The author discusses what is predictive coding and how it differs from other tools that are in the litigators’ technology tool belts. On the one hand the article defines predictive coding while on the other it describes some other TAR tools commonly used in e-discovery, such as keyword search, concept search, discussion threading, clustering, find similar, near duplicate […]
Ms. Giannoni-Crystal provides thoughts on benefits and risks of cloud computing for an American based international law firm. She analyzes the approach of American jurisdictions on cloud computing. She also discusses the implications of privacy laws on a law firm’s adoption of cloud computing. Finally, Ms. Giannoni-Crystal provides some practical tips for an international law […]
In my talk I will go ahead analyzing the approach of American will provide some elements to understand benefits and risks of cloud computing from an American lawyer’s perspective. I ethics opinions on cloud computing. Then, I will discuss the different implications of privacy law on cloud computing under an American perspective, as opposed to a […]
52 Hofstra Law Review 175 (2013) http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2378492##; Chapman University Law Research Paper No. 13-17. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2378492 From the author’s abstract “When lawyers receive a document — whether hard copy or an electronic document — that they know the adversary sent them inadvertently (for example, a fax or email mistakenly sent to an adversary […]
“He has his head in the clouds,” – a familiar expression used to refer to someone who is theoretical, impractical, or dreamy. However, for lawyers today being in the clouds is not only practical, it may be “inevitable.” Cloud computing seems to be everywhere lawyers turn, from email to legal research to data storage and […]
In this digital age, dreams of retirement often include the idyllic concept of never, ever having to root through another email in-box, or respond in the middle of the night to an electronic missive from several times zones away. But in like manner to the way in which a character in a cartoon has his […]
On Oct. 22, 2013 the Pennsylvania Supreme Court adopted changes to the Rules of Professional Conduct that, for the part that is interesting to us, update the guidelines for maintaining competence. The changes bring Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct in line with the ABA Model Rules, in particular Comment [8] to Rule 1.1 From […]
American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility Topic: Lawyers’ Use of Deal-of-the-Day Marketing Programs The Committee analyzed two types of programs: coupon and prepaid. In a coupon program, the purchaser buys a voucher entitling the purchaser to a discount on legal fees. In the prepaid plan, the purchaser pays a lump sum […]
This paper deals with how technology intersects with the legal ethics rules. The relevant areas are competence, confidentiality, and conflicts of interest. The full text is available at http://apps.americanbar.org…
3 St. Mary’s Journal of Legal Malpractice & Ethics 204, 225, 228-29 (2013) The full text is available at: http://www.stmaryslawjournal…