LegalTech 2010 offers new legal research, dictation, e-discovery tools (access required)

imageNEW YORK – LegalTech 2010 got off to a busy start, with lawyers and tech experts crowding exhibit halls and conference rooms to find out the latest news on e-discovery and legal technology services and products. Here’s a look at some of the most interesting new offerings.

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Man injured in tractor accident awarded $56.3 million  (access required)

imageA Texas jury has ordered Caterpillar Inc. to pay $56.3 million to a worker who was paralyzed while using one the company’s earth-moving tractors.

Lawmakers call for Toyota recall probe (access required)

imageWASHINGTON - Lawmakers in Congress have launched an investigation into the safety problems caused by gas pedals in certain Toyota models which led to a massive recall.

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  1. Can student be disciplined over MySpace posts? (access required)
  2. Officers can be sued over Internet photos of deceased (access required)
  3. Fired worker entitled to workers’ comp

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  2. Obama’s budget boosts some key legal initiatives (access required)
  3. Law firm faces EEOC suit for underpaying older attorneys (access required)
  4. Jury awards employee $1.5M for retaliation (access required)
  5. Curbing legal malpractice claims  (access required)

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LATEST TIPS FOR LAWYERS: SOCIAL MEDIA AND ADVERTISING

  1. How did these lawyers convert tweets into clients? (access required)
    A few attorneys in the Twittersphere have managed to convert their 140-character tweets into living, breathing, paying clients.
  2. Most lawyers still slow to embrace social media
    Lawyers USA columnist Susan Cartier Liebel offers advice to lawyers who are interested in venturing into social media.
  3. Is your firm's website violating ethics rules?
    As state and local bar associations struggle to adapt old ethics rules to new forms of legal marketing, some jurisdictions are closely scrutinizing law firm websites for ethical violations.
  4. Ethics complaint tests Internet advertising (access required)
    An ethics complaint looming over hundreds of attorneys nationwide will test the boundaries of lawyer advertising on the Internet.
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Cloud computing for lawyers

 

Jim Calloway, the Director of the Oklahoma Bar Association Management Assistance Program, and Sharon Nelson, president of Sensei Enterprises, Inc. spoke with Erik Mazzone, practice management advisor for the North Carolina Bar Association and Ben Schorr of Roland, Schorr and Tower to discuss the pros and cons of cloud computing in your practice.

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Lawyers of the Year 2009 (access required)

The men and women selected as Lawyers of the Year for 2009 include an attorney who won a record-setting verdict against the tobacco companies, a lawyer who fought for gay rights in Iowa, and the man who took the reins for the ABA as it tried to keep the FTC's "red flags rule" from applying to the legal profession. All made news in their profession and earned the title Lawyer of the Year.


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20 Things Lawyers Need to Know in 2010 (access required)

What will the Obama presidency mean for lawyers? What is the most important case the Supreme Court will tackle this year? Those questions and more are answered in this year’s edition of “20 Things Lawyers Need to Know.” From the latest in practice management technology to trial strategy techniques to weathering the economic storm, we’ve got you covered through the new year and beyond.