lawyers
Elephant Post: What Legal News Resources do you read to keep up with industry news that affects your profession?
I have the wonderful job of researching dozens (maybe hundreds?) of different legal rags everyday. There are definitely some good legal news resources out there, and we thought we’d let you share a few of your favorites with us. For example, I enjoy the Osmosys Legal Industry Monitor for generic legal news (plus it is…
Elephant Post: What Mobile App Do You Use For Work?
Elephant Post: What the Legal Industry Needs Right Now Is More _____!
We have some interesting contributions this week on what the legal industry needs more of right now. I was a little disappointed that my friend Emily didn’t follow through on her dibs on “cowbell” – just because I really wanted her to say something like “The legal industry’s got a fever and the only prescription is more…
Elephant Post: What Blog Do You Read That Others Should Be Reading?
If you’re like me, you probably read more blogs than you do magazines or maybe even newspapers. It’s a great platform that allows anyone (good or bad) to write about the topics that are interesting to them. I remember my boss back in 2003 talk about blogging, and I thought it sounded like the craziest…
Elephant Post: What Surprised You The Most About Your Profession?
Elephant Post: What Free Product Do You Use In Your Job?
Elephant Post: What is something you can do immediately to be more productive?
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Superhero Lawyers: They're All Big… But They're Not All BigLaw
When I heard about the Yale Law Library’s “Superheroes in Court! Lawyers, Law and Comic Books,” it got me thinking about superheroes that are lawyers as their day job (obviously their night-job is fighting super villains). I was a huge collector of comics when I was a kid, so immediately I could think of…
What Do You Call a Female Lawyer These Days? A Blonde Beautician
By now you may have heard about the 24-year old “blonde beautician from Essex” who won an appeal against one of England’s largest property developers, Bellway Homes back in November, 2009. Georgina Blackwell, a woman with no legal training, faced down a English courtroom full of barristers, presenting her evidence and cross-examining the Bellway solicitor.…