Monthly Archives: October 2010

Law Technology News (LTN) Restructuring, Going to Bi-monthly and Adding a Technology Desk for Online News

We had been hearing reports about major changes to Law Technology News and below is a statement from Monica Bay, Editor-in-Chief. "Aric Press recently announced the initial stages of ALM’s reorganization of its national newsroom, which includes his promotion to vice … Continue reading

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Harvard Professor Larry Lessig to Keynote ABA TECHSHOW 2011

This weekend it was announced that Harvard professor & TED speaker Larry Lessig will be the ABA TECHSHOW 2011 keynote speaker. TECHSHOW will be celebrating its 25th anniversary April 11-13 in Chicago.  

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Students: Maybe You Shouldn’t Become a Lawyer

During Simon Chester's (Partner, Heenan Blaikie) presentation at the COLPM Futures Conference (more coverage to come), he told of an announcement that came in 2009 from the Law Society of England & Wales cautioning people considering a law career due to the time … Continue reading

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Making the Case for Social Media … MyLegal Social Media Conference Revisited

[CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT] Last week, we had the opportunity to participate in MyLegal's inaugural social media conference "The Case for Social Media" that focused on helping attorneys establish and manage their online presence and social media profile. The well crafted … Continue reading

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Announcing the COLPM 2010 Fellow Inductees for Legal Achievement

The 2010 Fellow Inductees to the College of Law Practice Management (COLPM) have been inducted today and they are… [Link to pictures of the announcements and introduction of each Fellow] Stephen Dempsey, Sidley Austin Susan Saltonstall Duncan, RainMaking Oaisis, Inc.  … Continue reading

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College of Law Practice Management (what it is!); the MyLegal Conference and the Spy Museum

Today was the Case for Social Media Conference that was produced by MyLegal.com. We had a great time and had a chance to meet with a few of the presenters in addition to attending the sessions. We will have coverage … Continue reading

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Join the Who’s Who of Legal at the Futures Conference

Next week, three legal conferences will be held in Washington D.C.- The College of Law Practice Management's (COLPM) 2010 Futures Conference & Symposium; the ABA Law Practice Management's Fall Meeting and MyLegal.com's The Case for Social Media. Of particular intrigue … Continue reading

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Legal Experts Making the Case for Social Media

Next week, MyLegal.com will be producing The Case for Social Media conference to assist lawyers in "Managing Your Online Presence To Build Your Law Practice". Whether you're arriving late or haven't quite figured out what to do and how to … Continue reading

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Finalists of the 2010 British Legal Awards Announced

Today, the finalists of the 2010 British Legal Awards were announced. The winners will be announced at the event hosted by Legal Week the night of December 2nd in London. Here is a little background on the awards according to Legal Week… … Continue reading

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Mary Mack Resigns from Fios

Today, Fios announced that long-time Fios spokesperson Mary Mack has resigned. She will be joining ZyLab as 'enterprise technology counsel'. According to the EDDUpdate blog, "She will work from the company's California offices, and start her new post on  November … Continue reading

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