http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-05-25T15:51:02-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/what_law_firms_should_know_about_cyber_attacks_and_the_fbi/ The steady rise of cyberattacks against U.S. companies—with damages that include tens of millions of dollars, lost trade secrets and threats to critical infrastructures—has prompted the FBI to even more greatly stress the importance of information-sharing on cyber intrusions. However, the decision to share sensitive data about a company or… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology Thu, 23 May 2013 17:34:16 -0500 44343.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/in-house_lawyer_tests_biglaw_firms_for_computer_skills_before_hiring_them/ Update: Frustrated by big bills for routine matters, D. Casey Flaherty, who serves corporate counsel at Kia Motors America, struck back with a computer skills test for potential law firm hires. Invited to submit an associate of their choice for testing, the first nine firms flunked, Flaherty, a keynote speaker,… ABA Journal Production, Weekly Newsletter Stories, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, In-house Counsel Thu, 23 May 2013 07:40:06 -0500 44327.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/stanford_law_hotbed_for_tech_startups_and_legal_entrepreneurs/ Taking a cue from the academic origins of many Silicon Valley inventors, Stanford Law School has become an incubator for legal technologists. Not typically credited as innovators, at least five startups have been created by current students and grads at the school since 2009, Law Technology… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, Careers, Law Schools Wed, 22 May 2013 08:40:04 -0500 44299.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/do_linkedin_endorsements_violate_legal_ethics/ Legal blogger Robert Ambrogi received an email alert this morning notifying him that an Internet acquaintance he’s never met or spoken to had endorsed his litigation skills on LinkedIn. Ambrogi says that is not uncommon for connections with no firsthand knowledge of his skills to endorse him on LinkedIn, a… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Marketing & Consulting, Legal Technology, Careers, Legal Ethics Tue, 21 May 2013 15:52:55 -0500 44295.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/tech_gadgets_lawyers_should_leave_at_home_on_business_trips/ You won’t see tech-savvy lawyers juggling multiple phones, tablets or cameras through airport security points. Lugging around fewer tech toys saves time and eases travel burdens on business trips, Legal Technology News reports. For lawyers who jet it for work, Legal Technology News identifies 10 items… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology Mon, 20 May 2013 14:32:36 -0500 44278.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/around_the_blawgosphere_granat_slu_law_school_tumblr/ Legal services delivery entrepreneur Richard Granat wrote at eLawyering Blog about the efforts of the ABA's eLawyering Task Force to identify the top law schools currently teaching legal practice technology. "We include within this category courses that train law students in document automation,… ABA Journal, @BlawgWhisperer, Bar Associations, ABA, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, Careers, Criminal Justice, Prosecutors, Public Defenders, Law Schools, Law Students Fri, 10 May 2013 08:30:01 -0500 44050.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/biglaw_rolls_out_apps_for_clients_effort_sends_message_this_isnt_your_grand/ A small but growing number of law firms are launching apps that help and possibly impress their clients. Latham & Watkins released its latest app last week, one that helps clients learn more about overseas anti-bribery laws, the Recorder reports. Previous apps by the firm Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Marketing & Consulting, Legal Technology Fri, 10 May 2013 06:04:46 -0500 44109.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/thanks_to_doj_ok_liquor_companies_saved_50_percent_using_predictive_coding/ Two beer companies seeking to merge won Justice Department approval after a review that used technology to find relevant electronic documents. The U.S. Department of Justice gave its OK to the use of a computerized document search using predictive coding in its review of the proposed merger of Anheuser-Busch InBev… Antitrust Law, Attorney General, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology Tue, 07 May 2013 06:30:42 -0500 44047.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/bvideo_with_radical_changes_law_firms_can_beat_recession_says_susskind/ Just as legal process outsourcers are stealing business from law firms today by doing it cheaper, they too will face pressure in the coming years from technologies that can do the the job even cheaper than they, law firm consultant Richard Susskind tells Bloomberg… ABA Journal, Business of Law (Video), Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, Outsourcing, Law Firms Thu, 02 May 2013 10:20:45 -0500 44011.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/the_dawn_of_big_data/ Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Marketing & Consulting, Legal Technology, Careers, Law Firms, Features Wed, 01 May 2013 05:20:06 -0500 43760.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/your_next_job_interviewer_might_be_a_computer_program/ Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, Careers, Law Firms, Features Wed, 01 May 2013 05:15:10 -0500 43761.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/tech_geeks_gather_to_reinvent_the_law/ ABA Journal, Law Scribbler, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Marketing & Consulting, Legal Technology, Business of Law Wed, 01 May 2013 02:40:06 -0500 43753.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/lawyers_say_they_like_storing_data_online/ ABA Journal, Law By the Numb#rs, Bar Associations, ABA, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, Business of Law Wed, 01 May 2013 02:20:06 -0500 43756.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/aba_opinion_cautions_judges_to_avoid_ethics_pitfalls_of_social_media/ Bar Associations, ABA, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, Cybersecurity, Internet Law, Judiciary, Legal Ethics, Your ABA Wed, 01 May 2013 01:40:06 -0500 43836.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judge_puts_the_brakes_on_law_firms_suit_over_doppelganger_domain_name_says_/ A New York legal boutique known for its expertise in counterfeiting and cybersquatting cases is experiencing a frustrating delay in obtaining a relief against a Canadian computer programmer who they allege set up a website with a name almost identical to the law firm's. Although GIOCONDOLAW.com is easily confused with… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, Cybersecurity, Intellectual Property Law, Trademark Law, Media & Communications Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, 2nd Circuit Court, States, New York Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:03:20 -0500 43979.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/more_websites_lawyers_love/ We previously shared with you a few of our favorite sites from the always crowd-pleasing session “60 Sites in 60 Minutes” at ABA Techshow. Below we’ve got a few more from the session’s speakers Britt Lorish, Eric Mazzone, Lincoln Mead and Mark Rosch. Let us know in… Bar Associations, ABA, ABA Techshow, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:38:02 -0500 43949.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyers_may_solicit_clients_by_text_messages_if_rules_are_followed_ohio_eth/ Text messages may be “a novel approach to client solicitation,” but they aren’t barred under traditional ethics rules, according to the Ohio Supreme Court's ethics board. In an April 5 opinion (PDF), the board said lawyers may solicit clients by text messages as long as they follow telemarketing… Advertising Law, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Marketing & Consulting, Legal Technology, Legal Ethics Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:55:20 -0500 43936.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/will_federal_discovery_be_streamlined_proposed_amendments_would_curtail_dep/ Proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure aim to reduce the burden of discovery. The proposals set lower presumptive limits for depositions and interrogatories, emphasize proportionality, and limit sanctions for e-discovery violations, Law Technology News reports in an article by Milberg senior counsel Henry… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, Civil Procedure, Judiciary, Trials & Litigation, Evidence Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:40:23 -0500 43825.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/scotusblog_med_express_iron_tech_lawyer_competition_better_call_saul/ Last month, SCOTUSblog won a Peabody Award for excellence in electronic media–the first blog to ever do so. On Thursday, it announced that it had at long last, the Senate Press Gallery has granted its reporter Lyle Denniston a press credential. "The Supreme Court’s… ABA Journal, @BlawgWhisperer, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Marketing & Consulting, Legal Technology, Careers, Women in the Law, Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Law Schools, Law Students, Media & Communications Law Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:29:59 -0500 43733.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/king_spalding_blocks_employee_access_to_personal_email_accounts_but_offers_/ Citing security concerns, a major law firm has blocked its workers from accessing their personal email on its computers. In a memo to employees on Monday, King & Spalding said it had been advised by consultants that accessing personal email accounts such as Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail from the law… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, Cybersecurity, Labor & Employment, Law Firms, Large Firm Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:30:56 -0500 43750.abajournal.com