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Never a Better Time to Be a Lawyer!

 

As we all know, there are lies, damn lies, and statistics. For example, according to this piece in the ABA Journal, about 68% of 2010 law school grads reported landing a job as an Attorney – the lowest percentage since the National Association of Legal Placement (NALP) began collecting statistics.

But NALP’s numbers are notoriously inflated, so it’s much more likely that only 35% were employed as lawyers. after graduation.But I’m here to help. If you are a member of the remaining 65%, consider aplying at my firm. The pay is low, the conditions are brutal, and I offer no benefits.That’s still the best offer you’ve received sincing graduating.

I’ll be waiting for your call.Good luck everyone

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Bonus: Honors Law Grad Demands Refund!

 

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06 2011


by practicehacker
posted in business, Career and Job, careers, community, competition, current-events, jobs, law, law office, legal marketplace, practice, the business of law, tips, work
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Manymoon for Project Management

I like Manymoon. It’s free, it’s clever, and it works with Google Apps.

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04 2011


by practicehacker
posted in browser, business, Career and Job, careers, collaborative tools, community, conduct, cool stuff, current-events, disruptive technology, finanancial, free, Google Apps, GTD, knowledge management, law office, legal marketplace, practice management, software, technology, the business of law, tips, tools, unbundling, Video, work, youtube
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Bubbling Up to the Surface …

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Today Richard McManus of the influential blog RreadWriteWeb (RWW) asked if we are in the midst of a technology bubble like the one that arose in the early 2000′s as copious sums of money chased the illusive dot-com IPO, driving prices ever higher in a cyclone of speculation. When that bubble burst it left thousands of businesses in ruins, threw tens of thousands of people out of work, and caused hundreds of millions of dollars to evaporate. Equally influential blogger Om Malike weighs in here on his blog GigaOm; and I’ve read several pieces around the Web in which authors are cock-sure that we are not in a bubble.

So, are you thinking what I’m thinking? That the the financial crapfest of the last few years makes the fallout from the dot-com hysteria look like a week in Cabo? Ole! As for me, I say we’re in the midst of an unustainable bubble that will hurt the economy even more.

Unless I can make some money speculating on up-and-coming companies. If that happens I’m sure we’re experiencing a true economic force for good.

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03 2011


by practicehacker
posted in .mobi, Article, Blogging, business, Career and Job, careers, comments, community, competition, crowdsourcing, current-events
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Desperately Seeking Relevance …

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I started using the Web the minute it graduated from monochromatic bulletin boards to HTML pages. Of course I was unemployed like 70% of my law school class, so I had time to experiment. Now I’ve got an office, family, demanding clients, and employees to oversee. You might say I’ve grown up a little. But has the Web grown up with me? Almost every website still wants to monopolize my time as if I had nothing better to do but chat, tweet, poke, or whatever. Sure, today’s distractions are Facebook and Twitter instead of Chatrooms and Message Boards, but it’s not that different is it? So when does “.com” turned “Web 2.0″ need to produce something relevant to my life instead of one more way to waste time? Or is the Internet in perpetual adolescence? As unlikely as it sounds, I was hopeful when I spotted this article on Techcrunch – a blog that I really respect (started by an attorney, BTW). But it turns out the piece is mostly about the oncoming wave of information in our future and how Web Apps might deliver the information in a slightly different form.  In short, there is no reason to believe that the Web, or anyone making things for the Web, will deliver anything relevant to real life. So I guess I’m still desperately seeking relevance to come pouring out my browser. But I don’t see that happening anytime soon either.

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03 2011


by practicehacker
posted in Article, Blogging, Career and Job, careers, chart, comments, current-events, employment, facebook, friendfeed, hacking, jobs, Klout, knowledge management, law, law office, OneForty, social graph, social media, social media tools, social networking, tags, technology, the business of law, tips, tools, Tweeteffect, Twifluence, Twitalyzer, Twitoaster, twitter, Wordpress
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11 Digital Trends to Watch in 2011

Steve Rubel is an interesting guy. I’ve known him for a number of years and communicated directly with him only a few times, still I feel as if I “get him.” Weird, right? Here’s the crazy part: I’ve never met him. I know him exclusively through Twitter and Friendfeed, and in the blogosphere. He’s not even a Facebook friend. The thing about Steve is that he works for ad agency Edelman Digital. As some readers know, I have nothing but contempt for salespeople since all of them are liars and thieves. But I still like Steve; he is smart and regards the social web as more than another channel through which to cram product … or at least I think he does. Anyway, here are 11 trends for 2011 that Steve sees in our collective future (check out the list and Steve’s interesting web page here):

  1. Attentionomics Marketers realize the value of attention, not just exposure.
  2. Digital Curation Content overload requires a guide, and Google is not it.
  3. Developer Engagement Marketers will court web developers to gain an edge.
  4. Transmedia Storytelling Even in 2011 it comes down to a compelling story.
  5. Thought Leadership Companies must recruit expert voices to create content.
  6. Integration Economy Business finally coordinates social media experiments.
  7. Ubiquitous Social Computing Marketing will follow us everywhere on our phones.
  8. Location, Location, Facebook Foursquare taught us how; now Facebook takes over.
  9. Social Media Schizophrenia SM overload is now everybody’s problem.
  10. Google Strikes Back Google beats Facebook and Twitter by indexing them to pieces
  11. All Web Sites Will Be Social Consumers expect social functions in all websites now.

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10

01 2011


by practicehacker
posted in analytics, Article, business, careers, comments, current-events, geolocation, Google Places, lists, Marketing, media, Mobile device, moblogging, new media, social graph, social media, social media tools, tips
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eSignature – free, secure online signatures

https://esign.adob.com

E-signatures? Yep – Adobe’s got ‘em. How does this work? Just like you think it works. Sign up for free, sign a document digitally. Enjoy.

What could this technology change for lawyers? Only everything. I plan to start using it immediately for client agreements, contracts, receipts, license agreements, status reports, letters, etc., etc., etc.

I have to admit – just when you think that Adobe has it all wrong … they go and do something intensely right. I stand corrected.

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05 2010


by practicehacker
posted in Adobe Acrobat, business, Career and Job, careers, collaborative tools, cool stuff, current-events, free, knowledge management, law, law office, litigation, PDF, practice, practice management, privacy, security, software, technology, the business of law, tips, tools
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