Better start building that ark, because a deluge of new blogs will soon flood the legal profession. At least, that seems to be the conclusion of a just-released survey of social media in the legal sector conducted by LexisNexis and Vizibility. Just take a moment to ponder this…
The PeaceTones Legal Empowerment Project
On the latest Lawyer2Lawyer podcast, we look at Peacetones, an initiative of the Internet Bar Organization to empower artists in the developing world with legal and technology tools to bring their music to the world online.
Also in the program, we share a holiday treat from…
Free Passes to LegalTech for Law Bloggers
Once again this year, legal bloggers are eligible for free passes to attend the LegalTech conference in New York, Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, 2012. This is a full-access pass, covering all programs and the exhibit hall. Also again this year, LegalTech is hosting a Blogger’s Breakfast on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at…
A Spirited Debate over Cameras in the Supreme Court
This week’s episode of our legal-affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer looks at the controversy over cameras in the Supreme Court. It turned out to be a spirited debate, with our two guests on opposite sides of the issue but my cohost J. Craig Williams and I agreeing with the pro-camera position. That…
To Build a Better iPad Case, Lawyer Turns to Kickstarter
Jamie Daigle is a Portland, Ore., trial lawyer who loves to use his iPad in court. But he also knows the iPad can be clumsy to hold or stand up. No sooner did he first get his iPad than he started trying to build a better case for it. Using…
Tickle Your Clients from the Cloud with NotifyWorks
Elephants never forget. Unfortunately, attorneys and clients sometimes do. Consider the new web service NotifyWorks a virtual elephant for the law office. It remembers to remind your clients of important events that they otherwise might miss.
Say, for example, you represent a small business in negotiating a commercial lease that contains an option to renew that…
Lexis Launches Advance, its Next-Generation Research Platform
LexisNexis today is formally launching its next-generation legal research platform, Lexis Advance. As WestlawNext did for Westlaw, Lexis Advance does for Lexis.com, incorporating a streamlined, simplified, Google-like search bar that searches universally across all libraries and then lets you use smart filters to zero…
ABA Blawg 100 Names ‘LawSites’ for Fourth Year
Forgive a guy a little blowing of my own horn here, but I am thrilled and honored to report that the ABA Journal has again included this blog in its annual Blawg 100, its selection of the 100 best law blogs by lawyers, for lawyers. This…
Website Offers Legal Help for Military and Veterans
Even though it was launched a year ago, I only recently learned about Stateside Legal, the first website in the U.S. to focus exclusively on the unique legal issues faced by military members, veterans and their families. The site was created by two legal services organizations,
Groupon for Lawyers: MyLegal.com Delivers Legal Deals
Websites offering coupons and daily deals are all the rage. Why should lawyers be left out? No longer need they be, thanks to a new feature of MyLegal.com that offers special deals on products and services targeted to lawyers, paralegals, legal secretaries and legal administrators.
MyLegal.com already provided a directory of legal vendors and, early…
Two New Ethics Opinions on Cloud Computing
I have published a post about them at the Catalyst E-Discovery Search Blog: Two New Legal Ethics Opinions Suggest Clear Skies Ahead for Cloud Computing.…
Former Tesla GC Launches ZipCourt, an ‘Online Courtroom Service’
Can a lawyer who helped bring zip to electric cars do the same for online dispute resolution?
Craig Harding, the former general counsel of Tesla Motors, now hopes to bring speed and style to ODR with the launch of an “online courtroom service” called ZipCourt. It will be…