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What Matters in the ABA Employment Data?
May 18, 2014
The new ABA employment summary report for the class of 2013 appeared recently, and the data prompted a flurry of analysis on blogs and elsewhere (see collected analysis here.) A great deal of the analysis deals with sorting out which of the reported categories are important (and indeed, which of them are even "good" and "bad"). The report includes approximately 150 categories of employment and unemployment, many overlapping with one another. So what really counts in the ABA employment data?...
May 18, 2014
The new ABA employment summary report for the class of 2013 appeared recently, and the data prompted a flurry of analysis on blogs and elsewhere (see collected analysis here.) A great deal of the analysis deals with sorting out which of the reported categories are important (and indeed, which of them are even "good" and "bad"). The report includes approximately 150 categories of employment and unemployment, many overlapping with one another. So what really counts in the ABA employment data?...
Bryan Garner Discusses the Latest Edition of Black’s Law Dictionary
May 18, 2014
Here is an interesting factoid for you: David Lat, editor of the blog Above the Law, is credited with coining three of the 7,500...
May 18, 2014
Here is an interesting factoid for you: David Lat, editor of the blog Above the Law, is credited with coining three of the 7,500...
Surden: Video of Computable Contracts Presentation
May 18, 2014
Professor Harry Surden of the University of Colorado has posted a video of his presentation entitled Computable Contracts, given 7 February 2014 at ReInvent Law NYC. The video is available at ReInvent Law Channel, published by Professor Dr. Daniel Martin Katz and Professor Renee Newman Knake of the ReInvent Law Laboratoryat Michigan State University. The presentation is based on Professor Surden’s paper, Computable Contracts, UC Davis Law Review, Vol. 46, pp. 629-700 (2012). Here...
May 18, 2014
Professor Harry Surden of the University of Colorado has posted a video of his presentation entitled Computable Contracts, given 7 February 2014 at ReInvent Law NYC. The video is available at ReInvent Law Channel, published by Professor Dr. Daniel Martin Katz and Professor Renee Newman Knake of the ReInvent Law Laboratoryat Michigan State University. The presentation is based on Professor Surden’s paper, Computable Contracts, UC Davis Law Review, Vol. 46, pp. 629-700 (2012). Here...
Social Media Request for Production That Got It Right
May 18, 2014
Requesting social media relevant to a lawsuit should be done as standard operating procedure now. However, some attorney...
May 18, 2014
Requesting social media relevant to a lawsuit should be done as standard operating procedure now. However, some attorney...
Law Student Job Hunting Tips from Texas Lawyer
May 17, 2014
While the advice about the key importance of networking, networking and more networking is nothing new to law students conducting a job search in a very tough market, the author of this column from Texas Lawyer provides some concrete suggestions about which organizations and groups students should devote their networking energies. Similarly the advice about volunteering to write blog posts or articles for local bar journals as a way of marketing yourself is also nothing new, it's important...
May 17, 2014
While the advice about the key importance of networking, networking and more networking is nothing new to law students conducting a job search in a very tough market, the author of this column from Texas Lawyer provides some concrete suggestions about which organizations and groups students should devote their networking energies. Similarly the advice about volunteering to write blog posts or articles for local bar journals as a way of marketing yourself is also nothing new, it's important...
LinkedIn Connects with Evernote to Scan Business Cards
May 17, 2014
LinkedIn had a nifty little app called CardMunch which turned business cards into contacts. So, of course, they’re shutting it down. Fortunately, they’re offering the same service by deepening their partnership with an even niftier app, Evernote: LinkedIn members can scan a business card using Evernote’s mobile app and then directly connect with this contact on LinkedIn to maintain the new relationship. Evernote’s card scanning service is fast, reliable, and literally world-class, with...
May 17, 2014
LinkedIn had a nifty little app called CardMunch which turned business cards into contacts. So, of course, they’re shutting it down. Fortunately, they’re offering the same service by deepening their partnership with an even niftier app, Evernote: LinkedIn members can scan a business card using Evernote’s mobile app and then directly connect with this contact on LinkedIn to maintain the new relationship. Evernote’s card scanning service is fast, reliable, and literally world-class, with...
Google Now Adds Parking Reminder
May 17, 2014
Google Now Adds Parking Reminder. Hey, SWMBO, where did we park? Are we in Villains or Heroes Lots? Mickey or Goofy? The only thing goofy around here is trying to find my car after a couple of single malts and a few miles of walking around. Recently, I discovered a couple of parking apps that allow me to fix the location where I park the car, and use GPS to find it later. However, I am always walking through the turnstiles when I remember that I didn't set the damn thing. Now, Google Now does it automatically....
May 17, 2014
Google Now Adds Parking Reminder. Hey, SWMBO, where did we park? Are we in Villains or Heroes Lots? Mickey or Goofy? The only thing goofy around here is trying to find my car after a couple of single malts and a few miles of walking around. Recently, I discovered a couple of parking apps that allow me to fix the location where I park the car, and use GPS to find it later. However, I am always walking through the turnstiles when I remember that I didn't set the damn thing. Now, Google Now does it automatically....
Apple, Google Settle Smartphone Patent Litigation
May 17, 2014
Apple Inc and Google Inc's Motorola Mobility unit have agreed to settle all patent litigation between them over smartphone...
May 17, 2014
Apple Inc and Google Inc's Motorola Mobility unit have agreed to settle all patent litigation between them over smartphone...
WordRake Holdings Launches WordRake 2, the Next Generation of Its Revolutionary Professional Editing Software
May 17, 2014
Technology company WordRake Holdings, LLC announced official release of WordRake 2, the new version of its popular editing software for professionals. A major leap ahead in capability and compatibility, WordRake 2 will benefit the company’s large client base, which now includes thousands of law firms, corporations, government agencies, and universities. “WordRake is perfect for all professionals who want their writing to be less verbose and more persuasive. I raked a 25-page operating agreement...
May 17, 2014
Technology company WordRake Holdings, LLC announced official release of WordRake 2, the new version of its popular editing software for professionals. A major leap ahead in capability and compatibility, WordRake 2 will benefit the company’s large client base, which now includes thousands of law firms, corporations, government agencies, and universities. “WordRake is perfect for all professionals who want their writing to be less verbose and more persuasive. I raked a 25-page operating agreement...
Improving Your Google Searches with Advanced Queries
May 17, 2014
It's something none of us explicitly learned in school. Instead, we learned through doing. Each day over 5 billion searches...
May 17, 2014
It's something none of us explicitly learned in school. Instead, we learned through doing. Each day over 5 billion searches...
