• Understand the current state of cloud computing technology;
• Weigh the risks and benefits of cloud computing;
• Evaluate legal cloud computing applications like law practice management, billing, time tracking, e-mail and e-discovery software;
• Consider the ethical considerations of storing client data in the cloud; and
• Maintain security and privacy for online data.

Cloud Computing for Lawyers is written by Nicole Black, an author, blogger and speaker based in Rochester, N.Y.  Black is also the founder of lawtechTalk.com, a company that educates lawyers about technology issues and provides legal technology consulting services.

The ABA Law Practice Management Section is a professional membership organization providing resources for lawyers and other legal professionals in the core areas of the business of practicing law—marketing, management, technology, and finance—through its award-winning magazine, webzines, educational CLE programs, website and publishing division. For more than 30 years, LPM has established itself as a leader within the legal profession by producing ABA TECHSHOW, the world’s premier legal technology conference and expo, and through its publishing arm, which has more than 90 titles in print.

With nearly 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world. As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.

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Editor’s note: Review copies are available by sending an e-mail to Lindsay Dawson at Lindsay.Dawson@americanbar.org. If you publish a review of this book, please send tearsheets or a copy for our files to Lindsay Dawson, American Bar Association, Book Publishing, 321 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60654.

The guide includes the most current information and recommendations on computers, servers, networking equipment, legal software, printers, security products, smartphones, iPads and other devices a law office might need. It is written in easily understandable language to make implementation easy for lawyers and their IT departments.

Topics include:

• Impartial best-of-breed recommendations for hardware and software
• A guide to social media usage by lawyers—its riches and risks
• How to access legal data from anywhere—and maintain security
• An analysis of the evolving smartphone market
• The latest in case management, time and billing and document assembly programs
• How lawyers can make their practices paperless and improve their bottom line
• How to protect law firms from security threats, including viruses, spyware, and spam
• A look at what’s coming in legal tech during the next year

The 2012 Solo and Small Firm Legal Technology Guide is written by Sharon D. Nelson, John W. Simek and Michael C. Maschke of Sensei Enterprises, Inc., a computer forensics and legal technology firm located in Fairfax, Va.

The ABA Law Practice Management Section is a professional membership organization providing resources for lawyers and other legal professionals in the core areas of the business of practicing law – marketing, management, technology, and finance – through its award-winning magazine, webzines, educational CLE programs, website and publishing division. For more than 30 years, LPM has established itself as a leader within the legal profession by producing ABA TECHSHOW, the world’s premier legal technology conference and expo, and through its publishing arm, which has more than 90 titles in print.

With nearly 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is the world’s largest voluntary professional membership organization. As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.

Title: The 2012 Solo and Small Firm Legal Technology Guide
Publisher: ABA Law Practice Management Section
Product Code: 5110730
ISBN:                          978-1-61438-187-7
Size: 7 × 10
Price: $89.95
Orders: 800.285.2221 or www.shopaba.org

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Editor’s note: Review copies are available by sending an e-mail to Lindsay Dawson at Lindsay.Dawson@americanbar.org. If you publish a review of this book, please send tearsheets or a copy for our files to Lindsay Dawson, American Bar Association, Book Publishing, 321 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60654.

This complete hands-on guide focuses on using public records that are filed and stored with government agencies as a source for investigative research. The book reveals the secrets, shortcuts, and realities of conducting investigative and background research using these free and low-cost public records available on the Internet (and from fee-based databases). Written for all business professionals, including lawyers, this resource describes how to use hundreds of government and non-government Internet sites to uncover public records.

Any business professional can use the resources and techniques in Find Info Like a Pro to conduct background investigations on potential employees or business partners, identify and research competitive products, or locate missing clients.  Legal professionals can use these resources and techniques to locate missing witnesses, clients or heirs; identify potential clients in target industries; and prepare for deposition or trial, among other specialized research challenges.

Find Info Like a Pro, Volume 2 will help you:

• Determine where to begin your search by introducing meta-sites that help you quickly find public record sites;
• Decide when to use fee-based databases instead of (or in addition to) free sites;
• Find addresses for service of process;
• Unearth assets – real and personal property;
• Discover political persuasions;
• Obtain vital records, criminal records, liens, judgments and UCCs;
• Uncover background information about people (and companies) via docket, case law and corporate record research;
• Locate occupational licenses;
• Understand the difference between credit reports and credit headers and how and when you can obtain each – legally.

Volume 1 in the series focused on using the publicly available information on the Internet such as social networking sites, blogs, and news sources to conduct similar types of research.

Both volumes of the Find Info Like a Pro series include a CD-ROM that features clickable links to all of the sites contained in each respective book.

Authors Carole Levitt and Mark Rosch, principals of Internet For Lawyers (IFL; http://www.netforlawyers.com), are nationally acclaimed speakers and authors who focus on Internet research and social networking for lawyers. In addition to the Find Info Like a Pro series, they have co-authored three other books, Google for Lawyers, The Cybersleuth’s Guide to the Internet and The Lawyer’s Guide to Fact Finding on the Internet. Levitt and Rosch present continuing legal education seminars on these topics throughout the United States. Levitt practiced law in California, taught legal research and writing at Pepperdine Law School, and was a law librarian in Chicago and Los Angeles.  In addition to speaking and writing, Rosch is the developer and manager of IFL’s website and blog and more recently, IFL’s Facebook Fan page. He also tweets about legal technology and Internet research.

Title: Find Info Like a Pro, Volume 2: Mining the Internet’s Public Records for Investigative Research
Publisher: ABA Law Practice Management Section
Product Code: 5110709
ISBN: 978-1-60442-922-0
Size: 7× 10
Price: $79.95
Orders: 800.285.2221 or www.ababooks.org

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Editor’s note: Review copies are available by sending an e-mail to Lindsay Dawson at Lindsay.Dawson@americanbar.org. If you publish a review of this book, please send tearsheets or a copy for our files to Lindsay Dawson, American Bar Association, Book Publishing, 321 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60654.

Animal law concerns the protection and improvement of the lives of animals through city ordinances, state and federal laws, international treaties, and cases, and is one of the fastest growing legal disciplines. More than 100 law schools in the United States now offer animal law courses, and more lawyers than ever before are looking to start animal law firms or incorporate animal cases into their practices. The book will help lawyers:

• Gain an overview of the field from a practicing animal lawyer and professor of animal law;
• Forge a successful animal law career with firms of all types and sizes, government agencies, major corporations and nonprofit organizations;
• Strike out on their own as a solo practitioner of animal law;
• Learn career tips from a series of animal-lawyer profiles; and
• Understand evolving trends in legislation, litigation and academia that will change the face of animal law in the decades to come.

The guide is written by Yolanda Eisenstein, a lawyer with an animal law practice, the
Eisenstein Law Office, in Dallas. She is also an adjunct professor in animal law at Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.

The ABA Law Practice Management Section is a professional membership organization providing resources for lawyers and other legal professionals in the core areas of the business of practicing law – marketing, management, technology, and finance – through its award-winning magazine, webzines, educational CLE programs, website and publishing division. For more than 30 years, LPM has established itself as a leader within the legal profession by producing ABA TECHSHOW, the world’s premier legal technology conference and expo, and through its publishing arm, which has more than 90 titles in print.

With nearly 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world. As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.

Title: Careers in Animal Law
Publisher: ABA Law Practice Management Section
Product Code: 5110723
ISBN: 978-1-61632-961-7
Size: 6 × 9
Price: $54.95
Orders: 800.285.2221 or www.ababooks.org

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Editor’s note: Review copies are available by sending an e-mail to Lindsay Dawson at Lindsay.Dawson@americanbar.org. If you publish a review of this book, please send tearsheets or a copy for our files to Lindsay Dawson, American Bar Association, Book Publishing, 321 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60654.

The book examines in detail the roles federal agencies play, the highly esoteric nature of counterterrorism law and the importance of adhering to the rule of law when engaged in counterterrorism.

Multiple authors examine several topics, including the war in Afghanistan, the Taliban and al-Qaeda; the Department of Justice torture memo; the U.S. government’s philosophy of terrorism; war crimes jurisdiction; the 9/11 Commission; current and future national security principles; the National Security Act and intelligence community reform; the National Counterterrorism Center; the organization and structure of the intelligence community; the National Security Council system; communications surveillance; the USA PATRIOT Act; and more.

The 12 contributing authors approach their topics from a range of perspectives. New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly relies on the principles of the law while overseeing the efforts of more than 1,000 police officers assigned to counterterrorism duties. W. Hays Parks spent most of his career in the Marine Corps in such assignments as a legal advisor on terrorism-related military tactics; an investigator of war crimes committed when Iraq invaded Kuwait; a U.S. representative for law of war negotiations in New York, Geneva, The Hague and Vienna; and chair of the Department of Defense Law of War Working Group. Others among the book’s dozen authors are from such diverse backgrounds as lawyers in the federal government, teachers of law and congressional staffers.

According to Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island, The Law of Counterterrorism is “a timely and valuable contribution. Decision-makers and legal professionals who are grappling with the complexities of international counterterrorism law will appreciate this important resource.”

Similar praise is echoed by Stephen L. Purcell, chief judge, Office of Administrative Law Judges, U.S. Department of Labor. “This book is an invaluable resource that should be on the desk of every legislator, congressional staffer, agency decision-maker, intelligence operative, law enforcement officer, and private or government attorney who has any responsibility for, or interest in, the war on terrorism,” he said.

With nearly 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world.  As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.

Title: The Law of Counterterrorism
Publisher: American Bar Association Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice
Pages: 320
Product Code: 5010069
ISBN: 978-1-61438-037-5
Size: 6 x 9
Binding: Paper
Price: $99.95; $79.95 for Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice members
Orders: Order the book at www.ababooks.org or call 1-800-285-2221

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Editor’s note: Copies are available by sending an e-mail to Cathy Kruse at Catherine.Kruse@americanbar.org.  If you publish a review of this book, please send tearsheets or a copy for our files to Cathy Kruse, c/o ABA Publishing, 321 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60654.

]]> http://www.abanow.org/2011/09/book-release-the-law-of-counterterrorism-edited-by-lynne-k-zusman/feed/ 0 http://www.abanow.org/2011/08/book-release-new-book-helps-lawyers-network-their-way-to-a-job/ http://www.abanow.org/2011/08/book-release-new-book-helps-lawyers-network-their-way-to-a-job/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:13:08 +0000 John http://www.abanow.org/?p=20267 CHICAGO, Aug. 23, 2011 –In Job Quest for Lawyers, a new book published by the American Bar Association, author Sheila Nielsen reveals the advice and tips she’s developed over her 20-year career as a legal job coach. Nielsen demystifies how employment is found in today’s marketplace, shares how to network the right way at each stage of the search, and provides what to say—and what not to say—when looking for a job. This book will transform a potentially frustrating job search into a more fruitful one, and provides lawyers with a proven method to land the job they seek.

As John A. Challenger, CEO of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, says, “This book is essential reading for any lawyer who is looking for a job or contemplating a career move. For people who are exploring new directions in their working lives, the book provides an effective framework for making the right choices. For those who are currently conducting a search, Sheila Nielsen provides clear, innovative and practical suggestions for landing the next role.”

Nielsen is a leader in the field of career counseling for attorneys. She is both a social worker and an attorney. In 1990, Nielsen developed her own counseling and executive coaching business, Nielsen Consulting Service. For more than 20 years she has counseled and coached lawyers on career path issues, job search issues, alternative work-time options and career development. Nielsen has written and spoken extensively about career issues for attorneys. Her articles have appeared in numerous trade journals for attorneys: Illinois Legal Times, Illinois State Bar Association Journal, Legal Times (Washington, D.C.), Detroit Legal News, Florida Bar Journal, and others.

The ABA Law Practice Management Section is a professional membership organization providing resources for lawyers and other legal professionals in the core areas of the business of practicing law – marketing, management, technology, and finance – through its award-winning magazine, webzines, educational CLE programs, website and publishing division. For more than 30 years, LPM has established itself as a leader within the legal profession by producing ABA TECHSHOW, the world’s premier legal technology conference and expo, and through its publishing arm, which has more than 90 titles in print.

With nearly 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world. As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.

Title: Job Quest for Lawyers: The Essential Guide to Finding and Landing the Job You Want
Publisher: ABA Law Practice Management Section
Product Code: 5110725
ISBN:                          978-1-61632-963-1
Size: 7 × 10
Price: $49.95
Orders: 800.285.2221 or www.ababooks.org

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Editor’s note: Review copies are available by sending an e-mail to Lindsay Dawson at Lindsay.Dawson@americanbar.org. If you publish a review of this book, please send tearsheets or a copy for our files to Lindsay Dawson, American Bar Association, Book Publishing, 321 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60654.

This handy reference includes clear explanations, legal-specific descriptions and time-saving tips for both novice and experienced users—customized for the needs of today’s legal professional. Focusing on the tools and features that are essential for lawyers in their everyday practice, The Lawyer’s Guide to Microsoft® Word 2010 explains in detail the key components to help make those in the legal profession more effective, more efficient and more successful.

Among topics:

• Paragraph numbering and styles
• The new and improved customizable ribbon
• Creating PDF files without additional software
• Metadata checking and cleanup, to protect your client and yourself
• New numbering formats
• Checkboxes for forms or lists
• Comparing documents
• Navigation panes
• Assembling standard documents quickly and easily
• Collaborative editing
• Using images to illustrate your point
• Backstage view.

The guide is written by Ben M. Schorr, a technologist and chief executive officer for Roland Schorr & Tower, a professional consulting firm headquartered in Honolulu. Working at the intersection of law and technology for 20 years, he is frequently sought as a writer, teacher and speaker for groups as diverse as the Hawaii Visitor and Convention Bureau and the ABA. Almost 10 years ago, Microsoft named him as an MVP in their Outlook product group and he has been supporting Outlook, Exchange, and most recently OneNote, ever since.

The ABA Law Practice Management Section is a professional membership organization providing resources for lawyers and other legal professionals in the core areas of the business of practicing law – marketing, management, technology, and finance – through its award-winning magazine, webzines, educational CLE programs, website and publishing division. For more than 30 years, LPM has established itself as a leader within the legal profession by producing ABA TECHSHOW, the world’s premier legal technology conference and expo, and through its publishing arm, which has more than 90 titles in print.

With nearly 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world. As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.

Title: The Lawyer’s Guide to Microsoft Word 2010
Publisher: ABA Law Practice Management Section
Product Code: 5110721
ISBN: 978-1-61632-949-5
Size: 7 × 10
Price: $69.95
Orders: 800.285.2221 or www.ababooks.org

Media contact: Lindsay Dawson (312-988-6084 or Lindsay.Dawson@americanbar.org)

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Editor’s note: Review copies are available by sending an e-mail to Lindsay Dawson at Lindsay.Dawson@americanbar.org. If you publish a review of this book, please send tearsheets or a copy for our files to Lindsay Dawson, American Bar Association, Book Publishing, 321 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60654.

This new handbook for construction lawyers was written by practitioners with considerable expertise in both construction and insurance.  The book provides overviews of individual construction insurance topic areas in each chapter, chosen because of their relevance to construction lawyers.

Construction Insurance: A Guide for Attorneys and Other Professionals begins with an introduction to basic insurance and related construction delivery concepts, and discusses insurance-related contract drafting considerations.  Six subsequent chapters examine each of the basic insurance products typically used for construction, with an emphasis on their place in the construction context – commercial general liability insurance, builders risk, professional liability insurance and pollution insurance.  There is a chapter on the related concepts of construction contract indemnities and additional insured coverage in commercial general liability policies, and another covering performance bonds and contractor default insurance.

In addition, readers will find valuable information on special insurance considerations, the “wrap-up” insurance model and how this kind of program works, and the insurance claims process in the course of construction.  Finally, there is a detailed discussion of coverage for delay-related damages under three types of insurance coverage and through performance bonds. Each chapter also provides a list of resources for further reading.  The book is intended for anyone involved in the construction field who needs a complete resource on construction insurance.

The American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry is the largest organization of construction lawyers in the United States and abroad. Its 6,000 members are drawn from all areas of practice: large law firms, small firms, solo practitioners, government lawyers and corporate in house counsel.  Members represent all segments of the construction industry: owners, design professionals, general contractors, construction managers, subcontractors, suppliers, insurers and sureties.  The Forum’s mission is to serve the construction industry through education and leadership. The Forum sponsors several seminars each year on different topics. A governing committee elected by the membership guide the Forum’s activities.

With nearly 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world.  As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.

Title: Construction Insurance: A Guide for Attorneys and Other Professionals
Publisher: ABA Publishing
Pages: 512
Product Code: 5570225
ISBN: 978-1-61632-860-3
Size: 7 x 1
Binding: Paper
Price: $159.95; $139.95 for Forum Committee on the Construction Industry members
Orders: Order the book at www.ababooks.org or call 1-800-285-2221

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Editor’s note: Copies are available by sending an e-mail to Neal Cox at neal.cox@americanbar.org.  If you publish a review of this book, please send tearsheets or a copy for our files to Neal Cox, c/o ABA Publishing, 321 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60654.

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People with disabilities are profoundly underrepresented in the legal profession.  While they only represent an estimated 10 percent of the law school population, the percentage of legal professionals with disabilities is even lower.  Disabled law students and attorneys must cope with a wide range of employment barriers, including stereotyping, limited professional opportunities, and concerns about disclosure of disability, hiring, promotion and retention.

Written by lawyers with disabilities, the book is an inspiring collection of their letters of encouragement and advice to the next generation of legal professionals. It features authors with a range of experiences that honor different perspectives on work and disability, including people with non-apparent disabilities, people of color, women, LGBT lawyers, older lawyers and others. Their moving stories help foster a cross-disability community and offer hope and encouragement to students, young lawyers and all who face adversity in the legal profession.

Lawyers, Lead On begins with the transition to law school, which presents unique hurdles for people with disabilities.  Two of the five authors in this section – an established lawyer and a law professor – recount the challenges they faced as blind students, and the successes they achieved.  Others take on the topics of mental health, diminished mobility and cerebral palsy.

Five subsequent chapters discuss disability and disclosure, disability identity, the foundation of a meaningful career, awareness building in the profession and reflections on the disability rights movement.

In addition, the book includes an index to experiences discussed in the authors’ letters.  These are arranged by category: type of disability, socio-cultural and work.

The American Bar Association Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law was established in 1973 to respond to the advocacy needs of persons with mental disabilities. After the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the ABA broadened the Commission’s mission to serve all persons with disabilities. Today, the Commission carries out an array of projects and activities addressing disability-related public policy, disability law, and the professional needs of lawyers and law students with disabilities.

With nearly 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world.  As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.

Title: Lawyers, Lead On: Lawyers with Disabilities Share Their Insights
Publisher: ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
Pages: 200
Product Code: 4410212
ISBN: 978-1-61632-827-6
Size: 6 x 9
Binding: Paperback
Price: $39.95; $29.95 for ABA members; $19.95 for Law Student Division members
Orders: Order the book at www.ababooks.org or call 1-800-285-2221=

Editor’s note: Copies are available by sending an e-mail to Denise Eichhorn at Denise.Eichhorn@americanbar.org.  If you publish a review of this book, please send tearsheets or a copy for our files to Denise Eichhorn, c/o ABA Publishing, 321 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60654.

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Their work requires broad knowledge of legal forms, the procedures established by a variety of courts and the key steps in the trial process.

The Legal Assistant’s Complete Desk Reference: A Handbook for Paralegals and Assistants is written to help paralegals and assistants navigate the complexities with confidence.  Massachusetts attorney Ursula Furi-Perry, who teaches paralegal courses at Bridgewater State College and Northern Essex Community College, provides the scope and definition of the proficient legal assistant in six easy-to-use sections.

The book begins by providing context with a look at a day in the life of a legal assistant.  Furi-Perry also discusses court systems and procedures; the preparation of legal instruments, documents and filings; legal research and writing, and trial preparation.  She also focuses on the areas of legal practice from the perspective of the legal assistant.  Along the way, Furi-Perry presents helpful career guidance, from obtaining employment to furthering skills through continuing education.

This comprehensive handbook is enhanced by a CD-ROM of sample forms and letters, a state-by-state resource guide, a glossary of common legal terms and a thorough index.

For paralegals and assistants nationwide, The Legal Assistant’s Complete Desk Reference represents a trustworthy roadmap for efficiently discharging their myriad responsibilities.

With more than 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world.  As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.

Title: The Legal Assistant’s Complete Desk Reference: A Handbook for Paralegals and Assistants
Publisher: ABA Publishing
Pages: 480
Product Code: 1620467
ISBN: 978-1-61632-880-1
Size: 7 x 10
Binding: Paper
Price: $199.95; $149.95 for ABA Members
Orders: Order the book at www.ababooks.org or call 800-285-2221

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Editor’s note: Copies are available by sending an e-mail to Neal Cox at neal.cox@americanbar.org.  If you publish a review of this book, please send tearsheets or a copy for our files to Neal Cox, c/o ABA Publishing, 321 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60654.