What’s more approporiate for a lawyer or law firm today, a blog or a website? Does it have to be an either or? The Internet has changed an awful lot since the first law firm websites of twenty years ago. Social networks enable people to enagage each other like never before. Through publishing content, commenting … Continue Reading
Publishing on a non-mobile blog? You may want to think again. The Next Web’s Napier Lopez (@napilopez) reported yesterday that 90% of Facebook’s daily active users access it via mobile. Facebook just released financial results for Q4 of 2015, and one number starts out in particular: 934 million mobile daily active users (DAUs). Sure, 0.9 … Continue Reading
Whew, Friday’s here already—and, amazingly, as we wrap up for the day it’s still light out here in Seattle. Even though it’s chilly, spring is coming. On the LexBlog Network today, I continue to be impressed by the interesting writing Rich Beem does on patents. He has a good one on Legos today. What To … Continue Reading
The FMLA and encryption are both well-represented in today’s top 10—with a pair of strong posts on each. Also, very good to see Rob Radcliff back in here with an interesting take on RG3 and his departure from the Redskins. Total posts on the LexBlog Network today: 222. RG3 and the Employee Departure – Dallas non-compete … Continue Reading
Lawyers have long used publishing as a means of establishing themselves as trusted authorities in their area of law. With the Internet, lawyers have turned to blogs, alerts or articles in third party publications. Social networks, such as LinkedIn, have even added publishing features so that anyone can sign in and publish articles in entirety. … Continue Reading
Networking is crucial in really any industry—but it’s especially crucial in legal. Today, Lindsay Griffiths has an excellent post on the matter. Over on LXBN, Zosha writes on how the courts appear to be growing tired of anti-abortion legislation. Total posts on the LexBlog Network today: 211. Look Before You Leap – Pitfalls and Trip … Continue Reading
We’re hosting from LexBlog in Seattle a 30 minute product roadmap webinar on Wednesday. Beginning at 10 AM PT (1 PM ET), we’ll share details on product development during 2015 and our product roadmap for 2016. Originally scheduled for LexBlog Network members, we’ve opened the webinar to the public because of the interest being expressed … Continue Reading
Are law schools preparing law students for the real world? A world where they’ll need to develop a book of business or eventually be fired or go hungry — let alone pay the student loans whose proceeds went to the law school that left them ill-equipped. Mary Mogan Edwards (@marymoganedwards) had a nice piece in … Continue Reading
Listen, we know—motivating a team of lawyers to write content for a blog isn’t the easiest thing in the world. Nor is motivating yourself. Today, Lindsay Griffiths has some good tips on getting everyone going. Total posts on the LexBlog Network today: 189. Labor Department Announces Plan to Find Joint Employment — in All Directions … Continue Reading
Law firm managing partners and other law firm leaders are largely absent from Facebook — at least as a means of connecting and engaging with younger professionals. Younger profesdionals including lawyers and other legal professionals at their firm. Perhaps not the perfect example, but Cambodian journalist, Bopha Phorn (@bophaphorn) reports that 63-year old Cambodian Prime … Continue Reading
