Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

In “ How Attorneys Can Use Legal Data for Business Development and Intelligence ,” we looked at how attorneys interested in incorporating legal data into their marketing toolkit can begin by using a series of simple reports to view their clients’ and competitors’ litigation data. Subscribe to Attorney at Work.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

“In October 2020, Bannon made a lengthy post to Instagram summarizing negative experiences of persons doing business with Nelson and of his romantic partners, and recounting her own bad experiences with him.” The trial court awarded Bridgers nearly a half-million in attorneys’ fees (she had asked for nearly $700k).

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Above the Law - Technology

MARCH 27, 2024

In their Texas lawsuit, ClaimDeck and Hermes do not deny Diaz-Roa’s claim that they granted her a stock option in 2020, but they say that, by the terms of that option, it would be forfeited in the event of a termination for cause. They say she never sought to exercise the option until after they terminated her.

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Inside Privacy

MARCH 12, 2024

The California Attorney General recently announced a settlement with DoorDash to resolve allegations that DoorDash violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA). The Attorney General sent DoorDash a “notice of alleged CCPA noncompliance” related to this behavior in 2020.

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Brett Trout

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

According to the lawsuit: Alpha Modus approached Cooler Screens in January 2020 about licensing its patents. Alpha Modus wrote to Walgreens in February of 2020 informing Walgreens of Alpha Modus patents, then wrote two more letters. Consider a contingent fee attorney arrangement when dealing with infringers having deep pockets.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law, Opinion 24-20 (March 23, 2020). Pennsylvania Bar Association Formal Opinion 2020-300 (April 10, 2020). New York County Lawyers Association Formal Opinion 754-2020 (Aug. Issues addressed: Working out of state.

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Brett Trout

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Failing to heed emails from your patent attorney regarding payment of these maintenance fees can result in the permanent loss of your patent rights, as demonstrated by the unfortunate case of Robert Taillefer and Sylvain Fredette, inventors of the Froster ice resurfacing machine? But in 2019 and 2020, these critical reminders went unseen.

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lennyesq

JULY 18, 2023

LANSING – Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced felony charges against 16 Michigan residents for their role in the alleged false electors scheme following the 2020 U.S. A transcript of Attorney General Nessel’s recorded remarks can be found here Read more… presidential election.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

As awful as was the year 2020 for so many reasons, my year-end report last year found reasons to be optimistic. The silver lining of 2020,” I wrote, “is that we have been forced to consider changes that were long overdue and then given the opportunity to implement those changes.”. It is as if we are serving time in a legal tech limbo.

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Above the Law - Technology

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Traction: We are adding about 25 people a day as registrants, having fully launched in late October 2023, and have begun demos with attorneys. Demo video: [link] Founded: 10/28/2020, Vancouver, BC, Canada Target customer: Solos, small and medium size firms. In this way attorneys can always be confident in the results of their work.”

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 20, 2022

the percentage of in-house legal budgets spent on technology is expected to increase threefold by 2025 from 2020 levels as legal departments “increase spending on technology to reduce the dependency on outside counsel, address COVID-19, and satisfy a long-overdue need to modernize, digitize and automate legal work.”.

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 26, 2021

Contract attorneys have made it possible for legal organizations to level up their teams’ expertise without increasing headcount. . Law firms didn’t let the pandemic get in the way of profitability or performance in 2020. on average in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to Thomson Reuters — and 15% among AmLaw 100 firms.

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LLRX

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Attorney and legal technology expert Nicole L. Black has written throughout 2020 about cloud-based legal technology tools and their relevance to legal practices. This article is a timely and actionable roundup of all of her articles on this topic from 2020.

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Martindale-Avvo

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Most attorneys have a range of personal as well as professional goals. One journalist wrote in 2024 that law firms are notorious for pretending that attorneys just dont have a life outside of the office. Non-attorney employees, such as paralegals and legal assistants, might receive even less leave entitlement.

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LawSites

MAY 10, 2021

She is chair of the Supreme Court’s Attorney Regulation Advisory Committee, a member of the National Conference of Bar Examiners board of trustees and has been elected as a member of The American Law Institute. Thank You To Our Sponsors. This episode of LawNext is generously made possible by our sponsors.

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Legal Talk Network

MARCH 17, 2020

Inspired by the social sharing from wonderful attorneys, bar associations, and organizations everywhere, we compiled a list of articles about remote working in this Open Document. 19 pic.twitter.com/n0vXXGhDOC — Laurence Colletti (@LaurenceEsq) March 16, 2020. Every job matters and supply lines must be maintained.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The company says that total cases on its platform have more than doubled since its $62 million Series C round in March 2020, and that its platform is now used by 91 of the Am Law 200 and the attorneys general of all 50 U.S. The news follows a year in which the company experienced 80% year-over-year growth.

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Legal Talk Network

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

An extension to the New York Legal Tech Community and also held on the backside of Legalweek 2020, the Inspire.Legal un-conference made it through its second year. pic.twitter.com/NcxxqBPnWq — Laurence Colletti (@LaurenceEsq) February 7, 2020. pic.twitter.com/UppqJJTl50 — Laurence Colletti (@LaurenceEsq) February 7, 2020.

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JULY 6, 2021

On March 31, MyCase acquired CASEpeer , a case management platform for plaintiffs’ attorneys. Gabriela Cubeiro , who cofounded the company, has been its CEO since January 2020. At the 2020 ABA TECHSHOW Startup Alley Pitch Competition that I run, Woodpecker was one of the top three winners. Its founder and CEO is Alex Melehy.

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LawSites

AUGUST 17, 2021

The Diversity Snapshot 2021 shows that, from 2019 to 2020, diversity numbers barely crept up, with minorities representing just over 18% of attorneys and 10% of partners, virtually the same as the prior year. This 2021 report is for data collected in 2020.). of all attorneys, Hispanics make up 4.5%, and Asians make up 7.5%.

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LawSites

JUNE 7, 2021

The product, Compose , introduced in February 2020 by legal research company Casetext , helps attorneys automate the creation of the first draft of a litigation brief. Casetext says it can cut brief-writing time by 76%. Compose launched with the ability to create core federal court procedural and discovery motions.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

She founded ClearBrief in 2020 to leverage AI to analyze documents and suggest relevant evidence and citations to streamline drafting. According to Schafer, attorneys now exhibit much greater openness to tailored AI tools that enhance productivity versus disrupting their workflows entirely. So but I hear we have another Schwartz.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 5, 2023

Fewer aspiring Gen Z attorneys desire to work at a BigLaw firm, according to a 2023 survey from Major, Lindsey & Africa that explored the perspectives, thoughts, and attitudes of Gen Zers on law firm life. However, Gen Z attorneys said that they may consider the BigLaw path if the conditions are right.

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Above the Law - Technology

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

“So often when attorneys are writing court documents or preparing for oral arguments and they want to know what their judge thinks about different issues in their case, they have very little information to go off of. In 2017, Forbes named the three founders to its “ 30 Under 30.”

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LawSites

JANUARY 17, 2022

We apply Natural Language Processing and a semantic knowledge graph to the process that attorneys use to research, analyze and write complex legal documents. Target customer: In-house legal departments and law firm attorneys who serve as outside general counsel. Attorney users $199/mo. Demo video: Video on page: [link].

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Above the Law - Technology

MAY 30, 2023

The Arizona Supreme Court — which in 2020 eliminated the longstanding ban on nonlawyer ownership of law firms — approved Nextpoint’s application to be licensed as an alternative business structure on April 18, 2023. The law firms we work with, they’re very highly qualified, experienced attorneys.

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Clio

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

So where does this leave the practice ownership prospects of non-attorneys, including other legal professionals such as paralegals ? Whether or not you are an attorney, running a law firm is a huge challenge, but the right software can help. is that only licensed attorneys can own law firms. Trend in U.S. requirements.

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LawSites

MAY 13, 2021

Published for the fourth consecutive year by Aderant , a global provider of business management software for law firms, the Business of Law and Legal Technology Survey was conducted during August and September 2020. “The year 2020 was pivotal for law firms and technology,” Aderant concludes.

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Above the Law - Technology

JUNE 15, 2023

Casetext Now Automatically ‘Pushes’ Legal Research to Attorneys. 2020 Notable New Casetext Product Drafts Your Litigation Briefs For You. Casetext Expands Its CARA Research Assistant, Adding Suggestions Of Relevant Briefs. Turns Out Legal Research Services Vary Widely in Results. 2017: The Year of Women in Legal Tech.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Several years ago, I published a piece here on Attorney at Work titled “ Solo Lawyers: Where Is Your Office?” Over time, the taboo surrounding less traditional work setups began to ease, and early in 2020, when COVID-19 hit the world, the stigma had all but disappeared. Working Remotely: Ethics Regulators to the Rescue.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

According to the ABA Profile of the Legal Profession 2020 , nearly 20% of lawyers suffer from anxiety. It is important for law firms and firm leaders to “lead the way” for attorney well-being by creating a culture that does not increase our stress and anxiety to unhealthy levels. What Is Anxiety, Exactly?

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Technically Legal

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Ethics attorney Jim Doppke returns to Technically Legal to talk legal ethics and technology. Jim is a former prosecutor for the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission and is now in private practice with Robinson, Stewart, Montgomery and Doppke. Jim says a few things have changed since the tweak to the Rule 1.1:

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LawSites

APRIL 1, 2022

I first wrote about Athennian in 2020, when it stepped out of its stealth development mode to announce an $8 million CAD Series A investment, on top of a previously unannounced $2 million CAD seed financing round in 2019. . . Fishman founded Jade in Atlanta in 2020. Justpoint offers tools for both potential clients and attorneys.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The report finds that, beginning in March 2020, courts adopted technology at unprecedented speed and scale, initiating online hearings and moving other routine functions online, such as electronic filing. million remote proceedings (civil and criminal) from March 2020 to February 2021. Unprecedented Adoption of Technology.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 16, 2021

In a March 2021 survey, “ Remote Proceedings in a Post-Pandemic World ,” 83% of responding attorneys said that they would continue to participate remotely in depositions either occasionally or more often even after the pandemic. 20, 2020)). Increase Your Focus on Security. City of Chicago, Case No. 17 C 5859 (N.D.

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Legal Talk Network

APRIL 30, 2021

In 2020, the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker verified at least 930 press freedom incidents in 79 cities since May 25, 2020, when Minneapolis police killed George Floyd. County deputy district attorney. Yet, there’s an undeniable increase in reporters targeted for arrest. And 139 journalists were arrested or detained.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 7, 2022

In 2020 and 2021, your firm may have had to make quite a lot of changes quickly to meet the new remote normal. She was Co-Chair of the 2020 ABA TECHSHOW Planning Board. For 2022, attorneys and law firms should take a careful look at where they are at on their tech journey, and set a reasonable budget to get to their next level.

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