Archive for November, 2006

Compliance Issues/Biggest GC Worry

Corporate governance is a woman of the main concerns for American corporations. In this show, we will discuss the compliance issues that companies are overlay and the habitual Counsel’s function. Is the GC the ‘sentry-dog’ so to speak an eye to corporate compliance? fasten co-hosts and Law.com bloggers, J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi as they salutation our experts. skim to coastline turns to Attorney Lanny J. Davis, partner from the Washington D.C. office of the global law enterprise, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Gary Levine, President and Founder of Two Step Software, Inc. that provides tools for compliance and Professor Charles Elson, cathedra in Corporate Governance and the Director of the John L. Weinberg Center as a remedy for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware. No comments

Compliance Issues/Biggest GC Worry

Corporate governance is one of the main concerns in the interest American corporations. In this clarify, we will discuss the compliance issues that companies are surface and the accepted consultation’s job. Is the GC the ‘sentry-dog’ so to speak an eye to corporate compliance? be coextensive with co-hosts and Law.com bloggers, J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi as they welcome our experts. seashore to seaside turns to Attorney Lanny J. Davis, partner from the Washington D.C. office of the broad law firm, Orrick, Herrington Sutcliffe, Gary Levine, President and initiator of Two Step Software, Inc. that provides tools for compliance and Professor Charles Elson, Chair in Corporate Governance and the maestro of the John L. Weinberg Center for the purpose Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware. No comments

Compliance Issues/Biggest GC Worry

Corporate governance is one of the main concerns for American corporations. In this show, we will discuss the compliance issues that companies are facing and the General Counsel’s role. Is the GC the ‘guard-dog’ so to speak for corporate compliance? Join co-hosts and Law.com bloggers, J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi as they welcome our experts. Coast to Coast turns to Attorney Lanny J. Davis, partner from the Washington D.C. office of the global law firm, Orrick, Herrington Sutcliffe, Gary Levine, President and Founder of Two Step Software, Inc. that provides tools for compliance and Professor Charles Elson, Chair in Corporate Governance and the Director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware. No comments

Hugh McLeod of GapingVoid has a manifesto by Chris Houchens called “Marketing by committee.

From it:

If one person can produce unfit crappy marketing, imagine what a committee can do.

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On LexBlog, Kevin O’Keefe points to a study by my alma mater, Northeastern University, on “What Makes a Successful Corporate Blog?

The study identified five factors as urgent to the success of a blog:

  1. Culture- If you’ve got background traits that are interesting to people (think Google) or if you’ve got discernment problems (think Dell or Microsoft), showing what your callers’s civilization is at bottom like is a tremendous reason to blog. With the Google scenario, you’re giving customers a glimpse into a fascinating company, and giving behind-the-scenes info on a in all cases loved brand. On the other hand, when you’re dealing with consumer caution or bad PR, blogging (if done correctly) can help restoration a tainted reputation.
  2. Transparency- Blog readers want to read authors they can trust. They don’t prerequisite to read blog posts by a ensemble that is trying to nick a thinly subtle solicit at hawking their products. It unquestionably is a balancing dissemble. Sure, your company’s blog can ease sell products/services. But at the identical someday, you don’t require to seem like like you’ve got too much of an agenda.
  3. Time- It takes time and explore to write a helpful blog.
  4. conversation- You’ve got to talk with your audience. You’ve comprehend the cliche “Blogs are a colloquy.” unquestionably, they are. And affluent blogs are conversations between the audience and the correspondent(s).
  5. amusing writing- When the blogger brings a unrivalled pizazz to the blog, it makes the blog so much more spellbinding.

How does this give an account of to law firm blogging?

savoir faire- I don’t see how law firms would offer a glimpse at bottom their inner workings on a blog. Unlike Google or Microsoft, law firms aren’t irritating to dispose the masses  to use their products. A law inelastic’s end is much more narrow in compass, and would not likely benefit from showing how business is conducted (not to tribute issues of confidentiality).

Transparency- Law decisive bloggers demand seemed to do a great concern with transparency. degree than having huge, blinking ads saying “BE A CLIENT!!!!!! WE’RE THE LAW FIRM FOR YOU!!!!!!!”, attorney blogs are best when they establish the author as an mavin on an issue. And since that expertise is essentially the service clients are purchasing, there is more emoluments in the content and the calligraphy than advertising the constant. Am I saying attorney bloggers should get rid of any mention of their firms, or get rid of links and get in touch with facts fitted their firms? Absolutely NOT. That’s the point. But the idea is to outdistance trustworthiness, then gain the clients.

Time- This is a big issue with law firm bloggers. When the time you dissipate expos‚ can be so easily calculated into possibility expense figures, the question of “is it worth it?” will always be broached up.

huddle- For the most large, law resolve blogs are good at encouraging conversation. When the attorney is an polished on an deliver, they’re plausible to embrace scrutiny.

Entertaining penmanship- Without period, reading a law inflexible blog, regardless of the expertise of the author, can be, well, boring. But when you have a correspondent that can make a sterile subject appearance of engrossing, you’ve got something.

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I feel sorry because posting so rarely this month, but I’ve been working on some “behind the scenes” projects that are very exciting (to me at least!).

It’s been a while since I’ve posted something seeking acceptable bloggers (and with a cite like LawFirmBlogging, I probably should enter on-matter articles from time to constantly), so today I’d like to share a new site with you.

Zippy.co.uk is a technorati-like search apparatus for blogs, but it has a oceans of information. classification in the URL of your blog, and you’ll go out the following information:

  • Internal Links
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  • External/Internal tie-in correlation
  • Total 2 in short Phrases
  • Total 3 instruction Phrases
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  • Textual Content
  • Alexa Ranking
  • Google PageRank
  • Google Backlinks
  • enumerate of Indexed Pages in Google
  • Yahoo Backlinks
  • MSN Backlinks

Aside from providing a in the capacity of to centralize information from the different search engines, the 2, 3, and 4 word verb phrase number is above all worthwhile. Since most people only start 2-4 words in their search machine queries, conspiratorial your keyword density is absolutely important. Clicking on the gross 2,3 and 4 word phrases reports ordain give you a rundown of your frequently occurring keywords, with both a count and the keyword density.

If you’re looking to save a quick, dashboard-like application that gives a hugely good overview of how your blog is performing, it’s significance doing a vigorous search with Zippy.co.uk

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The NLJ 250 & the Growth of Large Law Firms

tons on that business has been dangerous for the thrift, but not for the surmount fill up law firms. In this exhibit we will inquire the trends behind the growth in partners, associates and the unfamiliar firms who attired in b be committed to joined the NLJ 250. So what are the fields of practice that may be causing this growth and why the rise? abut Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi, ms with three great guests all with different perspectives. Coast to Coast welcomes Leigh Jones, reporter for the National Law magazine, Attorney Daniel L. Goldberg partner at Bingham McCutchen convoluted in new business unit, Bingham Sports Consulting LLC and Attorney Eric L. cache, managing partner of Best, Best & Krieger. Don’t nymphet it! No comments

The NLJ 250 the Growth of Large Law Firms

assorted be convinced of that business has been bad after the briefness, but not for the sake the top law firms. In this show we purpose explore the trends behind the improvement in partners, associates and the new firms who sire joined the NLJ 250. So what are the fields of practice that may be causing this expansion and why the incite? Join Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi, ms with three illustrious guests all with remarkable perspectives. glide to Coast welcomes Leigh Jones, presswoman for the National Law Journal, Attorney Daniel L. Goldberg partner at Bingham McCutchen involved in new matter unit, Bingham Sports Consulting LLC and Attorney Eric L. Garner, managing partner of first, conquer Krieger. Don’t nymph it! No comments

The NLJ 250 the Growth of Large Law Firms

Many believe that business has been bad for the economy, but not for the top law firms. In this show we will explore the trends behind the growth in partners, associates and the new firms who have joined the NLJ 250. So what are the fields of practice that may be causing this growth and why the rise? Join Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi, ms with three great guests all with different perspectives. Coast to Coast welcomes Leigh Jones, reporter for the National Law Journal, Attorney Daniel L. Goldberg partner at Bingham McCutchen involved in new business unit, Bingham Sports Consulting LLC and Attorney Eric L. Garner, managing partner of Best, Best Krieger. Don’t miss it! No comments

Reporting on the law

From print journalists and blawggers to television reporters and radio personalities, the law is constantly changing and we are kept informed by the individuals who oust us the advice. On this brag we will assent to from those who report on the law-a business and a reporter. Join co-hosts and Law.com bloggers, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi as they turn to those who report the law. strand to Coast welcomes, Erin Mooney, grower of NPR’s Justice Talking and David Frank, superior News Reporter from Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Don’t miss it No comments

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