Corrected: When it comes to fulfilling their ethical obligation to keep abreast of developments in technology, lawyers are increasingly fighting a two-front war. On the one hand, they have to…
Apr 18, 2015 12:25 PM CDT
Smartwatches and other forms of wearable technology aren’t just for fitness enthusiasts or techies that can’t bear to be away from the Net.
In a Friday afternoon session at Apr 17, 2015 5:00 PM CDT
As the legal industry embraces automation, it’s extremely important for humans to remain actively engaged or risk losing their skills.
One of the main themes of ABA Techshow is…
Apr 17, 2015 4:04 PM CDT
Hands down, the best part of visiting the ABA Techshow expo floor are the people: old and new friends, business contacts, and reps from companies that can help connect us…
Apr 17, 2015 2:33 PM CDT
Corrected: Just like the 12-step program, the first step in improving law firm efficiency is to admit that you have a problem. Otherwise no piece of legal technology in the…
Apr 17, 2015 10:30 AM CDT
For most people, LinkedIn is an online repository for your resume and a website that you rarely visit and almost never update. But the social media site can be a…
Apr 16, 2015 4:19 PM CDT
Like it or not, technology is a necessary part of a modern law practice. In fact, it may be the most important part of a practice outside of lawyers themselves.…
Apr 16, 2015 12:11 PM CDT
Having a truly paperless office will increase efficiency safeguard important client data–but getting there is often the hardest part.
In a packed conference room at ABA Techshow on Thursday…
Apr 16, 2015 11:22 AM CDT
Join the ABA Journal and our friends at LexBlog for our 8th year of celebrating law blogging and law bloggers at our annual Beer for Blawggers meetup Friday…
Apr 13, 2015 6:01 PM CDT
The ABA has announced it is offering free memberships to law students at ABA-approved schools, effectively immediately, according to an ABA press release.
Students who join will have access…
Apr 6, 2015 11:26 AM CDT
President Obama has commuted the sentences of 22 drug offenders, including four supported by the ABA-backed Clemency Project. Press releases from the ABA and the Clemency Project have…
Apr 3, 2015 1:58 PM CDT
The 114th Congress began its term in January with 71 new members in both chambers and a fresh group of committee chairs in the now Republican-controlled Senate. This will be…
Apr 1, 2015 6:05 AM CDT
Photo of William Hubbard by Marc Hauser
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In the recent U.S. Supreme Court case
Elonis v. United States, argued in December, lawyers for Anthony Elonis said he should not have been convicted of making online threats against…
Apr 1, 2015 6:00 AM CDT
Michael Moore, Rusty Hardin and Jeffrey Dion made up a panel moderated by Sherri Bevan Walsh that addressed the balance between free speech rights and threats issued online. Photo by Kathy Anderson.
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Photo of Nicholas Carr courtesy of Mr. Carr
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Photo of Walter White Jr. by Kathy Anderson
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