Bob Ambrogi, now publisher and editor-in-chief at LexBlog, recently announced that LexBlog will allow any law blogger into its content network for free, whether the blog is hosted by LexBlog or not. LexBlog makes money by licensing its software. But to become a global news and commentary network, it has to open its doors. Too … Continue reading LexBlog Welcomes All Bloggers
Yesterday the Wife and I made the 45-minute drive to the nearest Half Price Books. (We're the kind of people who think Chick-fil-A-and-a-bookstore makes the perfect date.) I always check the reference and writing books section, and there I found A Dictionary of Modern English Usage by H. W. Fowler. It was the second edition … Continue reading Fowler’s Modern English Usage, 2d Ed.
The Wife was reading a self-published book riddled with errors the other day, and we started talking about the lack of editing in today's online world. We both feel somewhat offended when a self-published author or a blogger doesn't care enough to even proofread. Especially if you're going to sell your writing, you should either do … Continue reading Editing Is Essential
Fastcase just added a truckload of employment law titles from Littler. They're here! @Littler Employer Library titles are now available on @fastcase. For a complete list of titles and pricing information visit https://t.co/4bOl9htR2a Plus, you can sign up for a free daily Employment Law Case Digest. pic.twitter.com/e5tvP3Phxc — Fastcase (@fastcase) March 22, 2018 Continuing its … Continue reading Fastcase Adds Littler Employer Library
The launching of new legal tech startups is one of the most exciting parts of ABA TECHSHOW. One of them this year was Lawyaw, a cloud-based document drafting platform. I stopped by their booth in Start-Up Alley on the expo floor to see the product and chat with David Gomez and Tucker Cottingham. David and … Continue reading First Look: Lawyaw
Fastcase is still aggressively pursuing secondary content, and more is coming soon. That's the takeaway from a little conversation I had with Joe Patz, a Fastcase account executive, at ABA TECHSHOW yesterday. He was one of several people I was keen to ask, What's coming in the next year? First of all, more RAIL is … Continue reading Fastcase on the Fast Track
Update: I recently spoke with Matt Spiegel, Lawmatics' founder, about the software. I've added more about our conversation below. Yesterday I made it to ABA TECHSHOW for a couple of hours to scout out software for my new firm. Though I was a bit surprised by my experience at the expo, I had some great … Continue reading First Look: Lawmatics
I'm a tech-savvy millennial lawyer about to start my own business, and legal tech companies don't market to me. Yesterday I spent about two hours talking to exhibitors on the TECHSHOW floor. I had extended conversations with a couple of them (I wish I'd had time for more). I made the day trip from Wisconsin … Continue reading Surprised at TECHSHOW
Microsoft updates its Office 365 applications regularly, and February brought one interesting update for those who use Word for writing or editing: a new “Editor overview pane.” It’s not a new feature, but a new presentation for existing features. Since Word is overstuffed with features people never see or use, packaging those features and making … Continue reading New Editor Overview Pane in Microsoft Word
Jared Correia interviewed Ed Walters in the latest Legal Toolkit podcast, providing a glimpse into the future of legal publishing. It's a fun conversation for book geeks, and it serves up some great insights. For example, big global publishers (Thomson Reuters, Wolters Kluwer) have found print books to be a drag on their business, but this has … Continue reading The Future of Print Books and Legal Publishing