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Update your status later

August 30, 2011 by
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Alec Baldwin, please won’t you run?

August 23, 2011 by

Because Liz Lemon won’t go there, maybe Alec Baldwin will. First, this: Do you think Bin Laden was behind 9-11? — AlecBaldwin(HABF) (@AlecBaldwin) August 24, 2011 Then, this: My question last night was in no way meant to cast doubt on anything related to 9-11. — AlecBaldwin(HABF) (@AlecBaldwin) August 24, 2011 Yep. Really. If you […]

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In which I express mock surprise at how well it pays to work for the President of the United States

July 6, 2011 by

Gawker tells the story: The White House says that many of those positions are considered nonpolitical jobs that come with their own pay schedules, and that what matters is that the total budget and average salary are decreasing slightly. But that doesn’t change the fact that White House staffers who stick it out are being […]

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Is there an online duty of responsibility (to act like an adult)?

May 12, 2011 by

We tweet. We update our Facebook status. We respond to someone else’s Facebook status. We write a blog post. We respond again. And sometimes, we have an “Exclusive!” But do we think first? Do we ask: should I? Would I want someone to say this about me?

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Law Practice Tip #7: Beware Twitter

February 2, 2011 by

Be wise about your use of Twitter, Facebook, blogs, or anything else you post online. Assume that it won’t disappear or leave the Internet–ever. Someone will always be able to find it. How will it affect your online reputation? Will it come back to haunt you? Think twice before hitting “publish.” Also, if your boss is […]

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Law Practice Tip #5: Three steps to a handwritten ‘Thank You’ card

January 3, 2011 by

Strictly speaking, my tip for today–to send, thoughtful,  hand written “thank you” notes–is not just a tip for your law practice, but one of those commonsense touches that has been almost forgotten. In a time when electronic communication is ubiquitous, be it by email, Twitter, Facebook, or text message, the literally written word takes on […]

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Law Practice Tip #1: Market Yourself Non-Stop

November 23, 2010 by

One thing they spend very little time teaching in law school, if any at all, is how to make money as a lawyer. Which is ironic, because all of us have heard the jokes about lawyers and their greed. How do you make a penny into a wire? Give it to a lawyer. Or how about this […]

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