What exactly is a copyright lawyer guild?
A copyright lawyer guild is just like any other guild, it a is club just for copyright lawyers. Many times you can find a list of names of all the copyright lawyers that have joined, as well as all their contact info and if they have a website or not. Sometimes you will have to be invited to join, while others it is free for you to look around.
However as a guest you may only be able to view certain information, once you pay though you�ll get to look at all the goodies the guild holds. There will most likely be a select amount of newsletters put out by the guild, the number depends on the guild itself and how many they want. In a way this is very much like a writer�s guild, you will have a list of every writer in a certain state and their information about them.
Any client can find a copyright lawyer�s guild online, this is basically a site that lists all types of information about copyrights, cases, lawyers, releases and much more. A client may even find out if the their copyright lawyer has been acknowledged for any special awards in the at-a-guy section, not all have this but most will. There will probably be a lot of articles on copyright issues and might explain to you what it is you need. You can also find cases that are currently going on and others that have already been through trial, this is a great way to stay up to date with all the latest copyrighting issue.
If you are lawyer it is great so you always know what is going on and what is being added to the laws that already exist. One may even find a forum inside an online copyright lawyer�s guild; this opens doors to both clients and lawyers. A lawyer may be able to find help in an area they aren�t 100% about and a client is able to ask for help without being charged.
A copyright lawyer guild may also be a group that meets every couple of months at a restaurant, office or a number of different places to discuss things. Topics may include things they are dealing with, cases in the press or inside the office, or hot topics in the field. How to help a client that is upset, how to use etiquette in emails, etc. They may watch a short film on copyrights and how they effect the business.
There may be a few seminars that they are invited too or asked to actually give speeches at, the topics are endless but will all reflect on their field of expertise. Guilds are a great way for a person to meet and greet others in their profession and share stories or experiences with one another.
Not all copyright lawyer guild list every lawyer, only those that pay for membership are. Which means if your lawyer hasn�t paid his dues than he won�t be listed, however this doesn�t make him a bad lawyer. Your lawyer may just be starting up and hasn�t got around to joining a guild or if he�s been around for a while maybe he hasn�t had much luck in finding clients through guilds and would rather do it the way he�s been doing it.
Joshua Shoemaker
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