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‘Nanny-cam’ app allows clients to track lawyer billing
April 21, 2013
More and more lawyers are using apps for legal research, trial work and client management. But there have been few low-cost options for clients who want to keep tabs on their lawyers. That's changing. Clients increasingly will have access to apps that promise to help them track billing, draft documents, find lawyers and "add transparency and a measure of convenience" to dealings with lawyers, the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) reports. The WSJ looked specifically at Viewabill, which the paper...
April 21, 2013
More and more lawyers are using apps for legal research, trial work and client management. But there have been few low-cost options for clients who want to keep tabs on their lawyers. That's changing. Clients increasingly will have access to apps that promise to help them track billing, draft documents, find lawyers and "add transparency and a measure of convenience" to dealings with lawyers, the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) reports. The WSJ looked specifically at Viewabill, which the paper...
TechStars Cloud Class of 2013 Shines at Demo Day
April 21, 2013
TechStars Cloud Demo Day is like a debutante ball in which each company is formally introduced into society in a formal “debut” presentation. On Thursday, the founders of 11 tech startups donned their finest hoodies, t-shirts, jeans and tennis shoes and took to the stage of Charline McCombs Empire Theatre in downtown San Antonio. More than 300 people turned out for the event including Mayor Julián Castro and City Manager Sheryl Sculley. “There’s a tech renaissance happening in San Antonio...
April 21, 2013
TechStars Cloud Demo Day is like a debutante ball in which each company is formally introduced into society in a formal “debut” presentation. On Thursday, the founders of 11 tech startups donned their finest hoodies, t-shirts, jeans and tennis shoes and took to the stage of Charline McCombs Empire Theatre in downtown San Antonio. More than 300 people turned out for the event including Mayor Julián Castro and City Manager Sheryl Sculley. “There’s a tech renaissance happening in San Antonio...
Rocket Matter Updates Include iPhone App, Email and QuickBooks Integration
April 20, 2013
Rocket Matter has been furiously updating its software over the last 6 months or so. I mentioned the new Rocket Matter iPhone appwhen it launched, back in September. TheiPhone app is native, so it works whether or not you are connected, so you can access your matters, bill time, and see your calendar. Mobile access to your practice management software is pretty crucial, but I’m more excited to see Rocket Matter’s clever email integration. Email is the one feature that is always either missing...
April 20, 2013
Rocket Matter has been furiously updating its software over the last 6 months or so. I mentioned the new Rocket Matter iPhone appwhen it launched, back in September. TheiPhone app is native, so it works whether or not you are connected, so you can access your matters, bill time, and see your calendar. Mobile access to your practice management software is pretty crucial, but I’m more excited to see Rocket Matter’s clever email integration. Email is the one feature that is always either missing...
A Book is a Start-Up
April 20, 2013
The world of digital publishing start-ups brings to mind blogging in its nascent stages. The guiding principle seems to be: if anyone...
April 20, 2013
The world of digital publishing start-ups brings to mind blogging in its nascent stages. The guiding principle seems to be: if anyone...
Reality bytes: New ABA rules require you to get with tech program—like it or not
April 20, 2013
No excuses, attorneys. It’s time to add boning up on the latest technology to your to-do list. That’s the only way to fulfill the requirements of six resolutions the ABA House of Delegates adopted in August to amend the association’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct. Among every lawyer’s new duties: keeping up with technology relevant to the client and the representation, and protecting electronically stored confidential client information. Seems straightforward enough. But it’ll...
April 20, 2013
No excuses, attorneys. It’s time to add boning up on the latest technology to your to-do list. That’s the only way to fulfill the requirements of six resolutions the ABA House of Delegates adopted in August to amend the association’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct. Among every lawyer’s new duties: keeping up with technology relevant to the client and the representation, and protecting electronically stored confidential client information. Seems straightforward enough. But it’ll...
Vote Today by 5:00 ET for ReInvent Law London 2013 Talks (Hopefully Mine!)
April 20, 2013
ReInventLaw 2013 is a free and open public conference devoted to law, technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the legal...
April 20, 2013
ReInventLaw 2013 is a free and open public conference devoted to law, technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the legal...
Learning from Big Data: 40 Million Entities in Context
April 20, 2013
When someone mentions Mercury, are they talking about the planet, the god, the car, the element, Freddie, or one of some 89...
April 20, 2013
When someone mentions Mercury, are they talking about the planet, the god, the car, the element, Freddie, or one of some 89...
Judge Differentiates Tweeting and Blogging from Courtroom
April 16, 2013
Does it make sense for a judge to allow blogging but ban tweeting from the courtroom? That was the question in a recent Massachusetts murder trial, and the judge’s explanation of why he did it has failed to satisfy media observers. The recent first-degree murder trial of Nathaniel Fujita attracted national media to Superior Court Judge Peter Lauriat’s courtroom. Fujita, 20, was convicted March 7 of brutally murdering his former high school girlfriend. Given the media interest in the case,...
April 16, 2013
Does it make sense for a judge to allow blogging but ban tweeting from the courtroom? That was the question in a recent Massachusetts murder trial, and the judge’s explanation of why he did it has failed to satisfy media observers. The recent first-degree murder trial of Nathaniel Fujita attracted national media to Superior Court Judge Peter Lauriat’s courtroom. Fujita, 20, was convicted March 7 of brutally murdering his former high school girlfriend. Given the media interest in the case,...
Suffolk Law Kicks Off New Technology Institute with Susskind
April 16, 2013
In case you haven’t noticed, technology isirrevocably changing the practice of law. Unfortunately, law schools have not done a good job of keeping up with that trend. Last August, the ABA made it official that lawyers have a duty to maintain competence in technology. Even so, few law schools have made technology part of their curricula. Kudos, therefore, to Suffolk University Law School in Boston, which has launched theInstitute on Law Practice Technology & Innovation. Here is how it describes...
April 16, 2013
In case you haven’t noticed, technology isirrevocably changing the practice of law. Unfortunately, law schools have not done a good job of keeping up with that trend. Last August, the ABA made it official that lawyers have a duty to maintain competence in technology. Even so, few law schools have made technology part of their curricula. Kudos, therefore, to Suffolk University Law School in Boston, which has launched theInstitute on Law Practice Technology & Innovation. Here is how it describes...
Liar, Liar, Texts on Fire
April 15, 2013
You can’t go anywhere without someone texting you today. For some, text messages are the preferred source of communications. But how accurate are texts and can we rely on this form of communication? The reality is that text message, while efficient, is a very flawed method of communicating. According to longstanding research by Mehrabian, 93% of communication is lost if you are just relying on the words themselves – which is exclusively the realm of texts. Moreover, when people communicate...
April 15, 2013
You can’t go anywhere without someone texting you today. For some, text messages are the preferred source of communications. But how accurate are texts and can we rely on this form of communication? The reality is that text message, while efficient, is a very flawed method of communicating. According to longstanding research by Mehrabian, 93% of communication is lost if you are just relying on the words themselves – which is exclusively the realm of texts. Moreover, when people communicate...
