Using Social Media to Network

For all you New York readers, I will be speaking tomorrow at the NYC Bar Association on a panel called "The Art of Shmoozing." The panel will focus on getting over the fear of networking, and some tips on what to do and what not to do. In light of that, I wanted to re-post an article I wrote about Using Twitter to Network. Here is the first paragraph, but you can follow the source link to read the rest.

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Law School Chat Makes the List of Great Legal Tweeters

By: Jason Tenenbaum

OnlineCollege.org just released their list of 80 Great Twitter Feeds for Law Students, and Law School Chat made the list at #64. We want to thank Onlinecollege.org for the mention, and also congratulate all of the other tweeters that made the list. 

Participating in Moot Court is Not a Moot Point

Barring a winter class, you are probably on break, doing whatever you can to avoid thinking about law school, and that is what you should be doing. But if your break is anything like mine, the days are flying by, and before you know it, spring semester is going to start.

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Three Lessons Learned from Robert D. Brownstone's Career

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of talking with Robert D. Brownstone of Fenwick & West LLP, headquartered in Silicon Valley. He is currently Technology & eDiscovery Counsel and Co-Chair of the firm's Electronic Information Management Group. During our conversation about the evolution of his career from practitioner to professor and back, there were a few key lessons that I learned:

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LexisNexis: Using Social Media to Aid Your Job Search Wrap Up

On November 9th, LexisNexis, one of the top online legal research providers, ran a webcast for law students on using social media to aid in searching for a job. Unfortunately, I missed it the first time around because of class. Luckily, however, there is a recording of the webcast that you can watch here, and a wrap up here. The webcast is about an hour, and is well worth listening to. However, if you're short on time and just want the highlights, here they are:

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