The American Arbitration Association has launched ClauseBuilder, a web-based tool designed to assist in drafting clear and effective arbitration and mediation agreements. The new tool provides parties with the AAA’s standard arbitration agreement, in addition to an array of options parties may consider when drafting…
Update on Enlocked, the Easy Email Encryption Tool
Last April, I wrote about Enlocked, an application that I described as making email encryption idiotically easy. Enlock is a plug-in you add to your email client — whether it is a desktop client such as Outlook or a webmail service such as Gmail. Once installed, encrypting an email is as…
Avvo Returns to its Roots, Sells off M.D. Directory
Notice anything missing from Avvo today? That’s right, the doctors are gone. In a return to its roots, Avvo has sold off its directory of medical doctors and its health Q&A forums and will once again focus solely on the legal profession.
Avvo derives its name from the Italian word for…
Blawg 100 Hall of Fame
Hope this doesn’t mean it’s time for me to hang up my cleats, but I am proud to say that this blog has been selected as one of the inaugural 10 members of the ABA Journal’s Blawg 100 Hall of Fame. According to the very nice…
VerdictSearch Ramps Up its Look and Functionality
VerdictSearch, you’ve come a long way baby!
Roughly a decade ago, I helped design and launch the original version of VerdictSearch. At the time, I was editorial director of all litigation-related publications and websites at ALM. The company had acquired a series of verdict and settlement reporting companies from around the country…
Avvo Unveils iPhone and iPad App for Lawyers
The legal directory and Q&A forum Avvo today introduced Avvo Lawyers, an app that allows lawyers to follow and answer consumer legal questions directly from their iPhones or iPads. Using the app, you can:
10 Years Ago Today, This Blog Was Launched
Today is the 10th anniversary of this blog. I launched it on Nov. 19, 2002.
To all this blog’s regular readers, a special thanks. I know some of you have stuck with me since the start.…
Rocket Matter Adds Email Integration
The cloud-based practice management platform Rocket Matter today announced that it has added email integration. This means that users can associate folders in whatever email program they use — whether it is Outlook, Gmail or another — to the Rocket Matter system. Thus, email folders for…
Avvo Launches Suite of Legal Marketing Tools
Avvo, the legal and medical directory and Q&A site, today launched two new services designed to help lawyers more effectively market their practices. The two services are both offered under the umbrella name Avvo Ignite. One, Avvo Ignite Starter, offers “hassle-free search and mobile optimized” websites…
Lawyer2Lawyer: The Final Podcast :-(
After more than seven years of weekly shows, this week’s Lawyer2Lawyer is our last. The Legal Talk Network, which has been our home since we started the show in August 2005, is closing down. The full archive of our shows will remain available for download through the…