Douglas Welch started off the New Year by launching a Ning network tied to his Career Opportunities podcast, which is somewhat interesting. Of course, the one big reason I went with Ning, as opposed to an existing social networking platform like Facebook, was to allow folks to participate in a network for child abuse survivors,…
An interesting new tool from the fine folks at Lexblogs, LexTweet is: Lextweet is a new website developed by LexBlog showcasing members of the legal community who are using Twitter as well as what they are tweeting. Lextweet community members include lawyers as well as other professionals serving our legal profession. I have learned equally…
After a trip to the Franklin Park Conservatory this afternoon, followed by a nice lunch, we came home and my wife proceeded to head up to the office to work on uploading some of her photos. Not 10 minutes later, I hear her calling for me to come help her. Somehow, the CF card she…
Jordan Furlong has an interesting look at the current economic malaise in the legal industry. He’s convinced the downturn is part of a “regeneration” of law, People will always need lawyers, and lawyers will still be here to do what we do best: counsel, advise, advocate, analyze, facilitate and connect. The legal profession will be…
Like last year, I decided to share the photos from 2008 for a year-end post. Again, these are the photos I liked and enjoyed the most, you may not agree, but they’re my photos and this is my blog. *L* Tags: Bestof2008, Flickr, Pictobrowser
As someone who works as non-attorney staff, I found this article really interesting, and probably much closer to the truth than I might want to admit. Legal Secretaries Find Door to Advancement Shut Now, to be fair, I’ve seen this sort of thing play out at places outside of law firms as well. You have…