Today I was tasked with blogging about all things strategic planning: The MSBA is in the midst of developing a strategic plan, practicelaw staff members are planning for the end of 2010 and 2011. My first reaction was enthusiasm; after all, I am the queen of lists and planning—everything can be reduced to a to-do …
Kate Bladow’s Pro Bono Blogging Challenge
Kate Bladow, a cool techie who blogs for Technola, has challenged other legal bloggers to publish one blog post between October 24 and October 30 in honor of the 2010 National Pro Bono Celebration. It’s a great idea and I’ve taken the pledge, which you can do here. Here’s how Kate outlines the challenge and …
Improving the Image of Lawyers
What comes to mind when “lawyer” is mentioned? Atticus Finch? Denny Crane from Boston Legal? A shark? And jokes, always the lawyer jokes. Does it matter if the mention is to the general public versus to a group of lawyers? In other words, do we hold a higher opinion of ourselves than the general public? …
On Floods, Haiti, Property Records, and Preparing for Disaster
On this gloomy September day, I’ve been mulling over several seemingly unrelated things: floods, Haiti, paperless offices, electronic real estate recording, and the Torrens system. Brownie points to anyone who sees where I’m going with this. It all started yesterday on the way home. I caught a story on NPR about how the biggest obstacle …
We’re Looking for Minnesota’s Top 25 Blawgs
If you have a favorite Minnesota legal blog, we want to hear from you! After asking a rhetorical question about the Top 25 Minnesota Blawgs following the ABA Journal’s Blawg 100 last year, it’s time to go from hypothetical to reality. Let’s feature some of the great Minnesota legal bloggers out there. What blog do …
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