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Entries from February 2009

Well Said

February 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment


This cartoon is courtesy of Courtoons, a blog by Ohio appellate lawyer David Mills that features daily cartoons skewering all aspects of the law.
(As a fellow appellate lawyer, I’m also partial to Honest Briefing and A Uniform Normal Person’s System of Citation.)

Tags: Just for Fun · Legal Writing

Birds of a Feather

February 21st, 2009 · 3 Comments


Yes, we flocked. That would be Lawyerbird Kimberly Alderman and me. Our own contract lawyer mini-convention.
I was working late last night when Kimberly (a/k/a @nomadtoes) tweeted that she would be driving up to to New York in the morning. Since I’m an unabashed fangirl, I immediately sent off a DM (direct message, for the uninitiated) [...]

Tags: Contract Lawyering · Just for Fun

Kimberly Alderman Rallies the Solo Troops at BSP

February 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment


Ever since I met her, I have admired contract lawyer Kimberly Alderman: she combines a passion for legal research and writing with an adventurous spirit that is well-served by the flexibility of a contract lawyering career. But when I read her guest post today at Susan Cartier Liebel’s Build a Solo Practice, I was blown [...]

Tags: Contract Lawyering

February Teleseminar: How to Market an Appellate or Contract Lawyering Practice Using Blogging and Social Media

February 5th, 2009 · No Comments


Internet-based tools, from e-mail to online legal research, are fundamental to the rise of appellate practice and contract lawyering as viable practice niches. The web is critical not only to how we do our jobs, but also to how we market our services to other lawyers.
A blog is one of the most powerful tools you [...]

Tags: Learn from LRWP