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The Deep Web: New Tools for Legal Research

There’s a deeper web lurking in cyberspace, one few people know about and take advantage of. But, it’s not yet a replacement for established legal research tools such as Lexis and Westlaw, says Stephen Lief, a New York-based eDiscovery, Information Governance and Litigation Support consultant with decades of experience.

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Potential Clients Turn to Yelp For Law Firm Recommendations: Study

Consumers turn to Yelp more than any other web site when they’re looking for a lawyer. So reports the blog maintained by the self-proclaimed law-firm marketing guru Larry Bodine.

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Can Going Paperless Make You a Better, Richer Lawyer?

In the year 2000, when New Orleans lawyer Ernest Svenson was handling a case requiring an abundance of discovery -- meaning paper documents -- a friend offered use of his scanner. A somewhat novel piece of office equipment at the time, using the scanner allowed Svenson to organize the discovery on his laptop so he could access it easily and quickly. “It was an epiphany,” he says.

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What 'Apps' Do Attorneys Really Need?

More than 1.2 million applications, or “apps,” are available at the iPhone App Store as of June 2014, according to a recent About.com article. Compare that with October 2008, when only 800 such apps existed.

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FTC Aggressively Approaching Data Security

The Federal Trade Commission has been aggressively working to curb companies’ misrepresentation about their compliance with international data privacy standards, with a settlement with Fantage.com Inc. being its most recent action.

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ABA Meeting: Cyber Attacks Serious Threat to Law Firms

As hackers and cyber criminals constantly try to stay one step ahead of firewalls and corporate IT departments, the ABA will be hosting a discussion highlighting ways to combat those efforts, and the ethical obligations law firms have to take protective measures for their clients.

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Increasing Productivity by Appropriately Managing Technology

If you find workplace interruptions, such as impromptu meetings with co-workers popping into your office, impact your productivity at work, you’re not alone.

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Law Firms Can't Claim Specialties on LinkedIn: NY Bar Ethics Committee

The New York State bar's ethics committee concluded earlier this summer that law firms may not list anything under the "Specialties" section on the social media career networking site LinkedIn. So Bloomberg reports.

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Feds Ban Sale of Patent-Infringing Samsung Devices

In a decision that has the potential to spark a rebuke from the South Korean government, the U.S. International Trade Commission on June 9 moved to prohibit Samsung from importing, selling and distributing devices in the United States that infringe on two Apple Inc. patents covering technology employed by mobile devices. So reports Reuters.

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Lack of Tech Savvy Can Turn Your Bottom Line

Tech Savvy Lawyer

 

Technology is an integral part of most lawyers’ life, but a lack of know-how can impact a firm’s bottom line. “Lawyers need to figure out and perfect paper work flow,” says Paul J. Unger, an attorney in Columbus, Ohio who is also the founding partner of Affinity Consulting Group. Unger’s firm counsels attorneys on how to conduct effective electronic discovery, improve their technological efficiency and more.

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