To unmask, or not to unmask, anonymous bloggers is an issue that many courts have grappled with as trash talk, criticism and negative comments flood chatrooms, blogs and message boards. Maryland’s high court is now considering the issue in an alleged defamation of a Dunkin’ Donuts store.
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The trio of smiling professionals on a Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.-based firm’s Web site — a black male, a white male and a white female — are paid models, not lawyers. Although the Florida Bar hasn’t raised any enforcement issues over the use of models on Web sites, why do some firms do it?
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Electronic filing of court papers will become mandatory in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas’ civil division on Jan. 5. After years of planning and six months of optional e-filing, court leaders, court employees and the bar are preparing to make the move to a mandatory computer-based system.
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With a focus on productivity, Joyce Hamel of Rusin undertook a re-evaluation of the firm’s stand-alone digital dictation technology. Hamel opted for a software solution, BigHand, with a reputation as a legal workflow system designed for attorney and secretary relationships.
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The green movement is one area of social responsibility where professional associations and law firms can demonstrate leadership in sustaining our natural resources. Like many associations in our legal community, the International Legal Technology Association is leading by example.
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At the latest Leading Legal Innovation conference, most agreed that the influence of the Web will grow. Says Harvey Anderson, GC of Mozilla Corporation, “If you’re putting yourself in a position where you’re betting against the Web, you will lose.” Is the legal profession doing that?
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At just over 6,000 members, Paul Lippe’s brainchild, Legal OnRamp, a social networking site geared primarily to in-house lawyers, has yet to take the legal profession by storm. Lippe discusses how Legal OnRamp and its select network of clients might revolutionize the practice of law.
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Consultant Donna Payne decided it was high time to downsize her behemoth laptop that she named “Big Girl,” which had a large screen display and two batteries that made it difficult to close the zipper on her laptop bag. After weighing the options, she chose a Dell XPS M1330.
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