This enertaining article, Champagne Corks, Mickey Mantle & Muskets, is a May 10, 2009 posting by Adrian M. Baron on the Nutmeg Lawer blawg which is described as a blawg “…developed to share tips on law firm marketing, legal practice, office management and anything else that might pique your interest about the trials and tribulations of law practice.” Adrian Barron’s posting did certainly “pique” our interest and we thought you would enjoy it also.
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ABA Teleconference; How to Sell Yourself: Developing the Perfect Pitch
Tuesday May 19, 2009.
This teleconference is part of the ABA Recession Recovery Teleconference Series. Faculty will provide advice on how to strke just the right note on paper and in person to land a job. Free to ABA members.
For more information click here.
Comments on How and Where to Write Better Tweets
According to C.G. Lynch’s provocative artice in the CIO Insider Newsletter,Twitter’s growing popularity is exposing a considerable “fraility” of writing among those tweet. He observes that Twitter’s 140 character message format demands concise, engaging writing “and that’s a skill that a lot of people don’t have. To read more of Mr. Lynch’s practical, expert advice click here.
As for where to write, sometimes it seems as though tweeting or twittering is almost universal. Amy Hale-Jenke, Head of Reference at the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has found many fellow twittering, or tweeting, law librarians by going to the Twitter Yellow Pages. To “meet” all types of legal professionals, including law librarians who like to tweet, you can also go to Justia’s Legal Birds, a “Twitter Community.” Perhaps all of this gives the quotation, “birds of a feather flock together” a special meaning. Thinking of all this one wonders if tweets are becoming sort of information age variations of haiku that are being spread around the web.
ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter. May 1, 2009.
Top Ten Stories of the Week ending May 1, 2009:
Law Firms Profits Drop at 12 of 15 Top Firms
Apr 30, 2009, 07:11 am CDT
ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter. April 17, 2009.
Top Ten Stories of the Week ending April 17, 2009:
In-House Counsel Some Law Firm Clients Ban 1st-Years, Says Morgan Lewis Chair Apr 13, 2009, 05:49 pm CDT
Law Practice Management
ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter. April 3, 2009. 2
Top Ten Stories of the Week ending April 3, 2009:
Law Practice Management
DuPont Shifts From BigLaw Model, Hires More Smaller Firms Apr 6, 2009, 07:51 pm CDT
ABA Journal Newsletter. March 27, 2009.
Top Ten Stories of the Week ending March 27, 2009:
Law Practice Management
Why WolfBlock Didn’t Merge to Survive Mar 24, 2009, 05:58 pm CDT
ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter. March 5, 2009.
Top Ten Stories of the Week ending March 5, 2009:
Law Practice Management
International Law Office: Second Annual European Counsel Awards 2009
Shortlist Announced:
The International Law Office (ILO) is delighted to announce the shortlist for the second annual European Counsel Awards in association with the Association of Corporate Counsel Europe (ACC Europe).
With the help of the ACC, we have conducted in-depth analysis of in-house lawyers and legal departments worldwide. Over 3,000 individual nominations from corporate counsel and law firm partners make the awards unique in clearly identifying those in-house counsel, both teams and individuals, who excel in their specific roles.
ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter. February 13, 2009.
Top Ten Stories of the Week ending February 13, 2009:
Law Firms Bloody Thursday: 6 Major Law Firms Ax Attorneys; More Layoffs at Others?
Feb 12, 2009, 01:54 pm CST