Talk about a living Constitution — here’s one the framers never saw coming. Today, the U.S. government is marking Constitution Day by launching an official annotated Constitution app that will provide legal analysis and interpretation directly on your iPhone or iPad. (Sorry Android folks, that one is still in development.)
The app is…
Two of the leading cloud-based law practice management platforms, MyCase and Rocket Matter, are each announcing major new enhancements today. MyCase is rolling out full integration with QuickBooks accounting software, while Rocket Matter is unveiling a significant update to its client portal.
MyCase QuickBooks Integration
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Here are three new legal blogs I’m now following:
IT Law Today. Robert D. Brownstone, c0-chair of the Electronic Information Management practice at the law firm of Fenwick & West, is the author of this blog, where he provides news…
The lights are out now at Blawg Review. From 2005 to 2012, this “blog carnival” offered up more-or-less weekly round-ups of the best and most interesting legal blog posts. But even as Blawg Review was fading away, another source came along to provide regular highlights of what is worth reading among…
I’m hoping you’ll help me with some unscientific research into how bar associations are either effective or ineffective at communicating and connecting with members. I am speaking later this month at a meeting of bar communications professionals and would appreciate your input. In particular, I am curious about:…
In the wake of Judge Shira Scheindlin’s ruling in Floyd v. City of New York striking down the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy, the latest edition of Lawyer2Lawyer looks at whether and how stop-and-frisk policies can pass constitutional muster. To help us examine this issue, we have two guests:…
I noted last week that legal publisher ALM — parent to Law.com, The American Lawyer, The National Law Journal, Law Technology News, and other national and regional publications — had announced that it would begin offering free digital memberships, effective Aug. 23. The free memberships would provide “bundled benefits”…
Every trial lawyer hopes to have the perfect witness. Now, a new website offers to help prepare your witnesses to become just that, through a 60-minute training video.
Called (of course) The Perfect Witness, the site aims to make witness training a “simple, effective, and efficient” process. Lawyers pay $119 for…
Lots of lawyers are using Dropbox to store files online and access them from multiple devices. According to the 2013 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report, it is not only the most popular cloud storage platform among lawyers, but also the most popular cloud-based application of any kind among lawyers. Even so, many…
Legal professionals have lots of options for fee-based legal research services these days, but the most popular among them all is WestlawNext, according to the latest ABA Legal Technology Survey Report. Of all lawyers who use fee-based online legal research services, 28 percent say the one they use most often is WestlawNext.
And as if…
As the lifespan of a legal blog, 10 years is a long time. Thus, it was both notable and regrettable to read yesterday’s announcement by Pamela Jones that she would be discontinuing Groklaw, the legal news blog she has run since May 16, 2003. More disturbing than her decision to shut it…
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