Ernie posts today on IM as a corporate tool, asking, “So what does this IM stuff, which is clearly the province of young people, have to do with corporate culture?” My company, Jaffe Associates, operates “virtually” — our staff work out of home offices located throughout the world. All that connects us are…
Where federal judges went to law school
The Leiter Reports offers a listing of the top 30 law schools with the most alumni on the federal bench. The top five: Harvard University (95), Yale University (49), University of Texas at Austin (35), University of Virginia (35) and University of Michigan (33).…
The lawyer’s guide to Palm-powered handhelds
I’ve used a Palm for years, but never realized how underusing it I was until I read the new book, The Lawyer’s Guide to Palm Powered Handhelds, by Margaret Spencer Dixon, a consultant specializing in time management and stress management for lawyers. Published by the Law Practice Management Section of the American…
With today’s mega merger, firms’ Web sites keep pace
I am always interested in whether and how law firms employ their Web sites when big news occurs. Thus, with today’s news of the merger of Wilmer Cutler Pickering and Hale and Dorr, I am glad to see that both posted letters to clients on their sites about the merger, Wilmer’s
The verdict is in: Lawyers ranked in Chambers USA guide
The 2004-2005 Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers, the only legal directory to rank law firms and individual lawyers, was released today on the Web. The guide, which is published by Chambers and Partners, the London-based publisher of Chambers Global and Chambers UK Leading Lawyers, investigates the top firms and lawyers for…
The perfect launch for April 15: TaxProf Blog
Paul L. Caron, Charles Hartsock professor of law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law and a nationally recognized tax-law scholar, today launched TaxProf Blog. It offers resources, news and information of interest to law school tax professors in their scholarship and teaching, including regularly updated permanent resources along with daily…
ABA launches site devoted to ‘unbundling’ legal services
The American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services today launched the Pro Se/Unbundling Resource Center. According to the official announcement, the site is intended to help state policymakers better understand the growing practice of unbundling of legal services, in which lawyers partner with a client to accomplish discrete…
My 60 sites in 60 minutes
Here is my list of 60 Sites in 60 Minutes. These were the sites I prepared for the 2004 ABA TechShow panel 60 Sites in 60 Minutes. Not all these sites were shown during the presentation. See also the 60 Sites in 60 Minutes Hall of Fame and the collection of…
Finding free legal briefs on the Web
An article that I wrote on where to find free legal briefs on the Web brought so much response that I decided to expand and update the links. I have now posted my collection of links to finding free legal briefs on the Web.…
U.S. News ranks America’s best law schools
U.S. News & World Report releases its annual ranking of America’s best law schools. First on the list: Yale.…
Lexis, West announce merger
Jeff Beard has the exclusive. I thought Wilens and Andreozzi seemed a little too chummy at TechShow.
And let’s hope this one’s a joke: HHS announces program to implant RFID tags in homeless.…
What fools we lawyers be
A new social-networking site launched by the IRS? Rick Klau has the scoop on WhoYouShouldKnow.gov.
Meanwhile, in honor of April 1, Erik Heels launches a new URL, www.parodylaw.com, where today he’ll be tracking the net’s best April Fools’ Day parodies. Erik also has a new URL for his blog, www.lawlawlaw.com.…