Unless you were avoiding the Internet, newspapers, television and the radio earlier this summer, you probably heard that Google introduced its Google+ service in late June. Google took a page from Steve Jobs and managed to create a big media splash and a race for coveted invites to early adopters. In less than four weeks …
Staying Updated on a Budget
Keeping overhead low is one of the most important things a new solo can do while building a practice. While there are lots of ways to save money — from your office choices to technology — something we shouldn’t limit is our education. That is, staying updated on the law and learning how to run …
Coming Soon to a Computer Near You
With Monday’s launch of WestlawNext, Thomson Reuters’s new legal research platform, and recent announcements from Fastcase and LexisNexis about new products, it’s time to step back and see what really is changing. The New York Times and the latest ABA Journal both preview some of the changes, which we also summarize below. While competition for …
Issue with Google Scholar
We recently posted (and added a video demo to boot) about the availability of court opinions and legal periodicals on Google Scholar, Google’s vast and growing online library. As with nearly any online legal research service, though, be aware of potential bugs or limitations. As one blogging law librarian has noted, there appears to be …
Experimenting with Google Moderator
We use Google Apps internally at practicelaw to manage some of our materials, particularly in sharing and editing forms and documents and in using Google Calendar for planning. We also have the ability to add up to 500 e-mail addresses, all for free. A new service of Google is Google Moderator, which allows users and …
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