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Celebrating 6 Years of Blogging — Law Blogs and How the Online World Has Changed (Part III: Lawyer Blogs and 3 Views of Blogging)

Written on 26 Jun, 2009 at 14:22

Today I’m continuing my sixth-blog-anniversary observations about the changes I’ve seen in blogging and Internet content in general, in law blogs in particular, and my own meandering personal journey as a lawyer with a blog. Part I of this personal... (Continue reading)

Celebrating 6 Years of Blogging — Law Blogs & How the Online World Has Changed (Part II: Solving or Aggravating Information Overload?)

Written on 25 Jun, 2009 at 22:54

Today I’m continuing my sixth-blog-anniversary observations about the changes I’ve seen in blogging and Internet content, and my own meandering personal journey as a blogger. Part I of this personal history of blogging is here. Blogs, Web 2.0, and Information... (Continue reading)

Celebrating 6 Years of Blogging — Law Blogs & How the Online World Has Changed (Part I: Birth of a Blawg & Blogging’s Evolution, 2003-09)

Written on 24 Jun, 2009 at 14:23

photo credit: Tanel via flickr Birth of a Law Blog (Blawg) A bit over six years ago (on May 12, 2003, to be precise), I stumbled out into the blogosphere, then in its infancy, with a short post explaining my... (Continue reading)

Welcome to Our New Staff Member!

Written on 19 Oct, 2008 at 19:42

I began this blog in 2003, mostly in the interests of keeping up with my own studies in the field of employment law. However, within months I was being visited by readers interested in career growth, job hunting, and all... (Continue reading)

Contract Drafting: When Is a Comma Worth $2 M? When Is Boilerplate Not Boilerplate?

Written on 9 Aug, 2006 at 23:38

A couple of items today emphasize the importance of careful contract negotiation and drafting. First, the $2M comma: The Toronto Globe and Mail reports on a dispute over a telecommunications company contract that turned on a single comma. The company... (Continue reading)

Pros and Cons of Company-Sponsored Blogging

Written on 12 May, 2006 at 11:10

In a rather interesting “laundry list” approach, John Summers provides some thoughts about the pros and cons of company-sponsored recruiting blogs. I think that his list of pros and cons applies to a wide-range of company-sponsored blogs, and both companies... (Continue reading)

BlawgWorld 2006 Now Available for Download Here, No Strings Attached

Written on 5 Apr, 2006 at 22:12

A few months back, we announced our inclusion in BlawgWorld 2006, a compendium of Blawgs in e-book pdf form that was then available only from Technolawyer and only if you were willing to join Technolawyer, which is free, and decide... (Continue reading)

No Wonder They Hate HR: And This Ain’t Gonna Help!

Written on 22 Feb, 2006 at 21:38

A new book entitled Corporate Confidential: 50 Secrets Your Company Doesn't Want You to Know is all about the truth concerning HR. Given all the negative press about HR in the last year or so, this book is only going... (Continue reading)

Software Review — Thompson’s Employee Handbook Builder

Written on 20 Jan, 2006 at 16:42

I’ve written before about the challenges of preparing and revising employee handbooks. The ideal solution, particularly for smaller companies, would be a system making it easy and relatively inexpensive to create, distribute, and update handbooks customized to a particular company’s... (Continue reading)

Vote for Us in the 2005 Recruiting Blog Awards, So We Can Drink (Coffee) to Excess or Perhaps Even Go to Vegas

Written on 15 Dec, 2005 at 12:35

This Blawg is in the Recruiting.com 2005 Best Blog Awards contest. We are in the Best Recruiting Law Blog category. Nominations are now closed. Read the full list of nominees, with hyperlinks, here. And, most importantly: Vote for us here.... (Continue reading)