Kidnapped Computers: The Virus Wrecking Law Firms

15 July, 2016

While journalists are calling 2016 the “Year of Ransomware,” more and more users are blindsided by that stomach-lurching pop-up note announcing that every file on your computer is now encrypted and held for ransom. This post explains what ransomware is, why cybercriminals are targeting law firms, an...

Legal News Roundup: July 8th, 2016

8 July, 2016

Let’s take a look at this week in legal news. Fourth of July Madness Congratulations on making it through the Fourth of July weekend, and subsequent return to work. Last weekend, America spent $6.77 billion on food, and $1.09 billion on 285.3 million pounds of fireworks. About 700 people were tr...

How Laywers Can Thrive in the New Economy

8 July, 2016

From the consumer’s perspective, the Law has been a respected and feared pillar of society. Lawyers, judges and legal workers have stood as the gatekeepers to the Law’s exclusive domain, the purveyors of a mysterious and powerful knowledge. Big law firms and established institutions have ruled the l...

Attorney Management Skills: Ditch the Lawyerly Logic

1 July, 2016

Word is attorneys are terrible managers (at least according to this piece in Fortune titled “Why are lawyers such terrible managers?”). But if we’re a little clumsy at office management tasks, that’s just because our law school curriculum typically avoids the whole topic, right? Maybe. It surely do...

Legal News Roundup: June 24th, 2016

24 June, 2016

Let’s take a look at this week in legal news. You Missed Your Chance to Shoot that Trekkie Fan Film You’ve Been Dreaming About CBS Entertainment and Paramount Pictures, owners of one of the most beloved science fiction franchises, have released guidelines for Star Trek fans wishing to cr...

Fighting Injustice or Crying Over Spilt Coffee? Why You Should Practice Plaintiff-Side Law

17 June, 2016

When a cup of scalding hot coffee fell into the lap of Stella Liebeck it sent her into shock as the liquid severely burned 16 percent of her body, including her thighs and vagina, which ultimately required skin grafts. The seventy-nine year old ended up in the hospital for eight days, and required f...