Big Changes For Civil Cases In The Southern District Of New York.

09 Tuesday Jun 2015

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Courts, E-Docketing, E-Filing, Federal District Court Rules, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

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Above the Law, E-Filing, Gaston Kroub, Southern District of New York

Beyond Biglaw: The End of Paper Filing in the S.D.N.Y., by Gaston Kroub, Above The Law Blog

http://abovethelaw.com/2015/06/beyond-biglaw-the-end-of-paper-filing-in-the-s-d-n-y/

Yesterday marked the beginning of a new era for those who file civil cases in the Southern District of New York (S.D.N.Y.). Considering its status as one of the nation’s oldest, most prestigious Districts Courts, with a corresponding docket full of high-profile civil (and criminal) cases, the change from ‘paper filing’ to electronic filing is an important one. The announcement that the District would be going to electronic filing was in itself a bit surprising, considering that the clerk’s office and judges had resisted the temptation for many years. But change is constant, and starting yesterday [June 9, 2015], filing civil cases in the S.D.N.Y. will be done electronically in the vast majority of cases. . . .

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Tamara Thompson’s Favorite Private Investigator Links. Let The Feeding Frenzy Begin!

09 Tuesday Jun 2015

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Legal Technology, References, Research

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Genealogists, Journalists, PI Buzz.com, Private Investigators, Research, Tamara Thompson Investigations

My Favorite Private Investigator Links, by Tamara Thompson Investigations, PI Buzz.com

http://pibuzz.com/my-favorite-private-investigator-links/

Tamara has been doing this a long time, and she always has a varied type of valuable information. And the majority of the links she has shared are free. Definitely worth a look. -CCE

Mostly free websites for fact-finding and online research for private investigators, genealogists, info pros, attorneys, journalists and the public. . . .

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Why eDiscovery And Legal Technology Should Be Required In Law Schools.

07 Sunday Jun 2015

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Discovery, E-Discovery, Legal Technology

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E-Discovery, James B. Levy, Law Schools, Law Students, Legal Skills Blog, Legal Techology, Luddites

Law Schools And The Need To Teach Ediscovery Practice Skills, by James B. Levy, Legal Skills Prof Blog

http://tinyurl.com/nzhczx6

While some state bar associations’ ethical opinions are requiring its members to keep up to date with legal technology, law schools do not seem to have gotten on board. If lawyers already practicing are considered behind if they do not aggressively incorporate legal technology in their practice, shouldn’t law schools be leading rather than following? Paralegal programs – are you paying attention? -CCE

Though many legal practice areas have been in decline since the Great Recession, the demand for eDiscovery services has skyrocketed. This post from Bloomberg’s Big Law Business blog says that the law school curriculum needs to likewise evolve by providing more training opportunities that teach the next generation of lawyers these vital practice skills . . . .

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Another Major Hack. Checked Your Law Firm’s Cyber Security Lately?

05 Friday Jun 2015

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Computer Forensics, Confidentiality, Cybersecurity, Disaster Preparedness, Law Office Management, Legal Ethics, Legal Technology, Technology, Technology

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Brian Focht, Client Confidentality, Computer Security, Hackers, Legal Ethics, The Cyber Advocate

The Real Reason You Need Cyber Liability Insurance, by Brian Focht, The Cyber Advocate

http://tinyurl.com/p8y5k2y

Another day, another hack. Yesterday brought news that four million current and former government employees may have had their personal information stolen by Chinese hackers.

Of course, this comes on the heels of what has been a staggering 18 months of hacks. Starting with the Home Depot and Target hacks, we’ve been barraged with story after story about major companies and retailers being hacked for their customers’ data. It’s not just big companies and big-box retailers, though. Law firms are increasingly the target of hackers, due to a combination of factors including relatively lax security and large quantities of organized, valuable information. . . .

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Where Should Citations Go? Texas Appellate Judges Have An Opinion.

05 Friday Jun 2015

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Appellate Judges, Appellate Writing, Brief Writing, Citations, Footnotes, Judges, Legal Writing

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Brian Garner, Footnotes, Legal Citations, Legal Writing, Rich Phillips, Texas Appellate Watch

The End of the Great Footnote War in Texas? by Rich Phillips, Texas Appellate Watch

http://tinyurl.com/oq8z9va

I have posted before (and here and here) about a debate that confirms that appellate lawyers are the nerds of the legal world: should citations go in footnotes or in the text?. . . .

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Employment Law Fallacies – How Many Will You Get Right?

01 Monday Jun 2015

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in At-Will Employment, Employee Manuals, Employment Law, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination

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At-Will Employment, Employment Law, Free Speech, Privacy, Rest Breaks, San Antonio Employment Law Blog, Thomas J. Crane

Nine Employment Law Myths, by Thomas J. Crane, San Antonio Employment Law Blog

http://tinyurl.com/o2xdkpa

Many potential clients, friends and some folks I barely know share their knowledge with me about employment law. Unfortunately, many of them are flat wrong. Here are a few of the more common employment law myths I encounter. . . .

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