What would a legal technology conference look like if speakers had only six minutes to make their points, with PowerPoint slides flashing behind them at 18-second intervals?
While contingent and fixed-fee models aren’t new, a fresh look at alternative billing may help established small-firm attorneys and solos distinguish themselves from the surge of laid-off lawyers and unemployed…
The proliferation of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter has created a tangle of ownership rights, subpoena power and even malpractice actions for botched e-discovery for lawyers and…
While not all lawyers agree the deep impressions of the economic downturn will last, the majority is preparing for a new paradigm with significant changes to practice—whether it be BigLaw…
States have the constitutional right to impose limits on speech that “beckons business” or “proposes a commercial transaction.” And an advertisement for legal services is clearly commercial speech, subject to…
Suppose the defendant in a case you’re judging has produced a document with a certain hash value (used to index items in a database) that the plaintiff wants to use…
The crowning glory of the ABA Techshow’s Mac user track on Thursday, according to presenters Jeff Richardson and Reid Trautz, was a lively display that highlighted the…
After more than three years of litigation, an out-of-state law graduate has apparently tired of pursing a onetime federal class action over Wisconsin’s so-called diploma privilege, under which graduates of…
On the eve of ABA Techshow, as presenters and participants make their way to Chicago, 16 will dare answer the question: What’s the future of law practice?
Attorney General Eric Holder is defending lawyers who represent unpopular clients in a speech delivered just two weeks after a conservative group criticized Justice Department lawyers who previously defended Guantanamo…
The ABA Journal and LexBlog will host a 3rd Annual Beer for Blawggers meet up from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 26 after Mar 17, 2010 2:58 PM CDT
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.