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If you already use the FireFox browser then you know how much more satisfying it can be than the more rigid IE. If you don’t use FireFox, why not? One of the best things about it is that it can be enhanced continuously through the use of little downloadable applets called “extensions.” Here are 10 of the best.

Ed. Note: For those interested in enhancing their browsing and research experience even further, consider using a browser called Flock, developed by a private company based on standards derived from the open-source FireFox project (can you say “RedHat Linux?”). Yes, it’s like that. But seriously, I would never go back. Flock is my thing now. Feel free to ask me why and I’ll tell you.

The Professional Ethics Committee of the State Bar of Texas recently released Opinion 573 in support of permitting Texas lawyer participation in for-profit Internet websites that help match attorneys with people seeking legal representation.

An earlier opinion by the Texas Ethics Committee, issued in October 2005, might have been read to preclude any for-profit Internet legal services from operating in Texas. The Texas Ethics Committee has now made clear that its earlier opinion concerned only legal matching services that could exercise discretion in deciding which potential clients to match with which lawyers.

The Texas Ethics Committee declared that a legal matching service — such as LegalMatch — is permitted if it does not use discretion, but instead automates the process of matching potential clients to attorneys using geography and legal subject areas. Removing individual discretion removes ethical concerns that arise when non-lawyers “steer” or “run” cases to lawyers for profit. Instead of “steering” clients to lawyers, LegalMatch uses the Internet to help lawyers and clients find each other.

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