TechnoLawyer: CLE/News/References

TechnoLawyer member Sean Tierney has directed us to an article he orginally wrote for Law Office Computing, but ended up publishing on his Scrollin' On Dubs blog.

The article discusses how Outlook users can comply with the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) by using Sentinel, a free OFAC compliance service Sean created. Sean describes OFAC compliance as "an important issue confronting attorneys right now" and Sentinel as "a simple solution that allows lawyers to check their Outlook contacts against OFAC's list of Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) in under a minute." Read more about OFAC compliance and Sentinel, which is free and does not require registration.

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Given the recent launch of TechnoLawyer Blog, and the rising popularity of blogs in general, we felt compelled to dig into the TechnoLawyer Archive and republish the following article on RSS/XML newsreaders by J.D. Lasica, which we originally published last year in our TechnoFeature newsletter. We hope you find it as helpful and informative as we do. In particular, you'll learn how to add the "XML Feed" at the top of TechnoLawyer Blog to the newsreader of your choice! We publish 48 articles of this caliber every year in TechnoFeature — subscribe here.

Synopsis
RSS newsreader software and other online information management tools continue to improve, enabling lawyers to better assimilate online information. RSS in particular may become to the Web what TiVo has become to TV. In this article, journalist and blogger J.D. Lasica reviews the latest RSS tools.

Two longtime TechnoLawyer members, Stephen Knight and Chadwick Busk, recently launched their own legal blogs (blawgs): "Knight on Family Law" and "The Fine Print: Musing of a Contracts Lawyer," respectively. 

Stephen writes that Knight on Family Law "is intended to provide a forum for discussion of Tennessee divorce and family law news and issues," but whether you hail from Tennessee or not, you'll find lots of great information. Plus you get Stephen's eye-opening insider's view of this particular practice area. Check out Stephen's scoop on what's going on in the Tennessee legislature.

Chadwick describes The Fine Print as containing his "views on being a contracts lawyer" and "perhaps some observations on the Information Technology law." And though he does discuss these issues, Chadwick also throws in some fun bits like a recipe for Hot Cross Buns. After drafting and negotiating commercial contracts for 25 years, Chadwick has a lot to offer readers. Take a look at his observations on Drafting Software License Agreements.

About Member News
TechnoLawyer members are among the most gifted and prominent in the legal profession. In the Member News section of TechnoLawyer Blog, we report on their latest accomplishments and success stories — everything from court victories to articles and books to new partner announcements — and much more. If you're a newsmaker, but not yet a member, join TechnoLawyer now. .