Articles Posted in July, 2005

In this final post of my report on the aging of FindLaw’s index, I offer some notes and comments on the links within specific practice areas.…

Yesterday, in Part 1 of this report, I explained that my survey of FindLaw’s index of legal Web sites found that 28 percent of the links were bad. Today, I provide a closer look at the numbers underlying my survey. In a third post, I will provide comments and observations on particular practice areas…

FindLaw notified lawyers yesterday that it would no longer host free law-firm Web sites and will remove the free sites from its servers on Aug. 1.

The notice states:

“Because of technical and business constraints, we are no longer able to provide this service. We are writing to inform you that this site will

FindLaw’s core is showing its age. Started in 1994 as an index of legal resources on the Internet, FindLaw used that index as the foundation on which to build a range of resources for legal professionals, businesses and consumers. But in recent years, FindLaw has let its index go to seed, failing to weed…

Yesterday’s jailing of New York Times reporter Judith Miller for refusing to disclose her sources heightens national attention on reporters’ shield laws. For anyone wanting to learn more about reporters, subpoenas and shield laws, there is no better resource on the Web than The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Its special section,…

Time magazine’s 50 Coolest Websites includes one lawyer’s blog — even if he is Anonymous.

[Thanks to Jim Calloway for the pointer.]…

beSpacific points to this round-up of Web sites for legal job seekers compiled by CareerJournal.com. If you are on the prowl for a job, the article is worth a look.

But there is a glaring omission: lawjobs.com. I say this not because I am a Law.com affiliate blogger, but…

From yesterday’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch comes this report of a unique Missouri Bar program to encourage pro bono work by corporate lawyers. Called the Corporate Pro Bono Project, its aims are to encourage company lawyers to donate their time and make it easier for them to find projects and insurance coverage. The association…

As the question of the day becomes who will succeed Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, here are three useful sites to turn to for background:…

The first woman Supreme Court justice says she will step down as soon as her successor is named.…