Have you read these?

A smattering of interesting posts from today’s legal blogs

• “Lateral Moves May Begin to Boom” from Law.com.  2009 free agency begins. What will the lousy economy mean for the players?
  
• “Staff Layoff Watch: A Roundup” and “Staff Layoff Watch: Roundup Number 2” from Above the Law. Law firm staff are feeling the pain as firms shed staff to reduce costs and increase efficiencies. How many roundups will there be?
  
• “Social media more important than search engine optimization for lawyers” from Real Lawyers Have Blogs. Don’t have a social media marketing strategy at your firm?  Get one.
  
• “Deconstructing prestige” from Law21.ca. If I could only take one blog to my desert island, Law21 might be it. In this installment, Jordan Furlong looks at “prestige” as a qualifier in the legal hiring decision.
  
• “Wait! Blogging Works!” from Drug and Device Law. I thought that point was already settled here. Of course it works!
  
• “’We Hate Surprises’” from The Captain’s Log. Good advice for lawyers: don’t forget that clients are at the center of the equation. Always.
  
• “Top Legal Blogs” from Avvo Blog. Big list that changes daily, according to Avvo. Not quite sure what the ranking criteria mean, but great list of legal blogs.
  
• “Do the benefits of using Twitter include better writing for lawyers? No.” from The Complex Litigator. Interesting discussion. Brief = good. But not at the expense of clear communication. I love Twitter, but no need to get carried away.