Category Archives: For Legal Professionals
Free E-Book: Social Media for Lawyers
Social media, for many lawyers, remains a mystery. I’ve given a few “Social Media 101” seminars to lawyers, where we walk through the basics of social-networking applications, such as Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook. I provide attendees with a guide, which … Continue reading
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Law Practice Today Webzine
The June edition of Law Practice Today, the webzine by the ABA’s Law Practice Management Section, is up and chock full of helpful and timely articles, including: FEATURES: SIFTING THROUGH THE ASHES OF LAW FIRM DISSOLUTIONS From the Editor Like … Continue reading
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New Amendments to the Federal Rules Approved by Supreme Court
Maryland state courts are working to adopt electronic filing. According to Generation J.D., Maryland has been studying the e-filing systems of other states and has announced that it will convert to electronic filing of court documents in 2012. Unlike the … Continue reading
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Judge Removed From Case Due to Her (Alleged) Comments Online
Ohio Judge Shirley Strickland Saffold, is accused of posting opinionated comments about her cases on the website of a local newspaper. She is alleged to have posted more than 80 comments under the name “Lawmiss." The latest development came earlier … Continue reading
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Make PDFs Easier to Navigate by Renumbering Pages
We love Adobe Acrobat in my office. Once in a while, someone will come up with a creative way to put the program to use specific to a law practice. In the last couple of weeks, I’ve heard more than … Continue reading
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Repository of Model Jury Instructions re: Social Media
The tab, “Social Media Research Repository,” at the top of this page, now links to a list I’ve compiled of all of the state and federal model jury instructions that have been revised to address concerns with jurors who conduct … Continue reading
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Federal Rules of Evidence [Free Download]
Nerino Petro at Compujurist points readers to a free pdf version of the Federal Rules of Evidence 2010. The pdf is super easy to navigate, of course, and contains links to the FRE Advisory Committee Notes in case you need … Continue reading
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Law Practice Today
The February 2010 issue of Law Practice Today, the webzine published by the ABA’s Law Practice Management section, is now available and can be read in its entirety at the Law Practice Management section’s website. I was the issue editor … Continue reading
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Model Jury Instructions Deal With Social Media Head On
The legal system is struggling to keep up with the rapid changes that technology continues to present. Social media in the courtroom is one of the challenges facing lawyers and judges across the country. There have been reports of the … Continue reading
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Why Wait to Experience the Pain of Timekeeping? Law Students Can Get an Early Jump on Agony
Chrometa time-keeping software is running a campaign targeted to law students and faculty. The pitch is that, while the program normally costs about $100, lawyers-in-training and their teachers can download the program for free. That’s right. You can experience the … Continue reading
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