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LinkedIn for Lawyers: Building Your LinkedIn Network
October 6, 2014
Dear Associate at a Biglaw Firm: I am the legal recruiter to whom you were introduced in a recent post on Above the Law. I am hoping we can connect regarding our shared interest in maximizing your use of LinkedIn… Not sure how to respond? I understand your hesitation, both to accept my LinkedIn invitation and to waste spend any more billable time on social media. After all, you signed up for the site, posted a professional picture, edited your headline so that it no longer reads “Name, Title,...
October 6, 2014
Dear Associate at a Biglaw Firm: I am the legal recruiter to whom you were introduced in a recent post on Above the Law. I am hoping we can connect regarding our shared interest in maximizing your use of LinkedIn… Not sure how to respond? I understand your hesitation, both to accept my LinkedIn invitation and to waste spend any more billable time on social media. After all, you signed up for the site, posted a professional picture, edited your headline so that it no longer reads “Name, Title,...
Survey: Law Firm Tech Spending Up
October 5, 2014
A joint survey from ILTA and InsideLegal says tech spending is up in large and small firms. KEY TAKEAWAYS Fifty-four percent (up six percent from 2013) of all surveyed law firms spend between 2-4 percent of their total revenue on technology. Sixty-two percent of all respondents spend more than $8,000 per attorney on technology. Forty-nine percent of all respondents said that their technology budgets increased this year from 2013. The number of firms reporting an increase is up six percent...
October 5, 2014
A joint survey from ILTA and InsideLegal says tech spending is up in large and small firms. KEY TAKEAWAYS Fifty-four percent (up six percent from 2013) of all surveyed law firms spend between 2-4 percent of their total revenue on technology. Sixty-two percent of all respondents spend more than $8,000 per attorney on technology. Forty-nine percent of all respondents said that their technology budgets increased this year from 2013. The number of firms reporting an increase is up six percent...
Viruses are More Common at Law Firms than Encryption, ABA Survey Shows
October 5, 2014
Nearly half of law firms were infected with viruses, spyware or malware last year, according to the latest ABA Legal Technology Survey Report. At the same time, only a quarter of law firms had any kind of email encryption available for their lawyers to use, the survey found. Also, 14% of law firms experienced a security breach last year in the form of a lost or stolen computer or smartphone, a hacker, a break-in or a website exploit. Taken together, these findings paint a sorry picture about...
October 5, 2014
Nearly half of law firms were infected with viruses, spyware or malware last year, according to the latest ABA Legal Technology Survey Report. At the same time, only a quarter of law firms had any kind of email encryption available for their lawyers to use, the survey found. Also, 14% of law firms experienced a security breach last year in the form of a lost or stolen computer or smartphone, a hacker, a break-in or a website exploit. Taken together, these findings paint a sorry picture about...
Ninth Circuit Says Yelp Doesn’t Extort Businesses
October 5, 2014
For years, Yelp has been dogged by allegations that it manipulates user reviews to coerce businesses to advertise with it. While businesses aren’t likely to stop grumbling about these concerns any time soon, a federal appellate court emphatically shut the door on legal claims that Yelp extorts advertisers. This long-running case dates back to early 2010. The plaintiffs allege that Yelp extorted them to buy advertising by manufacturing negative reviews of their businesses and manipulating user-submitted...
October 5, 2014
For years, Yelp has been dogged by allegations that it manipulates user reviews to coerce businesses to advertise with it. While businesses aren’t likely to stop grumbling about these concerns any time soon, a federal appellate court emphatically shut the door on legal claims that Yelp extorts advertisers. This long-running case dates back to early 2010. The plaintiffs allege that Yelp extorted them to buy advertising by manufacturing negative reviews of their businesses and manipulating user-submitted...
Google Plus Is Now My Primary Method Of Connection
October 5, 2014
Here's Why Google Plus is About to Get Seriously Awesome - TechnologyGuide.com. Google+Google Hangouts is now my primary method of messaging. I can do voice, video and SMS text messaging right from the Google Plus home screen. Just enter a contact or a phone number and communicate away. The author has indicated that this is "seriously awesome". He doesn't know the half of it. The final merger between Google Voice and Hangouts will create a one-stop shop for everything, and users will be able to send...
October 5, 2014
Here's Why Google Plus is About to Get Seriously Awesome - TechnologyGuide.com. Google+Google Hangouts is now my primary method of messaging. I can do voice, video and SMS text messaging right from the Google Plus home screen. Just enter a contact or a phone number and communicate away. The author has indicated that this is "seriously awesome". He doesn't know the half of it. The final merger between Google Voice and Hangouts will create a one-stop shop for everything, and users will be able to send...
More on the Man Who Wants to Replace Lawyers with Code
October 4, 2014
The young entrepre-lawyer, Tim Hwang, who Forbes profiled as the man who wants to "replace lawyers with code" (and here) is featured again here as part of the ABA Journal's "Legal Rebels" column. After graduating from Boalt Hall in 2013, Mr. Hwang spent part of last year working as an associate for Davis, Polk & Wardwell where he tested software that he believes will eventually replace the need to hire lawyers for many routine legal tasks like drafting articles of incorporation, employee contracts...
October 4, 2014
The young entrepre-lawyer, Tim Hwang, who Forbes profiled as the man who wants to "replace lawyers with code" (and here) is featured again here as part of the ABA Journal's "Legal Rebels" column. After graduating from Boalt Hall in 2013, Mr. Hwang spent part of last year working as an associate for Davis, Polk & Wardwell where he tested software that he believes will eventually replace the need to hire lawyers for many routine legal tasks like drafting articles of incorporation, employee contracts...
LawTech Silicon Valley Tackles Productivity
October 4, 2014
The inaugural LawTech Silicon Valley conference will be held on Oct. 7, focusing on four major challenges that lawyers face when they try to supercharge their legal practice with technology: 1. Eliminating—or delegating—tasks that get in the way of proving your value. 2. Articulating what your cases are all about to drive successful outcomes. 3. Collaborating with colleagues and clients through document sharing. 4. Solving the Big Data challenge that can be mind-numbing in major litigation. The...
October 4, 2014
The inaugural LawTech Silicon Valley conference will be held on Oct. 7, focusing on four major challenges that lawyers face when they try to supercharge their legal practice with technology: 1. Eliminating—or delegating—tasks that get in the way of proving your value. 2. Articulating what your cases are all about to drive successful outcomes. 3. Collaborating with colleagues and clients through document sharing. 4. Solving the Big Data challenge that can be mind-numbing in major litigation. The...
Presentation: Predicting the Behavior of the Supreme Court
October 3, 2014
Last week, I had the honor of presenting during the Texas Bar Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course. I spoke during the lunchtime panel with Justice Eva Guzman (SCOTX) and Professor Lee Epstein. I discussed our new Supreme Court prediction algorithm, and our soon-to-be announced FantasySCOTUS tournament.
October 3, 2014
Last week, I had the honor of presenting during the Texas Bar Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course. I spoke during the lunchtime panel with Justice Eva Guzman (SCOTX) and Professor Lee Epstein. I discussed our new Supreme Court prediction algorithm, and our soon-to-be announced FantasySCOTUS tournament.
The Future of Wearable Technology for Lawyers
October 3, 2014
With the recent Apple announcement about the Apple Watch coming in 2015, it is a good time to contemplate whether wearable technology will be good for lawyers, not so good or somewhere in between. Our new podcast is The Future of Wearable Technology for Lawyers. “In this episode of The Digital Edge, Sharon Nelson and Jim Calloway interview legal technology expert Richard Georges about wearable technology, how smartwatches enhances his ability to be productive, and what lawyers need to consider...
October 3, 2014
With the recent Apple announcement about the Apple Watch coming in 2015, it is a good time to contemplate whether wearable technology will be good for lawyers, not so good or somewhere in between. Our new podcast is The Future of Wearable Technology for Lawyers. “In this episode of The Digital Edge, Sharon Nelson and Jim Calloway interview legal technology expert Richard Georges about wearable technology, how smartwatches enhances his ability to be productive, and what lawyers need to consider...
Primary Research Group Survey on Attorney Tablet Use
September 28, 2014
I am always interested in surveys that provide information on attorney iPhone and iPad use, and the latest report that I have...
September 28, 2014
I am always interested in surveys that provide information on attorney iPhone and iPad use, and the latest report that I have...
