Articles Posted in January, 2014

New Tagline for JD Supra Underscores Business Focus

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Without any fanfare, JD Supra changed its tagline last month, to “JDSupra Business Advisor.” The move emphasizes the company’s evolution from a simple aggregator of law-related content to a publisher, distributor and curator focused on delivering legal information to the business world.

When JD Supra

‘New’ Law.com to be Unveiled Next Week

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ALM, the parent company of Law.com and an international network of legal and business publications, is slated to launch a new Law.com website and mobile app next week. ALM has scheduled a launch event Monday night in New York City, to coincide with the start of

Is the Google News Archive Dead or Just Down?

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I am a frequent user of the Google News Archive, which allows searching of historical newspapers back to the 1800s. In December, the archive disappeared as a search option. A new help page appeared providing alternative instructions for searching the archive, but even using those instructions, nothing can be searched older than 1970.

According…

New Site Helps Divide Property in Divorce

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A Minnesota lawyer and mediator has launched a website that aims to help divorcing parties divide their marital property, without the need for a lawyer. Called CleanSplit, the site uses an automated, sealed-bid process to allow couples to value and divide their property equitably.

“As a mediator, I would…

Podcast: The Legal Issues Surrounding Bitcoin

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Cyber currency Bitcoin has seen an exponential rise in value and popularity since its inception in 2010. Consider this: If you had bought $1,000 worth of Bitcoins in 2010, it would be worth $2.4 million dollars today. But as Bitcoin gains wider mainstream use, it is surrounded by a host of legal questions. In…

Two New Sites for Finding Short-Term Help

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Are you a solo or small-firm lawyer who sometimes needs to hire temporary help for short-term assignments? If so, two new services promise to help you find the right person.

One, Legalkin.com, was just launched on Jan. 9. It focuses on connecting law firms of all sizes with freelance lawyers,…