A recent survey by Bloomberg Law offers insights on law students’ preparedness for practice. Bloomberg asked over 1,000 practicing attorneys, law school students, faculty, and librarians about the skills needed for practice and how well …
Skill Development
Milwaukee Bar Association 2019 Law & Technology Conference
In most states, including Wisconsin, an attorney’s duty to keep abreast of changes in the law and its practice now includes “the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology.” ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, …
Inspiring Innovation: Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating the Web 2.0 Challenge
I’m pleased to share that an article I co-wrote, Inspiring Innovation: Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating the Web 2.0 Challenge, appears in the latest Legal Information & Technology eJournal on SSRN (available by subscription). In the …
Back to the Future of Legal Research Symposium – Librarian and Practitioner Legal Research Survey Results
At the mid-morning session at the Back to the Future Symposium, we learned about the results from various practitioner and librarian surveys regarding legal research practices. Speakers were Sanford Greenberg and Tom Gaylord of Chicago-Kent …
Article on Gathering Competitive Intelligence for Litigators and Business Lawyers
Tony Chan, information specialist at Quarles & Brady LLP, Milwaukee and LLAW Government Relations Committee Chair, has written an excellent article on Gathering Competitive Intelligence for Litigators and Business Lawyers. In the article, which appears …
Litilaw, a Database of CLE Articles
Litilaw is a new, free online collection of CLE materials and other articles of interest to litigators and other legal professionals. Articles are organized categories including Appellate Practice, Antitrust, e-Discovery, Expert Witnesses, Health Care, Product …
On-Demand CLE Approved for Wisconsin attorneys
Nerino Petro’s Compujurist reports that effective January 29, 2007, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin has approved On-Demand CLE for Wisconsin attorneys. Supreme Court Rule 31.01(6m) is created to read: “Repeated on-demand program” means an on-line …
Top 10 Hidden Features of PowerPoint for Litigators
TechnoLawyer Blog has a very handy guide to the Top 10 Hidden Features of PowerPoint for Litigators. Author Timothy Piganelli explains how to: easily add and images and video to a presentation customize backgrounds display …
Berring's Legal Research Podcast
Thanks to Jim Milles for the post about Bob Berring’s podcasting project. From the site: In the Berring on Legal Research DVD set, Professor Robert C. Berring provides expert, holistic instruction on the core principles …
Principles of Persuasion
The Association of College and Research Libraries has prepared a useful toolkit entitled The Power of Personal Persuasion. Although it is targeted toward academic librarians, the content can be applied to anyone. According to the …