“The very definition of insanity,” Albert Einstein said, is “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” If so, then, for the legal profession, it is time to stop the insanity.
That, in short, is the idea of the upcoming 2010 Futures Conference and Symposium (PDF) of the
I was glad to see that Mark Bennett of Defending People dedicated his editorship of Blawg Review #284 to the 40th anniversary of the Oct. 4, 1970, death of Janis Joplin. However, he left off the two sings that I think are her best — “Ball and Chain” and “Summertime.” Thus, I offer…
It’s the first Monday in October and you know what that means. This week on the legal-affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer, we look ahead at the new Supreme Court term and the docket of cases the court will hear.
Our guests this week are Wilson R. Huhn, professor of law and constitutional law research fellow at…
After I published my post this morning, Clio Turns Two, As Lawyers Ease Into the Cloud, a reader wrote to ask why I hadn’t complied with the FTC’s endorsement guidelines and disclosed that Clio is an advertiser. Lest anyone think I am being in any way deceptive, let me address this.
First, Clio is…
Today marks the second anniversary of Clio, the Web-based practice-management suite. This milestone is notable because it signifies the legal profession’s increasing comfort with and use of cloud-based applications.
I first wrote about Clio in June 2008, when it came out in beta. When its formal version was released at LegalTech New York…
A legal education site being launched today, Beyond The Bar, aims to provide a bridge between law school and law practice, providing training to new associates in business skills, legal skills and client relations. The site is sponsored by Thomson Reuters and the West LegalEdcenter.
“The goal of Beyond the Bar,” the site…
Every year, the Web Marketing Association’s WebAward honors websites in a variety of industries that it determines to be sites that set a high standard for Internet marketing. This year’s awards are now out, and the award for Best Legal Website went to the law firm WilmerHale for its WilmerHale Careers…
With the spectacle of the Frank and Jamie McCourt divorce being played out in a Los Angeles courtroom, there might be no better time for the launch of Our Family Business at Odds, a new legal blog that focuses on the unique legal issues that arise when family-owned businesses suffer internal meltdowns.
Launched by the…
Inspired by the ABA Journal Blawg 100, the editors of practicelaw.org, the Minnesota State Bar Association’s online legal-resource center, have launched a contest to name the top 25 Minnesota blawgs.
Anyone can nominate a blog, but the blog must satisfy two conditions:…
At an event today in New York City, Thomson Reuters will formally announce the launch of TrustLaw, a Web-based service that is intended to promote “the culture and practice of pro bono” around the world.
The key feature of the site is a platform called TrustLaw Connect, which is designed to allow non-governmental…
When I saw today that the law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft had launched a new International Practice mini site, I was hopeful that it would be a truly useful resource and not some mere marketing site. After all, in its own announcement, the firm described itself as “one of the world’s…
Want to track product recall alerts on your Android phone? Need to find the nearest U.S. embassy as you travel in a foreign country? Can’t wait until you’re back in your office to get the latest list of the FBI’s 10 most wanted?
You can do any of these and more on…
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