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The Future of Printed Law Reviews
August 4, 2013
Even the most prestigious law reviews may have 2000 or fewer paid subscribers. And with online access, how often do any of us consult a hard copy? Moreover, hard copy printing costs cash-strapped law schools $$. The obvious prediction: within the next few years, almost all law reviews will be online and not in hard copy. The development promises at least two positive consequences. First, the current concern about limiting the number of pages in an issue( for economic reasons) will disappear....
August 4, 2013
Even the most prestigious law reviews may have 2000 or fewer paid subscribers. And with online access, how often do any of us consult a hard copy? Moreover, hard copy printing costs cash-strapped law schools $$. The obvious prediction: within the next few years, almost all law reviews will be online and not in hard copy. The development promises at least two positive consequences. First, the current concern about limiting the number of pages in an issue( for economic reasons) will disappear....
Trump Wins $5 Million Slander Arbitration Award Against Beauty
August 4, 2013
A beauty queen's claim that the Miss USA Pageant run by Donald Trump was rigged has cost her $5 million in damages for defamation. Southern District Judge J. Paul Oetken on Tuesday upheld an arbitration award against Sheena Monnin, the former Miss Pennsylvania USA 2012 who alleged on Facebook and the "Today" show that the 2012 pageant in Las Vegas had a "script" dictating the final 16 and the top five finishers Oetken also criticized Monnin's attorney, Richard Klineburger, for refusing...
August 4, 2013
A beauty queen's claim that the Miss USA Pageant run by Donald Trump was rigged has cost her $5 million in damages for defamation. Southern District Judge J. Paul Oetken on Tuesday upheld an arbitration award against Sheena Monnin, the former Miss Pennsylvania USA 2012 who alleged on Facebook and the "Today" show that the 2012 pageant in Las Vegas had a "script" dictating the final 16 and the top five finishers Oetken also criticized Monnin's attorney, Richard Klineburger, for refusing...
Google Databoard: A New Way to Explore Industry Research
August 4, 2013
It’s important for people to stay up to date about the most recent research and insights related to their work or personal...
August 4, 2013
It’s important for people to stay up to date about the most recent research and insights related to their work or personal...
Using Algorithmic Attribution Techniques to Determine Authorship In Unsigned Judicial Opinions
August 4, 2013
From the Abstract: “This Article proposes a novel and provocative analysis of judicial opinions that are published without indicating individual authorship. Our approach provides an unbiased, quantitative, and computer scientific answer to a problem that has long plagued legal commentators. Our work uses natural language processing to predict authorship of judicial opinions that are unsigned or whose attribution is disputed. Using a dataset of Supreme Court opinions with known authorship,...
August 4, 2013
From the Abstract: “This Article proposes a novel and provocative analysis of judicial opinions that are published without indicating individual authorship. Our approach provides an unbiased, quantitative, and computer scientific answer to a problem that has long plagued legal commentators. Our work uses natural language processing to predict authorship of judicial opinions that are unsigned or whose attribution is disputed. Using a dataset of Supreme Court opinions with known authorship,...
The Last Days of Big Law – and the Snakepit at Mayer Brown
August 3, 2013
The New Republic just published a gripping story entitled, "The Last Days of Big Law: You can't imagine the terror when...
August 3, 2013
The New Republic just published a gripping story entitled, "The Last Days of Big Law: You can't imagine the terror when...
Mass. Moves to Require Technology Competence for Lawyers
August 3, 2013
For a geek like me, it was big news last August when the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates voted to amend the Model Rules of Professional Conduct to make clear that lawyers have a duty to be competent in technology. Specifically, the ABA voted to amend the comment to Model Rule 1.1, governing lawyer competence, to say that, in addition to keeping abreast of changes in the law and its practice, a lawyer should keep abreast of “the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology.”...
August 3, 2013
For a geek like me, it was big news last August when the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates voted to amend the Model Rules of Professional Conduct to make clear that lawyers have a duty to be competent in technology. Specifically, the ABA voted to amend the comment to Model Rule 1.1, governing lawyer competence, to say that, in addition to keeping abreast of changes in the law and its practice, a lawyer should keep abreast of “the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology.”...
Google Maps Desktop Is New Again
August 3, 2013
Google Maps for mobile devices such as tablets and smart phones isn't the only work Google is doing on the best maps app in the world. You can request an invite to the new Google Maps for the Desktop as well, and it is pretty amazing. Using the card interface that has become ubiquitous on Android Jelly Bean phones and tablets, you can explore the world from your chair. Or, you can go on street view walking tours, and check out the interior of buildings you see. It's the next best thing to being there....
August 3, 2013
Google Maps for mobile devices such as tablets and smart phones isn't the only work Google is doing on the best maps app in the world. You can request an invite to the new Google Maps for the Desktop as well, and it is pretty amazing. Using the card interface that has become ubiquitous on Android Jelly Bean phones and tablets, you can explore the world from your chair. Or, you can go on street view walking tours, and check out the interior of buildings you see. It's the next best thing to being there....
One-third to One-Half of 1.5 Million U.S. Lawyers Do Not Work as Lawyers
August 3, 2013
That’s right. A very large number of law graduates choose not to practice law. Instead, they pursue careers in banking, other financial institutions, insurance, technology and e-commerce, management consulting, corporate contracts administration, alternative dispute resolution, government regulation or compliance work, law enforcement, human resources, accounting, the military, government executive positions, legislative positions, administrative agencies, teaching, journalism, risk management,...
August 3, 2013
That’s right. A very large number of law graduates choose not to practice law. Instead, they pursue careers in banking, other financial institutions, insurance, technology and e-commerce, management consulting, corporate contracts administration, alternative dispute resolution, government regulation or compliance work, law enforcement, human resources, accounting, the military, government executive positions, legislative positions, administrative agencies, teaching, journalism, risk management,...
Acrobat to the Rescue: Searching Unsearchable Productions
August 3, 2013
In a perverse irony, lawyers often ‘brag’ about how little they know about information technology; but in situations where admitting confusion could help them, they clam up. Abraham Lincoln said, “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.” But with respect to problems in electronic discovery, it’s foolish to stay silent. Sadly, many requesting parties are flummoxed by what’s produced to them. Rather than confess their confusion, they...
August 3, 2013
In a perverse irony, lawyers often ‘brag’ about how little they know about information technology; but in situations where admitting confusion could help them, they clam up. Abraham Lincoln said, “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.” But with respect to problems in electronic discovery, it’s foolish to stay silent. Sadly, many requesting parties are flummoxed by what’s produced to them. Rather than confess their confusion, they...
Emergence and Dynamism in International Organizations
August 2, 2013
Sergio Puig, Lecturer in Law and Teaching Fellow at the Stanford Program in International Legal Studies, has published Emergence and Dynamism in International Organizations: ICSID, Investor-State Arbitration, and International Investment Law, 44 Georgetown Journal of International Law 531 (2013). In his article, Mr. Puig discusses the nearly fifty-year history of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes(ICSID). Here is the abstract: Near the fiftieth anniversary of ICSID,...
August 2, 2013
Sergio Puig, Lecturer in Law and Teaching Fellow at the Stanford Program in International Legal Studies, has published Emergence and Dynamism in International Organizations: ICSID, Investor-State Arbitration, and International Investment Law, 44 Georgetown Journal of International Law 531 (2013). In his article, Mr. Puig discusses the nearly fifty-year history of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes(ICSID). Here is the abstract: Near the fiftieth anniversary of ICSID,...
