Small-firm lawyers are increasingly likely to use cloud-based services, but they remain concerned concerned about the security and confidentiality of their data in the cloud, according to a survey released today by LexisNexis Firm Manager.
Mobility was the top-cited benefit of the cloud. (Click to enlarge.)
The…
In October 2012, two longtime corporate lawyers announced the private beta launch of Jurify, which they described as the “first mass collaboration platform for lawyers and clients.” The site would focus on using crowdsourcing to enhance access to legal research. “Think of it as a Wikipedia for the law,”…
A Minnesota lawyer and mediator has launched a website that aims to help divorcing parties divide their marital property, without the need for a lawyer. Called CleanSplit, the site uses an automated, sealed-bid process to allow couples to value and divide their property equitably.
“As a mediator, I would…
Cyber currency Bitcoin has seen an exponential rise in value and popularity since its inception in 2010. Consider this: If you had bought $1,000 worth of Bitcoins in 2010, it would be worth $2.4 million dollars today. But as Bitcoin gains wider mainstream use, it is surrounded by a host of legal questions. In…
Are you a solo or small-firm lawyer who sometimes needs to hire temporary help for short-term assignments? If so, two new services promise to help you find the right person.
One, Legalkin.com, was just launched on Jan. 9. It focuses on connecting law firms of all sizes with freelance lawyers,…
Where did law firms spend their technology dollars in 2013? Every year, the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) and the market research and consulting firm InsideLegal team up to conduct a survey examining the technology purchasing trends and budgets of ILTA firm members. That’s old news, insofar as
Well, here’s a licensing deal I would not have seen coming: LexisNexis and Fastcase. The two companies announced today that Fastcase will now be the exclusive provider of Collier TopForm & File, a tool for creating and filing bankruptcy…
My latest “Ambrogi on Tech” column for the ABA Journal, 2 new websites offer platform for crowdsourced legal research, looks at Casetext and Mootus, two sites that bring crowdsourcing to legal research, but in somewhat different ways.…
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco will offer live audio streaming of all oral arguments beginning today, it announced last week. You can listen to the proceedings online by visiting the court’s website and clicking on links listed under “Live Oral Arguments.”
Audio streaming begins today with oral arguments from the…
It’s been a bad couple of weeks for apps that let you share contact information. Recently, I wrote about problems with CardMunch, the LinkedIn app that uses actual humans to read and transcribe business cards you scan with your mobile device. Now, Google has announced that it is shutting down Bump, the…
In our latest edition of the legal-affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer, we are joined by Allen Pusey, editor and publisher of the ABA Journal, and Molly McDonough, deputy managing editor, to discuss the most important legal stories of 2013.
Alan Pusey has been with the ABA Journal since 2007 and was named editor and…
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