Law Firms Must Get to the Rootkit of Security Breaches

Does your firm’s IT department know what a rootkit is? And, more importantly, are they prepared to defend sensitive client data from a host of extremely sophisticated and stealthy rootkit attacks launched by hackers, cybercriminals, rogue hacktivists and even foreign governments? The importance of boosting law firm defenses against these…

Mar 30, 2012 5:26 PM CDT

Law Schools Asked to Double Check: Did They Give ABA Low Numbers on Student Debt?

Law schools are being asked to double check figures on average student debt submitted to the ABA after some school officials raised concerns that they may have underreported the figure. The problem came to light after U.S. News & World Report published lists of schools this week with the highest…

Mar 30, 2012 5:08 PM CDT

Don’t Let Fear Block Your Mobile Versatility

While synchronicity, security and data breach concerns are justified in these days of working on desktop, laptop, mobile phone and tablet, lawyers can reasonably protect sensitive data by taking a few fairly simple precautions, according to presenters at an ABA Techshow session Thursday titled, “Who’s on First: Keeping Workflow (and…

Mar 30, 2012 11:58 AM CDT

Hot Topic: Keeping Data Secure at the Coffee Shop

In an increasingly connected world, lawyers at a coffee shop, a hotel or the airport may jump online to check email, get some work done or send a tweet. But that freedom to access the Internet practically whenever and wherever we want carries risks from thieves, hackers and nosy neighbors—a…

Mar 30, 2012 11:41 AM CDT

Alt Fees Won’t Work Without Trust, Talk and Changes in Partner Comp

Whether fixed, value-based, discounted, phased or blended, successful alternative fee arrangements require greater trust and communication with clients and a closer look at revenue tracking and partner compensation systems. Identifying the most important values of each client when it comes to legal matters–whether it’s winning a case or monthly cash-flow…

Mar 29, 2012 8:55 PM CDT

A Sampling of Smart Litigation Management Tools

In today’s world, lawyers who don’t embrace the latest technology are not only shortchanging their clients and themselves. They may soon run afoul of their ethical obligations as well. That was the central premise behind an ABA Techshow presentation Thursday on new technologies that can enhance a lawyer’s practice without…

Mar 29, 2012 4:45 PM CDT

The Future of Law: Old-Fashioned Client Relationships and Warnings for Solos

New technology will drive the future of law back to the customer service era of your grandfather. However, clients are being aided by Facebook, Twitter, weblogs and reviews posted on Yelp and other social media communities as they seek to establish more personal relationships with their attorneys and increase communication—and…

Mar 29, 2012 3:00 PM CDT

ABA President Opposes Congressional Committee Plan to ‘Eliminate’ Legal Services Corp. Budget

The U.S. House of Representatives’ Republican Study Committee’s plan to “eliminate the Legal Services Corporation” in the nation’s fiscal year 2013 budget is “remarkably shortsighted,” says ABA President William T. (Bill) Robinson III in a written statement on Wednesday, citing help that the LSC provides annually in nearly 1 million…

Mar 28, 2012 10:10 PM CDT

5th Annual Beer for Blawggers at ABA Techshow

Join the ABA Journal and LexBlog for the fifth year of celebrating law blogging and law bloggers at our 5th Annual Beer for Blawggers meet up Friday evening at ABA Techshow. Techshow attendees and local law bloggers not registered for the show are welcome to raise a toast to the…

Mar 28, 2012 8:33 PM CDT

ABA Legal Ed Section’s Council Advances Law School Disclosure Requirements

The governing council of the ABA’s law school accrediting arm has given preliminary approval to a new accreditation standard that would greatly expand the amount of consumer information law schools must publicly disclose to prospective students. The proposed new standard was approved Saturday for notice and comment by the Council…

Mar 20, 2012 9:53 PM CDT

Show Me the Money: States, ABA Try to Figure Out When Campaign Cash Leads to a Judge’s Recusal

Mar 1, 2012 11:00 AM CST

Letters: Law Grads’ Toil and Trouble

Mar 1, 2012 10:50 AM CST

Toward a Better Business Environment: Uniform Law Commission Balances State and Federal Regulations

Mar 1, 2012 10:40 AM CST

Keeping Justice Afloat at Midyear: For Courts’ Sake, Politics Is on the Docket

Mar 1, 2012 7:50 AM CST

DOJ: $2.4 Million to Help Improve Indigent Defense

Mar 1, 2012 7:40 AM CST