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1) Crowdsourcing the practice: can solo & small firms unite via technology to be bigger than big law?
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SMLs (small to mid law practices) currently account for 80% of attorneys, 55/60% of revenue and over 90% of legal matters. However, for too long, technology creators, marketers and small firms themselves treat SMLs like little big firms. We need new business models. The practice of the law has never been competitive and has always been collaborative (whether through big firm conference rooms or bar associations or email listservs). There are collaborative...
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As part of the ABA Section of Litigation series focusing on "Litigation Essentials", this sixty minute webinar has been created to provide the young lawyer with valuable information about two important aspects of a trial: opening statements and closing arguments. Three experienced litigators will give proven tips on how participants can improve their performance in the courtroom with their own opening statements and closing arguments. Information...
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Twenty states and the District of Columbia currently have medical marijuana laws and six states are slated to join them. Two states have recreational marijuana laws with four states posturing to follow suit. As more and more states legalize the use of marijuana, new over-the-counter businesses are vying for the rights to manufacture and sell it. It may be a matter of time before marijuana sale and consumption may resemble that of alcohol. This is...