TechnoLawyer: Coming Attractions

Coming today to TechnoFeature: Litigators have long relied on manual review and Boolean searching for finding relevant discovery documents. As data volumes grow, however, research has demonstrated that these methods have become unreliable and too cumbersome and expensive. In this article, litigator and eDiscovery expert W. Lawrence Wescott II draws from his work with the Sedona Conference and the TREC project to discuss several new technologies that leverage advances in linguistics and computing to address the discovery document review problem.

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Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 76 articles from the past week worthy of your attention, including our Post of the Week. Here's a sample:

One Very Small Law Firm; One Extremely Large Computer Virus

Playing It Cool With a Jawbone in Your Ear

The Noose Just Tightened on Selling Your Law Practice

The State of the AmLaw Blogosphere 2010

Don't miss this issue or future issues.

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Coming today to Fat Friday: Bill Hodes revisits his opinion about AVVO, John Hall discusses document assembly versus search and replace, Ben Schorr raises another SaaS concern and also provides some password wisdom, Arthur Ray explains why he's buying an iPad, and Gordon Greta tells us why a lawyer profiled in a recent BigLaw column needs to get a grip — on reality that is. Don't miss this issue.

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Our most serendipitous offering, Fat Friday consists of unsolicited contributions by TechnoLawyer members. You'll no doubt enjoy it because of its mix of interesting topics and genuinely useful knowledge, including brutally honest product reviews and informative how-tos. The Fat Friday newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to Answers to Questions: Douglas Thomas shares his thoughts on fee retainers and billing, Thomas Hutto reviews AudioWav MobileMic for BlackBerry, NCH for transcription equipment, and JMDictate (now Dictamus) for iPhone, Tom Raftery reviews Garmin GPS for BlackBerry, Alan Press discusses his Mac/PC office setup, and Simon Laurent reviews Amicus Attorney 2009 Premium Edition and Amicus Accounting. Don't miss this issue.

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Do you believe in the wisdom of crowds? In Answers to Questions, TechnoLawyer members answer legal technology and practice management questions submitted by their peers. This newsletter's popularity stems from the relevance of the questions and answers to virtually everyone in the legal profession. The Answers to Questions newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to TechnoFeature: A crisis communication plan is like having roadside insurance — rarely used but a potential lifesaver. Not convinced? Ask Tiger Woods, Akio Toyada, and countless others who paid a high price for their failure to react decisively and quickly to a crisis. In this TechnoFeature, public relations expert Paramjit Mahli explains how to create a crisis communication plan, and why lawyers should play a central role in this process.

How to Receive TechnoFeature
Our flagship newsletter never disappoints thanks to its in-depth reporting by leading legal technology and practice management experts, many of whom have become "household names" in the legal profession. It's in TechnoFeature that you'll find our oft-quoted formal product reviews and accompanying TechnoScore ratings. The TechnoFeature newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 70 articles from the past week worthy of your attention, including our Post of the Week. Here's a sample:

Is Acrobat Really Necessary?

Hit the Road, Jack: Secure Mobile Computing

Why Lawyers Struggle With Psychotherapy

Why Some Crappy Lawyers Have Happy Clients

This issue also contains links to every article in the March/April 20010 issue of Law Practice Magazine and the March issue of Law Practice Today. Don't miss this issue or future issues.

How to Receive BlawgWorld
Our newsletters provide the most comprehensive coverage of legal technology, practice management, and law firm marketing, but not the only coverage. To stay on top of all the noteworthy articles published in blogs and other online publications you could either hire a research assistant or simply subscribe to BlawgWorld. The BlawgWorld newsletter has received rave reviews and is free. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to Fat Friday: Leonard Johnson discusses Software as a Service (SaaS), Geoff Ormrod reviews Drobo and DroboShare, Tom Rowe continues the debate on music subscription services, Mary Bellusci comments on a recent SmallLaw column about speaking opportunities for lawyers, and Stephen Asbel explains why the typewriter still has a place in the law office. Don't miss this issue.

How to Receive Fat Friday
Our most serendipitous offering, Fat Friday consists of unsolicited contributions by TechnoLawyer members. You'll no doubt enjoy it because of its mix of interesting topics and genuinely useful knowledge, including brutally honest product reviews and informative how-tos. The Fat Friday newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to Answers to Questions: Michael Gibney reviews Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Gary Garland reviews Vista Ultimate BitLocker and TrueCrypt, and Philip Franckel reviews MozyPro. Don't miss this issue.

How to Receive Answers to Questions
Do you believe in the wisdom of crowds? In Answers to Questions, TechnoLawyer members answer legal technology and practice management questions submitted by their peers. This newsletter's popularity stems from the relevance of the questions and answers to virtually everyone in the legal profession. The Answers to Questions newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to Answers to Questions: Joe Dipierro compares Copernic Desktop Search with Windows XP's built-in indexing service, Gail Hill reviews Microsoft Word's mail merge function, and Mark Slate shares his thoughts on the perfect practice management software (which doesn't yet exist but may soon). Don't miss this issue.

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Do you believe in the wisdom of crowds? In Answers to Questions, TechnoLawyer members answer legal technology and practice management questions submitted by their peers. This newsletter's popularity stems from the relevance of the questions and answers to virtually everyone in the legal profession. The Answers to Questions newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to TechnoFeature: Many reasons exist for creating a "green" law office even if you could care less about global warming, climate change, nuclear power, wind, coal, CAFE auto mileage standards, wind farms, blah, blah, blah. In this article, Edward Zohn explains why a "green" law office presents special challenges yet offers significant financial advantages. Edward offers strategies for using no more of the Earth's resources than you must — and saving money in the process.

How to Receive TechnoFeature
Our flagship newsletter never disappoints thanks to its in-depth reporting by leading legal technology and practice management experts, many of whom have become "household names" in the legal profession. It's in TechnoFeature that you'll find our oft-quoted formal product reviews and accompanying TechnoScore ratings. The TechnoFeature newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.