If you don’t know what is meant by “legal informatics,” I suggest this quote as an oversimplified definition: “Everywhere, more and more courts, legislatures, and agencies are putting information on the Internet in more and better ways using improved technologies.” The quote is from Thomas R. Bruce, cofounder and director of the trailblazing

Chicago Lawyer magazine today has this piece by reporter Olivia Clarke on lawyers using the Web to network. I was one of the lawyers Clarke interviewed for the piece.…

The American Bankruptcy Institute and St. John’s University School of Law have teamed up to launch the ABI Bankruptcy Case Blog. The blog is written by the student editors of the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review at St. John’s and promises to deliver in-depth research on cutting-edge bankruptcy issues. “Each entry…

The attorney general of Massachusetts, Martha Coakley, has launched a blog called At Issue & In Focus. The introductory post says:

This blog is designed to help residents to understand and participate in the work of their government. We will strive to address topics relevant to the broadest possible audience and will grow

Yesterday I posted this question to Twitter: “Can anyone recommend reliable low cost software to scan biz cards into Outlook (without having to buy scanner/software combo)?” I was trying to avoid a product such as CardScan, where the software comes only in a bundle with the hardware. I don’t need another scanner, I…

Thanks to the shameless plugging of Frank Gonnello Jr., I learned about the e-discovery blog e-Lessons Learned. The blog is overseen by Fernando M. Pinguelo, a New Jersey attorney and Seton Hall law professor, and written using contributions from law students from all over the country.

The blog takes a clever…

For anyone with an interest in the legal news media, I recommend this interview with William Pollak, CEO, North America, of Incisive Media. Incisive owns a variety of print and electronic legal publications, including Law.com, The American Lawyer and The National Law Journal. Pollak gives an overview of Incisive’s lay…

Two new legal blogs worth noting:…

TechnoLawyer just published the latest in its YouLaw series of lawyer video critiques: My Law Firm Is Better Than Your Law Firm. I am a member of the YouLaw “back bench,” which means I get to add a quick comment at the end to supplement Gerry Oginski’s in-depth review.

Another in the series…

First read this. Then read this. Now you know the secret to having a successful podcast.…

The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals now has RSS Feeds for both its opinions and audio recordings of oral arguments. The court posted this notice:

Along with audio recordings of the court’s oral arguments, electronic versions of the court’s opinions are now available via RSS (Real Simple Syndication), a method of delivering

The mail yesterday brought the premiere issue of a new legal technology magazine, NextGen_Law, published by the Daily Journal Corporation in California. Tekkie that I am, I immediately searched for its Web alter-ego, only to discover that it has no Web site, at least that I can find. Odd for a technology…