In order for a law firm to begin the process of deciding what type of model for online delivery it needs and how to integrate online legal services, it must first take a step back and look at its existing practice areas and the services it currently provides to clients in a traditional manner. The […]
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Speaking: Innovations in the Law: Science and Technology
I will be speaking at the District of Oregon Conference entitled, Innovations in the Law: Science and Technology, on Friday of this week at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland.
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Chapter from New International Report on Online Legal Services
This summer I wrote a report for the Ark Group for lawyers who are interested in learning about and possibly adding online legal services to their law firms. Here is the Executive Summary and Chapter One from this report.
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Infographic: Technology in Legal Education
Technology in Legal Education Infographic
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Less Law School + More Practical Training
I have been enjoying the debates that have ensued after President Obama’s recommendation to cut law school down to two years. I agree with it personally, but only with the requirement of some form of mentorship or residency program added on. Actually, this practical skills requirement should be in place even with a three year schedule. However, law schools could start looking at outside solutions to provide their students with this form of practical education. This is emerging in the form of certificate courses and supplemental programs for law students and young lawyers.
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Collaborating with Branded Networks on LXBN TV
This is the video of my brief interview with Colin O’Keefe about the topic of my presentation for Avvo’s Lawyernomics Conference next week in Las Vegas.
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List of Must-Reads Related to Law and Tech
Here is some spring reading. Every six months for the past couple of years, I publish a post that lists the top updates in virtual law practice and links out to the news, events and articles over that time period. Well, virtual law practice has gone more mainstream and curating all of that content is way more time consuming and difficult to narrow down. So instead, here are the top articles that have come out in the past six months that I think any virtual practitioner should read.
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ABA eLawyering Task Force Conference Call
The ABA’s eLawyering Task Force will hold a conference call next week on January 9th at 10:00am Eastern time. The website has an incorrect date on it as the meeting had to be rescheduled for the first of the new year. If anyone is interested in discussing the delivery of legal services using technology, you […]
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In a Slowing Economy – Benefits of A Virtual Law Practice
Kevin O’Keefe over at Real Lawyers Have Blogs summarized Dennis Kennedy’s suggestions for how attorneys can cut costs in the slowing economy. At the top of the list was find technology that cuts costs for your law practice. Maybe it should also read: cut out the legal software that was supposed to save you time. […]
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