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Predictive Policing May Help Bag Burglars—But It May Also Be A Constitutional Problem
September 4, 2013
Imagine a police officer at roll call. He gets a printout stating that at a certain time, on a particular city block, there’s a certain percentage chance that a burglary will take place. Motivated by the odds, the officer heads over to that neighborhood around that very time. While there, he spots a man carrying a black bag. Does the printout, combined with the officer’s observations, amount to reasonable suspicion such that the man could be appropriately stopped and searched? That’s just...
September 4, 2013
Imagine a police officer at roll call. He gets a printout stating that at a certain time, on a particular city block, there’s a certain percentage chance that a burglary will take place. Motivated by the odds, the officer heads over to that neighborhood around that very time. While there, he spots a man carrying a black bag. Does the printout, combined with the officer’s observations, amount to reasonable suspicion such that the man could be appropriately stopped and searched? That’s just...
Against Reinvention: More Forward Not Backward
September 4, 2013
It's fashionable nowadays to talk about reinventing and disrupting the legal profession. We celebrate "legal rebels " — The American Bar Association's list contains many admirable choices. Daniel Katz and Renee Knake, faculty at the Michigan State University's law school, have done the global community a great service with their ReinventLaw events. But I've long felt cognitive dissonance around the reinvent meme. If something has already been invented, what's the point of reinventing it? If things...
September 4, 2013
It's fashionable nowadays to talk about reinventing and disrupting the legal profession. We celebrate "legal rebels " — The American Bar Association's list contains many admirable choices. Daniel Katz and Renee Knake, faculty at the Michigan State University's law school, have done the global community a great service with their ReinventLaw events. But I've long felt cognitive dissonance around the reinvent meme. If something has already been invented, what's the point of reinventing it? If things...
Law Firms Can’t Describe ‘Specialties’ on LinkedIn, New York Ethics Opinion Says
September 3, 2013
Law firms may not describe their services in a section of LinkedIn devoted to specialties, according to a New York ethics...
September 3, 2013
Law firms may not describe their services in a section of LinkedIn devoted to specialties, according to a New York ethics...
Best Way To Boost Access To Justice? Change Ethics Rules, ‘13 Legal Rebel Renee Knake Says
September 3, 2013
Two years ago, professional responsibility law professor Renee Newman Knake knew she could no longer tout a rewarding and meaningful career in the law. As she saw it, the profession was plagued by wasteful inefficiency, a precipitous market drop, and the inability to serve a growing swath of the U.S. population. "If I was going to stand up in front of my students and really believe that having a legal degree and a career as a lawyer can be among the most fulfilling career choices a person can make,"...
September 3, 2013
Two years ago, professional responsibility law professor Renee Newman Knake knew she could no longer tout a rewarding and meaningful career in the law. As she saw it, the profession was plagued by wasteful inefficiency, a precipitous market drop, and the inability to serve a growing swath of the U.S. population. "If I was going to stand up in front of my students and really believe that having a legal degree and a career as a lawyer can be among the most fulfilling career choices a person can make,"...
Negotiation Strategies for Corporations and Law Firms
September 3, 2013
Negotiation Strategies for Corporations and Law FirmsSeptember 23-24, Terranea Resort, Los Angeles’ Oceanfront Resort Monday,...
September 3, 2013
Negotiation Strategies for Corporations and Law FirmsSeptember 23-24, Terranea Resort, Los Angeles’ Oceanfront Resort Monday,...
Court Approves Facebook Class Settlement, Shaves Attorney Fees
September 2, 2013
U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg rejected plaintiffs' contention that injunctive relief should be factored into fee award.
September 2, 2013
U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg rejected plaintiffs' contention that injunctive relief should be factored into fee award.
Meet our 2013 Legal Rebels
September 1, 2013
Excuse us for waving our own flag, but we are exceedingly proud of our fifth-year selections for the ABA Journal’s Legal Rebels. Our annual honors program for the change leaders of the legal profession has again found, thanks to your nominations, 10 outstanding new members. They join the 81 free thinkers selected in the previous four years of Legal Rebels. And though this year’s program was open to anyone in the legal services business, an interesting pattern arose as the final selections...
September 1, 2013
Excuse us for waving our own flag, but we are exceedingly proud of our fifth-year selections for the ABA Journal’s Legal Rebels. Our annual honors program for the change leaders of the legal profession has again found, thanks to your nominations, 10 outstanding new members. They join the 81 free thinkers selected in the previous four years of Legal Rebels. And though this year’s program was open to anyone in the legal services business, an interesting pattern arose as the final selections...
Welcome to the Golden Age of Mobile
September 1, 2013
One of the smartest guys I know covering the world of mobile is Chetan Sharma, head of Chetan Sharma Consulting. I had a chance to speak at an event with him a few years ago and was highly impressed with his knowledge and perspective on all things mobile. I recently received a promotional note from him about his Mobile Future Forward event, which will be held on September 10 in Seattle. I have not had a chance to attend these conferences in the past but have heard from others that it is one of the best...
September 1, 2013
One of the smartest guys I know covering the world of mobile is Chetan Sharma, head of Chetan Sharma Consulting. I had a chance to speak at an event with him a few years ago and was highly impressed with his knowledge and perspective on all things mobile. I recently received a promotional note from him about his Mobile Future Forward event, which will be held on September 10 in Seattle. I have not had a chance to attend these conferences in the past but have heard from others that it is one of the best...
Bring in the FBI: Your Paranoia Is Justified
August 31, 2013
Anytime the Federal Bureau of Investigation is mentioned in the title of a legal technology seminar, it's a sure bet the panel will be standing room only. If you placed money on that wager for the Wednesday August 21 panel at the International Legal Technology Association's annual meeting at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, go collect your winnings. "The FBI and Experts Present Security Updates and Strategies for Firms of All Sizes," featured FBI special agent E. Brent Watkins, as well as Michael...
August 31, 2013
Anytime the Federal Bureau of Investigation is mentioned in the title of a legal technology seminar, it's a sure bet the panel will be standing room only. If you placed money on that wager for the Wednesday August 21 panel at the International Legal Technology Association's annual meeting at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, go collect your winnings. "The FBI and Experts Present Security Updates and Strategies for Firms of All Sizes," featured FBI special agent E. Brent Watkins, as well as Michael...
Legal Education on Trial: Is the Third Year Necessary?
August 31, 2013
A suggestion by President Barack Obama to shrink the duration of law school could buoy the case of people who long have questioned whether law students really need a third year of academic study. But the idea comes as law schools already are struggling with declining enrollment and could be reluctant to cut into their sources of revenue. Third-year law students would 'be better off clerking or practicing in a firm,' President Barack Obama says. The main path to law practice...
August 31, 2013
A suggestion by President Barack Obama to shrink the duration of law school could buoy the case of people who long have questioned whether law students really need a third year of academic study. But the idea comes as law schools already are struggling with declining enrollment and could be reluctant to cut into their sources of revenue. Third-year law students would 'be better off clerking or practicing in a firm,' President Barack Obama says. The main path to law practice...
