Book review: Cloud Computing for Lawyers 
By Dolan Media Newswires
POSTED: April 11, 2012
Tags: book review, cloud computing, Nicole Black
“The day of reckoning has come for our profession,” writes Nicole Black in the introduction to her new book “Cloud Computing for Lawyers.” Internet technology has changed the practice of law so dramatically that even the notoriously slow-to-adapt legal profession can no longer ignore it. The book surveys all the major considerations — risks, benefits, [...]
ABA ethics proposals could impact small firms, solos
By Dolan Media Newswires
POSTED: April 29, 2011
Tags: ABA, cloud computing, Ethics Commission, ethics proposals, small firms, social media, solos
The ABA Ethics Commission 20/20 recently met to discuss a package of proposals that are likely to affect small and solo law firms. At the end of last year and earlier this year, the commission issued a series of papers that address the impact of technology and globalization on the practice of law.
Commentary: NYSBA Ethics Committee weighs in on the cloud
By Nicole Black
POSTED: October 22, 2010
Tags: cloud computing, Commentary, Nicole Black, NYSBA Ethics Committee
My column last week detailed the American Bar Association’s Commission on Ethics 20/20 call for comments regarding cloud computing. I disagreed with the commission’s suggestion that attorneys may be obligated …
Google apps get fed security approval
By The Associated Press
POSTED: July 26, 2010
Tags: cloud computing, Google, U.S. Government, web-based office programs
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – E-mail and other Web-based office programs from Google have won the U.S. government’s seal of approval. The certification announced Monday means that Google Inc.’s online applications …
That big law office in the clouds
By John Fulmer
POSTED: June 14, 2010
Tags: cloud computing, Law firms, lawyering, Technology, virtual
It’s been said that people don’t like change. But as the pace of life accelerates, spurred in large part by technology, change is a necessary evil for most people.
Commentary: Useful online tools for litigators
By Nicole Black
POSTED: March 5, 2010
Tags: cloud computing, Commentary, Nicole Black
As I prepared to write my book about cloud computing for lawyers — which will be published later this year by the ABA — I researched different software programs that would make it easier …
