Interview with a founder of a “cloud-based” law firm

August 29, 2017

BLOOMBERG LAW – The mark of success for FisherBroyles, a cloud-based law firm with more than 200 lawyers in 22 offices around the United States, was actually a loss.

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Opinion: Legal industry must embrace diversity, technology, and collaboration

August 29, 2017

FORBES – “A commitment to diversity; technology to promote access to affordable legal services; and lawyer collaboration with other professionals is crucial to the profession’s ability to defend and uphold the rule of law.”

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Case Western Reserve law professor says patenting marijuana could lead to lawsuits

August 29, 2017

BUSINESS INSIDER – “This burgeoning industry has also witnessed the issuance of dozens of patents related to cannabinoids and various strains of cannabis.”

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Akron Law to hold ribbon cutting ceremony for new center

August 29, 2017

AKRON LEGAL NEWS – Administrators are encouraging donors, alumni and others to register for the Sept. 8 ribbon-cutting ceremony.

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Opinion: Border searches of lawyers may infringe on attorney-client confidentiality

August 29, 2017

BLOOMBERG LAW – “Lawyers traveling internationally have been alerted to the risk – however remote – that they will be on the receiving end of warrantless, suspicionless border searches of their cell phones and computers[.]”

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ABA creates new Commission on the Future of Legal Education, names members

August 21, 2017

ABA JOURNAL – Redesigning legal education will be a priority for Hilarie Bass, the American Bar Association’s new president, and the 10 members of a commission that will work on the issue.

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Kaplan survey finds most law school graduates expect employers to scope them out on social media

August 21, 2017

BUSINESSWIRE – A new Kaplan Bar Review survey of over 700 aspiring lawyers finds that 78 percent think it’s “fair game” for prospective employers in the legal industry to visit job applicants’ social networking profiles.

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LSAT, GRE strategies for law school applicants

August 21, 2017

U.S. NEWS – “This week, I will discuss the shifting landscape of LSAT policies and how to craft an LSAT addendum in light of receiving testing accommodations.”

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