In the news: "A recent report concluded law firms -- attractive targets because they maintain sensitive client data -- are being targeted by sophisticated and well-funded teams of cyberattackers. But firms don't often realize they've been infiltrated and rarely go public with security breaches."
Source: Law.Com's Daily Legal Newswire. 9 March 2010. Copyright 2009. ALM Properties, Inc. All rights reserved. Subscribe <http://store.law.com/registration/register.asp?subscribeto=nw>.
I am not, in fact, related to "Harry," but the receptionist's question gave me pause. What if Harry had retained the firm on a matrimonial matter? (Matrimonial law was one of their practice areas). What if I were related to Harry (or worse yet, his wife) and Harry had not made public his marital problems or his intention to consult with a lawyer..."
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Source: Lawyerist.com, 5 March 2010. © 2007-2010 Lawyerist Media, LLC. Reproduced with permission of the site editor, Sam Glover.
From an e-newsletter sent by Sabrina Pacifici:
"Preserving Born-Digital Legal Materials - Where to Start?
http://www.llrx.com/features/borndigital.htm
Sarah Rhodes discusses the monumental challenge of preserving our digital heritage. She argues that law libraries specifically have a critically important role to play in this undertaking as access to legal and law-related information is a core underpinning of our democratic society. Our current digital preservation strategies and systems are imperfect but tremendous strides have been made over the past decade to stave off the dreaded digital dark age, and libraries today have a number of viable tools, services, and best practices at our disposal for the preservation of digital content.
Ethics of Legal Outsourcing White Paper
http://www.llrx.com/features/ethicsoutsourcing.htm
The practical reality for US and UK attorneys engaging in or contemplating Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) is that the outsourcing of both core legal and support services across the legal profession is nothing new. What is different today with the emergence of the LPO industry is that both core legal and legal support related services are being outsourced to lawyers, law firms and corporations located offshore in countries such as
Effective Project Management: the Art of Creating Scope Statements
http://www.llrx.com/features/projectscopestatements.htm
Carol A. Watson's discussion of how well-defined scope statements are the key to successful project management continues with this article focused on how all written documentation should be clearly and concisely written, avoiding ambiguities at all costs.
Business Intelligence Online Resources
http://www.llrx.com/features/busintellguide.htm
This extensive guide by search expert Marcus P. Zillman includes a wide range of sources designed to serve as a foundation for knowledge discovery specific to business intelligence resources on the Internet.
The Government Domain - Congressional Documents on FDsys: Advanced
Techniques
http://www.llrx.com/columns/govdomain44.htm
Following up on a previous column in which she introduced FDsys and explained the site's simple search and navigation, Peggy Garvin provides an update and introduces more advanced search techniques for the congressional information available on FDsys.
Wrongful Conviction and Attorney-Client Confidentiality
http://www.llrx.com/features/wrongfulconvictionconfidentiality.htm
Interpreting Rule 1.6(b)(1) of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct in the context of wrongful convictions is complicated by evidentiary and practical considerations surrounding the potential use of such information. This article by Ken Strutin examines resources about several notable cases and the scholarly literature analyzing different approaches to resolving this dilemma."
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And, now, I have a new excuse to give She Who Must Be Obeyed. Honey, I broke the computer, and I can't send it in because I have client confidential communications on the hard drive. Here is an article about it. So, I have to keep the old one safe and secure, and buy a new one!"
In the news: "Can employees retain attorney-client privilege for e-mails sent to their lawyers using employer-provided e-mail and computers? Attorney Anthony E. Davis seeks to reconcile apparently inconsistent decisions, and to aid in advising clients on avoiding the risks such communications pose."
The article also includes information for:
PUBLIC POLICY ARGUMENTS
REPRESENTING EMPLOYEES
REPRESENTING EMPLOYERS
Source: Law.Com's Daily Legal Newswire. 5 November 2009. Copyright 2008. ALM Properties, Inc. All rights reserved. Subscribe <http://store.law.com/registration/register.asp?subscribeto=nw>.
The CRS report examines the source of Congress's contempt power generally, reviews the historical development of the early case law, outlines the statutory and common law basis for Congress's contempt power, and analyzes the procedures associated with each of the three different types of contempt proceedings. In addition, the report discusses limitations both nonconstitutional and constitutionally based on the power."
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Source: Law Librarian Blog, 2 October 2009
From the site: "In this edition of the ESI Report, host Gina Jytyla, Managing Staff Attorney in the Legal Technologies division at Kroll Ontrack, welcomes Alan Brill, Senior Managing Director for Kroll Ontrack's Information Security Services, and Steve Baird, Managing Director for Kroll Ontrack's Information Security, Computer Forensics and ESI Consulting Group, to discuss pressing information security concerns. Specifically, the discussion addresses how to protect your sensitive data from the growing risk of data breaches and explores best practices in responding to a breach incident. In the Bits & Bytes Legal Analysis segment, Kroll Ontrack Legal Correspondent, Kelly Kubacki will take a look at the order issued in Pinstripe, Inc. v. Manpower, Inc. and the important issue of litigation holds and preservation in discovery.
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Source: Legal Talk Network, 14 September 2009
Posted by Carolyn Elefant: "Last week, I asked whether lawyers make a poor impression on clients when using free e-mail addresses like Gmail or Yahoo. This week, there's a more serious debate brewing in the blogosphere over e-mail, specifically, whether free e-mail services are unsafe at any speed. In other words, are the confidentiality and privacy features of these systems so grossly inadequate that no level of caution can make them suitable for communication with clients?
Toby Brown at 3 Geeks and a Law Blog cautions against reliance on these services. Re-reading the terms of service agreements from Gmail and Yahoo, Brown discovered that they both reserve the rights to pre-screen e-mail and target ads to content. Because these free e-mail services expose confidential communications to third parties, Brown believes that lawyers who use these services may be waiving confidentiality and could put themselves at risk of disciplinary action....
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Source: Legal Blog Watch, 19 August 2009
Are your passwords as safe as they should be? Do you have a plan to help manage and remember them? If you answered "no" or you aren't sure that the answer is "yes," then consider the following helpful resources:
[His] Source: "Top Password Tips" by Joe Kissell, published at Macworld.com."
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Source: The Mac Lawyer, 11 August 2009
P.S. I bought myself an iMac last weekend and love, love, LOVE it!!
