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LegalZoom …can’t …be …stopped

As highlighted recently on Shatterbox and in my discussions with Richard Granat of DirectLaw back at the 2011 ABA Tech Show, LegalZoom is coming into its own big time. Then again, what else would LegealZoom do with the money raised in its IPO but siphon business from competitors; lawyers?

And that’s exactly what it’s been doing and what it continues to do. Even the bell-weather Missouri class action that some thought might slow the LZ juggernaught has fizzled and instead, as Shatterbox points out, LZ is probably even savvier for the experience.

All of which begs the question: Is LegalZoom unstoppable? Is it inevitable? Is it the future of law practice? Is it the end of sole practitioners? Not that I know. I’m just putting it out there.

Before you answer think about this it looks as if we lawyers are in the pot while the water is getting hotter, but we refuse to acknowledge that our collective goose is being cooked… and probably won’t until it’s too late. That sounds just  like a lawyer’s reaction to and impending calamity: waiting until it’s over to react, conduct a post-mortem, and find someone else to blame. Posted via email from practice (redux)

 

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09 2011


by practicehacker
posted in ABA, ABA Jounral, business, Career and Job, careers, cool stuff, Copy Right, current-events, disruptive technology, document automation, knowledge management, law, law office, legal marketplace, LegalZoom, litigation, LPM Section, Model Rules, outsourcing, practice, practice management, the business of law, tips, tools, unbundling, work
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ABA TechShow 2011

As most readers know, I write a column for NYC-based TechnoLawyer called SmallLaw (formerly known as, no joke, “Crazy Mazy”). Anyhow, as TechnoLawyer’s intrepid Chicago reporter I’ve written about the ABA TechShow since 2008; and before that for this blog.

Here are the 12 videos we shot at this year’s TechShow. Feel free to subscribe to my YouTube Channel for more legal tech news and check out my TechnoLawyer pieces as well.

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05 2011


by practicehacker
posted in ABA, ABA Jounral, Amicus, blackberry, calendar, clio, community, competition, conference, cool stuff, current-events, document automation, document exchange, e-discovery, e-filing, e-mail, enterprise, ESI, FastCase, FindLaw, Google Apps, great conversations, knowledge management, law, law office, legal marketplace, legal research, Lexis-Nexis, lists, litigation, LPM Section, management, Marketing, mass customization, mcle, media, Meeting, Microsoft, Microsoft Outlook, Mobile device, new media, Office, old media, online TV, outside counsel, outsourcing, PCLaw, PDA/SMARTPHONE, PDF, Podcast, practice management, records, research, review, rocketmatter, SaaS, search, security, SEO, software, startup, storage, tablet pc, technology, Telephony & Voice Over IP, the business of law, tips, tools, twitter, Video, web 2.0, website, websites, Westlaw, Word, work, youtube
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ABA Tech Show 2010 in Pictures

Posted via email from practice (redux)

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03 2010


by practicehacker
posted in ABA, ABA Jounral, Amicus, Article, blackberry, Blogging, clio, community, conference, current-events, Docs, FastCase, in house counsel, law, law office, legal marketplace, legal research, Lexis-Nexis, litigation, LPM Section, manager, Marketing, martindale-hubbell connected, media, Meeting, Microsoft, Microsoft Outlook, Mobile device, moblogging, new media, news, Office, old media, PCLaw, PDA/SMARTPHONE, PDF, Podcast, Podcasting, practice, practice management, records, review, rocketmatter, SaaS, social networking, software, Sponsor, technology, Telephony & Voice Over IP, the business of law, tips, tools, twitter, unbundling, Video, web 2.0, website, Westlaw, Word, Wordpress, work, youtube
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ABA TechShow 2010

Posted via web from practice (redux)

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03 2010


by practicehacker
posted in ABA, business, Career and Job, careers, collaborative tools, community, current-events, de.licio.us, disruptive technology, google buzz, google wave, LPM Section, martindale-hubbell connected, media, new media, social graph, social media, social media tools, social networking, software, technology, the business of law, tips, tools, twitter, web 2.0
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ABA Social Networking Policy

ABA Advisory Panel: Social Network Usage

The ABA leadership and Standing Committee on Strategic Communications are developing a social network policy to determine how (if) the ABA will utilize social networks like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. Thus far they have surveyed lawyers and law students separately and found as follows:

Among practicing lawyers:

  • 1/3 of respondents did not have accounts on any of the 3 social networks mentioned
  • Among respondents who did have an account, LinkedIn was considered professional
  • Among respondents who had an account, Facebook was considered strictly casual
  • Lawyer attitudes toward social networks varied (waste of time, useful for business)
  • Most respondents favor an ABA group on LinkedIn, fewer favor one on Facebook
  • Younger respondents favored the idea of the ABA having a presence on social networks

Among law students:

  • they are much more engaged in social media than practitioners
  • nearly 90% of surveyed law students had Facebook accounts
  • about 75% of surveyed law students accessed Facebook daily
  • they tend to be more positive about social networks in general
  • they tend to favor ABA groups on both LinkedIn and Facebook

In a related story, the ABA Journal did not report that anyone was the least bit surprised by the findings.

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03 2010


by practicehacker
posted in ABA, ABA Jounral, Article, community, facebook, legal marketplace, linkedin, LPM Section, media, new media, old media, poll, practice, practice management, social media, social media tools, social networking, twitter
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Litigation Software to the Rescue!

43% of litigators who participated in a recent ABA survey say that they use litigation support software. As for the 57% of you wondering what exactly litigation software is, this is your lucky day. The term litigation support software refers to an entire subgenre of database software for storing, searching, and reviewing discovery and evidentiary material. Way better than manually going through a physical file, that’s for sure! Here’s a helpful chart produced by the ABA of the different litigation software out there. For more information on the respective companies and how their software can facilitate your your litigation practice, take a look at the websites below and decide for yourself (this applies to both the 43% of you already familiar with the systems as well as the 57% of you who may be interested in making the switch):

1. Anacomp CaseLogistix
2. Lexis Nexis Concordance
3. ILS Edge
4. iCONECT
5. ImageDepot
6. IPRO eReview
7. Lexbe
8. MasterFile
9. Nextpoint
10. CT Summation iBlaze

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02 2010


by practicehacker
posted in ABA, archiving, conduct, cool stuff, e-discovery, knowledge management, law, law office, legal research, Lexis-Nexis, lists, litigation, LPM Section, media, practice management, review, search, software, storage, technology, tools, website, websites, work
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