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Last Entry: November 19, 2010 at 10:53:29

"Work-Life Balance: So Last August?"

Posted on September 04, 2009
Posted by Robert J. Ambrogi: "Ah, the heady days of a year ago. It was a time when lawyers believed they could have it all -- economic success and a personal life to boot. A lot has changed in the...

"Broken Laws, Unprotected Workers: Violations of Employment and Labor Laws in America's Cities"

Posted on September 04, 2009
[Their] Source: National Employment Law Project, UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, and UIC Center for Urban Economic Development This report (PDF; 834 KB) exposes a world of work in which the core protections that many Americans take...

"Do You Have 'e-Mail Apnea'? HBR Touches on That Topic and Others in 'Death by Information Overload'"

Posted on September 04, 2009
Posted by StephanieWestAllen: "This great article arrived at just the right time for me. Excerpt from "Death by Information Overload" (Harvard Business Review): With the information floodgates open, content rushes at us in countless formats: Text messages and Twitter tweets...

"Online Tools to Get a Better Outlook"

Posted on September 04, 2009
In the news: "If your outlook on everyday business communications is heavily influenced by, well, Microsoft Outlook, then there's a good chance that you've wished you could tweak the software to make it better serve your needs. The good news...

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"How to Become a Law Professor"

Posted on September 02, 2009
Posted by Robert J. Ambrogi: "Being a law professor always struck me as a good gig. Sure, it doesn't always pay as well as the private sector. But you get summers off and all the torts you can eat. Best...

"Google Mobile App: What Might It Mean for Legal Research? Part 2"

Posted on September 02, 2009
Posted by Robert C. Richards: "In part one of this post, I described Google Mobile Application ("GMA"), its effectiveness for certain kinds of legal research, the history of voice recognition for legal research in the U.S., and some factors suggesting...

Three Good Articles off the Newswire at Lawcom

Posted on September 02, 2009
Out With the Old IT, In With the New In the news: "There's an irony to law firm IT: Firms spend so much time on issues like infrastructure that they spend too little time using technology to improve how lawyers...

"Ohio Breastfeeding Case"

Posted on September 02, 2009
Posted by Chuck Kallendorf: "In a case originally accepted to seek a review of whether Ohio law prohibits an employer from discriminating against a female employee because, or on the basis of , a new mother's lactation, the Ohio Supreme...

"U.S. Congress: THOMAS Launches Two New RSS Feeds"

Posted on September 02, 2009
"From the Announcement: In addition to the Daily Digest, the House Floor Today and Senate Floor Today are now available as RSS feeds or Email updates from THOMAS. The new Floor Today feeds are two of several RSS feeds available...

"Sea of Possibility: New "�ber Search Tools & Sneak Preview of 'Social Media: Risks & Rewards'"

Posted on September 02, 2009
From the site: "On Law Technology Now, host Monica Bay welcomes Bob Ambrogi, author of Law Technology News' Web Watch column and Jim Calloway, director of the Oklahoma Bar Association's Management Assistance Program, to discuss the latest web-based search tools,...

"Marketing Tools: Software & Gadgets to Die For"

Posted on September 02, 2009
Posted by Tom Kane: "From time to time I have thought about sharing some of my "toys" with my readers. Well, with the summer winding down, I thought I would take the opportunity to do just that. First, I'll cover...

"Three New Web Sites Target Legal Pros"

Posted on September 02, 2009
Posted by Robert Ambrogi : "Law.com Legal Technology features my article, Three New Web Sites Target Legal Pros. The article reviews HubStreet, a professional networking site; TransactionSpace, a site to manage the process of closing a deal; and myCorporateResource...

"Google Mobile App: What Might It Mean for Legal Research?"

Posted on September 01, 2009
Posted by Robert C. Richards: "Voice search may soon become a popular tool for legal research in the U.S. The reason? The Google search engine's smartphone application, called Google Mobile Application or Google Mobile App ("GMA," currently available for BlackBerry,...

"Options Exchanges Help to Generate Legal Work "

Posted on September 01, 2009
In the news: "Some big-firm lawyers are busier than others nowadays, but it's not just the bankruptcy groups getting work. Options exchanges have been a boon to benefits and executive compensation lawyers, filling a void in their workload left by...

"Proposed Ohio Attorney "Safekeeping" Rule Changes"

Posted on September 01, 2009
Posted by Chuck Kallendorf: "The Ohio Supreme Court has announced that it will be accepting public comment on a proposed rule change to an attorney's duty to safeguard client funds and property in which third persons claim an interest until...

"All Advice on How to Manage Creative People Is Awful"

Posted on September 01, 2009
Posted by Penelope Trunk: "A good manager is someone who makes everyone feel like he or she is creative in their work. Because creative work is the most fulfilling work, and we are each capable of that kind of work....

"Public Speaking Tip: Hold Eye Contact With Your Audience"

Posted on September 01, 2009
Posted by Tom Kane: "Here's an interesting idea worth trying. Tom Antion over on Great Public Speaking suggests making eye contact with individuals in the audience and hold it for 4 seconds. I think that four seconds is a l-o-o-o-o-n-g...

"Lawyers in Virtual Offices Can use LinkedIn, Blogs, and Twitter for Marketing"

Posted on September 01, 2009
Posted by StephanieWestAllen: "An article in the Puget Sound Business Journal provides a list of suggestions for lawyers with virtual offices. From "The rise of the virtual law firm": -- Use online resources. Attorneys operating a virtual law firm often...

"Credit Card Consumers & Arbitration"

Posted on September 01, 2009
From the blog: "Mandatory arbitration in credit card agreements are in the legal spotlight again after the Minnesota Attorney General recently sued the largest national arbitration firm, National Arbitration Forum. That resulted in a settlement shutting down part of NAF's...

"Three New Web Sites Target Legal Pros"

Posted on September 01, 2009
In the news: "Attorney Robert J. Ambrogi reviews three noteworthy new Web sites that target legal professionals. The first is a networking site for lawyers and other professionals. The second helps manage legal transactions. The third is an information hub...

"Online Reputation Management"

Posted on August 27, 2009
From the site: "Have all of your posts, comments and mentions on the Internet, especially in social media, become the dreaded "permanent record?" Is what people see in Google about you what you want them to"know" about you? As lawyers...

"Ethics Checklists for Solo and Small Firm Practitioners"

Posted on August 27, 2009
Posted by Nerino Petro: "Today's issue of YourABA e-news includes a link to Ethics checklists for solo and small firm practitioners. This is really a compilation of prior ABA articles, free CLE audio and sample forms on ethical issues facing lawyers...

"The New Marketer's Toolbox"

Posted on August 27, 2009
Posted by: John Jantsch: "More than once those that follow what I do have asked me how I seem to get so much done in a day. I have to admit that I get a lot of help from the...

"Law Myths - a Short Book"

Posted on August 27, 2009
Posted by Ernest Svenson: "I recently had the chance to review a short little book called 'Dangerous Law Practice: Myths, Lies & Stupidity'. The book only has 94 pages, but it's chock full of pith and common sense. The book...

"Set Your Bookmarks Now: Your New Favorite Web Site"

Posted on August 27, 2009
In the news: "Welcome to Corporate Counsel's revamped Web site, which now includes the old In-House Counsel section on Law.com. Check here every day for breaking news from the in-house world, practice updates on a wide variety of substantive...

"Deduplication: Custodian vs. Case"

Posted on August 27, 2009
In the news: "In deduplication, documents are assigned an algorithmically calculated alphanumeric value and compared to all other electronic files in a data set. As simple as this seems, there are two different ways to "dedupe": by custodian and by...

"PCLaw v. Time Matters: Can PCLaw Do It All?"

Posted on August 27, 2009
Posted by John Heckman: "There seems to have been a recent uptick in inquiries along the line "Do I really need Time Matters?" Can't I do everything I do with TM just with PCLaw? (Manifestly, this corresponds to increased dissatisfaction...

"Hanselminutes Podcast 172 - Dan Bricklin on Technology"

Posted on August 27, 2009
Posted by Scott Hanselman: "My one-hundred-and-seventy-second podcast is up. Dan Bricklin is an innovator and entrepreneur, and created VisiCalc, the first electronic spreadsheet in 1979. He's just written a book called Bricklin on Technology full of observations, stories, case histories...

Publication Notice

Posted on August 26, 2009
Posts are going to be a little erratic for a while. Mom is still recovering from hip surgery at our house and my husband had a heart attack last Friday and is having a triple bypass next Monday. I'll post...

"Lawyers Beware: Judges May Be Watching You on Social Media"

Posted on August 26, 2009
Posted by Carolyn Elefant: "There's an interesting article this week in Texas Lawyer about how judges are using social media. On one level, having judges who are familiar with social media can be helpful in dealing with certain issues that...

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