2024 has three months yet to go, but based on the first nine months Transformative Negotiations has to be a top contender. It makes a large contribution to improving access to justice, with the bonus of providing tools that will improve negotiations skills in general.
Highly recommended. My full review is available at LLRX.com.
Presenters sometimes ask “Should I give the audience handouts? A simple question deserves a simple answer:
Yes, nearly always.
There are many reasons for this. The simplest is that at least a few audience members, perhaps many, will consider the failure to provide some written accompaniment to be evidence of apathy and/or laziness. Apathetic slacker
Carolyn Elefant is tired of talking about whether AI will change the legal profession’s practice of time-based billing. She has a better list of questions. My answers, FWIW:
Have you observed trainers doing things like this?
Before beginning her presentation, a trainer tells the audience, “I had planned to show you this wonderful video with actors from The Office singing this song “Let’s Get Ethical,” to the tune of “Let’s Get Physical.” Unfortunately, I can’t get the DVD to work, so I can’t show
Oh, would some Power the gift give usTo see ourselves as others see us!It would from many a blunder free us,And foolish notion:What airs in dress and gait would leave us,And even devotion!
Robert Burns, “To A Louse” (1786)
Robert Burns understood the value of seeing yourself as others see you. Self-searching on
State bars drafting new ethics rules to regulate AI? A fool’s errand.State bars issuing guidance on how AI use fits into the existing regulatory framework? Sublime wisdom.The Virginia State Bar leads the way:
Guidance on Generative Artificial Intelligence
By now it’s well known that lawyers must pay attention to “the benefits and risks associated
Did law librarians lead the way to internet adoption by lawyers? I can’t think of any group that provided more valuable help.
Will law librarians lead the way in law firm adoption of AI? Yes, if leaders like Sarah Gotschall have anything to say about it.
Check out her “Legal Research Prompting Guide and Generative
Would Fred Astaire’s scintillating dance moves have looked as good if he had abandoned his usual suave wardrobe in favor of clothes that made him look like one of the irredeemable low-life characters represented in A Hillbilly Elegy?
We’ll never know, but there is one thing we do know: The best substantive presentation material
Would Fred Astaire’s scintillating dance moves have looked as good if he had abandoned his usual suave wardrobe in favor of clothes that made him look like one of the irredeemable low-life characters represented in A Hillbilly Elegy?
We’ll never know, but there is one thing we do know: The best substantive presentation material
Blogging Godfather Kevin O’Keefe has some thoughts on using RSS feeds to promote law firms. Twenty years ago I used to tell everyone that an RSS feed was an absolutely essential part of any law firm’s web presence. I’m not as sure of this now. I agree with Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell that the
