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Law Firm Bottom_Line

Law Firm Bottom_Line

Discussion on cost recovery, legal information services contracts and legal research training.

http://lawfirmbottomline.wordpress.com
  • Dec 12

    A Major Shift – Transforming the Practice of Law

    A Major Shift – Transforming the Practice of Law
    We at Cable&Clark have evolved over the years, adapting to change and market needs. Right now, we are going through a major shift in our business model — a model that changes that way we deliver our services to clients … Continue reading…
  • Nov 14

    Change anyone?

    Change anyone?
    Everyone knows that change is inevitable. For law firms and their law libraries, significant change has occurred over the last decade and will continue for the unforeseen future. Change is a necessity for survival. I’ve been an advocate of…
  • Nov 2

    Things change, life can go on even better than before with the right attitude

    Things change, life can go on even better than before with the right attitude
    Even though some changes in life are a long time in the planning, when the time actually comes to implement the change our human instinct is to resist.
Rank this Week: 511

Law Firm Risk Management

Law Firm Risk Management

Discusses of compliance, conflicts, intake and other risk issues for law firm risk professionals.

http://www.lawfirmrisk.com/
  • Jun 19

    Canadian Bar Association on "The Future of Legal Services"

    Canadian Bar Association on "The Future of Legal Services"
    With our Toronto Risk Roundtable taking place today, timing is right to highlight the Canadian Bar's latest update in its Legal Futures Initiative: " As part of our multi-phase project, we have conducted extensive research and analysis to…
  • Jun 18

    Beazley on Evolving Standard of Care for Firm Information Security

    Beazley on Evolving Standard of Care for Firm Information Security
    Brant Weidner with specialist insurance business Beazley sent a link to their latest brief, which includes a featured article on the evolving standard of care for law firm information security: "The standard security model traditionally…
  • Jun 11

    Reminder: Toronto Risk Roundtable (June 19)

    Reminder: Toronto Risk Roundtable (June 19)
    Just a reminder that our upcoming Canada  Risk Roundtable is set Wednesday, June 19th at the offices of Goodmans LLP.   At this session, Malcolm Mercer (General Counsel, McCarthy Tétrault) and Simon Chester (Partner,…
Rank this Week: 526

Law for Real People

Law for Real People

Provides information for consumers, elders, and nonprofit directors or staff. By John Gear.

http://www.johngearlaw.com/law-for-real-people-blog.html
Rank this Week: 517

Law In The News

Law In The News

Legal News Headlines. From the Paul L. Boley Law Library at Lewis & Clark Law School.

http://lawlib.lclark.edu/law_news
Rank this Week: 140

Law is Cool

Law is Cool

Law school blog and podcast from Canada.

http://lawiscool.com
Rank this Week: 712

Law Librarian Blog

Law Librarian Blog

By Librarians Joe Hodnicki and Ron Jones.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/
Rank this Week: 4

Law Library Letter

Law Library Letter

Summaries of recent Wyoming Supreme Court decisions and law library information. From the Wyoming State Law Library.

http://wyolawlibrary.blogspot.com/
  • May 17

    Summary 2013 WY 62

    Summary 2013 WY 62
    Summary of Decision May 17, 2013 Justice Burke delivered the opinion for the Court. Affirmed.Case Name: IN THE MATTER OF THE WORKER’S COMPENSATION CLAIM OF: KIRK JACOBS v. STATE OF WYOMING, ex rel., WYOMING WORKERS’ SAFETY AND…
  • May 17

    Summary 2013 WY 61

    Summary 2013 WY 61
    Summary of Decision May 17, 2013 Justice Davis delivered the opinion for the Court. Remanded.Case Name: PAUL ROCK, DARI QUIRK & ERNEST KAWA v. MARY LANKFORD, in her official capacity as Sublette County Clerk. MARY LANKFORD, in her…
  • May 15

    Summary 2013 WY 60

    Summary 2013 WY 60
    Summary of Decision May 15, 2013 Chief Justice Kite delivered the opinion for the Court. Affirmed.Case Name: IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF ROBERT A. SANDS v. RICHARD BROWN, Guardian and Conservator.Docket Number: S-12-0209URL:…
Rank this Week: 574

Law Library of Congress: Global…

Law Library of Congress: Global Legal Monitor

Covers legal news and developments worldwide. By the Law Library of Congress.

http://www.loc.gov/law/
  • Nov 19

    United Arab Emirates: New Law Imposes Sanctions on Online Demands for Regime Change

    United Arab Emirates: New Law Imposes Sanctions on Online Demands for Regime Change
    Communications and electronic information - On November 13, 2012, the United Arab Emirates amended Federal Law 2-2006 on electronic crimes. The amended legislation includes provisions that punish anyone convicted of using digital means to…
  • Nov 15

    France: Approval of Same-Sex Marriage Draft Law

    France: Approval of Same-Sex Marriage Draft Law
    Family - France's Council of Ministers (Conseil des Ministres, Cabinet) approved a draft law on November 7, 2012, that legalizes marriage for same-sex couples. The proposal gives such couples the rights usually assigned to marriage, as... The…
  • Nov 9

    Egypt: Government Decides to Postpone Implementation of Real Property Tax Law

    Egypt: Government Decides to Postpone Implementation of Real Property Tax Law
    Taxation - On November 4, 2012, Egypt's Ministry of Finance decided to postpone the implementation of the real property tax law (Law 196-2008 of June 23, 2008) until January... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers…
Rank this Week: 954

Law Library of Congress: News and…

Law Library of Congress: News and Events

Announces programs hosted by the Law Library of Congress, including legal film series, speaker series, and recognition events.

http://www.loc.gov/law/news/
Rank this Week: 423

Law of the Land

Law of the Land

A blog on land use law and Zoning by Albany Law School Associate Dean and Professor Patricia Salkin.

http://lawoftheland.wordpress.com/
Rank this Week: 855

Law People

Law People

Covers associate development, coaching, culture, management, mentoring and succession. By Ronda Muir.

http://www.lawpeopleblog.com/
  • Apr 12

    Emotion at Work: More on Anger, Crying and Gender

    Emotion at Work: More on Anger, Crying and Gender
    We published an entry on “That Old Crying Feeling” in 2011 that won the BlawgWorld Pick of the Week, and generated a lot of hits and discussion about displaying emotions in the office. We noted, among other things, that Michael…
  • Mar 26

    Culture and Competence

    Culture and Competence
    The Center for the Study of the Legal Profession at Georgetown University Law Center and TAGLaw recently published a survey showing the value of their culture to the growth strategies of mid-sized law firms. First, these high-culture…
  • Mar 25

    Migrating to a New Platform

    Migrating to a New Platform
    This blog has outlived its initial platform!  Please bear with us as we migrate to a new one over the next month. Our new look and functions will be worth it.  The Team at Law People Blog
Rank this Week: 266

Law Practice Tips Blog

Law Practice Tips Blog

Covers law practice management, the Internet and technology. By Jim Calloway.

http://jimcalloway.typepad.com/lawpracticetips/
Rank this Week: 946

Law, Technology & Arts Blog

Law, Technology & Arts Blog

Covers emerging legal issues in IP, technology, commerce, and the arts. From the Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts.

http://wjlta.wordpress.com/
  • Jun 17

    A Little White Lie? How Parents Willingly Give Up COPPA Protection

    A Little White Lie? How Parents Willingly Give Up COPPA Protection
    By Matthew Fredrickson The Federal Trade Commission’s recent amendments to its Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule will take effect on July 1, 2013, but the changes might ultimately exacerbate a fundamental problem that…
  • Jun 10

    Big Brother is Watching… But not in Iowa City?

    Big Brother is Watching… But not in Iowa City?
    By Megan Fensterman In an unprecedented move to protect citizen privacy, Iowa City residents presented the city council with a bill last week which, if passed, would ban the use of all red-light cameras, license plate readers, and traffic…
  • Jun 3

    Texas legislature passes private drone ban, but promises many politically-charged exception

    Texas legislature passes private drone ban, but promises many politically-charged exception
    By Chelsey Heindel This week, the Texas legislature passed the “Texas Privacy Act,” a bill that would prohibit private drone usage within the state. Passing the state Senate 26-5 and House of Representatives 140-4, House Bill 912…
Rank this Week: 596

LawBiz Blog - Audio Podcasts

LawBiz Blog - Audio Podcasts

Law practice information and interviews with experts. Published by Ed Poll, principal of LawBiz Management.

http://www.lawbizblog.com/
  • Mar 31

    Creating Exceptional Workplaces that Lead To Extraordinary Result

    Creating Exceptional Workplaces that Lead To Extraordinary Result
    Roberta Chinsky Matuson is the President of Human Resource Solutions and author of the new book, Suddenly in Charge: Managing Up, Managing Down, Succeeding All Around (Nicholas Brealey, January 2011). Join Ed and Roberta as they explore how…
  • Mar 23

    Technology: Is the bleeding edge needed to succeed?

    Technology: Is the bleeding edge needed to succeed?
    Jason Wisdom, of Wisdom Consulting, has been working with companies in the legal, financial, education and medical industries for 15 years, showing them how to leverage technology as a business, and bridging communication gaps between their…
  • Jan 6

    Branding for Law Firm

    Branding for Law Firm
    This is the second Interview Ed has done with Erik Pelton. Erik is founder of Erik M. Pelton & Associates, PLLC, a boutique trademark law firm in Falls Church, Virginia. Erik has been named a Top 10 trademark filer by NameProtect's…
Rank this Week: 879

Lawdiva's Blog

Lawdiva's Blog

Covers family law and criminal law in Canada. By Georgialee Lang.

http://lawdiva.wordpress.com
  • Jun 14

    The Case Against Legalized Prostitution

    The Case Against Legalized Prostitution
    Prostitution is a practice that arises from the historical subordination of women and the accompanying patriarchal right of men to buy and exchange women as objects for sexual use. Canadians embrace and respect the worth and dignity of every…
  • Jun 8

    Canadian Couple Cancel Adoption and Sue Agency for Drug-Addicted Baby

    Canadian Couple Cancel Adoption and Sue Agency for Drug-Addicted Baby
    A Canadian couple recently appeared in court in the State of Indiana seeking monetary compensation for the emotional distress they experienced during the process of adopting a new-born baby. The facts of the case reveal that several days…
  • Jun 5

    Father In Full Nazi Uniform Seeks Access to HIs Son

    Father In Full Nazi Uniform Seeks Access to HIs Son
    In August of 2010 I wrote about a couple in Trenton, New Jersey, Heath and Deborah Campbell, who chose Nazi-inspired names for their three children: Adolph Hitler Campbell, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell, and Honszlynn Hinler Campbell.…
Rank this Week: 737

Lawfare

Lawfare

Coveres actions taken or contemplated to protect the nation interact with the nation’s laws and legal institutions, including cybersecurity, Guantánamo habeas litigation, targeted killing, biosecurity, universal jurisdiction, the Alien Tort Statute, and the state secrets privilege. By Benjamin Wittes, Jack Goldsmith and Robert Chesney.

http://www.lawfareblog.com/
  • Jun 19

    Technical Difficultie

    Technical Difficultie
    For those readers who haven’t noticed, Lawfare has been experiencing significant technical difficulties over the past 36 hours—intermittent outages ranging from a few minutes to, in a couple of cases, a few hours. We do…
  • Jun 19

    Offline — The Chinese Peril

    Offline — The Chinese Peril
    Those who follow my blog posts devoutly (both of you :-)) will be sad to learn that I will be off-line from now until the July 4th holiday.  Of course, as with everything I write about, the underlying reason for … Read more…
  • Jun 19

    6/19 Motions Hearing #6: Woods’ Word

    6/19 Motions Hearing #6: Woods’ Word
    Crackles can be heard as lapel mics are adjusted and our proceedings are called back to order.  A cell phone detection alert in the courtroom caused our most recent technical outage.  Judge Pohl asks all present to leave their…
Rank this Week: 15

Lawffice Space

Lawffice Space

Covers employment laws and cases. By Philip Miles.

http://www.lawfficespace.com/
  • Jun 19

    Are Payroll Cards Illegal in Pennsylvania?

    Are Payroll Cards Illegal in Pennsylvania?
    Are payroll cards illegal in Pennsylvania? Beats me. But we might find out soon. A former McDonald's employee is suing the franchisee for paying her through a debit card. Natalie Gunshannon, a single mother, 27, said she and other workers…
  • Jun 18

    EEOC Targets Criminal Background Check

    EEOC Targets Criminal Background Check
    Last week, the EEOC issued a press release announcing lawsuits against two employers for using criminal background checks. The first lawsuit: In the suit against BMW, the EEOC alleges that BMW disproportionately screened out African…
  • Jun 17

    Employment Law SCOTUS Watch

    Employment Law SCOTUS Watch
    We only have about two weeks left in the current Supreme Court season (or "term" as they call them). Some important employment law cases are still out there, and we should get some news as early as today:Vance v. Ball State (SCOTUSblog page):…
Rank this Week: 646

LawPundit

LawPundit

Covers law, information technology, intellectual property and new media. By Andis Kaulins.

http://lawpunditblog.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 897

Lawyer 2 Lawyer

Lawyer 2 Lawyer

J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi bring us their and their guests views on a variety of hot legal topics. Part of the Legal Talk Network.

http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/lawyer-2-lawyer/
  • Jun 5

    Sacramento’s New One-Day Divorce Program

    Sacramento’s New One-Day Divorce Program
    On this episode of Lawyer2Lawyer, Bob Ambrogi and Craig Williams invite California Judge James Mize to discuss his first-of-its-kind idea to address the heavy congestion of divorce cases in Sacramento’s family court: The One-Day Divorce…
  • May 17

    Private Prisons, Profits, and Prisoners’ Right

    Private Prisons, Profits, and Prisoners’ Right
    On this edition of Lawyer2Lawyer host Bob Ambrogi discusses private prisons with Susan Herman, president of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and Adrian Moore, vice president of the Reason Foundation, a non-profit in support of…
  • May 3

    Will Accused Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Get the Death Penalty?

    Will Accused Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Get the Death Penalty?
    Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving brother of the accused for the Boston marathon bombings, has become a face of the media lately. His prosecution and potential sentence raises many questions for both the public and the legal world. Attorneys…
Rank this Week: 533

Lawyerist

Lawyerist

Covers law practice management, marketing, technology and legal careers.

http://lawyerist.com
  • Jun 19

    Teaching Your First CLE

    Teaching Your First CLE
    Last month we talked about some of the benefits of teaching a CLE. But let’s say you’ve already been asked to teach a CLE. Maybe somebody found your blog and thought you sounded knowledgeable on a topic. Or maybe you were at a…
  • Jun 19

    Social Media and Juror

    Social Media and Juror
    Social media is a great source of information for lawyers investigating potential jurors. How can lawyers use it without crossing ethical lines? Social media also gives jurors an outlet to violate court instructions, and lawyers monitor…
  • Jun 19

    BlackBerry Z10 Review

    BlackBerry Z10 Review
    If you are laser-focused on communication, take yourself very seriously, and you don't use much social media, you will probably be happy with the BlackBerry Z10.BlackBerry Z10 Review is a post from Lawyerist.com. The original content in this…
Rank this Week: 98

Lawyers are boring.

Lawyers are boring.

Covers Taxonomy, Open Access, Free Legal Sources, Plain Language, BigData, IT to create new law and new lawyers.

http://lawyersareboring.tumblr.com
  • Jun 14

    Legal Startups: changing the world by changing the law

    Legal Startups: changing the world by changing the law
    If you, like me, understand some Italian. On  LegalPad I’ve just published this short article, stuffed with data and irony, to convince law students to change route and think twice about their role. Legal Pad is a project by…
  • May 29

    What's on a lawyer's mind? The experiment.

    What's on a lawyer's mind? The experiment.
    I’ve been collaborating for some time with AL the Automatic Lawyer, the first or maybe the second Italian legal startup: a place for downloading tailor-made legal documents in all the major EU languages.  Beta test will be ready in…
  • May 10

    What is Legal Architecture

    What is Legal Architecture
    (and why I call myself a Legal Architect) Legal Architecture’s manifesto, first draft. My post on Legal Half Hour. Excerpts: “Law is information. Like information, it can be produced from many different sources and reach…
Rank this Week: 953

Lawyers Get Social

Lawyers Get Social

Covers trends and ethical issues for lawyers engaging in social networking. By Randy Wilson.

http://lawyersgetsocial.com/
  • Jun 17

    Importance of Attorney Review

    Importance of Attorney Review
    This post creates a strawman argument about attorney reviews, stating that some people doubt the value of reviews for attorneys looking for new business.  I don’t think anyone questions the power of Yelp and its progeny for…
  • Jun 14

    Tip of the Week: Sign up for Google+ Profile

    Tip of the Week: Sign up for Google+ Profile
    Here is another reason why a Google+ profile is important.  This is about authorship and visibility.  Since Google is still the big player in search – 67% of all searches in the US are performed on Google, it makes sense…
  • Jun 13

    What to Do Without Google Reader?

    What to Do Without Google Reader?
    I have been focused on Google taking away iGoogle which has been my focus for developing ideas about new content.  I thought it was a great tool to easily aggregate lots of subject related content and view it at a … Continue…
Rank this Week: 788

Lawyers to the Rescue Blog

Lawyers to the Rescue Blog

Covers community service and philanthropy. By Lawyers to the Rescue.

http://www.lawyerstotherescueblog.com/
  • Jun 18

    My First Summer Internship Working with Lawyers to the Rescue by Amalia M. Padron

    My First Summer Internship Working with Lawyers to the Rescue by Amalia M. Padron
    The first day interning for Lawyer's to the Rescue was, to say the least, an amazing experience. Being 14 years-old and having a summer internship like this? I feel so lucky and I've just started. Today, I got to know my boss, Spencer M.…
  • Apr 22

    Lawyers to the Rescue HEART (Homeless Education Advocacy Resource Training)

    Lawyers to the Rescue HEART (Homeless Education Advocacy Resource Training)
    On Thursday evening, April 18, 2013, Lawyers to the Rescue hosted its second HEART (Homeless Education Advocacy Resource Training) seminar at Camillus House, featuring topics in Family Law. Every other month, Lawyers to the Rescue features…
  • Jan 22

    January 19, 2013 Legal Clinic by Bryan Ramo

    January 19, 2013 Legal Clinic by Bryan Ramo
    Last week I was speaking with a family friend about my desire to attend law school. She mentioned to me an organization called "Lawyers to the Rescue". Interested, I did a quick Google search, found the website, and called Dina Aronfeld. She…
Rank this Week: 898

Le blog du droit europeen des…

Le blog du droit europeen des brevets

Covers European patent law (in French).

http://europeanpatentcaselaw.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 18

    T637/09 : moyen tardif

    T637/09 : moyen tardif
    Deux mois avant la première procédure orale de recours qui s'est tenue le 4.12.2012 (provisoirement terminée à 21h45 et reprise plus de 3 mois plus tard), l'Opposante avait soulevé un nouvel argument…
  • Jun 16

    T42/10 : méthode de détermination de performances dans des jeux en ligne

    T42/10 : méthode de détermination de performances dans des jeux en ligne
    L'invention avait pour objet une méthode de détermination des performances de joueurs d'un jeu en ligne, à l'aide d'une méthode mathématique faisant appel à des "factor graphs" et mise en…
  • Jun 13

    L'invention de la semaine

    L'invention de la semaine
    Cette semaine, je vous propose un chien aspirateur breveté en 1973. Brevet US3771192
Rank this Week: 627

Legal Blog Watch

Legal Blog Watch

Covers the legal community's daily buzz. From Law.com & Carolyn Elefant & Robert Ambrogi.

http://legalblogwatch.typepad.com/legal_blog_watch/
  • Jun 19

    'Terroristic' Tattoo Spells Trouble for Minn. Man

    'Terroristic' Tattoo Spells Trouble for Minn. Man
    The Pioneer Press (via ABA Journal) has the story of a Minnesota man who was sentenced to probation this week after pleading guilty to making a terroristic threat against a police officer -- a threat that took the unusual form of a tattoo of…
  • Jun 12

    Tenth Circuit Gives Man License to Sue Over 'Rain God'

    Tenth Circuit Gives Man License to Sue Over 'Rain God'
    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has revived a lawsuit by an Oklahoma man who objects to the image of a Native American sculpture on the state's license plates because its message conflicts with his Christian beliefs. The…
  • Jun 11

    Law Firm's Viral TV Ad Leads to $1 Million Suit

    Law Firm's Viral TV Ad Leads to $1 Million Suit
    An actress who starred in a popular advertisement for a New York personal injury law firm has filed a suit alleging that the agency that produced the spot licensed the ad and her image to law firms around the country without her knowledge and…
Rank this Week: 246

Legal Broadcast Network Blog

Legal Broadcast Network Blog

Features front page news fro the Legal Broadcast Network.

http://legalbroadcastnetwork.com/
Rank this Week: 734

Legal Ethics Forum

Legal Ethics Forum

By Professors John Dzienkowski, Brad Wendel, John Steele, David Hricik, Andrew Perlman, David McGowan, Laura Appleman, Steve Lubet, Anita Bernstein, Don Burnett, and Steve Berenson..

http://www.legalethicsforum.com/blog/
Rank this Week: 3

Legal Feeds

Legal Feeds

Daily Canadian legal news blog powered by the team from Law Times and Canadian Lawyer.

http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/legalfeeds/
  • Jun 19

    BLG, client honored for cutting costs by 20%

    BLG, client honored for cutting costs by 20%
    A partnership that helped an in-house legal team to reduce its external counsel costs by around a fifth has won international recognition.Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada and Borden Ladner Gervais LLP have been named 2013 Value…
  • Jun 19

    News roundup — June 19, 2013

    News roundup — June 19, 2013
    CanadaB.C. Supreme Court decision on land use could prompt discussion over ancient First Nations treaty: lawyer, Calgary HeraldLawyer for Ford's alleged attacker says it's 'unfortunate' mayor spoke about charges outside court, Toronto StarMan…
  • Jun 19

    Judge rules insurer doesn’t have to pay for ‘Ferrari’ defence

    Judge rules insurer doesn’t have to pay for ‘Ferrari’ defence
    A recent judgement in Quebec Superior Court that deals with an insurer’s duty to defend has lawyers here talking — not about the legal principle involved, but the juicy comments and details about the eye-popping fees charged by…
Rank this Week: 348

Legal History Blog

Legal History Blog

Offers scholarship, news and new ideas in legal history. By professor Mary L. Dudziak.

http://legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 19

    Constitutional History and the Defense of Humanities and Social Science

    Constitutional History and the Defense of Humanities and Social Science
    Today’s Washington Post reports on the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ attempt to STEM the flight from humanities.  Here’s a report of a similar intervention that combines constitutional history and classical…
  • Jun 19

    The Paul Murphy Award: Deadline June 30

    The Paul Murphy Award: Deadline June 30
    [The deadline for the Murphy Award (June 30) is fast approaching, so we are moving this post up.]The American Society for Legal History announces the Paul Murphy Award to support the completion of a book on the history of civil liberties that…
  • Jun 19

    Cromwell Research Fellowships: Deadline July 15

    Cromwell Research Fellowships: Deadline July 15
    [And, while we are at it, here is a reminder that the deadline for the Cromwell Research Fellowship is less than a month away.]Note the July 15, 2013 deadline for the Cromwell Research Fellowships in American Legal History. These are annual…
Rank this Week: 84

Legal Informatics Blog

Legal Informatics Blog

Provides scholarly & professional commentary on legal information systems. By Robert Richards.

http://legalinformatics.wordpress.com
  • Jun 17

    ODI Open Data Certificates: Application to open legal data

    ODI Open Data Certificates: Application to open legal data
    The UK Open Data Institute has launched Open Data Certificates, and legislation.gov.uk, the UK Government’s official online legislative information service, will be implementing them, according to the ODI announcement.…
  • Jun 17

    Bruce on GitLaw

    Bruce on GitLaw
    Tom Bruce of the Legal Information Institute has posted GitHub: It Ain’t Magic Pixie Dust, at his blog, b-screeds. Here are excerpts: These days, people are sticking legislation into GitHub at a furious pace. It is all the rage among…
  • Jun 15

    Many new U.S. state and municipal legislative codes posted free on Web by Public.Resource.Org

    Many new U.S. state and municipal legislative codes posted free on Web by Public.Resource.Org
    Public.Resource.Org has posted legislative codes for several U.S. states and localities, free on the Web. The data are available in various formats, including XML, PDF, HTML, and RTF. Legislative codes have been posted for the following U.S.…
Rank this Week: 60

Legal Juice

Legal Juice

Features a daily dose of odd cases and strange laws. By John B. Mesirow.

http://www.legaljuice.com/
  • Jun 18

    What Happens When You Keep Calling 911?

    What Happens When You Keep Calling 911?
    If you repeatedly call 911, rest assured that the police will come, though probably not for the reason you called. As reported by The New Hampshire Union Leader: Police said the incident began just before 5 p.m. Sunday when Darlene Gladstone,…
  • Jun 17

    Dunkin Donuts Employee "Outperformed" And Outearned Her Co-Worker

    Dunkin Donuts Employee "Outperformed" And Outearned Her Co-Worker
    Needless to say, you won't get flush working at the Rockaway, New Jersey Dunkin Donuts, even on the night shift, unless ... As reported at dailyrecord.com: Melissa Redmond, 29, of Mine Hill, was arrested after a six week investigation known…
  • Jun 16

    Cop's New Diet Leads To Grow House Bust - Really

    Cop's New Diet Leads To Grow House Bust - Really
    It was a bad day for these growers when a certain police officer decided to go on a high-protein diet as part of a body building regimen. Huh? Here's why, as reported by web.orange.uk: "[Leicester police officers] asked their colleague in the…
Rank this Week: 223

Legal Malpractice Decisions

Legal Malpractice Decisions

Covers Illinois malpractice and ethics decisions. By Edward X. Clinton, Jr.

http://legalmalpracticeillinois.blogspot.com/
  • Jun 17

    Illinois Supreme Court Amends The Rules To Allow A Limited Scope Appearance

    Illinois Supreme Court Amends The Rules To Allow A Limited Scope Appearance
    The Illinois Supreme Court has amended three rules, 11, 13 and 137 to allow attorneys to file what is to be known as a limited scope appearance in a case.The Notice of Limited Scope Appearance must explain to the other party what the scope of…
  • Jun 17

    Winstock v. Galasso New Jersey Appellate Division - Guilty Plea No Bar To Legal Malpractice Claim

    Winstock v. Galasso New Jersey Appellate Division - Guilty Plea No Bar To Legal Malpractice Claim
    This is a recent decision of the New Jersey Appellate Division.The Appellate Division reversed the grant of summary judgment to a lawyer. Winstock claimed that the lawyer gave him negligent advice which led to his conviction for "third degree…
  • Jun 17

    When Does the Client Waive the Attorney-Client Privilege?

    When Does the Client Waive the Attorney-Client Privilege?
    Sullivan v. ALCATEL-LUCENT USA, INC., Dist. Court, ND Illinois 2013 - Google Scholar: This case deals with a motion to compel, which would ordinarily be routine. Here it is not routine because the case is a legal fee fight between Lucent…
Rank this Week: 538

Legal Pad

Legal Pad

Cal Law blog.

http://legalpad.typepad.com/my_weblog/
  • May 13

    Name Surfaces For Fogel's Seat

    Name Surfaces For Fogel's Seat
    [Vanessa Blum] The White House at long last is closing in on a pick to fill the Northern District judicial seat once held by U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel. San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Beth Labson Freeman is the...
  • Apr 19

    Technology Revolution a Challenge Even for Larry Sonsini

    Technology Revolution a Challenge Even for Larry Sonsini
    [Scott Graham] The lawyer most responsible for developing Silicon Valley's culture of entrepreneurship is feeling the pressure of disruptive change. Speaking to Santa Clara University law students this week, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &…
  • Apr 19

    DA Regrets Misconduct, Supreme Court Says Not So Fast

    DA Regrets Misconduct, Supreme Court Says Not So Fast
    [Scott Graham] When the Sixth District Court of Appeal found “flagrant” prosecutorial misconduct in the case of Daniel Shazier last December, the Santa Clara County district attorney’s office was contrite. "Based on the court's…
Rank this Week: 310

Legal Planet

Legal Planet

Covers environmental law and policy. By Berkeley Law and UCLA Law.

http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/
  • Jun 18

    Flashing Back to the Day When Rush Limbaugh Discussed my Environmental Research

    Flashing Back to the Day When Rush Limbaugh Discussed my Environmental Research
    The Legal Planet blog tends to focus on serious subjects. I salute this but I always try to cross the line.  A few years ago, Matt Kotchen and I wrote a good paper documenting that the deep recession had chilled interest in combating…
  • Jun 18

    Will House Republicans Save Food Aid Reform?

    Will House Republicans Save Food Aid Reform?
    These next 48 hours are critical for advancing reform of US international food aid, which I have blogged about previously.  Short version: because current rules essentially demand that we provide aid in food grown in the US via…
  • Jun 18

    Not With a Bang, But With a Whimper…

    Not With a Bang, But With a Whimper…
    As the current U.S. Supreme Court term winds down–the justices’ final opinions are due next week–attention begins to turn to the Court’s next session, scheduled to begin in October 2013. Until this week, the justices…
Rank this Week: 74

Legal Profession Blog

Legal Profession Blog

By Professors S. Alan Childress, Michael S. Frisch and Jeffrey M. Lipshaw.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legal_profession/
  • Jun 19

    One-Third Of Awarded Fees Covered By Contingent Fee Agreement

    One-Third Of Awarded Fees Covered By Contingent Fee Agreement
    The Utah Supreme Court has ruled in favor of an attorney in a fee dispute with a client. The attorney represented the client pursuant to a 1/3 contingency fee argeement for "all monies paid" in the case. The representation…
  • Jun 19

    Self-Medicating Judge Reinstated With Censure

    Self-Medicating Judge Reinstated With Censure
    The Oklahoma Supreme Court has lifted a disability suspension and imposed a public censure of an attorney who entered a guilty plea to two drug-related misdemeanors and felony possession of methamphetamine. He was suspended in June 2012 after…
  • Jun 19

    Loan Modification Not Unauthorized Practice

    Loan Modification Not Unauthorized Practice
    The South Carolina Supreme Court has held that modifying a loan without the participation of an attorney does not constitute the unauthorized practice of law. The case involved petitioners who had obtained loan modifications and failed to…
Rank this Week: 56

Legal Research Plus

Legal Research Plus

By Paul Lomio, Erika V. Wayne, Kate, Wilko and George Wilson. The authors are law librarians and advanced legal research instructors at Stanford Law School.

http://legalresearchplus.com
Rank this Week: 428

Legal Scholarship Blog

Legal Scholarship Blog

Features law-related calls for papers, conferences and workshops. From the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and the University of Washington School of Law.

http://legalscholarshipblog.com
  • Sep 12

    September 12, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop

    September 12, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop
    Alabama Nuno Garoupa (Illinois) Albany James T. Gathii Faculty Workshop Series – Sheldon Halpern, Hon. Harold R. Tyler Jr. Chair in Law and Technology (Albany)
  • Sep 11

    September 11, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop

    September 11, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop
    Chicago Law Public Law and Legal Theory Workshop – Darrell A.H. Miller(Cincinnati Law) Cornell Law Asma Barlas (Ithaca College)
  • Sep 10

    September 10, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop

    September 10, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop
    Columbia Law Mark J. Osiel (Iowa Law) presents Rights to Do Grave Wrong – paper is not publicly available Georgia Law Jamal Greene (Columbia Law)
Rank this Week: 13

Legal Theory Blog

Legal Theory Blog

Covers constitutional theory, feminist legal theory, law and economics, normative legal theory and more. By University of Illinois Professor Lawrence B. Solum.

http://lsolum.typepad.com/legaltheory/
  • Jun 13

    Lehavi on Control over Decision-Making in Private Legal Organization

    Lehavi on Control over Decision-Making in Private Legal Organization
    Amnon Lehavi (Interdisciplinary Center Herzliyah - Radzyner School of Law) has posted Concepts of Power: Majority Control and Accountability in Private Legal Organizations (Virginia Law & Business Review (Forthcoming)) on SSRN. Here is…
  • Jun 13

    Schrag on MOOCs & Legal Education

    Schrag on MOOCs & Legal Education
    Philip G. Schrag (Georgetown University - Law Center) has posted MOOCs and Legal Education: Valuable Innovation or Looming Disaster? on SSRN. Here is the Abstract: Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have spread across the landscape of higher…
  • Jun 13

    Alexander on Principle

    Alexander on Principle
    Larry Alexander (University of San Diego School of Law) has posted What are Principles, and Do They Exist? on SSRN> Here is the abstract: In this paper I distinguish principles from rules and standards and ask if there are norms...
Rank this Week: 49

Legal Underground

Legal Underground

Covers the politics of litigation. By Evan Schaeffer.

http://www.legalunderground.com/
  • Jun 19

    What's Worse Than "the Death of Young Judge by Cocaine Intoxication"?

    What's Worse Than "the Death of Young Judge by Cocaine Intoxication"?
    Class-action lawyers, of course. That's how the editorial writers at the Madison County Record see it, anyway. The headline says it all: "Drugs are just the tip of the iceberg in St. Clair and Madison Counties." First, the editorial…
  • Jun 17

    William Gaddis, Again. . . and <i>A Frolic of His Own</i>

    William Gaddis, Again. . . and &lt;i&gt;A Frolic of His Own&lt;/i&gt;
    In a review of The Letters of William Gaddis, Paul Griffiths writes that William Gaddis's satire about law and lawyers, A Frolic of His Own, was his "most appealing" work-- Through the late 1980s and early 90s, however, he was...
  • Jun 10

    A Lawsuit to Watch: Federal RICO Allegations Involving <i>Avery v. State Farm</i> and the Illinois Supreme Court

    A Lawsuit to Watch: Federal RICO Allegations Involving &lt;i&gt;Avery v. State Farm&lt;/i&gt; and the Illinois Supreme Court
    The Madison Record reports: "Judge denies motion to stay discovery in RICO suit over Avery v. State Farm; appeal and motion for class certification filed"-- A lawsuit alleging fraudulent activity in Avery v. State Farm is moving forward as…
Rank this Week: 725

Legal Writing Prof Blog

Legal Writing Prof Blog

By Professors Nancy Soonpaa, Sue Liemer, Coleen M. Barger and Mark E. Wojcik.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legalwriting/
  • Jun 18

    your students should read thi

    your students should read thi
    Michael Higdon has written a very helpful article for law students: The Legal Reader: An Expose, 43 New Mexico L. Rev. 77 (2013). (My apology for lacking the accent for "expo-zay" in this blog platform.) I'm still weighing just…
  • Jun 17

    overcoming procrastination

    overcoming procrastination
    We all do it from time to time. C'mon, you're probably doing it right now, procrastinating by reading this blog. Two recent articles shed some useful light on why we procrastinate and how to help ourselves move on, to more...
  • Jun 16

    quotable

    quotable
    "A reading man and woman is a ready man and woman, but a writing man and woman is exact." ~ Marcus Garvey (spl)
Rank this Week: 215

LegalTXTS

LegalTXTS

Covers law and technology, with an emphasis on legal issues regarding digital media, privacy and data security, and information management. By Elijah Yip.

http://www.legaltxts.com/
  • Jun 18

    Estate Planning and Cyberspace: Making Sure Data Doesn’t Byte the Dust

    Estate Planning and Cyberspace: Making Sure Data Doesn’t Byte the Dust
    Ownership of contents of online email account gets called into question after the owner of the account dies — Ajemian v. Yahoo!, Inc., 987 N.E.2d 604 (Mass. Ct. App. May 7, 2013) Who owns the data in an online account after the account…
  • Jun 17

    Privacy of Employee Data on Dual-Use Device

    Privacy of Employee Data on Dual-Use Device
    Supervisor snoops into former employee’s personal Gmail account after she returns company-issued Blackberry — Lazette v. Kulmatycki, 2013 WL 2455937 (N.D. Ohio June 5, 2013) The line between personal and business use of electronic…
  • May 21

    The Electronic Wake Employees Leave Behind

    The Electronic Wake Employees Leave Behind
    Employer sues ex-employee for not updating his LinkedIn profile — Jefferson Audio Visual Systems, Inc. v. Light, 2013 WL 1947625 (W.D. Ky. May 9, 2013). What would you do if your ex-employee told everybody he’s still working for…
Rank this Week: 774

Leiter Reports: A Group Blog

Leiter Reports: A Group Blog

Covers academic freedom, authoritarianism and fascism, intelligent design and more. By University of Texas Professor Brian R. Leiter and others.

http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/
  • Jun 19

    "What is morality?"

    "What is morality?"
    A podcast with John Martin Fischer (UC Riverside).
  • Jun 19

    Yet more doubts about the QS Ranking

    Yet more doubts about the QS Ranking
    A reader in the UK writes: THES DID drop QS for methodological reasons. The best explanation is here: http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2010/03/15/baty But there may have been more to it? Clearly QS's business practices leave an awful lot…
  • Jun 18

    The BBC on high school philosophy in France

    The BBC on high school philosophy in France
    Here.
Rank this Week: 304

Lenz Blog

Lenz Blog

Covers copyright, patents, and WTO.

http://k.lenz.name/LB
  • Jun 17

    Another Hybrid Wind Power Plant Opening in Germany

    Another Hybrid Wind Power Plant Opening in Germany
    From this tweet by the always excellent Energiewende Germany I learned about an article titled “Hydrogen plant starts storing wind energy in Germany“. As is clear from the title, this is another project to use wind energy in times…
  • Jun 17

    EU Japan Summit

    EU Japan Summit
    Prime Minister Abe briefly talked to European Council President Van Rompuy (about 20 minutes) at the occasion of the G8 summit going on in the United Kingdom right now. Here is a short report from the Japanese Foreign Ministry (in Japanese).…
  • Jun 16

    Bitcoin Firstbit

    Bitcoin Firstbit
    Someone just opened a new Bitcoin service where you can check which address is the first in the blockchain to use a given string at the beginning. I am pleased to see that the first address using “1KfLenz” at the beginning is the…
Rank this Week: 260

Leonard Link

Leonard Link

Features reporting and commentary on law, music, film and current events with a special emphasis on Sexuality & the Law. By New York Law School Professor Arthur S. Leonard.

http://newyorklawschool.typepad.com/leonardlink/
  • Apr 27

    This blog is no longer live - see my new blog address below

    This blog is no longer live - see my new blog address below
    NYLS has switched me to a new location. Beginning in 2013, I am blogging at artleonardobservations.com.
  • Dec 12

    Federal Court Finds Real Estate Brokers Discriminated Against PWA

    Federal Court Finds Real Estate Brokers Discriminated Against PWA
    U.S. District Judge Samuel Conti ruled on December 3 that two New York City realtors, Manhattan Apartments, Inc., and Abba Realty Associates, violated a city law when dealing with a person living with AIDS who was seeking to rent an...
  • Dec 12

    Another development on the DOMA Case - What Could It Mean?

    Another development on the DOMA Case - What Could It Mean?
    The Supreme Court has appointed Prof. Vicki Jackson of Harvard Law School to be "amicus curiae" in United States v. Windsor to brief and argue in support of the point of view that the Court does not have jurisdiction to...
Rank this Week: 212

Lethal Injection

Lethal Injection

Covers lethal injection in the United States.

http://lethal-injection-florida.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 306