We have an exciting addition to our consulting services which we have just launched: workshops for digital teams. We've noticed that competitive pressures have forced teams to expand their knowledge of the risks they face, whether they are developing digital campaigns or exploring the amazing potential offered by our increasingly interconnected and socially engaged landscape.... Continue Reading →
Improved descriptions of our work and something extra on LinkedIn
I have a quick update on our service offerings with something special for LinkedIn users. We’ve been working on clearer explanations of the work we do a little while now. My goals have been to simplify how we describe the work we do and, at the same time, adequately describe our specialities. Today’s version of... Continue Reading →
#wtllaunch
Today is a big day for my little company. I created a site at webtechlaw.com a couple years ago with the intention of it being the new home for my firm, Jacobson Attorneys, which I started in August 2005. The idea was pretty loosely formed but it seemed like a cool domain given my ambitions... Continue Reading →
A quick update for the holidays
This is a cross-post from our Practice Notes blog, a blog for firm related updates, for the holidays. 2011 has been quite a year and 2012 is going to be even more interesting. You are going to see a couple changes here early in the new year and something pretty exciting in the Web and... Continue Reading →
The legal profession has it wrong with working mothers
I met with a law student the other day to discuss her possibly doing vacation work at my firm in July after her June exams. She told me about a discussion her class had with a female lecturer recently where the lecturer advised female students to forget about having a family until they had progressed... Continue Reading →
A quick administrative note for email subscribers
One of my email subscribers pointed out that she has been receiving duplicate emails from web.tech.law since subscribing to the mailing list. I don't know what the cause of that is and, assuming that other subscribers have the same experience, I have switched the email newsletter mechanism to a different provider altogether. Because current newsletter... Continue Reading →
What do clients want and how can lawyers deliver?
John Giles, one of the partners over at Michalsons, published a post every lawyer should read. His post is titled "What clients want" and it certainly got my attention: I recently used an attorney to evict one of my tenants and recover rent that they had not paid. It was really interesting to be on... Continue Reading →
WTF Media Conference presentation slides
I presented at the 2010 WTF Media Conference earlier today on the topic of how social media is impacting on traditional legal approaches to challenges arising out of social media use. I spoke for about half an hour and touched on a couple trends and issues I have been thinking about lately. Here are my... Continue Reading →
Public service post: National Wills Week
The Law Society has published a release in support of National Wills Week: The six constituent members of the Law Society of South Africa (the Law Society of the Northern Provinces, the Cape Law Society, the Law Society of the Free State, the KwaZulu-Natal Law Society, the Black Lawyers Association and the National Association of... Continue Reading →
