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A Lawyer Reviews Microsoft Word for iPhone Plus 125 More Must-Reads
July 7, 2013
Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 126 articles from the past week worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sample article from each section of today's issue, including our BlawgWorld Pick of the Week. Getting More From Social Media Requires Breaking the Rules Review: Belkin Ultimate Keyboard Case Why Hourly Billing Kills the Art of Lawyering 50 Simple Ways to Market Your Law Firm Congratulations to Jeff Richardson of iPhone J.D. on winning ourBlawgWorld...
July 7, 2013
Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 126 articles from the past week worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sample article from each section of today's issue, including our BlawgWorld Pick of the Week. Getting More From Social Media Requires Breaking the Rules Review: Belkin Ultimate Keyboard Case Why Hourly Billing Kills the Art of Lawyering 50 Simple Ways to Market Your Law Firm Congratulations to Jeff Richardson of iPhone J.D. on winning ourBlawgWorld...
A Social Network Custom Made for Customers of Thomson Reuters Elite
July 7, 2013
Thomson Reuters announced something last week that I cannot think of any other vendor having done in the legal industry – the launch...
July 7, 2013
Thomson Reuters announced something last week that I cannot think of any other vendor having done in the legal industry – the launch...
Data is Worthless if You Don’t Communicate It
July 7, 2013
There is a pressing need for more businesspeople who can think quantitatively and make decisions based on data and analysis, and businesspeople who can do so will become increasingly valuable. According to a McKinsey Global Institute report on big data, we'll need over 1.5 million more data-savvy managers to take advantage of all the data we generate. But to borrow a phrase from Professor Xiao-Li Meng — formerly the Chair of the Statistics Department at Harvard and now Dean of the Graduate...
July 7, 2013
There is a pressing need for more businesspeople who can think quantitatively and make decisions based on data and analysis, and businesspeople who can do so will become increasingly valuable. According to a McKinsey Global Institute report on big data, we'll need over 1.5 million more data-savvy managers to take advantage of all the data we generate. But to borrow a phrase from Professor Xiao-Li Meng — formerly the Chair of the Statistics Department at Harvard and now Dean of the Graduate...
Can Government Play Moneyball?
July 7, 2013
Based on our rough calculations, less than $1 out of every $100 of government spending is backed by even the most basic evidence that the money is being spent wisely. As former officials in the administrations of Barack Obama (Peter Orszag) and George W. Bush (John Bridgeland), we were flabbergasted by how blindly the federal government spends. In other types of American enterprise, spending decisions are usually quite sophisticated, and are rapidly becoming more so: baseball’s transformation...
July 7, 2013
Based on our rough calculations, less than $1 out of every $100 of government spending is backed by even the most basic evidence that the money is being spent wisely. As former officials in the administrations of Barack Obama (Peter Orszag) and George W. Bush (John Bridgeland), we were flabbergasted by how blindly the federal government spends. In other types of American enterprise, spending decisions are usually quite sophisticated, and are rapidly becoming more so: baseball’s transformation...
What Do Lawyers Sell?
July 6, 2013
The first time I heard Richard Susskind speak was at a Canadian Bar Association conference in Montreal in 2007. That was also...
July 6, 2013
The first time I heard Richard Susskind speak was at a Canadian Bar Association conference in Montreal in 2007. That was also...
56% of People Use Social Media When Looking for Attorney
July 6, 2013
Pursuant to a recent survey by The Research Intelligence Group, 56% of consumers (72% of minorities) who looked for an attorney...
July 6, 2013
Pursuant to a recent survey by The Research Intelligence Group, 56% of consumers (72% of minorities) who looked for an attorney...
Review: TripIt — Manage Flights, Hotels, and Other Travel on Your iPhone and iPad
July 6, 2013
The other day I was talking to a group of attoneys about some of the most useful apps on my iPhone and I mentioned TripIt. Soon thereafter, I realized that I've never posted a review of TripIt on iPhone J.D. This review is long overdue because TripIt has long been one of my favorite apps on my iPhone. The TripIt app is free (as noted below there is also a $0.99 version) but to use it you need to sign up for an account. The TripIt website offers both a free account and a $49/year TripIt...
July 6, 2013
The other day I was talking to a group of attoneys about some of the most useful apps on my iPhone and I mentioned TripIt. Soon thereafter, I realized that I've never posted a review of TripIt on iPhone J.D. This review is long overdue because TripIt has long been one of my favorite apps on my iPhone. The TripIt app is free (as noted below there is also a $0.99 version) but to use it you need to sign up for an account. The TripIt website offers both a free account and a $49/year TripIt...
Baker & McKenzie Jumps to Office 2010 and Embraces Templates
July 6, 2013
Baker & McKenzie is by some measures the world's largest law firm. Currently it has approximately 10,000 lawyers and support...
July 6, 2013
Baker & McKenzie is by some measures the world's largest law firm. Currently it has approximately 10,000 lawyers and support...
Social Media Will Soon Drive More T To Law Firm Websites Than Search Engines
July 6, 2013
Law firms looking to draw traffic to their websites and blogs will want to move on from SEO to social media. Technology...
July 6, 2013
Law firms looking to draw traffic to their websites and blogs will want to move on from SEO to social media. Technology...
BigLaw Reps Dispute That “Wave” of Layoffs is Coming
July 5, 2013
Contradicting yesterday's post that at least one legal consultant predicts more Biglaw layoffs will follow after those announced by Weil Gotshal on Monday, today's AmLaw Daily carries a story in which several representatives from "peer" firms say that Weil's situation is unique and thus unlikely to be repeated elsewhere. Weil Peers See Layoffs As Isolated Event Despite speculation that others might follow in Weil, Gotshal & Manges’s footsteps after it laid off 60 associates and 110 staffers...
July 5, 2013
Contradicting yesterday's post that at least one legal consultant predicts more Biglaw layoffs will follow after those announced by Weil Gotshal on Monday, today's AmLaw Daily carries a story in which several representatives from "peer" firms say that Weil's situation is unique and thus unlikely to be repeated elsewhere. Weil Peers See Layoffs As Isolated Event Despite speculation that others might follow in Weil, Gotshal & Manges’s footsteps after it laid off 60 associates and 110 staffers...
