Blogs

The Law School and LexTalk teams have partnered together to create an exciting opportunity for law students who would like to showcase their knowledge and skills as an emerging legal blogger. During the next few months, law students will have an opportunity...

Ian McDougall recently addressed students and faculty at the University in Segovia, Madrid. He discussed the rule of law, detailing its origins and effects. Read more here ...

IBM continues to be the leader in the number of U.S. patents granted to it—a position it’s held for over 20 years. Of the approximately 6,980 patents granted to it in the past year, several were for its eBook innovations . Among those is a...

Apple results released in February indicated the iPhone has overtaken Android in U.S. sales for the first time since 2012. What does the Apple-Android race mean for eBook publishers trying to calibrate their content and marketing strategies? Read this...

Don’t miss the Library Journal coverage of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., with the world’s largest collection of printed works of poet and playwright William Shakespeare. News from the Floor at this year’s American...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team In a recent article, The Huffington Post challenged its readers with a simple test. It consisted of viewing three videos on YouTube. “Watch these,” wrote Morra Aarons-Mele , founder of Women...

The role of libraries and librarians is changing from providing content in place to providing access to content through technology. To support front-line librarians, a new resource is being developed: Digital Rights Management: A Librarian’s Guide...

Check out this post by Maddie Crum for The Huffington Post with some interesting findings on the 'eBook vs. Print' debate from various studies. Try not to multitask while reading onscreen …

Here’s a dose of inspiration for you today. Read this article courtesy of DVIDS (Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System) about Tammy Kirk, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District librarian and her work on the USACE Digital Library...

This cute article from Architectural Digest reminds us that you can’t find everything in eBook format.

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team You’re in a police cell. It’s dark, and it reeks of sweat and urine. If you’re lucky, you aren’t hurt. Even if you are injured, provided it’s not serious, you might have...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Where energy prices are going in 2015 is anyone’s guess. According to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. , Barclays and the Tokyo-based Marubeni Corp. , for example, the price of crude oil could soon plummet...

A view into the KPOs of James Harper, Head of Legal - UK • Want to know what’s important to James and the Legal team for 2015? • Name that tune’ and hear much more about what the Legal Team actually does, how it supports LNUK...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Ask a hypothetical question, and you’ll get a hypothetical answer. That realization is behind a movement over the past couple of decades to adopt behavior-based interviewing for employment opportunities...

Click below to view a brief video from the 2014 ABA Annual Meeting in Boston, to hear from state and local bar leaders on the LexisNexis support for the legal profession and the unprecedented ABA recognition of our very own Kermit Lowery, VP and Lead...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Scott Greenfield’s popular legal blog Simple Justice is published with a disclaimer. Alongside articles that comment on current issues related to criminal defense, the New York City-based attorney...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Sometimes the surprise is that there are no other surprises. That realization might be dawning now on many financial institutions across the country, and their legal counsel, as 2014 draws to a close...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Most of the people we now see in movie crowd scenes are not real. They aren’t created with digital special effects, either. In fact, a popular alternative to human extras is to use plastic, inflatable...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Think about transparency for a moment. As a property of physical objects, it is easy to define and understand. According to Merriam-Webster, for example, it’s the result of light that is transmitted...

Leaving behind print libraries in the digital age: The AmLaw 100® firm, Kaye Scholer pioneers the digital library. When global firm Kaye Scholer decided to move its NYC headquarters , it provided the perfect opportunity to review their need for...

This Good E Reader article reviews “the big reasons why buying an eBook makes a ton of sense.” Let’s recap just three of their reasons. 1) Buy eBooks in your Pajamas – While we don’t envision many lawyers buying eBooks...

While this Wired article headline suggests that some forms of publishing are over, it actually reminds us that we are still in the infancy stages of digital publishing. In fact, we have recently launched a few digital magazines or journals – Pratt’s...

In this blog post courtesy of the Huffington Post , the ongoing issues surrounding enhanced ebooks are mentioned. To quote the article, publishers are challenged, yet have the opportunity for “stretching the very definition of what we mean by "book...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Misfortune is a venerable teacher. Whenever an accident or mistake occurs, or someone suffers a defeat, those affected by the outcome may be prompted to ask why it happened and what can be done to avoid...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Decisions, decisions. With just days to go before the 2014 mid-term elections, voters across the country are weighing important choices affecting all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives...