Law Week Colorado
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| type = Weekly newspaper
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| foundation = 2002
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| owners = Circuit Media LLC
| publisher = Rebecca Askew
| editor = Jess Brovsky-Eaker
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| language = English
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| headquarters = 560 Cherokee Street
Denver, CO 80204
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| website = {{URL|lawweekcolorado.com}}
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Law Week Colorado is a weekly newspaper covering legal issues specifically for lawyers, law firms, corporate counsel and the judiciary in Colorado. It is an official Colorado legal publication, as defined by state statute.{{cite news|url=http://www.michie.com/colorado/lpext.dll/cocode/2/3a214/40dee/40df0/40e1f/40e2a?f=templates&fn=document-frame.htm&2.0#JD_24-70-102|title=24-70-102. Legal publications.|date=n.d.|accessdate=1 September 2009|archive-date=18 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718231514/http://www.michie.com/colorado/lpext.dll/cocode/2/3a214/40dee/40df0/40e1f/40e2a?f=templates&fn=document-frame.htm&2.0#JD_24-70-102|url-status=dead}} The publication launched in 2002{{cite news|url=http://www.denbar.org/docket/doc_articles.cfm?ArticleID=3225|title=Law Week: New Legal Newspaper Long Time Coming|date=May 2003|accessdate=1 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030140640/http://denbar.org/docket/doc_articles.cfm?ArticleID=3225|archive-date=30 October 2010|url-status=dead}} and is owned by Circuit Media LLC, which also owns State Bill Colorado.
Features
Law Week covers items of interest to lawyers, including lawsuits, practice management, firm news, notable verdicts, and industry gossip.{{cite news|url=
http://blogs.denverpost.com/husted/2008/04/23/pamela-mackey-is-lawyered-up/|title=Pamela Mackey is lawyered up|date=23 April 2008|accessdate=1 September 2009|work=Denver Post}} The publication has had sponsor relationships with organizations including Best Lawyers{{cite news|url=
http://www.bestlawyers.com/news/mediacoverage.aspx?viewall=true|title=Media Coverage|date=n.d.|accessdate=1 September 2009}} and the Colorado chapter of the Legal Marketing Association.{{cite news|url=http://www.legalmarketing.org/rockymountain/sponsors |title=Sponsorship Opportunities |date=n.d. |accessdate=1 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608180610/http://www.legalmarketing.org/rockymountain/sponsors |archivedate=June 8, 2009 }}
Among the signature features that regularly appear in Law Week are Barrister's Best, an annual presentation of peer-recommended lawyers in the state;{{cite news |title=Barrister's Best 2021 |url=https://lawweekcolorado.com/2021/07/barristers-best-2021/ |access-date=6 August 2021 |agency=Law Week Colorado |publisher=Circuit Media LLC |date=26 July 2021}} Big Deals, a quarterly summary of significant merger and acquisition transactions executed by Colorado lawyers;{{cite news |title=Big Deals Q1 2021 |url=https://lawweekcolorado.com/article/test-article/ |access-date=6 August 2021 |agency=Law Week Colorado |publisher=Circuit Media LLC |date=25 May 2021}} Legal Lasso, a daily summary of the publication's stories; Managing Partner Roundtable, a four-times-per-year group interview with leaders of Front Range law firms;{{cite news |last1=Shorter |first1=Marcus |title=Managing Partner Roundtable July 2021: Focus on a Post-COVID Workforce |url=https://lawweekcolorado.com/article/managing-partner-roundtable-july-2021-focus-on-a-post-covid-workforce/ |access-date=6 August 2021 |agency=Law Week Colorado |publisher=Circuit Media LLC |date=23 July 2021}} Outstanding Legal Professionals, a periodic celebration of acclaimed paralegals and legal assistants in the state's legal sector; Top Women, which provides a spotlight on outstanding female attorneys in Colorado; Up-and-Coming Lawyers, a glimpse at early-career attorneys in the state; and 5Q, a twice-weekly opportunity for lawyers, judges, and other professionals in the state's legal community to provide brief insights into their views on issues facing the profession and their personality.{{cite news |last1=Lacey |first1=Hank |title=LTJG Nicholas Monck, U.S. Navy JAG Corps Officer and CU Law Grad, Talks Legal History, Military Lawyers' Role, and Rock 'n Roll in '5Q' Premiere |url=https://lawweekcolorado.com/article/ltjg-nicholas-monck-u-s-navy-jag-corps-officer-and-cu-law-grad-talks-legal-history-military-lawyers-role-and-rock-n-roll-in-5q-premiere/ |access-date=6 August 2021 |agency=Law Week Colorado |publisher=Circuit Media LLC |date=27 July 2021}}
Law Week also regularly publishes a look at Colorado legal history and a summary of Colorado Supreme Court and Colorado Court of Appeals opinions. Guest contributors supply occasional commentary.
Publisher and Editorial Staff
The publisher is Rebecca Askew. As of September 2021 the managing editor is Jess Brovsky-Eaker. Law Week reporters include Jessica Folker, Clara Geoghegan and Avery Martinez.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=About Law Week|url=https://lawweekcolorado.com/about/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=24 September 2021|website=Law Week Colorado}}
Awards and recognition
Law Week has been recognized for its journalism with a Top of the Rockies award.{{cite web |title=Law Week Colorado Wins Big at Top of the Rockies |url=https://circuitmedia.com/law-week-colorado-wins-big-at-top-of-the-rockies/ |website=Circuit Media |publisher=Circuit Media LLC |access-date=6 August 2021}}
References
External links
- {{official website|url=https://www.lawweekcolorado.com/}}
Category:Newspapers published in Colorado
Category:Weekly newspapers published in the United States
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