Bay Area Blawgers Roster
I compiled a list of Bay Area Blawgers. I welcome any updates or corrections.
Blog It Forward
A new research study from Yale suggests that outgoing links, even to competitors, builds traffic. The argument goes: outgoing links can help a blog’s readers answer their informational needs, even if the content isn’t originated at the linking blog. Therefore,…
Lawyer Blogging Covered by Malpractice Insurance?
One underwriter (rightly or wrongly) says that lawyer blogging would void its malpractice insurance coverage. I suspect this is one of those early overreactions to theoretical risks by an insurance carrier, and the insurance industry will wise up after a…
Lawyer Billing Rates Rising Faster than Inflation
According to this article in the San Jose Business Journal, lawyers’ average hourly billing rates have grown faster than the rate of inflation for the past several years. This should hardly be surprising given the growth in lawyer compensation over…
My Highest Slinky–Stonerware Chronic Coil
I own a lot of unusual Slinky items, but this one rivals the bizarrest of them. Via eBay, I just bought a “Stonerware” item called “Chronic Coil,” which is a green-colored plastic slinky in the shape of a marijuana leaf….
Legislative Audiences for Law Review Articles
Cardozo Law School held an event entitled “Trends in Federal Judicial Citations and Law Review Articles” where 7 appellate judges and several law professors discussed the general decline in court citations to law review articles. The New York Lawyer writeup…
More on Boom Practices
Patent litigators are HOT! (free registration required)
“Money Comes in Waves, and Attorneys Ride the Surf”
Mavericks is down, but surf’s up for Silicon Valley attorneys! According to the SJ Mercury News, the boom times are back for local lawyers.
Communicating with Students
The Washington Post runs a story on one of the most vexing problems I face in my administrative capacity–how to communicate programmatic or administrative announcements to students. The article explains that proliferation of communication technologies has reduced the likelihood that…
Gifts for Incoming First Year Law Students
A friend recently asked for gift suggestions to give to a new incoming law student. This request had a certain irony, as those who know me well know that I am completely gift-challenged (and doubly ironic, as another friend had…