Blackberry-Crackberry
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Technology
alt.legal: What Stops Lawyers From Using Macs At Work?
If the iPhone crossed over into enterprise, why not the MacBook? -
Intellectual Property, Technology
Back In The Black(berry)?
Recent developments confirm that it is still too early to consign BlackBerry to the recycle bin. - Sponsored
Are Small Firms Going Big On Legal Tech?
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Cellphones, Small Law Firms, Technology
Lawyers Should Probably Smash The $#!% Out Of Their Smartphones When Done With Them
If you're going to use a digital device, then you need to know how to make sure your old one is wiped clean -- really clean -- before you get a new one.
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Ask the Experts, Associate Advice, Blackberry-Crackberry, Career Center, Career Files, Lawyers
From The Career Files: Don’t Let Your Blackberry OWN You
Megan Grandinetti explores three ways lawyers can achieve a healthy separation from work-related electronic devices. -
Blackberry-Crackberry, Cellphones, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Technology
Cicero On Being More Than Just A Lawyer
It’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day life of a lawyer. And the longer you are a lawyer, the more it will come to define you – if you let it. But it is a limiting definition, even for the best and brightest of lawyers. Take Marcus Tullius Cicero, likely the most famous lawyer in history. […] -
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Biglaw, Blackberry-Crackberry, Boutique Law Firms, Partner Issues, Small Law Firms, Technology, Travel / Vacation
Beyond Biglaw: Disney Lessons for Lawyers (Part 2) — Technology
How can law firms use technology to improve lawyer productivity and client service? -
Attorney Misconduct, Biglaw, Blackberry-Crackberry, Cars, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Morning Docket, Paul Bergrin, Prisons, SCOTUS, Securities Law, Supreme Court, Technology
Morning Docket: 09.24.13
* A study revealed that almost half of all links in online Supreme Court opinions are dead, but at least internet pranksters like this guy have been given a chance in the spotlight. [New York Times]
* CHECK YOU [BLACKBERRIES] OFTEN, because firms like Shearman & Sterling, McCarthy Tétrault, Skadden Arps, and Torys will advise on the ancient technology’s private sale. [Am Law Daily]
* We hope this IPO isn’t imported from Detroit. Chrysler filed a prospectus with the SEC yesterday with the help of attorneys from Sullivan & Cromwell and Cravath. [DealBook / New York Times]
* Paul Bergrin, more commonly known as the “Baddest Lawyer in the History of Jersey,” was handed a life sentence yesterday. At least he’ll have street cred with his gen pop friends. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]
* If you’re still thinking of applying to law school now, you must be the kind of person who needs advice on how to go to college and fill out applications, all at the same time. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News]
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Biglaw, Blackberry-Crackberry, Partner Issues, Technology
Biglaw’s BlackBerry Bye-Bye
Hey, does anyone here remember the BlackBerry? Anonymous Partner takes a trip down memory lane. -
Biglaw, Blackberry-Crackberry, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology
Remember BlackBerry? Former Tech Giant Hires Biglaw Firms to Oversee Possible Sale
With the former industry leader lagging behind, two firms are brought in to help evaluate the company's options. -
3rd Circuit, 7th Circuit, Biglaw, Blackberry-Crackberry, Cellphones, Gay Marriage, Guns / Firearms, In-House Counsel, Insider Trading, iPhone, Law Professors, Law Schools, LSAT, Morning Docket, Sentencing Law, Trials
Morning Docket: 07.10.13
* “Can you imagine if a law firm had a breach? We wouldn’t work with them again.” In-house counsel are pissed that outside counsel CHECK THEY EMAILS on cellphones. [Am Law Daily]
* Matt Kluger’s 12-year insider trading sentence was upheld by the Third Circuit. All of the Biglaw firms he’s worked at, most recently Wilson Sonsini, must be so proud. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]
* Shots fired: a tax law professor decimates Seton Hall in prose over its decision to possibly kick untenured junior professors to the curb due to budget considerations. [DealBook / New York Times]
* Do yourselves a favor, and don’t worry about how to “demystify the LSAT experimental section” during the test — unless you want a crappy score. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News & World Report]
* Pass the ammunition? After facing a court-mandated deadline from the Seventh Circuit, Illinois is now the last state in the country to have legalized the concealed carrying of firearms. [Chicago Tribune]
* Now that SCOTUS has punted on the question of gay marriage, other plaintiffs are stepping forward to sue for the right to wed. Next up, a challenge to Pennsylvania’s ban on equality. [Legal Intelligencer]
* James “Whitey” Bulger let f-bombs fly across the courtroom during his trial yesterday when his former partner took the stand to testify against the mob boss. Once a Masshole, always a Masshole. [CNN]
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Blackberry-Crackberry, Quote of the Day, Sex Scandals
CHECK YOU PHONES... For FBI Sext Messages
If people at the CIA can get away with banging would-be terrorists, why can't FBI agents send sext messages? -
Biglaw, Blackberry-Crackberry, Cellphones, iPhone, Technology, Williams Mullen
Have Lawyers Finally Kicked Their CrackBerry Addiction?
Law firms are finally getting over the BlackBerry.
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Blackberry-Crackberry, Intellectual Property, iPhone, Technology, United Kingdom / Great Britain
British Court Says Apple Is Way Cooler Than Samsung; But Coolness ≠ IP Infringement
A European appellate court clears Samsung on trademark violation accusations, based partly on the "awesome" factor. -
Biglaw, Blackberry-Crackberry, Quote of the Day, Weddings
Quote of the Day: Ahh, Modern Love!
This Biglaw associate's wedding-related out-of-office reminder is kind of adorable... -
Bail, Biglaw, Blackberry-Crackberry, Cellphones, Copyright, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Divorce Train Wrecks, Google / Search Engines, Intellectual Property, Job Searches, John Edwards, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Politics, Real Estate, Technology, Trials
Morning Docket: 04.23.12
* No dowry, no problem: Dewey we have a suitor for this imploding Biglaw firm? Rumor has it that Greenberg Traurig was seen whispering sweet nothings into D&L’s ear about its possible interest. [Am Law Daily]
* BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has hired Milbank Tweed to work out a restructuring plan. Just think, maybe if your product didn’t suck so hard, you wouldn’t be in this position in the first place. [Reuters]
* Sex, money, and betrayal… it sounds like another failed TV series about lawyers on ABC, but in actuality, it’s just a preview of the John Edwards campaign finance trial set to begin this week. [Los Angeles Times]
* Technophobes beware, because this copyright battle over code is getting serious. Oracle v. Google turned into Larry v. Larry in court last week as the CEOs for both companies gave testimony. [Bits / New York Times]
* George Zimmerman thought he’d have to stay in jail longer because he was having trouble coming up with his bail money, but he was released in the dead of night. Bet he looked pretty suspicious. [CNN]
* “There are [fewer students] coming in and crying. I haven’t had a crier yet, which I have had in the past.” Given the legal hiring market, that’s a real accomplishment for a career services official. [Charlotte Observer]
* Who gives a sh*t? Not this Russian fertilizer tycoon. When you’re a billionaire, buying an $88M apartment for your kid is just a run-of-the-mill transaction. Come on, he’s not hiding his assets for his divorce. [Telegraph]
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Blackberry-Crackberry, Crime, iPhone, Money, Prostitution, Reader Polls, Sex, Sex Scandals
Quote of the Day: iWhore
Prostitution is legal in parts of Colombia. Should it be legalized here in the U.S.? -
Bankruptcy, Non-Sequiturs, Student Loans, Wal-Mart
Non-Sequiturs: 10.27.11
* A tipster says: “The worst thing about the Blackberry outage was having to admit to your clients that you still use a Blackberry.” [Venture Beat] * Two words: donkey hooker. [The Legal Satyricon] * Glenn Reynolds has, like, the answer to how we should handle student debts in bankruptcy. [Instapundit via The Volokh Conspiracy] […] -
Biglaw, Blackberry-Crackberry, Election 2012, Food, Insider Trading, iPhone, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Nauseating Things, Politics, Rape, Sentencing Law, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
Morning Docket: 10.14.11
* Members of the Occupy Wall Street brigade were allowed to continue to be dirty hippies living in a park without toilets this morning. So fresh and so clean! OMG, yippee! [Wall Street Journal] * French prosecutors have dropped another yet another rape charge lodged against Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Seriously? It looks like nothing sticks to […]
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Biglaw, Blackberry-Crackberry, Small Law Firms, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: The Power of Small Firms
Losing power after Hurricane Irene got small firm columnist Jay Shepherd thinking about just how much he relies on electricity and computers and iPads and iPhones, and also how much that reliance has increased since he started law school. And over the years, he came to appreciate just how much technology has allowed small firms to compete with their Biglaw colleagues. What are the five biggest ways that technology has empowered small firms?