Some panels at conferences feel as though you are being talked to, while others make you think “what are they thinking?” The AALL 2016 panel on Disruption in the Legal Industry: What’s Arrived and What’s Coming delivered an engaging session on a subject you have certainly heard at a conference before. The panelists included: William …
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AALL 2016: Future Legal Workspaces
The goal of rising through the ranks, making partner and enjoying the view from a large corner office may not be attainable in the coming years. Career success and striving to make partner are still reasonable goals, but as the legal landscape has changed over recent years, the development of the legal workspace of …
AALL 2016: The Power of Legal Analytics
Everyone seems to want data – and more of it – whether to analyze a decision, develop a strategy or to pick the best running back for their fantasy football team. The Power of Legal Analytics session at AALL 2016, moderated by Sarah K.C. Mauldin, director of library services, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, …
AALL 2016: Make It New: Create the Future.
The theme for the 2016 American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Show and Conference serves as a tribute to this year’s host city, Chicago, which famously rebuilt itself after a historic fire. In addition, the sculpture in Chicago’s Daley Plaza by Picasso – who some say reinvented art – also inspired the logo for the …
AALL Kicks Off in Chicago
The 109th Annual Meeting & Conference of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) runs July 16-19 in Chicago. There will be informative sessions on topics crowdsourced from AALL members, coffee talks, poster sessions and much more throughout the four-day conference. Scott Nelson, head of Print and Advanced Media, welcomes AALL attendees and looks forward to …
The Supreme Court, Standing on the Shoulders of Legal Scholars
As we look back on the Supreme Court’s decisions over the last term and look forward to the nomination of a justice to take the late Justice Scalia’s place on the bench, one recognizable constant is the high court’s reliance on foundational treatises and legal guidebooks. Jurisprudence finds its way forward, in part, by following …
Pokémon GO and the Privacy Debate
Back in 2006, Doctor Who included a new origin episode for the cybernetically augmented antagonists, the Cybermen. In it, the villain converts much of the population to Cybermen by dint of a bluetooth like “EarPod” headset. The EarPod is kind of an enhanced iPhone, delivering music, news and information directly to the brain of the …
The Summer Olympics Have Begun! (The Trademark Lawsuits, At Least)
The first Summer Olympics event is underway: trademark infringement actions! The International Olympic Committee recently sued a Texas man and his company, CityPure, to try to stop his use of domain names that included Tokyo2020.com, Rome2024.com, NewDelhi2028.com, and other combinations up to the year 2080, The Olympics include many of the world’s best known trademarks, …
Private Equity, Loans and Bond Offerings, Expanded M&A Data Added to Thomson Reuters Deal Monitor
Deal Monitor, part of the Monitor Suite collection of products, now contains four new and expanded content sets leveraging the power of Thomson Reuters deal information. These data sets allow users to gain a better understanding of the financial transactions of companies and what law firms and other parties are involved in the transactions. The additions …
Super Lawyers Redesigned
Super Lawyers has gone through a complete redesign of its award-winning magazine and website. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The patented selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. Cindy Larson, publisher …
