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Many of the fastest-growing tech companies in Silicon Valley are backed by a startup incubator called Y Combinator. You may be familiar with a few of them, such as Dropbox or Airbnb. As the legal industry enjoys a surge in technological advancement, Y Combinator is investing heavily in legal tech startups. Some may create products…
There are a number of benefits to using cloud-based messenger services for client meetings. For instance, an app such as Skype allows lawyers to schedule meetings through a video conference, which provides flexibility that in-person meetings cannot. However with convenience comes security concerns that any lawyer using these and other online services must consider and…
Autonomous vehicles have the potential to change cities and lives just as much as the automobile did throughout the first half of the 20th century. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, predicts autonomous vehicles will be ten times safer than human-driven cars by 2022.
Some of a lawyer’s daily tasks are simple while others are intricate. These intricate tasks require high levels of attention and mental effort. Ideally, a lawyer will be able to devote the majority of his or her time to the complex tasks — the meat of legal work. Unfortunately, the time it takes to perform…
Gone are the days when a regular backup will cover your firm’s files and protect sensitive data and clients’ privacy.
Technology does not usually find its way into the courtroom as quickly as it catches on with the general public. But as social media activity, such as posts on Facebook, has become a growing force in day-to-day culture, it is beginning to appear in court as evidence. Now, a new player has entered the game:…
Tracking billable time is one of the most critical and potentially pernicious tasks a lawyer faces. The tedium of counting time minute-by-minute is met with nearly universal condemnation regardless of its necessity. Losing time, even a mere 15 minutes a day, whether on your smartphone or your desktop machine, has the potential to add up…
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Should Your Law Firm’s Website Allow Comments and Questions?
Should a law firm allow public comments on its website? Should attorneys answer questions from users? An attorney’s instinctual answer may be No. Attorneys answering questions from the public raises issues of potential malpractice liability, and website comment sections are notorious for attracting a low form of discourse. Law firms are also likely to want…