The American Arbitration Crisis: Mandating Injustice

22 July, 2016

At the same time that the Supreme Court is upholding all-things-arbitration, buckets of evidence are surfacing about the arbitration system’s mind-boggling failures. State judges admit to backing the Supreme Court’s decisions only while holding their noses, while consumer advocate groups...

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 l...

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 treat...

How Lawyers 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...

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 doe...

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 create in...