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6 May, 2016

Legal language was first born as an oral culture. Arguments, contracts, and judicial decisions — all the words that weave the practice of law, existed first in the voice and only later, as a derivative, in writing. When writing came along, it was only as the spoken word’s kid brother, st...

Legal News Roundup: April 22, 2016

25 April, 2016

Let’s take a look at this week in legal news. Trial Date Set for Sandy Hook Lawsuit Against Gunmakers In a landmark ruling, a trial date has been set for the lawsuit brought by Sandy Hook shooting victims against gun manufacturers Remington and Bushmaster Firearms. The lawsuit seeks to hold both c...

Case Hack: Use the Fine Print Against Them

15 April, 2016

This is a case study about twisting a company’s own restrictive language against it. But before we get to the details of fine print… Let’s talk bananas Tropical fruit companies have a history of owning the land and controlling the politics of ‘third-world’ countries (this is the much more cynical me...

Legal News Roundup: April 15, 2016

15 April, 2016

Let’s take a look at this week in legal news. ‘Walking Dead’ Creator Sues to Kill Unlicensed Themed Restaurant In Onion-esque news, Walking Dead comic book creator Robert Kirkman has asked a federal court in New Jersey to halt the building of a Walking Dead themed restaurant. Serial trademark infr...

Efficient, Secure, and . . . Smiley? Legal E-Signatures go Mobile

7 April, 2016

A signature is a little bit of abra-cadabra. Take legislation, for example: some words on a paper transform from Bill to Law because the hand of a head honcho makes some inky swoops. But no ink was involved when President Bill Clinton signed in the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commer...

How to Get the Most Out of Filevine

1 April, 2016

In the year and a half that I’ve been working here, I’ve helped many law firms start out with Filevine. Adoption has been enthusiastic and successful every time, but it’s rare to find a team that takes full advantage of all Filevine has to offer. With that in mind, here are a few t...