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Airbnb Guest Won’t Leave, Forcing Condo Owner to Begin Eviction Proceedings
July 26, 2014
A San Francisco woman found out about the downside of a 44-day Airbnb rental after the renter refused to leave her Palm Springs vacation condo. The guest who overstayed his welcome has renters’ protections under California law because he was in the unit for more than 30 days, report the San Francisco Chronicle and Business Insider. Cory Tschogl says she knew something was amiss when the guest who goes by the name "Maksym" complained that the tap water was cloudy and he didn’t like the gated...
July 26, 2014
A San Francisco woman found out about the downside of a 44-day Airbnb rental after the renter refused to leave her Palm Springs vacation condo. The guest who overstayed his welcome has renters’ protections under California law because he was in the unit for more than 30 days, report the San Francisco Chronicle and Business Insider. Cory Tschogl says she knew something was amiss when the guest who goes by the name "Maksym" complained that the tap water was cloudy and he didn’t like the gated...
The Three Professors – Henderson, Susskind and Harper
July 25, 2014
This post may not have the lyrical flair of The Three Tenors, but hopefully you will find something useful (if not quite musical) by following the fusion of the thoughts of the three law professors that I recommend to you today. Earlier this summer, I was honored to be asked to give the keynote address on the Future of Law Practice for the Indiana Bar Solo and Small Firm Conference that had the Future of Law as its theme. That was certainly a great honor and it was a great conference. It also...
July 25, 2014
This post may not have the lyrical flair of The Three Tenors, but hopefully you will find something useful (if not quite musical) by following the fusion of the thoughts of the three law professors that I recommend to you today. Earlier this summer, I was honored to be asked to give the keynote address on the Future of Law Practice for the Indiana Bar Solo and Small Firm Conference that had the Future of Law as its theme. That was certainly a great honor and it was a great conference. It also...
WellSettled.com Mines Cases for Established Principles
July 20, 2014
How many times have you come across the phrase “It is well settled that …” or “It is well established that …”...
July 20, 2014
How many times have you come across the phrase “It is well settled that …” or “It is well established that …”...
What ‘Moneyball’ Taught Us About Unbundling Diligence
July 18, 2014
Sometimes change is sought. Sometimes it is dictated. Billy Beane, general manager of the Oakland A’s major league baseball team and protagonist in the Michael Lewis book “Moneyball” (2003), found himself in the latter category as his club was cutting expenses—including his best players—while his competition was spending more. He needed a way to beat those teams, and traditional ways of winning typically required great players making big salaries. We’re in a place now in the legal...
July 18, 2014
Sometimes change is sought. Sometimes it is dictated. Billy Beane, general manager of the Oakland A’s major league baseball team and protagonist in the Michael Lewis book “Moneyball” (2003), found himself in the latter category as his club was cutting expenses—including his best players—while his competition was spending more. He needed a way to beat those teams, and traditional ways of winning typically required great players making big salaries. We’re in a place now in the legal...
Lawyers Should Park Laptops in Favor of Handwritten Notes
July 17, 2014
We'd previously blogged about a study showing that students who take handwritten notes in class better understand the material than those who transcribe their class-notes on a laptop. The Lawyerist Blog makes the point that lawyers should heed that advice too by ditching laptops in favor of ye olde pad and pen. As the Lawyerist points out, if you really need a verbatim transcript of your meeting, there are other ways of accomplishing that such as making an audio recording. But to focus on the substance...
July 17, 2014
We'd previously blogged about a study showing that students who take handwritten notes in class better understand the material than those who transcribe their class-notes on a laptop. The Lawyerist Blog makes the point that lawyers should heed that advice too by ditching laptops in favor of ye olde pad and pen. As the Lawyerist points out, if you really need a verbatim transcript of your meeting, there are other ways of accomplishing that such as making an audio recording. But to focus on the substance...
An Empirical Study of Print vs. Electronic Legal Research
July 14, 2014
How do differences between print research and electronic research affect the substance of legal research? Accessing Law:...
July 14, 2014
How do differences between print research and electronic research affect the substance of legal research? Accessing Law:...
Disruptive Journey Brings Perla to Lead Bloomberg BNA Legal
July 14, 2014
Bloomberg BNA announced today that David Perla will join the company as president of the Legal division, effective July 21. Perla...
July 14, 2014
Bloomberg BNA announced today that David Perla will join the company as president of the Legal division, effective July 21. Perla...
Professor William Henderson Reviews “The Lawyer Bubble” and “Tomorrow’s Lawyers”
July 13, 2014
Professor Henderson, author of the Legal Whiteboard and noted scholar on the changes overtaking the legal profession, has published a review of two influential books that discuss those same changes. The first of these books, The Lawyer Bubble, authored by Steven J. Harper, a former Kirkland & Ellis partner who writes the popular blog Belly of the Beast, is a critical look at the conditions that have led us to the present economic crisis in both law practice and legal education. The second book...
July 13, 2014
Professor Henderson, author of the Legal Whiteboard and noted scholar on the changes overtaking the legal profession, has published a review of two influential books that discuss those same changes. The first of these books, The Lawyer Bubble, authored by Steven J. Harper, a former Kirkland & Ellis partner who writes the popular blog Belly of the Beast, is a critical look at the conditions that have led us to the present economic crisis in both law practice and legal education. The second book...
The Kind of Work Humans Still Do Better Than Robots
July 13, 2014
People and computers are coming together in all kinds of interesting ways these days. The right combination of human and digital smarts in chess will beat the top grandmaster, the best chess supercomputer, and the top grandmaster with the best supercomputer. At least one VC firm is giving an algorithm a formal vote on its investments. And robots (which I consider to be computers with a physical presence) are increasingly working side by side with people on factory and warehouse floors. In some...
July 13, 2014
People and computers are coming together in all kinds of interesting ways these days. The right combination of human and digital smarts in chess will beat the top grandmaster, the best chess supercomputer, and the top grandmaster with the best supercomputer. At least one VC firm is giving an algorithm a formal vote on its investments. And robots (which I consider to be computers with a physical presence) are increasingly working side by side with people on factory and warehouse floors. In some...
DevArt: Art, Made With Code, Opens at London’s Barbican
July 11, 2014
Though it can look like gobbledygook to the average person, code is the backbone of how we express ourselves, share and search online. We’ve always tried to push the limits of what code can do—from products like Chrome and Hangouts to tools that developers use to build incredible apps and games. Now, we’re showing off another side of code with DevArt, a series of digital art installations made with code, at the Barbican’s Digital Revolution Exhibition. DevArt celebrates developers who use technology...
July 11, 2014
Though it can look like gobbledygook to the average person, code is the backbone of how we express ourselves, share and search online. We’ve always tried to push the limits of what code can do—from products like Chrome and Hangouts to tools that developers use to build incredible apps and games. Now, we’re showing off another side of code with DevArt, a series of digital art installations made with code, at the Barbican’s Digital Revolution Exhibition. DevArt celebrates developers who use technology...
