Young Lawyers Section News

• Publication year: 2009
• Pages: 07
• Citation: Vol. 78 No. 3 Pg. 07

Young Lawyers Section News No. 78 J. Kan. Bar Assn 3, 07 (2009) Kansas Bar Journal March, 2009

Young Lawyers Section News

The Young Lawyer and Web 2.0

By Scott M. Hill, Hite, Fanning & Honeyman LLP, Wichita, KBA Young Lawyers Section president

I begin with two disclaimers. First, this is a "Young Lawyers" column, not a technology column, so I promise to keep the techie talk to a minimum. But, as you will see, I believe it is important to address the young lawyer's interaction with the world via the "Web 2.0" technology. Hang in there, as I bet this relates to you. Second disclaimer: When I talk about technology and the "young lawyer," I do not intend to exclude the growing percentage of seasoned lawyers who embrace technological innovations and the Web.

As a bit of background, we all know that technology surrounds each of us. I use my own life as an example. As I sit here, at my office desk, writing this article (on my personal laptop), I occasionally gaze at my work computer (it has dual monitors, of course) at my e-mail or check the latest updates on Facebook or the latest posting to one of my favorite blogs. I hear a buzz of an incoming text message from my Treo PDA. While I may be enamored with this sort of technology more than the average person, I imagine my use of these technologies is not all that...