A great new video from our friends at Common Craft…this is must-see viewing before heading out tonight!
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Entries from October 2008
October 31, 2008
Friday Fun: Halloween Edition
October 29, 2008
Twitter Legal Resources
I’m planning a more extensive post on Twitter, but I thought I would send on these great links now:
Legal News Feeds on Twitter
145 Lawyers (and Legal Professionals) to Follow on Twitter
October 29, 2008
Options For Web Searching
Using the open web for legal research isn’t always the best idea, especially if you are using Google. Millions and millions of often irrelevant results and paid advertising, make for a time-consuming endeavor.
A great article on some new options was recently published in the Legal Technology section of law.com (Reading the Future of Web Search). [...]
October 27, 2008
Hot Off the Press
Some new resources that caught my eye…
West releases Kansas Statutes Annotated
Patent Buddy network for US patent attorneys
Citegenie review from LLRX
Whitepaper from LexisNexis: What is the Congressional Record?
Web alerts on steroids…Yotify
Free web page editor for easy printing
TinyURL for Google searches…look.fo
October 22, 2008
From the Trenches Survey Series…Results!
Although the total number of responses was small, the results were very interesting, especially in light of all the recent news. To get some perspective, almost all of the responses came from library managers and directors at firms of 201 or more attorneys, and the overwhelming majority had between 6 and 30 Fall Associates this [...]
October 20, 2008
Things that might change soon…
Associate retention has recently been an issue in part due to flat law school admissions. Where were they all going…business school. Maybe not such a good idea anymore. Are Students Switching Career Interest From Business to Law?
The associate salary boom appears to be at an end. No more keeping up with the law firm down [...]
October 17, 2008
Friday Fun
Signs that your law firm might be in trouble from The Snark. See #5 for my personal favorite…
1. People start doing strange things, such as taking vacations or long weekends. Even without gas to get anywhere, “vacation” is a much better excuse for not billing hours than not having any work. And since no one [...]
October 14, 2008
Chief Justice Roberts Discusses Legal Research
In a speech at Drake University on October 2, CJ Roberts focused on the use of technology in the practice of law, particularly as it relates to legal research. The audio file can be found here RadioIowa. I listened to the speech, and it is very interesting. He starts by taking a look at the [...]
October 13, 2008
From the Trenches Survey Series: Reminder
Just a reminder about the inaugural survey in our new series. I’d like to publish the findings next week, so please take a minute and answer a few 100% anonymous questions about your new Fall associates.
Click Here to take survey
October 13, 2008
An Inspiration to Start the Week
Seth Godin presented at the SLA annual meeting this year, and he was amazing. I have been subscribing to his blog ever since. Thought-provoking posts are regularly featured, and this one from Friday was no different…enjoy!
“Everyone isn’t going to be a leader. But everyone isn’t going to be successful, either.
Success is now the domain of [...]
