Articles Posted in August, 2009

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.com, a site that aggregates and organizes law firm client alerts and brief papers.…

When I received my most recent Verizon phone bill, I was surprised to see a charge of $14.95 to ILD Teleservices Inc. I had no idea what the company was or what the charge was for. I looked back over my recent bills. I am embarrassed to report that the charge had been appearing…

Thanks to Monica Bay for inviting me to be a guest on her podcast, Law Technology Now. Also on the program is Jim Calloway, author of Law Practice Tips Blog. Among other things, I discuss the Corporate Counsel program I am chairing in New York on Sept. 21, Social Media: Risks…

This week on the legal-affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer, we look at the controversy over mandatory arbitration of consumer credit-card disputes. Here is the description of this week’s show from the Legal Talk Network, where you can listen to or download the complete program:

Mandatory arbitration in credit card agreements are in the legal spotlight

Earlier this month at Legal Blog Watch, I wrote about the Law School 100, an iPhone app for aspiring law students that ranks the 100 best law schools in the United States. Now there is an app from the bar-exam prep company BARBRI that tests the legal knowledge of law students and…

Why retire? So says attorney Jack Borden, who is in his law office at 6:30 every morning, doing what he loves — practicing law. This month, Borden celebrated two milestones — he had his 101st birthday and he was named America’s Outstanding Oldest Worker for 2009 by

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is understaffed and overwhelmed. Could the answer to its problems lie in crowdsourcing the patent-review process? Could crowdsourcing result in better patents?

This week on the legal-affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer, we look at the Peer-to-Patent system, an innovative pilot project run jointly by the USPTO and the…