An excerpt from the book “Cloud Computing for Lawyers” which discusses the initial considerations when implementing cloud computing in a law firm
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ABA TECHSHOW 2013 starts this week in Chicago, April 4-6, so for this ''Product Beat' we have a preview of some wares being demonstrated in the exhibition hall. . ."
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If you won't get to Techshow, check out this comprehensive list of new and upgraded technology on display! Delete the scoop?
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When you're an associate receiving positive feedback for your intelligence, diligence, and impeccable work product, it's hard to fathom the need to start learning an entirely different set of skills for the later phases of your career.
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"Among every lawyer’s new duties: keeping up with technology relevant to the client and the representation, and protecting electronically stored confidential client information. Seems straightforward enough. But it’ll almost certainly require more of your brain’s daily bandwidth." Delete the scoop?
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Introduction to the Course Research Design - Part I Quantitative Methods for Lawyers Class #1 Why mu
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These are the slides for the 1st of 18 classes on Quantitative Methods for Lawyers at MSU by Daniel Katz. There are uploads for all 18 classses, and include text content for each slide. Delete the scoop?
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"[H]ere 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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An awesome list of articles to keep lawyers informed of current thought and events concerning the use of legal technology and the future of law. Delete the scoop?
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Law firms can improve processes, just like any other business. However, there is no industry baseline by which to measure process improvements, so to account for wide variations, we need an Individual Controll Chart."
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Using fee models from other industries can help lawyers move away from the billable hours and eventually pass cost savings on to their clients when they have been able to determine how other fee structures will work for them. Delete the scoop?
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"One anxiety that has held back expansion of unbundling is fear that malpractice carriers will be unhappy with their clients providing unbundled legal assistance... [T]his fear is largely dissipating. . ."
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One best practice for unbundling is to check with your insurer to confirm coverage of unbundled services. Delete the scoop?
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"[L]aw is facing a productivity imperative. To cope with globalization, the world needs better, faster, and cheaper legal output. The artisan trained lawyer just can’t keep up. To address the productivity imperative – or, more accurately, to turn a profit from this business opportunity—a new generation of legal entrepreneurs has emerged."
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An in-depth look at the history of the legal profession and its place in the current social and economic climate. Read and understand! Delete the scoop?
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" What are we aiming to achieve with the growing integration of technology into the legal system?"
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An extremely thoughtful look at the progression of legal technology and its use in the practice of law. Delete the scoop?
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Technology is essential to any law practice, whether you are a young lawyer or not, or in a big firm, small firm, or on your own. Young lawyers should get off on the right foot by following these general technology use guidelines.
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A good checklist and reminder of what you need to consider when using or choosing technology to automate and augment your practice. Delete the scoop?
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"Rethinking Law as Process draws on insights from 'process philosophy' in order to rethink the nature of legal decision-making."
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Fascinating new book advocating a "continuous effort to refine and to redefine the continuous flux of legal understanding." Delete the scoop?
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"Fee agreements do not work where one party is trying to get a “deal.” In a successful fee arrangement, both the company and the law firm are satisfied with the overall bill."
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Don't miss parts 1 & 2 of this very useful discussion. Delete the scoop?
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Last August, I moderated a CLE webcast, "The Expert's Guide to Change Management at Law Firms," presented by the North Carolina Bar Association and LexisNexis Firm Manager. Delete the scoop?
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Where The Revolution Will Be Televised!
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Selected videos from ReinventLawSiliconValley are up and running! Delete the scoop?
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Is law school your last chance at love?
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“Digital Workplace Trends 2013,” a report based on surveying 362 organizations worldwide, shows that digital workplaces are in very early days.. Topic: Social Business
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Lawyers need to stay on track with where business (e.g., their clients) is going. Delete the scoop?
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Even in the New York metropolitan area, the reasonable cost of hiring a contract lawyer from a staffing agency to do document review work in a securities class action case is, at most, $50 to $75, an expert said in a declaration (PDF) filed last...
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Charge-ups for outsourced work must be reasonable (like everything else in law!) Delete the scoop?
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"Most American lawyers became aware of British Professor Richard Susskind after he wrote The End of Lawyers? in 2008. The book generated a lot of controversy among lawyers . . ."
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Insightful review of Susskind's new book, "Tomorrow's Lawyers." Delete the scoop?
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NEWS ANALYSIS: Don't follow the herd when making your technology choices. And don't make the same old assumptions about the capabilities of cloud computing.
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Cloud computing is anything but static, and dozens of cloud options are available to suit the tech strategy for your business or law practice. Delete the scoop?
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"There are many good reasons for law firms to adopt business practices from other industry segments. As has been made abundantly clear, the laws of economics apply equally to law firms as to other businesses."
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If lawyers have learned anything from the last few years, it should be that they and their law firms are subject to the rules of the marketplace. Why now and not in the past? Because technology has given consumers alternatives to seeking advice they can't afford from a traditional law firm. This post discusses how lawyers need to view their practices, and is equally applicable to all firm sizes, including solos. Delete the scoop?
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Far and away the best analyst and predictor of the evolution of the legal marketplace is Richard Susskind, the U.K.-based academic and futurist. Richard has a new book out called Tomorrow’s Lawyers, an Introduction to Your Future.
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Excellent, and original, analysis of future law practice possibilities. Delete the scoop?
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Lawyers must keep legal ethics concerns (and responsibilities) in mind when considering cloud computing solutions for their law firms' and clients' information.
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A good overview of state bar opinions and work of ABA's Commission on Ethics 20/20. Delete the scoop?
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Most people want to avoid lawyers. They are in the same class as cops; you do not want one until you need one. In the startup world, there are plenty of articles written about how lawyers ruin startups or stall innovation and deals.
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"[T[here is a growing awakening that, while lawyers themselves may be perceived as obstacles, the legal profession and industry represent opportunity. This sector, which historically has been ignored by entrepreneurs and investors, is beginning to experience a startup invasion." Delete the scoop?
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Meet Adam Ziegler, a commercial litigation and while collar defense attorney who jumped from big firm to boutique, and is making the jump from lawyer to entrepreneur with Mootus.
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Mootus.com is an online platform for open discussion of legal issues and analysis - very exciting way to collaborate in an open platform. Delete the scoop?
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"A few years ago, most people couldn’t tell you what the cloud was. . [Now], Businesses are moving toward cloud-based operations in a permanent way, and the fundamental business metrics of the category leaders are enjoying staggering growth as a result."
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Lawyers, listen up: Non-lawyer sites are all offering legal services via the cloud. With the growth of legal cloud technology, you can offer the same services within web-based legal sites such as DirectLaw.com & others that offer document automation services. Delete the scoop?
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Written by Nicole Black, and published by the ABA