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The Five Most Momentous Legal Tech Fails

Above the Law - Technology

Just 28 years old, he had won accolades as an entrepreneur, first starting California Legal Pros, a company that marketed various legal services to both consumers and lawyers, then QuickLegal, a service that provided on-demand legal advice to consumers, and then QuickLegal Practice Management, a cloud practice management platform for lawyers.

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The Supreme Court Dodges—for Now—the Circuit Split on the ‘Dual Purpose’ Test for Privilege

Discovery Advocate

The appeal arose from a recent Ninth Circuit decision ordering a law firm to produce documents that reflected “dual purpose” legal and business advice. The firm had provided legal advice about certain tax avoidance measures to a client and also prepared the client’s tax filings. 3d 754 (D.C.

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Heather Stevenson

Colin S. Levy

Heather believes that the best in-house lawyers don't just provide excellent legal advice. They serve as key business partners, providing guidance based on a deep understanding of both the law and the company's goals, which moves the company forward by maximizing potential gain while mitigating legal risk.

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Reflections on ReInvent Law Silicon Valley @ 10 Years – Part 1

LawSites

Today, I can draw a nearly unbroken line from that spring morning through later speaking at the ReInvent Law New York event in 2014, to my past work at Avvo, to my current professional endeavors at Gravity Legal and Off The Record. jaywalking violations enforced on ABC Street) or on-demand legal advice (e.g.,

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Reflections on ReInvent Law Silicon Valley @ 10 Years – Part 1

Legal Tech Monitor

Today, I can draw a nearly unbroken line from that spring morning through later speaking at the ReInvent Law New York event in 2014, to my past work at Avvo, to my current professional endeavors at Gravity Legal and Off The Record. jaywalking violations enforced on ABC Street) or on-demand legal advice (e.g.,

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Guest Post: The Caselaw Access Project — Then, Now, Tomorrow

LawSites

He led the Caselaw Access Project and other work at Harvard’s Library Innovation Lab from 2014 to 2021. Don’t make the mistake of believing the law of Alabama or Massachusetts from 175 years ago is fit to inform a modern-day free legal advice chatbot. About the Author Adam Ziegler is a lawyer and software builder.

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Guest Post: The Caselaw Access Project — Then, Now, Tomorrow

Legal Tech Monitor

He led the Caselaw Access Project and other work at Harvard’s Library Innovation Lab from 2014 to 2021. Don’t make the mistake of believing the law of Alabama or Massachusetts from 175 years ago is fit to inform a modern-day free legal advice chatbot. About the Author Adam Ziegler is a lawyer and software builder.

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