One of the most thoughtful and provocative lawyer-written blogs is TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime, and TalkLeft blogger — and criminal defense lawyer —Jeralyn E. Merritt is among the roster of convention bloggers. I’m glad the bloggers are there to provide their unique perspectives on the convention. But as I read their…

This just-released announcement from Thomson Corp. promises to reshape the field of law firm Web design, but the question is in what way:

FindLaw Acquires Hubbard One

EAGAN, Minn., July 26, 2004 – FindLaw®, a Thomson business (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), today announced the company has acquired Hubbard One, the legal profession’s

Law.com today published my survey of legal humor sites, Laughing at Lawyers and the Law.…

Apparently so, at least in this case:

“Seventeen years after he was fired for not wearing a coat and tie to work, former assistant attorney general Donald Bouton’s wrongful termination lawsuit against the V.I. government has been dismissed.”…

One of the greatest Internet assets for solo and small firm lawyers is the Solosez listserv, operated by the ABA Standing Committee on Solo and Small Firm Practitioners. In a message to the list today, Reid Trautz and Jim Schwartz, two members of the Standing Committee, reported that a committee of the ABA…

I received this press release today about MyBarPrep.com, a $149 course that promises to prepare future lawyers for the multistate bar exam:

“Norwood, MA – July 19, 2004 –Tens of thousands of students over the past decade have experienced disappointment due to the impersonal nature of conventional bar review courses. After three years of

Over at the ABA Techshow site, they have posted the complete list of sites from this year’s 60 Sites in 60 Minutes, which Jim Calloway, Jeff Flex and I presented in March. The list includes many sites we did not have time to present during the actual program. Also available is the…

From Associated Press, via Tampa Bay Online:

“Security has reached the subcutaneous level for Mexico’s attorney general and at least 160 people in his office – they have been implanted with microchips that get them access to secure areas of their headquarters.”

Thankfully, I’m in Massachusetts, where lawyers just carry bar…

Now available online is the 30th anniversary issue of Law Practice, the magazine of the Law Practice Management Section of the American Bar Association. It includes an outstanding assortment of writers and articles, including a compelling feature by editor Merrilyn Astin Tarlton, “Lawyer Dreams,” profiling seven lawyers who have made their…

The headline for this post, “Fight spam and win,” is the motto of InBoxer, a spam filter for Outlook. After using it for five months, I’m a believer. InBoxer is amazingly accurate in blocking spam while not interfering with legitimate e-mail. Unlike some spam filters that block specific domains or addresses, InBoxer is a…

On the listserv of the Legal Marketing Association, someone posted this query:

“I’m wondering if anyone can provide me with examples of websites that contain interesting and/or unique attorney headshots.”

The replies offer an intriguing survey of the diverse and unique ways law firms present their attorneys’ images on their Web sites. Among the…

This is a fact: Sales of the second edition of my book, The Essential Guide to the Best (and Worst) Legal Sites on the Web, have surpassed all previous records for sales of the second edition of my book. Better get one before they run out.…