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How to Solve Unmet Legal Needs and Restore Public Trust – A Justice Blueprint

Colin S. Levy

Renee Knake Jefferson is the author of the book Law Democratized: A Blueprint for Solving the Justice Crisis (NYU Press 2024) and founder of the Legal Ethics Roundup weekly newsletter. She holds the endowed Doherty Chair in Legal Ethics and is a Professor of Law at the University of Houston. Litigation. Heres an overview.

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Alcohol Abuse Among Lawyers

Legal Talk Network

Almost half of the attorneys in the study indicated that their drinking problems started within 15 years in the industry, including their time in law school. Ultimately, he was forced to take control of his health by retiring from litigation and seeking professional help. Today, Ward is sober.

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In Its First Acquisition, Paladin Picks Up Pro Bono Net’s Pro Bono Manager, A Platform Used By Large Law Firms

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In a marriage of pro bono platforms, Paladin , a company whose platform connects lawyers with opportunities to provide free legal help, has acquired Pro Bono Manager , a product developed by Pro Bono Net to enable large law firms to manage and measure their pro bono programs. Read more about Paladin on the LawNext Legal Technology Directory.

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The Law Library of Babel: Exploring the Infinite Dimensions of Law and Technology

Colin S. Levy

On a Saturday morning in 2016, I found myself sitting in a brightly lit auditorium in my role as an advisor for the Campbell Law School Law Review unaware that my life would take an unexpected turn.

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2023 Internet Law Year-in-Review

Eric Goldman

My roundup of the top Internet Law developments of 2023: 10) California court bans targeted advertising (?). Facebook , a California appeals court shocked the advertising community by suggesting that using common demographic criteria for ad targeting, such as age or gender, may violate California’s anti-discrimination law.

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More Chaos in the Law of Online Contract Formation

Eric Goldman

Another 3k+ word post about the jurisprudential chaos in online contract formation law. In re: StubHub Refund Litigation , No. The plaintiff agreed to the TOS in 2007, and the TOS said that Bleacher Report could amend the TOS by providing notice. This legal standard ensures lots of meritless litigation. 22-15879 (9th Cir.

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Generative AI in Law: Resistance is Futile

Legal Tech Monitor

My past Daily Record articles can be accessed here. ** Generative AI in Law: Resistance is Futile I started writing this column on legal technology in 2007, and over the years I’ve noticed a pattern. Each new technology was viewed as a threat to the very foundation of the practice of law. In one instance, Judge Brantley D.

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