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The 10 Legal Tech Trends that Defined 2021

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Whereas 2020 ended with a newfound sense of the possible, 2021 ends with us still not knowing what is ahead, and therefore which way to turn. Whereas 2020 ended with great promise for regulatory reform, 2021 ends with little further progress on that front – and even retreats to some extent. I should be more optimistic.

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First-of-its-Kind App and Companion Website Provide Foster Youth Information on their Legal Rights

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with funding from a 2021 Legal Services Corporation Technology Initiative Grant , FosterPower is designed to empower the more than 20,000 children in Florida’s child welfare system with information about their rights. She kept hearing from youth that it would be better for them if the guide was online.

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Cybersecurity Trends: 25% of Law Firms Have Been Breached

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What We Learned in 2021. In December 2021, Dave Ries, a frequent co-presenter with the authors, wrote an excellent summary of the cybersecurity portion of the ABA’s 2021 Legal Technology Survey Report. ABA Formal Opinion 498, “Virtual Practice” (February 2021). The number jumps to 80% at firms with 100+ attorneys.

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First Year Legal Associates: What to Expect

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In 2021, 83% of law school grads found employment where passing the bar was a requirement or advantage. What Type of Work You Perform Its common to hear the term grunt work to describe first-year associate duties. This is largely a research position, where you have to look into complex issues and write briefs for senior attorneys.

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Voting Is Open! Pick the 15 Finalists to Compete At Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2024 in February

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Traction: We are adding about 25 people a day as registrants, having fully launched in late October 2023, and have begun demos with attorneys. Altumatim Elevator Pitch: Altumatim is the story-based eDiscovery platform that fully automates document review and finds the most important evidence by learning the story the attorney wants to tell.

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The Best Legal Blogs for Attorneys in 2024

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Below, you’ll find the best legal blogs to read in 2021, covering multiple practice areas and topics of interest. Legaltech solutions help law firms and solo attorneys optimize everything from case updates and client management to legal billing and payments. We’re here to help. What is a legal blog?

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Courts Disrupted: Pew Study Finds Pandemic Caused Courts to Revolutionize their Operations, But Says More Needs to be Done

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They supplemented that review with an analysis of court approaches to virtual hearings, e-filing, and digital notarization, focusing on how these tools affected litigants in three of the most common types of civil cases: debt claims, evictions and child support. million remote proceedings (civil and criminal) from March 2020 to February 2021.

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