The legal world is facing a different kind of accusation as of late. Many scholars suggest that the writing skills of old have disappeared with the presence of new technology. Despite distractions in the past, the increasing prevalence of gadgets in the workplace and at home are making it harder than ever to reach the concentration level necessary to complete a successful piece of prose. The blame is being placed on our culture’s desire for instant gratification, a problem that will not soon be addressed. As a temporary solution, several firms are reaching out to writing training programs in order to hone their employees skills but the jury is still out on whether or not this will prove helpful. In the meantime lawyers are encouraged to focus their reading on pieces involving language and writing skills.

A Spanish judge is poised to make law-technology history by agreeing to hear testimony via webcam in an upcoming trial of a gang of robbers. Members of the Romanian gang posed as police officers to trick and rob tourists in Barcelona. The 24 (mostly elderly) victims identified the perpetrators by video, and will testify over the internet in the upcoming trial. While the court must tackle different time zones and video quality, the use of the internet may help to speed up this and other trials in Spain, where the judicial system has been overwhelmed by an unusually high volume of cases.