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Georgia high court rejects state claim that its laws can't be challenged under state constitution

Jun 20, 2017, 8:00 am CDT

Legal tech startup devoted to corporate legal services raises $10.5M

Jun 20, 2017, 7:00 am CDT

BYU Law School's new legal design lab aims to find solutions to access-to-justice crisis

Jun 19, 2017, 5:02 pm CDT

Commission on Civil Rights to investigate Trump administration budget cuts to agencies

Jun 19, 2017, 4:35 pm CDT

Grand jury calls jail informant program a 'myth,' but testimony in related case contradicts that

Jun 19, 2017, 4:01 pm CDT

SCOTUS bans damages claim against Mueller, other former officials for Sept. 11 detentions

Jun 19, 2017, 3:15 pm CDT

In Flint water crisis, could involuntary manslaughter charges actually lead to prison time?

Jun 19, 2017, 2:38 pm CDT

Supreme Court limits jurisdictional reach of state courts in Plavix class action

Jun 19, 2017, 12:19 pm CDT

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Question of the Week

Do you watch video in your legal research?

Lawyers watch video at work, and sometimes the occasion is not even connected to fantasy sports.

This month's U.S. Senate testimony by fired FBI Director James Comey was arresting desktop viewing—"almost like a gladiator in D.C. event," said Philippe Weiss, managing director of legal training firm Seyfarth Shaw at Work, in a Chicago Tribune interview.

Even so, video is rarely incorporated into legal research publications. When practice guide author James M. Wagstaffe recorded chapter introductions to explain federal civil procedure, the ABA Journal noted the format's rarity. Video is employed much more widely in business tutorials and thought leadership.

That's understandable in a profession built on written precedent. But habits may change. "This is one way people are processing information," Wagstaffe said. He suggested that the current generation of associates may take to a more visual format.

So this week we ask: Do you watch video in your legal research? What do you find most memorable in CLE webinars, training DVDs, Massive Open Online Courses or YouTube clips? What keeps you from seeking out less-than-viral video, or from consuming it more regularly?

Answer in the comments.

Read the answers to last week's question: If money were no object, would you stay in your job?

Featured answer:

Posted by Goldcoaster: "I've been doing family law for 30+ years and I am very tired of dealing with angry, dysfunctional clients, jerks for lawyers on the other side, and a court system that doesn't support lawyers and makes things far more difficult than they need to be. It's nasty and mean, but the legal issues are sometimes very interesting. And I do make a difference in some people's lives. I'm just getting really tired of it. Yes, if I won the Powerball, I'd shut my office. But statistics are what they are, and I'll be in the office as usual on Monday."

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