Are you smarter than a robot? Lawyers, surgeons make list of jobs being replaced by computers

In past years, blue-collar jobs were most threatened by automation. But white-collar jobs–including lawyer jobs–are also on the line, Forbes reports. IBM’s Watson computer has already demonstrated its prowess at Jeopardy and has bested humans in diagnosing lung cancer. The ramifications have produced a “drumbeat of worry,” Forbes says. The…

Feb 26, 2015 10:44 AM CST

Lots of ideas, but no single theme at Commission on the Future of Legal Services’ public hearing

When the ABA Commission on the Future of Legal Services scheduled a public hearing for the midpoint of the association’s 2015 Midyear Meeting in Houston, it was hoping to hear plenty of ideas about how to improve access to justice for underserved segments of the U.S. population. And that’s exactly…

Feb 7, 2015 8:20 PM CST

Lawyer’s new Super Bowl ad: Fire, religion, claimed political corruption and anti-bullying message

Personal injury lawyer Jamie Casino aired a Super Bowl ad last year in his hometown market that captured global attention, racking up some 5.6 million views on the Internet. So it was perhaps almost inevitable, following the high profile of his earlier effort, that reaction to the Georgia trial attorney’s…

Feb 4, 2015 9:45 AM CST

Small firms are using data tools for analysis, too

You probably think of big data as the province of big firms. Those are the firms more likely to represent the large corporations that amass big data, advising about its retention, management and discovery. Large firms even use big data themselves for internal benchmarking and competitive intelligence. Big, it would…

Feb 1, 2015 6:25 AM CST

Self-help centers could better serve consumers by helping them find lawyers, survey indicates

When it comes to access to legal services, there's a well-known justice gap. In too many cases, there are too many individuals who can't afford a lawyer. But Bonnie Hough, who works with pro se litigants in San Francisco, says a new national survey is calling attention to yet another…

Feb 1, 2015 6:22 AM CST

3rd Circuit ruling upholds a lawyer’s right to post glowing judicial comments about his work

Feb 1, 2015 2:30 AM CST

Why this injured PI lawyer gave a hospital interview: ‘I don’t want the public to think I’m dead’

A Kentucky personal injury lawyer who broke his neck in a Jan. 19 bicycle accident is eager to return to part-time work. Darryl Isaacs, described as a “famed accident lawyer” in a Louisville Courier-Journal article, told the newspaper he’s lucky to be alive. He recently took his first steps since…

Jan 29, 2015 7:36 AM CST

Lawyer criticized over racy YouTube ad

Michael A. Fiumara, an attorney in Santa Rosa, California, who offers criminal defense services, is under fire after a racy advertisement he made attracted national attention. Fiumara’s short video, one of a series of advertisements produced by his office, features him with a talking doll dressed as a sexy woman.…

Jan 21, 2015 9:27 AM CST

Does the UK know something we don’t about alternative business structures?

Jan 1, 2015 5:51 AM CST

2005-2014: Technology changes the rules

Jan 1, 2015 4:50 AM CST

How does your firm mark the winter holidays?

The end of the year brings a flurry of holidays, bonuses and festivities–and many annual holiday letters which give law firms the opportunity to reach out to current and potential clients to build business or support their professional causes. We received one such imaginative card from Fix the Court, a…

Dec 23, 2014 1:24 PM CST

Foreclosure defense lawyer says he will give away free home for best ‘tear-jerker’ essay

A Florida foreclosure defense lawyer says he will give away a free home to a person who writes a “tear-jerker” essay explaining the need. Lawyer Mark Stopa announced his plans to give away the home in a blog post, WTSP and WFLA report. So far he has received dozens of…

Dec 23, 2014 9:16 AM CST

Lawyer dispenses advice from folding table in Harlem

A former prosecutor drives to Harlem several days a week where he sets up a folding table and dispenses legal advice. Lawyer Andrew Bersin, 67, of upstate New York, says he gets satisfaction from helping people—and he also gains about one new case a week, on average, the New York…

Dec 8, 2014 10:12 AM CST

How can you use social media responsibly to promote your clients’ cases? (podcast with transcript)

Podcast Transcript Stephanie Francis Ward: Scroll through Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, and you can get a good sense of popular topics, as well as how people feel about them. If you’re a litigator using social media, you might have success suggesting how people should feel about your client’s position. And…

Dec 1, 2014 8:50 AM CST

Corporations are adding to their in-house legal departments, cutting outside expenditures

Large corporations worldwide switched their 2013 legal spending from outside law firms to in-house law departments, according to HBR Consulting’s 2014 Law Department Survey.

Dec 1, 2014 5:00 AM CST