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Quick Reference: Law Pod for iPhone Provides Rules of Procedure (Update)

Dec 31st, 2008 | By Rex Gradeless | Category: Attorney Gadgets, Courtroom Technology, Featured, Lead Article

If you’re new here, and interested in using social media in the legal profession, you may want to subscribe to the RSS feed or follow us on Twitter @Rex7, @lbergus, and @JoshCamson. Thank you for visiting SocialMediaLawStudent.com. From Apple.com: About Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure The Law Pod is a great legal resource for iPhone [...]

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How to Ease Your Law Firm into Social Media: Yammer

Dec 30th, 2008 | By Rex Gradeless | Category: Featured, Law Office Software, Lead Article

Tired of a dozen emails clogging up your email client all saying: “out to lunch”? Sifting through these can be a waste of your precious time. Maybe try Yammer. Many of my readers and blog subscribers are trying to introduce social media to their enterprises and law firms. I often get asked about strategies for [...]

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Lawyer’s Guide for Engaging in Social Media

Dec 29th, 2008 | By Rex Gradeless | Category: Featured, Lead Article, Social Media

10 Tips for Blogs and Twitter 1. Thou shall not steal. Violating this rule while using social media is the fastest way to lose your creditability and authority online. 2. Copying and pasting someone’s blog post onto your blog then adding one or two comments is not a blog post. This is called a comment. [...]

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Social Media Law Student Microblog Posts and Links for 2008-12-27

Dec 27th, 2008 | By Rex Gradeless | Category: Twitter

Lawyer Blogging Tip: How to Upgrade to WordPress 2.7 Safely and Ensure Compatibility http://tinyurl.com/9qvnlz RT @annecollier: New blog post: Missouri’s new cyberharassment law http://adjix.com/hs5f ABAJournal Shorty Awards finals – http://adjix.com/2ueq calling all those following me & lawyers to vote for ABAjournal in #news! Martindale-Hubbell doesn’t get it – http://adjix.com/hqq4 warm up the fail whale train! [...]

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Social Media Law Student Gives Thanks

Nov 28th, 2008 | By Rex Gradeless | Category: Featured, Lead Article, Social Media

The law student experiment is off to a lightning speed start. The response has been overwhelming. I have met many generous people in a very short time – the power of social media!! Here’s an incomplete “Thank You” list in no particular order (will be updated): Brandon Prebynski – for more help than anyone can [...]

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About

Nov 25th, 2008 | By Rex Gradeless | Category:

About the Blog One goal of this site is to connect lawyers to new technologies in hopes of making the practice of law easier – both inside and outside the courtroom. This site serves as a resource regarding the latest legal technology within the legal profession. As the blog became increasingly popular, the creators reached [...]

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