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Of all the technology trends, lawyers have adapted to mobile devices the most readily, and the results of two recent surveys confirm that lawyers continue to adopt mobile technologies into their practices,

Young lawyers — already facing newfound stressors that prior generations did not — have joined the ranks of a profession already known for its high depression and substance abuse rates.

For the 21st century lawyer, mobility is key, since a mobile law practice makes it easier than ever for lawyers to practice law no matter where they happen to be.

Nicole Black discusses the small minority of judges who overzealously interact on social media platforms with little concern for the effects of their interaction.

2014 may very well shape up to be the year that solo and small firm lawyers (with 20 lawyers or less) began to embrace cloud computing as a viable option for their law firms.

It’s no surprise that social media issues continue to crop up in courts across the country. The problem is that judges are conducting business as usual and setting bail in these cases even though they often lack a complete, or even partial, understanding of the issues and social media platforms involved.

The legal profession has been forced to awaken from its blissful slumber and is bellowing in fury at this century’s newfound Internet-based technologies and their inescapable effect upon the legal process.

It’s undeniable: social media use has permeated our culture. People are sharing information about all aspects of their lives via social networking sites. Some of these disclosures are broadcast publicly while others are limited to select friends and followers.

If 2011 was the year that lawyers finally took notice of Internet-based and mobile technologies — if only because these tools affected evidentiary issues in their practices — then 2012 will be the year that most lawyers not yet using these tools will make a conscious decision to put off using many of them in their practice.

Do lawyers have an ethical obligation to warn clients of the risk of third-party access to all types of electronic communication between attorney and client? This question was addressed last month in an ethics decision, Formal Opinion No. 11-459, issued by the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility.

Maintaining the confidentiality of digital data — it’s an ever-present conundrum for lawyers as cloud computing increases in popularity and mobile use becomes ubiquitous.