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Notes from the (Legal) Underground 

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Is TheBarAfterWork a Valuable Networking Tool or Just for the Drunks?
Posted on March 18, 2009With so much evidence that the popular social networks -- Twitter, Facebook, etc. -- are all that lawyers need to double their existing client base, kick their practice into hyperspeed, and become super-rich and successful, I was initially reluctant to...
AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE .
Posted on March 17, 2009AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE . . . "Examples of Bad Legal Writing from the 'Legalese Hall of Shame'."
The Weekly Law School Roundup #164
Posted on March 15, 2009Here's your weekly list of good posts from the past week by law students, some current or almost current, some recently-graduated-- Depressing All the news about law-firm lay-offs and such, all in a convenient, easy-to-read chart. [The Shark] Blow-some Too...
AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE .
Posted on March 12, 2009AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE . . . "Today's Advice for Trial Lawyers (as Seen on Twitter)"
AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE .
Posted on March 10, 2009AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE . . . "Jury-Related Blogs and Feeds."
THE WEEKLY LAW SCHOOL ROUNDUP .
Posted on March 08, 2009THE WEEKLY LAW SCHOOL ROUNDUP . . . The Weekly Law School Roundup alternates between The Legal Underground and Thanks, But No Thanks, where you can find this week's Weekly Law School Roundup #163. The next installment will appear here...
AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE .
Posted on February 25, 2009AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE . . . "How to Electronically Annotate Cases You Find Online."
AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE .
Posted on February 24, 2009AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE . . ."Scott Turow's Five Essentials of Cross-Examination."
MILESTONE . . . Today it's time
Posted on February 23, 2009MILESTONE . . . Today it's time for Blawg Review #200, written by the anonymous Editor of the Blawg Review. It's also time to congratulate the Editor for keeping the project going for so long. So: congratulations!
AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE .
Posted on February 19, 2009AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE . . . "Telephone Depositions: Yes or No?"
WHAT YOU'LL FIND IN THIS WEBLOG'S
Posted on February 19, 2009WHAT YOU'LL FIND IN THIS WEBLOG'S ARCHIVES . . . Here are some of the items that once appeared at the top of this weblog, but which now appear only in its archives: A simple formula for escaping the law...
AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE .
Posted on February 17, 2009AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE . . . "15 Ways to Ruin a Deposition (Part 3 of 3)."
STILL TWITTERING . . . . It's been
Posted on February 17, 2009STILL TWITTERING . . . . It's been said that Twitter microblogs are to regular weblogs what regular weblogs once were to newspapers. But that's way too complicated. It's true, though, that Twitter moves faster than weblogs and seems a...
The Weekly Law School Roundup #160
Posted on February 15, 2009Here's your weekly list of good posts from the past week by law students, some current or almost current, some recently-graduated-- Love How are you celebrating Valentine's Day? [Sua Sponte]Twitter Don't let the old guys leave you behind. [The Lovin....
AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE .
Posted on February 12, 2009AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE . . . "From Blonde Justice: Preparing for Trial in Four Steps."
AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE .
Posted on February 10, 2009AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE . . . "Learn from a Trial Transcript."
THE WEEKLY LAW SCHOOL ROUNDUP .
Posted on February 09, 2009THE WEEKLY LAW SCHOOL ROUNDUP . . . The Weekly Law School Roundup alternates between The Legal Underground and Thanks, But No Thanks, where you can find this week's Weekly Law School Roundup #159. The next installment will appear here...
AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE .
Posted on February 05, 2009AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE . . ."15 Ways to Ruin a Deposition (Part 2 of 3)."
TWITTERING AGAIN THE PAST FEW DAYS
Posted on February 04, 2009TWITTERING AGAIN THE PAST FEW DAYS Here are some of my recent Twitter posts. You can follow them all at my Twitter handle, eschaeff. (I'm not expecting anyone to climb on the Twitter, bandwagon, however!) --I'll be in New Orleans...
AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE .
Posted on February 03, 2009AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE . . . "Carry the Rules With You On Your iPhone."
The Weekly Law School Roundup #158
Posted on February 01, 2009As a law professor asks whether law-student weblogs are dying, here's your weekly list of good posts from the past week by law students, some current or almost current, some recently-graduated-- Perplexity The way to better law school grades: less...
THE DEATH OF LAW-STUDENT WEBLOGS?
Posted on January 30, 2009THE DEATH OF LAW-STUDENT WEBLOGS? Orin Kerr poses a question about law-student weblogs at The Volokh Conspiracy. Interesting comments, too.My impression? This commenter might be on to something-- Career Services constantly freaks us out with stories of law students who...
AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE .
Posted on January 29, 2009AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE . . . "Fifteen Ways to Ruin a Deposition (Part 1 of 3)."
AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE .
Posted on January 27, 2009AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE . . . "The Paperless Office Continues to Fascinate."
THE WEEKLY LAW SCHOOL ROUNDUP .
Posted on January 25, 2009THE WEEKLY LAW SCHOOL ROUNDUP . . . The Weekly Law School Roundup alternates between The Legal Underground and Thanks, But No Thanks, where you can find this week's Weekly Law School Roundup #157. The next installment will appear here...
AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE .
Posted on January 22, 2009AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE . . . "New Weblog with Practice Tips: the James Publishing Author's Blog."
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