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Agenda: May/June 2013

Roland Vogl, CodeX

COVER STORY

Stanford Law: Vortex for Legal Tech Startups

The Center for Legal Informatics, aka CodeX, schools entrepreneurs determined to restructure the practice of law.

30,000 Feet

Monica Bay

Goin' Mobile

One thing we know for sure: Lawyers are embracing mobile devices in 2013 — and that's pushing a whole lot of change in legal organizations.

Action Items

Ninja wearing a tie

Assassins Aim to Reinvent Big Law

Big Law must adopt corporate business structures and priorities to thrive in the New Normal.

Bird eating a worm

Early Bird Catches the Worm

Judge Robert Miller Jr. ratifies bold e-discovery gamble to use predictive coding despite objections.

Judge Francis

Judicial Candor

Nothing draws a crowd of lawyers like the chance to listen to prominent judges talk about e-discovery.

man in suit digging in the dirt

Toxic Sandbox?

Personally identifiable information was hiding in plain sight in the Enron data sets.

microsoft surface pro

Is Surface Pro a Game Changer?

Yes, if integration with Outlook and document management systems is key.

VOO360

Best Startup

Keep an eye on VDO360 — it took the Best Startup Company award at the Interop Conference for its new USB high-definition video camera.

Android robot fighting iPhone

Android or iOS Phone?

An argument for why Google's operating system is the better choice for lawyers.

Android Apps book cover

Android Apps in One Hour

Sean Doherty says Daniel Siegel's new book is a good buy at $40 for lawyers to get up to speed quickly.

women on phone infront of computer

Lexis for Microsoft Office

Drafting tool helps speed document creation.

PenPower Inc. Worldcard Pr.

Compare & Contrast: Business Card Scanners

Scanning business cards is easy, but integrating into Microsoft's Outlook can be a challenge especially for lawyers who use Apple computers.

Features

Daniel Katz

Codex Conference

Redefining the practice of law by inventing new technology, one startup at a time.

Fastcase robot

Research Roundup

New upgrades to research tools, including Fastcase, Lexis Practice Advisor, and two new Navigators.

Man flying

How Not to Crash

John Cleaves offers survival tips for litigation support staff who find themselves sudden occupants of the courtroom's "hot seat."

law books

Survival Secrets

Ted Brooks offers five important rules to follow when you are in charge of trial technology.

person being questioned

Supreme Court Confidential

Two apps provide just about everything you need to know about the Supreme Court.

Deliverables

hands reaching for scrabble tiles

BALL IN YOUR COURT:
Are Keywords Just Filters?

When counsel hammer out agreed search terms, does that define the process?

Baseball pitcher

BEST PRACTICES:
Prime Stakes

Hitting 50? You've only just begun to fully exploit your legal technology education and career opportunities.

woman looking at multiple screens

EXEMPLARS:
Cisco E-Book Delivers Ethics on the Go

Cisco systems converts its Code of Business Conduct to an e-book so its 73,000 employees get quick advice.

Man looking through a wall

TEST DRIVE:
See-Through Billing

Viewabill is designed to bring transparency to billing, so clients can track costs of work in progress, day by day.

Inside a spaceship looking out

WEB WATCH:
Rocketing to New Frontiers

At ABA Techshow, an established practice management vendor launches an unexpected suite of marketing tools.

Pen writing on tablet

PARADIGM SHIFT:
Rethink Ink: Digital Signatures Are Faster & Safer

Pen and paper signatures in the digital age? Such madness must cease!

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