There’s no doubt that 2009 marks the year when lawyers, law firms, and legal professionals are realistically considering using web 2.0 technologies within their business. (Arguably, these tools have been around for over half a decade.) This was the year that almost every law school signed up for Twitter. Judges, lawyers, law students, paralegals, legal [...]

There are many social networks out there tailored to those within the legal profession. From Facebook, LinkedIn, Avvo, JD Diversity, Legally Minded, Lawyrs.net, Advance Advocates, Counsel.net, Legal OnRamp, MH Connected…the list goes on and on. All of these social networks are trying to become the gold standard within the legal profession. The reality: only a [...]

As a part of the ABA Journal’s 24 Hours of Legal Rebels Project Larry Bodine and Rex Gradeless debated whether Twitter was a “Waste of Time or Marketing Goldmine“. Here are some of Larry Bodine’s arguments and my responses. Let me know what you think below. LARRY: Twitter was a fun while it lasted, but [...]

Twitter and lawyers. Those two words in the same sentence have recently begun to stir up quite a controversy on and off-line. I really had to pause, pry my fingers from the keyboard and think about where I fit within the spectrum of people who utilize the medium, especially as an attorney. I’ve been reading [...]

Why Create? A mentor of mine once said, “Anyone can criticize a theory, it takes a true mind to find a solution for it’s failures.” When I first started researching the Creative Commons and one of its creators and greatest advocates Lawrence Lessig, the Copyright and Trademark student in me was very critical. I even [...]

Many have asked me how to start a legal blog. Others have asked: Would blogging take up too much time? Would blogging me worth my time? Who would care what I have to say? To answer some of these questions, here’s a great Blog Talk Radio post from the Total Practice Management Association interviewing Kevin [...]

Interview 1: In the most epic blog post of all time In a very interesting blog post, the Legal Broadcasting Network interviewed Rex Gradeless of Social Media Law Student.  The interview talks a little bit about using social media technologies in the practice of law and also has some snappy pictures of Rex enjoying his [...]

There is much debate over which smartphone works better- Blackberry devices or the iPhone? Which device would you buy? Which is more appropriate in the legal profession? The real answer probably depends on your own individualized needs.  For example, if you want to have a better email client then Blackberry may be the way to [...]

Those advocating the use of social media in the legal profession may have a bit of an uphill battle when a law school named “top 10 most innovative law school in America” seems to show little knowledge about web 2.0 technologies. Saint Louis University School of Law took on a Twitter discussion at a recent [...]

At the conclusion of ABA TECHSHOW panelists reviewed the hottest new websites for lawyers and legal professionals – great web resources on legal technology, practice management, research, ethics, and they’ll toss in some practical and fun stuff, too. As you can see, the Social Media Law Student Blog was included in the list of the [...]