The Week in a Nutshell

Legal Services in the News

• Memphis Area Legal Services talks about tenants’ rights
• TN Justice Center speaks out about TennCare Spend down
• 8 New LAS special education brochures
• West Tennessee Legal Services Mortgage Default Info
• Legal Aid of East Tennessee Pro Bono Clinics coming up Sept. 17th and Sept 24th

Training

• Equal Justice University (EJU) – Register Now!
• EJU Scholarship deadline Sept 26th!

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Equal Justice University Law Student Program

 Scholarship Deadline Extended to September 26th!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equal Justice University Law Student Program

In 2011, it is our goal to make EJU even more accessible to law students than ever. In collaboration with the TBA’s Access to Justice Committee’s Law School Sub-Committee, we are reaching out to encourage law student attendance by:

• Including networking opportunities for law students at EJU,
• Connecting law students at EJU with practicing attorneys, and
• Ensuring conference training topics meet students’ interests.

If you are interested in donating to the EJU Law Student Scholarship Fund, please visit our donation page.

If you are interested in applying for a scholarship, our application is available here. Our application deadline has been extended to September 26th, so apply now!

We are proud to thank the University of Tennessee College of Law, the Nashville School of Law, Vanderbilt Law School, and University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law for becoming our inaugural EJU Law Student Program Participating Law Schools!

Register for EJU Now!

The student rate for EJU attendance is $100

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Who Works the Longest Days?

Finishing up our work week following a three day weekend can be tough. How tough do we have it though? Here’s an interesting infogram compairing work time in different countries.

from Mashable.com

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The Week in a Nutshell

In the News

• TN Disability Coalition (an EJU Sponsor!) has opened its annual grant process
• The Tennessee Bar Association has joined in asking the Tennessee Supreme Court to reject the plan to take lowest bids for indigent defense
• Our sympathies to friends and family of the Court of Criminal Appeals Judge J.C. McLin of Memphis who died early Saturday morning
• Honoring former Chief Justice Adolfo Birch after his passing
• REGISTER NOW for EJU!!

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Thoughts Over Lunch: Social Media

Social Media Thoughts for the Day:

Most nonprofits have some form of presence in social media these days. How to do it, why it’s important, or what’s most affective when using social media can be allusive though. Here’s some of what I’ve been reading to keep on track here at TALS. Some of this is written from the perspective of for-profit businesses, but I always manage to find a takeaway.

Social Media Strategy Based on Analysis and Evaluation

• Most powerful takeaway for me here…”In this world of ever-changing social media, it is important to remember that a company’s success comes from recognizing what makes your clients different from one another.  Truly understanding your target market, through analysis and evaluation, can help you to build the most effective Internet Marketing Strategy possible.”

5 Social Media Metrics You Should Be Measuring

• In bullet points, “Referring Sites (or where your clicks come from), Comments, Klout, Sentiment, and Mentions by Source.”

Social Media Is a Journey, Not a Marathon or Sprint

• This piece has some great points that are worth considering when writing your organization’s social media plan, including, “Social media has no destination.” And “There is no playbook.” Read this whole article if you’d like the explanation of how this author thinks these facts can be integrated into social media work and planning.

Happy Learning!

- Linnet

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Wordless.

One Photo. No Words.

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