Practice Technology

What are lawyers worth? Self-regulation perpetuated ‘bespoke myth,’ op-ed says

Lawyers are so expensive because, until recently, law operated as a guild rather than a competitive market, according to an op-ed by a fellow at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.

The system of lawyer licensing had fostered a “bespoke myth” that maintained all legal matters were unique, inherently complex and worthy of premium rates, according to the Forbes article by Mark Cohen.

Dec 7, 2017 7:00 AM CST

Mini travel keyboard designed for lawyers has one-key symbols and legal terms

The company that designed a keyboard that allows lawyers to type symbols and common legal words with a single keystroke has released a mini version for travel.

Dec 6, 2017 1:17 PM CST

Finalists named for Startup Alley at ABA Techshow; your vote helps determine 15 exhibitors

You can help determine which 15 startup companies will get to exhibit their products in March at the ABA Techshow. Robert Ambrogi, author of the LawSites blog, lists the 25 finalists and describes their services in a column for Above the Law. Vote for your favorite here by midnight Dec.…

Dec 1, 2017 3:55 PM CST

Web 100: Best law podcasts

For these 25 law podcasts, readers wrote to us to share what they considered most compelling. Judges from outside our staff helped us pick the best of the best.

Dec 1, 2017 12:09 AM CST

Survey: Lawyers still think blogging makes an impact

Blogging continues to draw new practitioners into the legal community. The majority responding to an ABA Journal online survey has been blogging for five years or less.

Dec 1, 2017 12:09 AM CST

What makes a good law firm website?

Each law firm has to decide the right course of action regarding website design based on its services and the type of client it wants to attract.

Dec 1, 2017 12:08 AM CST

Web 100: Best law Twitter

Check out the ABA Journal’s list of 25 lawyer-tweeters to follow.

Dec 1, 2017 12:05 AM CST

Web 100: Best law blogs

Our inaugural year of the Web 100 list honors 50 blogs (and adds five more to our Blawg 100 Hall of Fame.)

Dec 1, 2017 12:02 AM CST

Welcome to the 2017 ABA Journal Web 100

Our inaugural year of this feature honors 50 blogs (and adds five more to our Blawg Hall of Fame), as well as 25 law podcasts and 25 tweeters for lawyers to follow.

Dec 1, 2017 12:01 AM CST

Alternative legal services provider Integreon acquires Allegory Law

Alternative legal services provider Integreon has acquired litigation management software company Allegory Law. Allegory’s founder and CEO, Alma Asay, and her team will go in house at Integreon. Asay will become the company’s chief innovation officer. “Technology is evolving to the point where it needs to be integrated into all…

Nov 28, 2017 12:11 PM CST

Evolve Law to merge with Above the Law in 2018

Evolve Law, a legal technology community, will merge with legal blog Above the Law in 2018. Already partners, this merger will fully incorporate Evolve Law’s over 150 member companies and its community into Above the Law. “As the largest community for lawyers in the U.S., we are excited to fully…

Nov 28, 2017 10:15 AM CST

Podcasts, social media share spotlight with blogs in ABA Journal Web 100

ABA Journal editors have published their year-end choices for best online media. For 2017, the annual list includes podcasts and social media on legal topics as well as blogs.

Nov 27, 2017 4:05 PM CST

Sessions orders review of background check database for gun buyers; Black Friday checks set record

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered a review of the criminal background check database for gun buyers after questions arose about the military’s reporting of convictions to the system. Sessions ordered a comprehensive review last Wednesday that includes a look at how the military reports convictions, the New York Times…

Nov 27, 2017 2:25 PM CST

7th Circuit rejects another appeal by lawyer ordered to pay up to $4.2M for sending junk faxes

A federal appeals court has rejected an appeal by an Illinois lawyer who was ordered to pay up to $4.2 million for sending junk-fax newsletters without an opt-out provision. The Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals noted that the class action against Gregory Turza was nearly a decade old.…

Nov 16, 2017 3:19 PM CST

Will big-data tools make policing less biased—or violate people’s rights? (podcast)

One day, there is a knock at the door, and you are handed a letter. The letter lists your friends, your activities, and the possible legal consequences you might face for those activities. The letter also says that you may be the next to be shot—or to kill someone else.

Nov 15, 2017 7:30 AM CST