It's that time again, dear Justia readers, when we give you a Top Ten rundown of last month's most popular Onward blog and Facebook posts.
Articles Posted in Law Practice
Attention spans are getting shorter. You can only tweet 140 characters. Courts have pleading length restrictions. Judges' case dockets are packed. So, how can you get your case to seize the attention of the judge? If you can use an image that makes a powerful, effective statement about your client's stance…
We're guessing that Sony has its PS3 controllers in a twist today. Sony has been on a legal warpath against PS3 hackers, who figured out and shared the game maker's jailbreak code. But all that changed yesterday. That's when Long Island geek Travis La Marr tweeted Sony's PS3 jail break…
Getting Organized Over Organized Crime
Happy New Year to all our Justia friends! As Courtney wrote in her year-end review, one of the big trends of 2010 was the emergence of social media and its integration into the work of legal professionals. While I'm sure many of our readers may already have a blog, a…
Divorce can be messy with the roller-coaster ride of emotions, the legal fight over finances, child support, and dog custody, as well as the divvying up of mementos from the marriage that did not last. For married couples who own a small business, a divorce can be particularly challenging. Even…
Black Friday and Cyber Monday have come and gone, but there's still time to get terrific gifts for lawyers and clients. Here are some of our favs: The Apple iPad — It's sleek, small, and über cool. It holds nifty free legal apps like Fastcase to find state and federal…
Free Law - Justia truly believes that the law belongs to the people. It was created for us, by us. That is why we are thankful for Law.Gov, the brainchild of passionate Government open source advocate Carl Malamud of Public.Resource.Org. Google - We are thankful for Google and its continued…
The New York Times ran a fascinating story this week about third-party financiers of lawsuits. The Times, together with the Center for Public Integrity, reported that third-party financing of contingency lawsuits is on rise. Specialized lending firms that cater to law firms have emerged, charging premium interest rates (from 15-24%).…
OK, I know I totally missed the boat on this post--National Pro Bono Week was two weeks ago. I was too distracted by Halloween to notice, but I have been thinking about writing this post for awhile. Better late than never, so here we go! Doing pro bono work is…