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Microblogging of Conn. Murder Trial Has Some Media-Watchers Atwitter

The number of journalists using Twitter to cover the trial of one of the defendants accused in a home invasion and triple murder in Connecticut has some media-watchers wondering about whether such “haiku journalism” is an appropriate way for a publication to supplement other trial coverage. Some reporters have been…

Oct 19, 2010 12:12 AM CDT

Law Firm Partners Reprimanded for Misleading Information on Website

Five partners at a Louisiana law firm apparently weren’t aware of misleading information posted on their firm’s website, but they were reprimanded Friday for allowing the mistake. The website suggested that former Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster was a partner at the firm Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson even though he didn’t…

Oct 18, 2010 1:10 PM CDT

Price Tag of New LexisNexis Research Tool for Solos Is $175 a Month

LexisNexis has a released a new legal research tool that will cost solo lawyers a flat fee of only $175 a month. Lexis Advance for Solos was designed specifically for solos and two-person law firms, according to Law.com and a LexisNexis press release. The cost of adding a second lawyer…

Oct 6, 2010 11:00 AM CDT

Law Prof’s ‘Market Solution’ to Laptop Ban: Auction Right to Surf From Back Row of Class

The controversial classroom ban on student laptop use that some law schools have instituted is “a manageable problem with a market solution,” a law professor suggests. Instead of a total ban on laptops, law schools should auction back-row laptop rights to students who most want to use their personal computers…

Oct 4, 2010 9:58 PM CDT

Law Student Suffers from ‘Toasted Skin Syndrome’ Due to Laptop Use

A dermatologist had a medical mystery on her hands when a Virginia law student showed up in her office with a mottled discoloration on her leg. Dr. Kimberley Salkey was puzzled until she learned the student spent about six hours a day working with a laptop on her lap, the…

Oct 4, 2010 1:18 PM CDT

Bite the Bullet Point

Don’t let software overwhelm your presentations

Oct 1, 2010 6:49 AM CDT

Solo Dreams of Full-Functioning Digital Messaging Assistant

Editor’s Note: We asked solo practitioners to write an essay or record a video telling us how they innovate. Specifically, they were asked to answer this question: “What innovation will be most valuable to you in your future practice as a solo practitioner?”

Oct 1, 2010 6:00 AM CDT

5 Business Model Innovations Solos Need to Truly Compete with BigLaw

Editor’s Note: We asked solo practitioners to write an essay or record a video telling us how they innovate. Specifically, they were asked to answer this question: “What innovation will be most valuable to you in your future practice as a solo practitioner?”

Sep 30, 2010 2:15 PM CDT

Beware of Fact-Specific E-Mail Discussion, Says ABA Ethics Opinion re Law Firm Websites

Guidance for lawyers advertising on the Internet is offered by a new ethics opinion announced by the American Bar Association in a press release today. The ethics opinion (PDF), which was issued by the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, points to a number of potential website pitfalls.…

Sep 29, 2010 7:53 PM CDT

Now’s the Time for Solos to Reach for the Cloud

Editor’s Note: We asked solo practitioners to write an essay or record a video telling us how they innovate. Specifically, they were asked to answer this question: “What innovation will be most valuable to you in your future practice as a solo practitioner?”

Sep 29, 2010 1:39 PM CDT

Former In-House Lawyer at Wal-Mart Launches Lawyer Networking Website

A former in-house lawyer at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. who focused on diversity issues has started a networking website for lawyers called Diverselawyers.com. “We are called diverse lawyers because of our emphasis on diversity, but also because the practice of law is diverse,” the website explains. Diverselawyers.com went live Sept. 1,…

Sep 29, 2010 10:30 AM CDT

Solo’s Most Reliable Innovation Is Only a Click Away

Editor’s Note: We asked solo practitioners to write an essay or record a video telling us how they innovate. Specifically, they were asked to answer this question: “What innovation will be most valuable to you in your future practice as a solo practitioner?”

Sep 28, 2010 2:15 PM CDT

Solo Hungers for ‘Time Machine’ to Correct Missteps on Path to Law Practice

Editor’s Note: We asked solo practitioners to write an essay or record a video telling us how they innovate. Specifically, they were asked to answer this question: “What innovation will be most valuable to you in your future practice as a solo practitioner?”

Sep 27, 2010 1:59 PM CDT

Latham Releases iPhone App Defining Wall Street Jargon, Has More in the Works

If you are flummoxed by Wall Street terms such as “bear hug letter” and “accordion feature,” Latham & Watkins has a free app for you. The law firm has released its US Book of Jargon, a new iPhone app that defines more than 750 Wall Street terms, including slang phrases…

Sep 15, 2010 2:31 PM CDT

New Law Firm to Focus on Discovery, Document Retention Issues

A new law firm with offices in Minneapolis, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., will focus on issues related to electronic discovery, privacy and data retention. The seven lawyers at the new Redgrave firm have experience in major law firms and Fortune 100 companies, the Washington Post reports. One of the…

Sep 7, 2010 12:29 PM CDT

Microblogging of Conn. Murder Trial Has Some Media-Watchers Atwitter

Law Firm Partners Reprimanded for Misleading Information on Website

Price Tag of New LexisNexis Research Tool for Solos Is $175 a Month

Law Prof’s ‘Market Solution’ to Laptop Ban: Auction Right to Surf From Back Row of Class

Law Student Suffers from ‘Toasted Skin Syndrome’ Due to Laptop Use

Bite the Bullet Point

Solo Dreams of Full-Functioning Digital Messaging Assistant

5 Business Model Innovations Solos Need to Truly Compete with BigLaw

Beware of Fact-Specific E-Mail Discussion, Says ABA Ethics Opinion re Law Firm Websites

Now’s the Time for Solos to Reach for the Cloud

Former In-House Lawyer at Wal-Mart Launches Lawyer Networking Website

Solo’s Most Reliable Innovation Is Only a Click Away

Solo Hungers for ‘Time Machine’ to Correct Missteps on Path to Law Practice

Latham Releases iPhone App Defining Wall Street Jargon, Has More in the Works

New Law Firm to Focus on Discovery, Document Retention Issues

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