Agenda: July/August 2012

COVER STORY

The Eureka Moment

How six Big Law firms stopped dithering and learned to love legal project management.

Crunching Numbers

Three new surveys offer encouraging news for legal technology.

Legal Nerdvana

Technology prowess can influence your future.

Product News Briefings

Launches & upgrades.

Compare & Contrast: High-End Digital Recorders

For clarity of voice, consider recorders from Philips, OlympusAmerica, and Sony.

Revolving Doors

Recent changes in executive suites.

E-Discovery Revenue Hits $1B

But 10 fewer vendors made Gartner's 2012 roster.

ILTA 2012: Education & Networking

The International Legal Technology Association's annual conference heads to Washington, D.C.

EDD SHOWCASE:

Are Proposed Changes to ABA Ethics Rules Too Little, Too Late?

Proposed changes to the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct that add technological knowledge to a lawyer's competence are significant, but already outdated, write attorneys Michael Arkfeld and Stephanie Loquvam.

EDD SHOWCASE:

Predictive Path

A road map to get your judge to "yes" on technology-assisted review.

EDD SHOWCASE:

Too Little, Too Late

The proposed changes to ABA ethics rules are significant, but already outdated.

EDD SHOWCASE:

E-Discovery Case Law Update (Web Only)

The latest decisions addressing cost recovery, cost-shifting, and predictive coding.

THE MOBILE LAWYER:

iForensics

Apple's iOS presents complicated challenges for e-discovery.

WEB WATCH:

10 Tips to Keep Social Networking in Line With ABA Ethics

As the ABA House of Delegates considers new ethics requirements to meet advances in technology such as social media, attorney Robert Ambrogi offers tips to stay out of trouble on social networks.

TEST DRIVE:

Stoned in the Office

StoneGate firewall/VPN is easy to install in small firms.

BALL IN YOUR COURT:

Imagining the Evidence

We can take technology-assisted review to the next level, and escalate from words to full documents.

PARADIGM SHIFT:

iSpy 2012

Businesses in China and Russia routinely hack American lawyers' technology.

WEB WATCH:

Mischief & Malaise

With the ABA redefining ethics requirements, be careful with social media or you can get yourself in trouble.