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 Legal Rebels 2011

As Kevin Spacey noted, speaking as Kaiser Soze in The Usual Suspects, “the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” Couldn’t agree more. 2 years ago the ABA Journal rolled out its Legal Rebels Project in an effort to convince lawyers that the American Bar Association was more than an aging, superfluous institution or a lapdog to the AmLaw 100. The first Legal Rebels chosen in 2009 included

In fairness, that initial list of 50 honorees also included people who really had contributed to the national dialogue about the profession by blogging, starting an innovative company, or finding a better way to do things. But they were too few and far between to give the project credibility in my eyes. As far as I could see, the ABA was still trying to curry favor with BigLaw partners and associates by featuring bite-sized, cutesy profiles of lawyers doing their own breezy thing. Wee!

So how has the project fared in 2011? Let’s just say that the Journal has returned to what it does best – sucking up to BigLaw – by focusing on the unsung heroes trying to change the system from within: BigLaw rebels. Which makes total sense, because real change only comes from people who bill 3000 hours a year and are driven by an insatiable urge to make partner. Way to go ABA Journal. It takes guts to swallow what BigLaw is dishing out, then ask for seconds… but you pulled it off.

Look, just watch the Staff of the ABA Journal descirbe the Legal Rebels Project in their own words and feel the rebellion welling up in your throat.  I certainly did.

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09 2011


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Moving on to the merely obvious…

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In Law firms: A less gilded future the Economist begins with the incredibly obvious – practicing law ain’t what it used to be – before moving on to the “merely” obvious, that the law has become more of a business than a profession.  And that’s a bad thing? Depends who you ask, doesn’t it? Less clubby for a few, much more open for … well, for the rest of the world. Yeah, I think I’ll take it this way, thanks. I never was part of the old-boys’ club. And I’m not a fan, either.

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05 2011


by practicehacker
posted in Article, Blogging, business, comments, community, law, law office, legal marketplace, money, news, practice, practice management, referrals, the business of law, tips
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Dell 10-inch Tablet Not Coming Until Fall

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Apr. 04, 2011
Since October last year Dell has been hinting about a tablet product. In February it announced the pending release of a 10-inch Windows 7-based model. Now it looks like those devices will not be available until the fall – potentially in time to make the back-to-school or holiday shopping seasons, but nearly 2 years after the iPad created, then ran away with, the tablet market.

HP and Asus, among others, have already released Windows 7-powered tablets, and Windows 8, rumored to be coming out in 2012. will apparently be more “tablet friendly” (whatever that means). Predictably, Dell is believed to be preparing a Windows 8 tablet for release around that time as well.

Author’s Note: So Microsoft is playing catch-up again. As if we needed another reminder that smart, nimble applications and devices are better than over-lawyered, bloated me-too products  (“Office 14″ anyone?). You heard me, Redmond. Think about what a screw-job it took to drive so many into the waiting arms of Steve Jobs. It’s like watching GM implode all over again. First the euphoria. Then the malaise. Then the slow decline. Finally, the anticlimactic death.

P.S. Bill, no matter how many kids you pat condescendingly on the head you’re still not going to be remembered as a saint. Will you and your wife go home, already?

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04 2011


by practicehacker
posted in Apple, Article, business, collaborative tools, comments, competition, disruptive technology, Google, Honeycomb, iPad, iPad Apps, technology, the business of law, tools
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Bubbling Up to the Surface …

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Today Richard McManus of the influential blog RreadWriteWeb (RWW) asked if we are in the midst of a technology bubble like the one that arose in the early 2000′s as copious sums of money chased the illusive dot-com IPO, driving prices ever higher in a cyclone of speculation. When that bubble burst it left thousands of businesses in ruins, threw tens of thousands of people out of work, and caused hundreds of millions of dollars to evaporate. Equally influential blogger Om Malike weighs in here on his blog GigaOm; and I’ve read several pieces around the Web in which authors are cock-sure that we are not in a bubble.

So, are you thinking what I’m thinking? That the the financial crapfest of the last few years makes the fallout from the dot-com hysteria look like a week in Cabo? Ole! As for me, I say we’re in the midst of an unustainable bubble that will hurt the economy even more.

Unless I can make some money speculating on up-and-coming companies. If that happens I’m sure we’re experiencing a true economic force for good.

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23

03 2011


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Foursquare co-founder on dealing with data overload

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Naveen Selvadurai, co-founder of Foursquare, offered up advice at this year’s SXSW conference about living with the constant data bombardment we face every day. In his words, there’s no stopping the data fire hose, but there are ways to cope. After making some suggestions he pointed out that it helps to have a “killer ‘fro like mine; chicks dig it. Well, that plus my millions of dollars. But you know.” Words to live by.

It helps to have a killer ‘fro and live in the fast-lane. Yeah chicks dig that. Sorry, what was the question again …?

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03 2011


by practicehacker
posted in apps, Article, comments, current-events, disruptive technology, Foursquare, Glympse, india, iPhone Apps, lifestreaming, location-based, mobile, tablet, tips, tools, twitter, Uncategorized
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iPad2 vs. Competitors … iPad Wins

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The helpful infographics in this article compare the iPad 2 against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10, HP Touchpad, and LG G-Slate. As for me, Of course I’ve already ordered my iPad 2 so … I guess you could say I’ve made a comitment. And come to think of it you can suck it iPad wanna-be’s. Actually,I had my reasons for passing on the Xoom’s promise of “4G speeds” and reduced form factor of the Tab. Actualy, I had 65,000 reasons for picking the iPad2 – coincidentally the # of available apps. That’s a hell of a lead – the kind that makes it worthwhile to stick with the leader.

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03 2011


by practicehacker
posted in Apple, apps, Article, business, collaborative tools, comments, community, competition, cool stuff, disruptive technology, iPad, iPad Apps, media, practice, tablet, technology, the business of law, tips, tools
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