By Amanda Hamilton, Patron of NALP (National Association of Licensed Paralegals) The role of the paralegal—both actual and perceived—has changed;
“AI AND THE LEGAL PROFESSION”, By Robin Ghurbhurun, Governing Board, NALP AI is impacting us all, and paralegals are no
In today’s hyper-connected world, law firms are entrusted with safeguarding a treasure trove of sensitive information. From intellectual property and
Excellent new article kindly provided by Sid Madge, founder of Meee, and author of the ‘Meee in a Minute’ books.
The gig economy has opened doors for countless people looking to earn extra income, and platforms like DoorDash have become
With more than 1 million sign-ups per day, Bluesky is emerging as a refreshing alternative to former social media networks,
With the concept of alternative business structures (ABS) featuring more in discussions at boardroom meetings of law firms and with law becoming generally more accessible, for instance with Quality Solicitors announcing the placement of a solicitor in WH Smith branches across the UK, it is worthwhile considering alternative web-based legal advice models. One such model is that of JustAnswer.com, where users get a chance to ask a lawyer legal questions but equally where solicitors can display their expert knowledge and gain a reputation as a specialist in a certain area while receiving some remuneration.
I was most honoured to receive, last week, a review copy of the latest work of one of the grandfathers of legal blogging. Written by accomplished legal author, Tim Kevan, “Law and Peace” will hit bookshelves, both physical and virtual, on 3 May 2011. Having just started reading it, I can report very promising signs so far. I hope it will be as enjoyable as Tim’s first masterpiece, BabyBarista and the Art of War, which was first given to me by a friend at my former law firm as a piece of inspiration for legal blogging. I look forward to reporting back more on this book, but for the meantime, I’ll leave you with some intriguing blurb and reviews of Tim’s other works.
I am delighted to have been mentioned in the sixth installation of the UK Blawg Roundup, as written by Brian Inkster of The Time Blawg. In a thoroughly comprehensive review, Brian travels back in time to discuss the early days of UK law blogging (the past), considers the current status (the present) and looks at what is to come (the future). This is a must read for anyone with an interest in blogging, not just blawging.
Last Wednesday 30th March, I attended a Relationships Scotland event, hosted by HBJ Gateley Wareing in Glasgow and attended by family law professionals across Scotland. The event was of particular interest given the recent review of family law in England and Wales, one element of which concerns the fact that mediation for divorcing couples shall, as of 6 April 2011, be compulsory prior to them attending Court, subject to limited exceptions. For further information on this see a blog post by a family law firm in Liverpool. While mediation for divorcing couples is not yet compulsory in Scotland, it is becoming more widely available.
I have already written a relatively comprehensive article about how law students and, indeed, practitioners can use mindmaps to study
Pursuant to the success of the #Lex2011Tweetup in London last week, it has been proposed among the UK’s legal twitterati elite that a second tweetup of a similar scale should take place later this year.
In that respect, it would be helpful if those who are wishing to attend could indicate their preference in the short survey below.
Best wishes and hope to see you later in the year.
On Wednesday 16 March 2011 I was lucky enough to attend one of the legal networking events of the year in London. Hosted by Brian Inkster and Linda Cheung the tweetup, which is the technical term for a twitter meetup, had 77 Twegals RSVPing
Despite the large availability of free social media and blogging platforms in 2011, there are still reports that some law firms have poor or, in extreme cases, non-existent brand awareness. Contrastingly, some are doing exceptionally well and winning business from social media and web presence. Below are seven top tips for law firms looking to improve their search engine optimisation (SEO)
As the Twitter status site notes today on Saturday 26 February 2011, “Currently experiencing elevated error rates — You may experience some problems loading twitter.com and with Twitter clients. We are aware of the problem and are taking action.”
This is rather annoying as I no longer have my favourite place to vent my service complaints. I’m thus turning to the blawg, linkedin and quora instead. Anyone else in the same boat?
Although founded back in 2009, Google has now launched major updates to its Social Search, which integrates information from Twitter, Flickr and Quora in searches.
Below are my top 10 twitter tips for law firms and solicitors looking to get the most from twitter. There are many more detailed tips that could be shared, but for the firms and lawyers starting out or looking to improve their social media presence and capabilities to expand their professional network and develop more business, these should be an ideal starting point which should hopefully a love-love relationship with the social media world.
WardblawG’s twitter account made an appearance on Channel 4 on Saturday night, 12 February 2011.
Channel 4’s approach to social media is to be welcomed, encouraging use throughout the UK of both Twitter and Facebook to contribute to prime-time tv programmes. With tweeting becoming enabled from the UK courts, with certain important exceptions, we are slowly venturing into a golden age for social media, web 2.0 and law 2.0.
Expert know-how and updates on Indian law are now available at http://www.IndiablawG.com. Follow @WardblawG and @IndiablawG on twitter for further updates.
Last month, we were mentioned in the Journal of the Law Society of Scotland by Iain Nisbet of Govan Law Centre, who himself runs a Scots law blawg at http://absolvitor.com/. Given that this website was created only in June 2010, this is to be considered a great achievement at what is still just the beginning of this blawg’s journey through the blawgosphere, alongside the other 10 great Scots blawggers mentioned and the blawgging world as a whole. The extract from the Journal Online is as follows:-