Category Archives: Online Tools
Florida Judges May Not Connect With Lawyers Via LinkedIn
As I wrote a few years ago, judges in Florida may not be Facebook friends with any lawyer who may appear before the judge. (Opinion 2009-20, Nov. 17, 2009). Last month, the Florida Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee made clear that … Continue reading
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New Legal Ethics Opinion re: Facebook Friending by Lawyers
The San Diego County Bar Association recently issued a legal ethics opinion addressing the question of whether lawyers may send a Facebook friend request to an adverse party. The opinion includes a very detailed analysis of the question and concludes … Continue reading
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Typography for Lawyers–A Must Read
A reader comment, recommending the book, Typography for Lawyers, reminded me of the need to write this post. I pre-ordered the book and poured through it as soon as I received my copy. I am a big fan of the … Continue reading
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Improve Your Google Savvy
The Law Firm Bottom Line blog has a great post with 10 tips for using Google. Some of the 10 tips were not new to me and a few of them I’ve written about before on this blog. There were … Continue reading
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75 Online Legal-Writing Resources, Just in Time for Summer Associates
It’s nearly time for the newest crop of summer associates to flood law firms across the country. “Summers,” as they’re called, need a lot of care if lawyers expect them to bloom into the highly sought-after combination of brilliant legal … Continue reading
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3 Reasons to Use Bing.com for Your Next Internet Search
Did you know that “google” is a recognized word in the dictionary? According to Wikipedia, the verb “to google” was added to the Oxford English Dictionary on June 15, 2006, and to the eleventh edition of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary … Continue reading
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Be a Hero–Promote Plain English In Legal Writing
The Pennsylvania State Bar Association is sponsoring a writing contest to promote the use of plain language in the legal profession–a worthy cause, indeed. Legal writing blog, Building Rapport, reports the details. The competition is open to all current law … Continue reading
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So You Think You’re a Microsoft Office Rock Star? Prove It.
The smart folks over at Microsoft Office Labs released a nifty little game for users who want to improve their skills or prove their skills. Games, after all, are all the rage these days in learning, you know. The game … Continue reading
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3 Ways to Make Google Work for You
“Google” is the word of the decade, according to the American Dialect Society. The word, spelled with a lower-case g, is defined as a “generic form of ‘Google’,” meaning, “to search the Internet.” The word of the year, in case … Continue reading
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U.S. Supreme Court to Publish Opinions in PDF
The U.S. Supreme Court has taken another step towards “digital enlightenment.” The Court’s website now includes links to PDF files containing the United States Reports, volumes 502 and later. The U.S. Reports contain the final and official version of the … Continue reading
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