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Dear Members of the New York State Bar Association

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Last year the NYS Secretary of State imposed new and burdensome record keeping requirements on notaries. 8663(Hoylman-Sigal) , a bill which would limit the recordkeeping and reporting duties of public notaries. The application of these regulations to attorneys and their employees imposes unduly burdensome record retention requirements.

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New York State Bar Association Wants New Rules for In-Person Notarization Repealed

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By Susan DeSantis The New York State Bar Association is recommending that the new record-keeping rules for in-person notarizations be repealed, arguing they are unworkable and will have a negative impact on attorneys and clients alike. Electronic notaries must maintain a journal and an audio and video record.

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

LawSites

The report suggests that if courts simply layer technology on top of complex court processes, it will only reinforce the status quo of complicated, attorney-centered procedures that are difficult for people without lawyers to navigate. Combine technological tools with process improvements.

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Remote Online Notarization: How it is Beneficial for Modern Law Firms

MatterSuite

For decades, legal documents requiring notarization meant one thing: scheduling a meeting with a public notary. Whether it was a trip to the bank during limited hours, coordinating with a mobile notary. No more waiting at a notary office or coordinating with a mobile notary’s schedule.

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Time to Vote: You Get to Pick the Startup Alley Finalists for ABA TECHSHOW 2022

LawSites

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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Hello Prenup: Generate a Prenuptial Agreement Without Lawyers

The Law Product Makers blog

It was brought to my attention when the co-founders, Julia Rodgers , a family attorney based in Boston, and Sarabeth Jaffe , a software engineer based in Seattle, pitched Hello Prenup on Shark Tank last month and secured an investment of $150,000 for 30%, despite having relatively low revenues. It is another “pure play” law product website.

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

LawSites

The report suggests that if courts simply layer technology on top of complex court processes, it will only reinforce the status quo of complicated, attorney-centered procedures that are difficult for people without lawyers to navigate. Combine technological tools with process improvements.

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