Would You Upload Your Brain?
This interesting article about a neuroscientist working on uploading his own brain to the web caught our attention. The article explores a lot of the hard questions about the possibility and promise such a future may bring. But it struck us that it’s only been 9...
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Two Ways for Law Firm Marketers to Gain Respect Within Their Firms
Above the Law recently posted an article on an interesting topic: the substantial divide between lawyers and the legal marketers who serve them. It notes, correctly, that lawyers often “view marketing as fluff, pointless overhead, or just the people who order the...
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Robot Lawyers Coming Sooner Than Predicted
In March, John Hellerman wrote a piece for Law360 in which he made this rather bold claim: “Consider the idea that in the near future, software could effectively replace lawyers. Despite all the thinking being done about the future of the law, I’ve yet to hear...
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Six Communications Strategies to Follow After Partner Departures
Having a rival pick off a group of partners is never a welcome occurrence, but how a law firm handles such an event can help mitigate further damage. Skillful communication about such departures – both internal and external – is crucial. Watching colleagues depart en...
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PRWeek Asks John Hellerman Whether Crisis Is the Right Time for Tweeting
Malaysia Airlines was criticized for its slow and fumbling response to the disappearance of flight MH370 four months ago. Now, with the shooting down of flight MH17 over Ukraine, the question is whether Malaysia Air went too far in the other direction by posting...
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Keeping Compensation Secret: Good or Bad?
In recent years, compensation at the nation’s largest law firms has been a fairly transparent matter. Above the Law reports enthusiastically—one could say obsessively—on associate compensation. Meanwhile, the American Lawyer releases one of the most closely watched...
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