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The Smart Money Was Never on Goliath: Does BigLaw Have His Same Disadvantages?
November 3, 2013
I attended a program that was part of Chicago Ideas Week last week called "Lessons: The Choice Is Yours." Among the amazing...
November 3, 2013
I attended a program that was part of Chicago Ideas Week last week called "Lessons: The Choice Is Yours." Among the amazing...
Thomson Reuters Announces 3,000 Layoffs
November 3, 2013
Looks like the transformation is underway at Thomson Reuters. The company announced Tuesday that it was laying off 3,000...
November 3, 2013
Looks like the transformation is underway at Thomson Reuters. The company announced Tuesday that it was laying off 3,000...
Is Law Review Experience Valuable for Helping Law Students Prepare for Practice?
November 2, 2013
Recently, Adam Liptak wrote a piece for the New York Times, which questioned the current system of student-written law reviews. Here are a couple of excerpts for flavor: "These student editors are mostly bright and work hard, but they are young, part-time amateurs who know little about the law or about editing prose. Yet they are in charge of picking the best articles from among many hundreds of submissions written by professors with authentic expertise in fields the students may never have...
November 2, 2013
Recently, Adam Liptak wrote a piece for the New York Times, which questioned the current system of student-written law reviews. Here are a couple of excerpts for flavor: "These student editors are mostly bright and work hard, but they are young, part-time amateurs who know little about the law or about editing prose. Yet they are in charge of picking the best articles from among many hundreds of submissions written by professors with authentic expertise in fields the students may never have...
Your Mind Needs a Vacation even if Your Body Doesn’t
November 2, 2013
A vacation should be a good thing, especially if it’s a short mental vacation during a mediation or negotiation session. Vacations are a chance to break the cycle of your normal routine. It can give you the opportunity to travel to new places and experience new things. For some, they find relaxation is going to the same place, the same beach house or cabin in the woods, to get away from it all. There are many things that can go wrong to make you wish you were back in your office, sweet...
November 2, 2013
A vacation should be a good thing, especially if it’s a short mental vacation during a mediation or negotiation session. Vacations are a chance to break the cycle of your normal routine. It can give you the opportunity to travel to new places and experience new things. For some, they find relaxation is going to the same place, the same beach house or cabin in the woods, to get away from it all. There are many things that can go wrong to make you wish you were back in your office, sweet...
New Wolfram Problem Generator: Practice and Learn
November 2, 2013
We are proud to announce Wolfram Problem Generator, a website where students decide which topic they want to practice and we provide...
November 2, 2013
We are proud to announce Wolfram Problem Generator, a website where students decide which topic they want to practice and we provide...
Google Nears Smartwatch Launch
November 2, 2013
Google Inc. GOOG +0.48% 's smartwatch is in late-stage development and the company is in talks with Asian suppliers to begin mass production of the device, people familiar with the matter said. Compare Smartwatches View Graphics Here, Samsung's smartwatch The new device, which will run on Android, will be integrated with Google Now, the company's intelligent personal assistant that can answer questions, make recommendations and predict what information...
November 2, 2013
Google Inc. GOOG +0.48% 's smartwatch is in late-stage development and the company is in talks with Asian suppliers to begin mass production of the device, people familiar with the matter said. Compare Smartwatches View Graphics Here, Samsung's smartwatch The new device, which will run on Android, will be integrated with Google Now, the company's intelligent personal assistant that can answer questions, make recommendations and predict what information...
At Supreme Court, Tradition Trumps Technology, and Transparency
November 2, 2013
Cameras at the Supreme Court is hardly a new topic, but it got a spirited rehashing last week at an event called “Today’s Supreme Court: Tradition v. Technology and Transparency.” Given that it was sponsored by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, one need not be clairvoyant to guess how the panelists came out. But Tony Mauro, the National Law Journal correspondent who has covered the court for 33 years, said barring cameras is not the only example of tradition trumping new technology. Some...
November 2, 2013
Cameras at the Supreme Court is hardly a new topic, but it got a spirited rehashing last week at an event called “Today’s Supreme Court: Tradition v. Technology and Transparency.” Given that it was sponsored by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, one need not be clairvoyant to guess how the panelists came out. But Tony Mauro, the National Law Journal correspondent who has covered the court for 33 years, said barring cameras is not the only example of tradition trumping new technology. Some...
Technology That Learns
November 1, 2013
Interesting article from IBM’s Systems Magazine. “The applications for cognitive systems with this degree of complexity are virtually limitless. From weather warnings to medicine, e-commerce to banking, cognitive computers will utilize their senses to integrate the vast amounts of available big data, informing experts and augmenting decisions in increasingly complex situations. “For example, a cognitive computing system monitoring the world’s water supply could contain a network of sensors...
November 1, 2013
Interesting article from IBM’s Systems Magazine. “The applications for cognitive systems with this degree of complexity are virtually limitless. From weather warnings to medicine, e-commerce to banking, cognitive computers will utilize their senses to integrate the vast amounts of available big data, informing experts and augmenting decisions in increasingly complex situations. “For example, a cognitive computing system monitoring the world’s water supply could contain a network of sensors...
In re Lee Part 1: A Child’s Best Interest Comes Second to Mediation Finality
November 1, 2013
The mediation policy and ethics questions encountered in the recent Texas Supreme Court decision In re Lee are enough to fill several blog posts. Over the next few posts, we’ll look at the many policy implications of this remarkable decision. Topics discussed will include: Should the finality of a mediated agreement trump changes for the child’s best interest? In custody policy, do mediation and arbitration differ? When there’s been no intimate partner violence, should settlements...
November 1, 2013
The mediation policy and ethics questions encountered in the recent Texas Supreme Court decision In re Lee are enough to fill several blog posts. Over the next few posts, we’ll look at the many policy implications of this remarkable decision. Topics discussed will include: Should the finality of a mediated agreement trump changes for the child’s best interest? In custody policy, do mediation and arbitration differ? When there’s been no intimate partner violence, should settlements...
FINRA Considering Whether Firms Should be Required to Carry Insurance to Pay Arbitration Awards
November 1, 2013
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) is reportedly considering whether to require brokerage firms to purchase and maintain errors and omissions insurance policies that would be used to pay investors following arbitration. According to the organization’s Executive Vice President of Regulatory Operations, Susan Axelrod, many investment firms never pay arbitration awards and other legal claims issued to investors. Instead, the companies often close down – leaving claimants...
November 1, 2013
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) is reportedly considering whether to require brokerage firms to purchase and maintain errors and omissions insurance policies that would be used to pay investors following arbitration. According to the organization’s Executive Vice President of Regulatory Operations, Susan Axelrod, many investment firms never pay arbitration awards and other legal claims issued to investors. Instead, the companies often close down – leaving claimants...
