 | The Practice Paper Newsletter |  | | June 1, 2011 FindLaw.com The Practice Paper Newsletter | 
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TOOLS OF THE TRADE: ADDICTED TO OUTLOOK: CREDENZA TAKES MICROSOFT OUTLOOK DEEPER
(FindLaw's Technologist) - Are you addicted to your Outlook Calendar and Inbox? Do you go through withdrawal when you can't connect to Outlook's folders away from the office? Credenza might be the application that you are looking for. An add-on to the popular e-mail application, Credenza offers a variety of different solutions - file management, time recording, and data encryption, to name a few. Many seem perfect for attorneys.
| FACEBOOK'S (FAILED) STEALTH ATTACK ON GOOGLE
(FindLaw's Technologist)- Ever heard of Google's Social Circle, an add-on for existing Google users to help add friends and invite new contacts? No? You're not alone. News of a secret, stealthy - and kind of sleazy - PR attack on Google by Facebook was recently brought to light by USA Today. Burson-Marsteller, a top public relations firm, started a "whisper campaign" to encourage various media and news outlets to print a story about how Social Circle was some sort of invasive breach of privacy for Google users, reports USA Today. Burson said that they were working for an unnamed client.
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LAWYER LIFESTYLE: DC FIRM BREAKS BILLABLE-HOUR MOLD: NO RAINMAKING, OFFICE FACE TIME
(FindLaw's Greedy Associate) -Otaku: a Japanese term for a person who stays at home all day, playing video games and surfing the net. Essentially, a hermit, who's only association with the outside world is through online communication. Ever wanted to be a law firm otaku? You could, if you worked for Clearspire, a new D.C. firm that has an unconventional business strategy that includes virtual home offices and no billable hours.
| JACOBY & MEYERS SUES TO ALLOW NONLAWYERS TO OWN LAW FIRMS
(FindLaw's Strategist) -So if Mother England no longer bars nonlawyers from owning equity stakes in law firms, who are we Yanks to continue our ethical objections? After all, both the Constitution and the Judiciary Act of 1789 incorporate "the common law," i.e., the common law of England.
| COURTNEY LOVE LIBELS HER EX-LAWYER ON TWITTE
(FindLaw's Celebrity Justice) - For the second time, a Courtney Love Twitter defamation case is making waves. Ex-lawyer Rhonda Holmes alleges that the latest Courtney Love's libel tweets have hurt her professional reputation and have caused her economic injury.
| INSIDER TIPS & LAW FIRM NEWS: ATTORNEY LEADERSHIP MISTAKES: 7 WAYS NOT TO WEAR DOWN YOUR FIRM
(FindLaw's Strategist) - Of all leadership mistakes, the law firm manager whose self-deceipt leads to an illusion things are going okay must surely be the most dangerous. "Failing elegantly" is a sophisticated form of coping behavior to avoid, says John Hamm, Santa Clara University management professor and consultant.
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