Writing for the Media
Communications staff in firms often scratch their heads on how to get coverage. Well, some people are willing to make it a little easier for you. Jordan Furlong, editor-in-chief at the CBA’s National magazine, gives…
Marketing/PR in Law
From Blog to Blawg
The Legal Underground provides 14 tips for developing your legal blog (blawg): 1. Pick a Topic. 2. Keep it Interesting. 3. Brand Your Blawg. 4. Be Prepared to Learn. 5. Link Early, Link Often. 6….
Holocaust Humour Seems Insensitive, to Say the Least
Tasteless Tattoos A recent online prank among bloggers has raised the issue of poking fun around sensitive issues such as the Holocaust. Racial and ethnic humour abounds among comedians, though most prefer to poke…
Spitzer Scandal Allegedly Violating Copyright Laws
Don D. Buchwald of Kelley, Drye & Warren LLP, counsel for the call-girl involved in the Gov. Spitzer scandal, is standing up for his client’s rights. He’s not defending against allegations of prostitution or the…
Branding Takes on a New Meaning
It might be a corporate marketer’s dream. Millions are already spent on clothing and apparel to increase recognition of a company’s logo or brand. But some people willingly placing logos on their skin, through tattoos…
Product Placement in Popular Culture – Entertainment of Persuasion?
Ethics at Ryerson Speaker Series November 15, 2007, Noon – 1pm: “Advertising, Branding, Intellectual Property Issues Across the Professions” Product Placement in Popular Culture – Entertainment of Persuasion? Dr. Melanie Dempsey, Ted Rogers School…
Legally Rude – Jerks of the Web
Although we’ve discussed briefly boundaries that bloggers often cross, in addition to libel and slander, lawyers are not immune from offensive behaviour either. ABC Nightline covered a story of a 24 year-old Boston lawyer who…
The Law Accordion (sic) To Hanson Bridgett
One of our readers, Dave Burns of Hanson Bridgett in San Francisco, contacted us yesterday and said, In November, I wrote and directed a short video for the San Francisco law firm Hanson Bridgett, which…
LawIsCool hits Top 10 in Canada
Gerry Blackwell of Canadian Lawyer just named this site one of the “Luminaries of the Canadian blawgosphere.” Criteria he used in his selection include: consistency of posting (weekly minimum) lively and well designed brevity…
Do Wikis Belong in Law Firms?
Presentation to Toronto Wiki Tuesdays by Connie Cosby about use of wikis in law firms and the adoption of wikis by lawyers. Presented February 12, 2008: | View | Upload your own Click here if…
The YouTube of Law?
That’s what Mitch Kowalski of the Financial Post is calling it. JD Supra allows users (normally lawyers) to create profiles and upload, not movies, but legal documents and articles. The intent is to provide a…
Defending Liebeck v. McDonald’s
The scope of negligence in tort law expands and contracts over time. One of the landmark cases in product liability, Liebeck v. McDonald’s Restaurants, has received much criticism as a frivolous lawsuit, and has been…