Updated: Lawyers in two separate cases sought court intervention after discovering that jurors apparently posted Twitter messages while considering the fate of their clients.
Some lawyers are giving up their BlackBerrys for iPhones, preferring the latter gadget’s big screen and slick interface. Others are holding on to their BlackBerrys because they offer greater e-mail…
The District of Columbia Bar has warned Avvo that it will pursue “any and all available remedies” if the lawyer ranking website doesn’t remove information acquired…
A law professor who banned laptops in his first-year criminal law class surveyed his students about their reaction—and found it was generally positive.
An associate laid off last year by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has started a website that allows users to anonymously critique partners at large law firms.
Law practice in the future will involve the mechanization of legal tasks into standard systems, creating job losses for lawyers who don’t evolve, Richard Susskind argues in his new book…
For the lawyer’s smartphone, there is no storm brewing over our top choices: The Apple iPhone 3G and the BlackBerry Bold are two of the best smartphones available.
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