In fact, this article says they’re flourishing. (Via eLawyer Blog)
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Finding absolution for your presentation sins
Do you use PowerPoint in your presentations? Make sure you aren’t committing one of the Seven Deadly Sins of PowerPoint Presentations.
The assault on PDF files continues
A few weeks ago, Larry Bodine commented that PDF was bad for law firm newsletters. While I agree that 1) HTML and plain text are perfectly acceptable for sending newsletters (that’s how I send out the Internet Legal Research Weekly), and 2) PDF files are not preferred for online reading (via Jakob Nielsen…
Computer research and the standard of care
Several times in the past year, I have given speeches asking the question whether a lawyer’s failure to take advantage of the vast amounts of free information available on the Internet might subject that lawyer to a claim of negligence. This month, GPSolo Magazine features the article Keep Up or Face Peril — which attempts…
In a *free* New York Times story…
…the rise of technology in the courtroom is discussed. The story features the Courtroom 21 Project, a joint effort of William and Mary School of Law and the National Center for State Courts.
New developments in e-filing
Tom O’Connor has an update on possible big changes on the horizon for e-filing.
Technology in the Courtroom
Law.com features an interesting article on the benefits of using technology in the courtroom.
What this article doesn’t address is perhaps the most important question: can you afford not to have this technology in the courtroom if your opponent is using it? Nowadays, failing to keep up technologically at trial can result in a…
TechShow Update
The first day of TechShow is over, and I’m beat. My two speeches are done, so now I can enjoy the rest of the conference as an observer. I’ll be posting my presentations to the site soon, but if you want to know what you’re missing here, check out Rick Klau’s blog for continuous wireless…
Leavin’ on a Jet Plane
I’m off to ABA Techshow — should be lots of fun! Although I won’t have the fancy wireless capabilities some people will have at the conference, I will be providing regular updates on the goings-on there. Stay tuned.
Roll Call
Dennis, Sabrina and I have been discussing a gathering of the bloggers at the upcoming ABA Techshow. We’d like to know who else is attending, so we can organize a get-together, perhaps during the lunch hour.
If you’re going to TechShow, now’s your chance to let us know — either reply by using…