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How to Manage the Expanding Use of Social Media
The use of social media is growing rapidly throughout the legal industry, and its continual effects upon the legal community are constantly evolving and influencing the daily practice of law. Lawyers in the equipment leasing field are increasingly engaging in the use of social media as a means of marketing, branding, advertising and soliciting. The litigation process and attorney-client relationships are consistently affected by the use of social media. Lawyers are also utilizing social media tools when making hiring decisions, obtaining information on an opposing counsel or opposing party, as well as using social media sites to enable new forms of commerce and communication between other members of the legal community.
The expansive and ever-growing list of social media tools, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, legal blogs, and the like, are thrusting their way into the daily practice of lawyers nationwide. Take one shocking statistic as an example: Currently, more than 17,500 registered users of LinkedIn identify themselves as an Attorney in the Greater Boston Area. This only takes into account people who use LinkedIn, who have already been admitted to the Bar in Massachusetts, and who reside or practice in this geographical area. So imagine how many additional thousands of people who are awaiting Bar results or live and/or practice outside the Greater Boston Area. Now imagine this statistic as it relates to your geographical area. Imagine this statistic on a national scale.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Protecting Innovation in the Cyber World from Patent Trolls
With trillions of dollars to keep watch over, the last thing we need is the distraction of costly litigation brought on by patent assertion entities (PAEs or "patent trolls"), companies that don't make any products but instead seek royalties by asserting their patents against those who do make products.