Articles Posted in January, 2015

The Big Story at Next Week's LegalTech Isn't a Product, It's a Person

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At Fenway in September for Jeter’s second-to-last game, with David Horrigan of 451 Research and Monica.

Next week’s LegalTech will be a glitzy, bustling showcase of the world’s largest legal technology companies. But amidst it all, one individual may prove to be the biggest story of the show.

After a 30-year career…

New Web Service Serves as 'Ethics ER' for Lawyers

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A former American Bar Association ethics lawyer has launched a web service that serves as an “emergency room” for lawyers who need immediate assistance with legal ethics issues. The site, ER for Lawyers, provides ethics research to lawyers nationwide.

The site’s founder, Kathryn A. Thompson, is an Illinois lawyer who formerly served…

How Small Firms Are Using Big Data Technology Tools

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You probably think of big data as something only big firms deal with. Increasingly, however, technology is enabling smaller firms to make use of big data.

In the latest issue of the ABA Journal, I have an article that looks at two examples of how technology tools are enabling small firms to make use of…

Podcast: The Sandy Hook Lawsuit against Bushmaster Firearms

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On Dec. 14, 2012, 20-year-old Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children and six adults at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Last month, two years after those horrific shootings, the families of the victims filed a lawsuit against Bushmaster Firearms International, the manufacturer of the AR-15 rifle used by Lanza.

What is…