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Rodrigo González Fernández y un grupo de egresados de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad la Republica en Chile ha decidido poner al alcance de todo el mundo de la profesion legal importantes materias en Ingles para ir practicando el trabajo en materia de Tratados internacionales y que nuestra profesión estará en primera linea. Invitamos a todos a opinar, debatir, participar activamente.Es el primer blog legal en inglés de latinoamerica.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Am Law 100 Firm Launches Own iPhone App

The Am Law 100 law firm Arnold & Porter has launched its own iPhone application. The free app enables users to read the firm's Consumer Advertising Law Blog on their iPhones.

An e-mail I received from the firm said, "As far as we know, Arnold & Porter is one of the only Am Law 100 firms to offer a mobile or iPhone application." I would take that one step further. From what I could find, it is the first and only Am Law 100 firm with its own iPhone app.

In fact, I could find only two other law firms of any size with their own apps. One is the New York immigration firm Spar & Bernstein, which introduced an app in December that provides a feed of the firm's news, Twitter posts, podcasts and videos. The other is the Arizona law firm Harper Law, which has an app named Harper Law that provides a feed of articles with titles such as "Looking for a Phoenix Lawyer?" and "How Much is My Case Worth?"

(No doubt, I'll soon hear from all the other firms with iPhone apps that I overlooked Bring 'em on! Let us know about others in the comments below.)

The Arnold & Porter app is similar to an RSS reader except that it delivers only the one blog's posts. The app allows the user to sort the posts by categories and mark posts as favorites. Posts can easily be shared by e-mail or on Facebook and Twitter. The touch of a button opens the actual blog page in the iPhone's browser.

Given that other RSS readers are available for the iPhone that will read any number of blogs, one would have to be a true fan of this blog to want this app. That said, it is a clever idea, well-designed and well-executed.

Posted by Robert J. Ambrogi on January 14, 2010

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lawyerschile: How the Legal Community Is Helping in Haiti

How the Legal Community Is Helping in Haiti

In the wake of the horrific earthquake that struck Haiti, I wondered whether anyone in the legal community was organizing any relief or fundraising efforts of their own. Last night, I put out a call on Twitter for leads on Haiti relief efforts being organized by law firms or legal groups. I've also searched blogs and the Web. So far, I have not found much, but I am sure there is far more going on and I encourage readers to post any leads they have in the comments below.

One notable measure is the decision by Paul Hastings to donate a generous $100,000 to earthquake relief. As reported by Above the Law, the firm circulated a memo yesterday saying it had made the donation to the earthquake response efforts of Doctors Without Borders. "We chose this organization because its global scope and effectiveness will deliver to the victims in Haiti the immediate assistance they need by providing health care where the local medical infrastructure has been devastated," the memo said. The firm encouraged its staff to make donations of their own.

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Posted by Robert J. Ambrogi on January 14, 2010

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It's Judge v. Judge in Case of Bankrupt Law Grad

In an unusual example of judicial defiance, an on-his-way-out bankruptcy judge is siding with an out-of-work and deep-in-debt law grad and issuing a rebuke to the federal district judge who overruled him.

"An irascible Massachusetts bankruptcy judge known for 'whacking lenders' has turned his acid pen upon the chief of the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts who overruled his decision to release a penniless bar-failer from her law school debts," reports Julia Reischel has the story at The Docket, the blog of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly newspaper.

The case involves Denise M. Bronsdon, now 65, who graduated in 2005 in the top half of her class at... [MORE]

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Posted by Robert J. Ambrogi on January 14, 2010

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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

LAWYERSCHILE. Attention YouTubers: Texas Bar Wants You

Attention YouTubers: Texas Bar Wants You

Think you have some talent as a filmmaker? If so, the eyes of the State Bar of Texas are upon you. It is sponsoring a YouTube contest offering cash prizes and scholarships for the best 30-second video showing why either lawyers or the courts are important to our society.

Two years ago, the Texas bar became the first-ever bar association to hold a YouTube contest. In that first go-around, the bar awarded a $2,500 cash prize and two $2,500 scholarships for short videos depicting the theme, "Lone Star Stories: Texans on Justice."

In what is perhaps a sign of the economic times, the cash prize this year is... [MORE]

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Posted by Robert J. Ambrogi on January 12, 2010

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Mass. Disbars Former House Speaker

Thomas M. Finneran, the former speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, was disbarred yesterday for lying under oath in a federal voting rights lawsuit. In ordering the disbarment, the Supreme Judicial Court rejected Finneran's contention that he should be given lighter discipline because his false testimony was unrelated to his practice of law.

We have generally concluded that crimes ... involving interference with the administration of justice generally do not qualify for a lesser sanction on the ground that the lawyer was not representing a client or directly engaged in the practice of law at the relevant time. ... Because the respondent was testifying under oath in a judicial proceeding in his official capacity as a member of the House, his conviction of obstruction of justice places his case squarely within this group of cases.

In 2007, Finneran pleaded guilty to... [MORE]

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Posted by Robert J. Ambrogi on January 12, 2010

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Law Library of Congress: Now on YouTube

There are few more venerable institutions within the legal profession than the Law Library of Congress. Established in 1832 as a branch of the Library of Congress, its mission is to provide research and legal information to the U.S. Congress, the federal courts, executive agencies and the public. It is the world's largest law library, with a collection of more than 2.65 million volumes.

But just because it is venerable, that doesn't mean it can't also be au courant... [MORE]

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Posted by Robert J. Ambrogi on January 12, 2010 at 01:15 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Jurors' Internet Research Could Zap Taser Verdict

Lawyers in Louisville, Ky., are asking a federal judge to set aside a jury verdict exonerating a police officer in a Taser-related death because they say the jury foreman researched the case on the Internet and used what he found to sway other jurors.

In a Dec. 4 verdict, the jury cleared one officer and was unable to reach a verdict on another, The Courier-Journal reports. Attorneys representing the estate of the victim, Larry Noles, say a juror contacted them and alleged that at least two other jurors, including the foreman, consulted the Web site of Taser International.

The juror who called the attorneys later... [MORE]

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Posted by Robert J. Ambrogi on January 12, 2010

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Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Tuesday's Three Burning Legal Questions

Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blawgosphere.

1) Question: I was sitting in the courtroom as a spectator watching my buddy's trial. A minute ago the judge started eying me, and now some officers have led me to a room and are telling me to submit a urine sample. What the...?!

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Posted by Bruce Carton on January 5, 2010

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A Dismal Legal Economy in 2009, With One Small Exception

The legal economy ended 2009 in shambles, as no fewer than 12,196 people were laid off from major law firms during the year. Law Shucks reports here that, out of that frighteningly high number, 4,633 were lawyers and 7,563 were staff. The site also points out that as layoffs are notoriously underreported, the actual number of layoffs in 2009 was likely much higher.

Unfortunately the situation is not likely to improve anytime soon. Law Shucks adds that... [MORE]

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Posted by Bruce Carton on January 5, 2010

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'No Frills' Law School Thriving Outside U.S. News Ranking System

Back in October, I wrote about the impact the U.S. News and World Report rankings continue to have on on the behavior of law schools and how many academics now believe the tail of USNWR rankings is wagging the dog of legal education. This is not true everywhere, however. Via this post on Chuck Newton's Third Wave blog, I learned of at least one law school, North Carolina Central University School of Law, that is thriving on its own terms.

Newton writes that instead of trying to compete for U.S. News rankings, NCCU admits it is a "no frills" law school, and simply concentrates on developing practice ready lawyers. He notes that: [MORE]

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