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One of the most useful ways that lawyers can use cloud computing is for online data back up and storage. Cloud-based document storage offers lawyers many benefits, not the least of which is instantaneous data back up ...

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I’m frequently asked to explain what makes a “successful” law blog. However, as is the case with any other type of social media, success is in the eye of the beholder. A law blog is successful if it helps you achieve your goals ...

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Nicole Black expands on her prediction as to how lawyers’ use of social media will change in 2011.

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In 2011, there will be rapid technological changes for everyone, not just lawyers. Internet-based technologies will continue to shape the technological landscape as never before.

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Sixty one percent of all adults online now use social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, according to a recent report from the Pew Research Center called “Generations 2010.” Of course, because of regulatory ...

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For those of you wondering what gifts to get the tech-savvy attorney in your life, look no further. If you’re seeking gift ideas for attorneys seeking mobility and flexibility, you’re in luck this holiday season ...

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In early December I’m speaking to the IP section of the Colorado Bar Association about the legal and ethical issues of social media for lawyers. My trip to Denver will be the first time that I’ll have flown since the TSA’s new screening procedures were implemented.

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I attended a luncheon recently for Rochester-based women attorneys who had graduated from my alma mater, Albany Law School. The event focused on the different paths through which women attorneys could find professional fulfillment. Over lunch, each table discussed the various issues faced by women attorneys and at the end of the meal, each group offered a report summing up the gist of the conversations...

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Social media can be a powerful rainmaking tool for women lawyers because social media plays to their professional strengths. Studies have shown that women lawyers are reluctant to promote their accomplishments ...

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Can a law firm ethically maintain a virtual law office? The Pennsylvania Bar Association Committee on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility answered that very question in its recent opinion entitled “Ethical Obligations on Maintaining a Virtual Office for the Practice of Law in Pennsylvania” (FEO 2010-200).

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The American Bar Association released the 2010 Legal Technology Survey Report earlier this year, based on surveys of more than 5,000 ABA members in private practice. The report offers detailed statistics and trend analysis regarding ...

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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 ...

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