Dropbox Aims to Solidify Its Place With Businesses - NYTimes.com

More on Dropbox and some discussion of the security issues. Bottomline: you need a strong password, something like !Xy1. Dropbox Aims to Solidify Its Place With Businesses - NYTimes.com

Are Law Schools and Bar Exams Necessary? - NYTimes.com

The following piece suggests that deregulation of law practice should and will occur. As I have suggested elsewhere, technology is already driving legal business away from traditional law firms and toward other entities. I believe that dramatic, revolutionary change is happening in regard to the structure of law firms. This blog is an effort to shine a light on the way forward for young lawyers and small law firms. Here is the article: Are Law Schools and Bar Exams Necessary? - NYTimes.com

equivio.com/files/LJN Baker and McKenzie.pdf

Here is the future of big litigation. There are even firms now that are employing lawyers to work on these kind of document review jobs for law firms on a contract basis. This is one of the highly disruptive technologies of our day. equivio.com/files/LJN Baker and McKenzie.pdf

Will Dropouts Save America? - NYTimes.com

I agree with most all of the observations in the following piece. Much of the creativity that goes into the creation of a virtual law firm is exactly in line with the author's observations. Does this article talk about you? Will Dropouts Save America? - NYTimes.com

Tweets And Status Updates Meet The Courtroom: How Social Media Continues To Be A Challenge For E-Discovery In 2011

Electronic discovery is a very large part of the technical/electronic revolution that has swept over law practice in the last decade. Even if you are not directly involved in litigation your clients may be and you may be required to take action to protect their information. Here are some cautionary tales about Facebook and other social media that have become important issues in law practice. Tweets And Status Updates Meet The Courtroom: How Social Media Continues To Be A Challenge For E-Discovery In 2011

Dropbox Will Simplify Your Life - NYTimes.com

Some people have raised questions about the security of Dropbox when used by lawyers for protected client information. Everybody needs to make their own decision about that, but in my opinion modest and reasonable precautions can be taken. This is a truly wonderful product for mobile lawyers. Dropbox Will Simplify Your Life - NYTimes.com

3 reasons cloud app development is taking off | Cloud Computing - InfoWorld

This can be a huge development for law firms. Lower IT costs means more competition. 3 reasons cloud app development is taking off | Cloud Computing - InfoWorld

A New View of Review: Predictive Coding Vows to Cut E-Discovery Drudgery - Magazine - ABA Journal

One thing this new development means is that there can be a level playing field for the small office that is up against a large defendant or who represents a large client who has a large number of electronic discoverable documents.A New View of Review: Predictive Coding Vows to Cut E-Discovery Drudgery - Magazine - ABA Journal

A New View, Part 2: E-Discovery Changes Have Some Seeing a Career in Document Review - Magazine - ABA Journal

The second part of the previous story. Here a home based lawyer is making a good living in e-discovery using new tools that obviate much of the existing stigma. A New View, Part 2: E-Discovery Changes Have Some Seeing a Career in Document Review - Magazine - ABA Journal

A New View of Review: Predictive Coding Vows to Cut E-Discovery Drudgery - Magazine - ABA Journal

One thing this new development means is that there can be a level playing field for the small office that is up against a large defendant or who represents a large client who has a large number of electronic discoverable documents.A New View of Review: Predictive Coding Vows to Cut E-Discovery Drudgery - Magazine - ABA Journal

Evernote For Lawyers – 9 Productivity Tips

I am a long time fan of Evernote. Here is an outstanding Blog post that describes some of the best features of this terrific product. One tip, however, it is so easy to use that you can fill up your Notebooks very quickly with stuff you don't really need to save. Evernote does have a strong search capability, though, that can save you from yourself. Evernote For Lawyers – 9 Productivity Tips

The franchised future of small law firms

This is not directly about virtual law firms, but the concept certainly applies. As usual, England and Wales thinking is far ahead of the ABA.

The franchised future of small law firms

iPad apps | enterprise apps | tablet apps

iPad apps | enterprise apps | tablet apps

Survey Shows Shift to Cloud-based Services, Despite Concerns | PCWorld Business Center

Survey Shows Shift to Cloud-based Services, Despite Concerns | PCWorld Business Center

What Steve Jobs Understood That Our Politicians Don't - NYTimes.com

What Steve Jobs Understood That Our Politicians Don't - NYTimes.com And this goes for law firms and young lawyers.

The Misunderstood Virtual Law Office

The Misunderstood Virtual Law Office

Amazon Cloud Boosts Fire - WSJ.com

As I have been saying: Amazon Cloud Boosts Fire - WSJ.com

Leaked Screenshot Shows New iOS 5 Nuance Integration -- AppAdvice

Here is an indication that the new iphone, ipad operating system will have Dragon voice recognition built into it for purposes of texting and email. It probable that the integrated app will support any text based app on the system such as word processing and presentation software. Leaked Screenshot Shows New iOS 5 Nuance Integration -- AppAdvice