
Posted by Penelope Trunk: "There are some things about work that are difficult for even me to write about. These are the issues that I have not quite worked out for myself. I wonder if I am normal in...

"Are Third-Years Ready to Try Felony Cases?"

Posted on August 07, 2009
In the news: 'There's a growing consensus that third-year law students are ready to handle felony criminal matters, with proper supervision. This week, Ohio became the 42nd state to allow 3Ls to handle more than misdemeanors after a long campaign...

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