I posted about this today at Legal Blog Watch. Short version: Wanting to simplify his life, he burned his Harvard Law diploma — and of course posted the video online. Check out the full post for more.…

Peter Shankman, founder of The Geek Factory, on the future of public relations (as reported by Andrew Ratner at BaltimoreSun.com):

The press release will die. Better yet, kill it. Instead, have your CEO write a blog. Transparency is good. Facebook will become ubiquitous. News tickers will be replaced by personal lifestreams.

Interesting…

From Rockport and Cape Ann

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From Rockport and Cape Ann

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From Rockport and Cape Ann

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Greg Lambert at 3 Geeks and a Law Blog has pulled together a fascinating overview of large law firms on LinkedIn. He explains:

I broke out my “researcher” cap and started delving through the LinkedIn Groups page to see how many of the top 100 law firms had some type of Alumni or

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I have long been a fan of the legal research service VersusLaw, which provides federal and state legal research for just $13.95 a month. Now VersusLaw is taking a giant step backward in price, all the way to zero, with the launch of its free legal research service,…

Tired of law practice? Looking for a change of career? Then here is the Web site for you: Alternative Lawyer Jobs. This new site posts job listings that offer lawyers a way out from their ruts. Listings include those posted directly by employers and others collected from elsewhere on the Web. Jobs listed here…

I am extremely honored to announce that I have been elected a trustee of the Massachusetts Bar Foundation, the premiere legal charity in Massachusetts working to increase access to justice for all people in the state. The MBF is the philanthropic partner of the Massachusetts Bar Association and is one of three…

Every year, the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau approves more than 100,000 labels for beer, wine and spirts, according to Robert C. Lehrman, founder of the law firm Lehrman Beverage Law in Oakton, Va. “In these approvals you can see the bursting efflorescence of the American (and the world) economy,”…

The final slate of nominees was announced today for the PodCast Awards. I am disappointed to report that Lawyer2Lawyer did not make the cut. At the same time, I am happy to report that one law-related podcast did make the final list, in the education category, Life of Law Student. Voting on…

As I recently mentioned, I’ve joined the “Back Bench” for a feature at the TechnoLawyer Blog it calls YouLaw, in which New York medical malpractice lawyer Gerald Oginski reviews law firm advertising videos that are posted to YouTube. At the end of each review, the Back Bench-ers weigh in with their…