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Career confessions of an atypical law school graduate

To improve oversight of facial recognition, expand open-file discovery

As machines play a greater role in criminal justice, third-party auditing and oversight is essential

Why scraping publicly available information online isn’t a crime

Forgoing bug bounties and disclosure policies, legal tech leaves lawyers vulnerable

Trade secret privilege is bad for criminal justice

The rise of the machines—but with checks and balances

For law firms on the web, online accessibility for the disabled is good business

Be competent in AI before adopting, integrating it into your practice

Stop comparing your startup to TurboTax

As deepfakes make it harder to discern truth, lawyers can be gatekeepers

I decreased my phone screen time by 80%—this is how I did it

Access-to-justice gap? It’s the economy

Computer science programs need to teach the law

In the battle for net neutrality, the A2J community is notably quiet

The fix is in: How right-to-repair laws can improve tech and the environment

New criminal justice technology catalog relaunches with over 130 projects

Text-message reminders are a cheap and effective way to reduce pretrial detention

Prosecutors should create innovation offices to improve justice and public safety

Want to improve AI for law? Let’s talk about public data and collaboration

Use copyright law to battle mugshot extortion

What’s actually happening when a cryptocurrency gets hacked?

5 lessons for teaching law and technology

5 cybersecurity steps you should already be taking

Courts need help when it comes to science and tech

Chatbot apps help users communicate their legal needs

TBD Law conference goes beyond basics

Law firms use data to judge lateral hires’ potential success

Software helps assemble social media posts from a specific event or point in time

Transparency has become part of the NSA mission, its GC says

Leverage Still Rules: There’s one difference between law-firm ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’

Law schools expect applications to increase, but grads’ job data shows decline

Who’s afraid of cybercrime?

To gain more clients, use social media

How much money can you make in different practice areas?

Does SEO relate to law-firm success?

Fewer lawyers—and jobs—for the Class of ‘15

How much is that website?

Poor intake processes are leaving potential clients hanging, study finds

More ‘best firms’ have females as top rainmakers

Legal startups seeking seed capital are sprouting

Midsize corporations are slow to pick up on e-discovery innovations

There’s an uptick in e-filing in state and local courts

Half of respondents in legal tech survey have encryption, but less than a third use it

Starting associate pay of $160K is common—but not as common as in 2009

Blogging is big with BigLaw firms

Client survey shows nearly two-thirds are using alternative fee arrangements

1 in 10 will click on attachments in phishing emails, study finds

3Ls and old pros differ on whether new grads are prepared for practice

NALP leader finds an interesting synchrony between law school, jobs figures

2014 was a year of gains for law firms

Many small firms face big payment problems

82 law firm mergers got the green light in 2014

Corporations are adding to their in-house legal departments, cutting outside expenditures

Because it’s still who you know

Consider the Alternatives: How profitable are alternative fee arrangements?

A lawyer’s value, hour by hour

Firms keep a tight rein on employees’ mobile access to networks

Solos go for tech in 2014

Lateral hiring drops again in 2013
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