The always crowd-pleasing session “60 Sites in 60 Minutes” closed the ABA Techshow Saturday where speakers Dan Pinnington, Catherine Sanders Reach, Natalie Kelly and Mar 31, 2012 6:05 PM CDT
The proliferation of automated document review startups, client demands for more convenient and cost-sensitive service and the saturation of lawyers competing in the same marketplace are some of the well-publicized…
One of the most popular ABA Techshow programs Friday offered a wide array of technology devices and software sure to please the inner tech geek in every lawyer.
ABA Techshow keynote speaker Ben Stein applauded technological advances that enable U.S. (and Canadian) lawyers to increase access to justice for their fellow citizens in a Friday…
Want to expand your Web presence beyond your basic website?
Here are a few tried-and-true techniques, courtesy of Jeff Lantz, an Oro Valley, Ariz.-based lawyer and website developer, and Mar 30, 2012 6:48 PM CDT
Does your firm’s IT department know what a rootkit is? And, more importantly, are they prepared to defend sensitive client data from a host of extremely sophisticated and stealthy rootkit…
Law schools are being asked to double check figures on average student debt submitted to the ABA after some school officials raised concerns that they may have underreported the figure.
While synchronicity, security and data breach concerns are justified in these days of working on desktop, laptop, mobile phone and tablet, lawyers can reasonably protect sensitive data by taking a…
In an increasingly connected world, lawyers at a coffee shop, a hotel or the airport may jump online to check email, get some work done or send a tweet. But…
Whether fixed, value-based, discounted, phased or blended, successful alternative fee arrangements require greater trust and communication with clients and a closer look at revenue tracking and partner compensation systems.
In today’s world, lawyers who don’t embrace the latest technology are not only shortchanging their clients and themselves. They may soon run afoul of their ethical obligations as well.
New technology will drive the future of law back to the customer service era of your grandfather. However, clients are being aided by Facebook, Twitter, weblogs and reviews posted on…
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Republican Study Committee’s plan to “eliminate the Legal Services Corporation” in the nation’s fiscal year 2013 budget is “remarkably shortsighted,” says…
Join the ABA Journal and LexBlog for the fifth year of celebrating law blogging and law bloggers at our 5th Annual Beer for Blawggers meet up Friday evening…
The ABA Journal wants to host and facilitate conversations among lawyers about their profession. We are now accepting thoughtful, non-promotional articles and commentary by unpaid contributors.