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New York Court of Appeals Confirms Attorney-Client Privilege Can Apply Without Anticipated/Pending Litigation or Client’s Affirmative Request for Legal Advice

Discovery Advocate

Litigators across the country are accustomed to addressing attorney-client communications in review protocols as only those communications that seek and provide legal advice from counsel. But what if that communication is unsolicited legal analysis of an issue that isn’t directly related to an anticipated or pending dispute?

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Current State of Legal Tech in Turkey (025)

CEE Legal Tech

Turkish legal system is a civil law system and laws are codified. Case law is used for interpretation. The main sources of law are the constitution, codes, international treaties, presidential decrees, regulations and by-laws. They are open to new tools.

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

LawSites

Harvard professor Jonathan Zittrain and l were sitting down with Daniel Lewis and Nik Reed , the founders of a legal research startup named Ravel Law, along with lawyers from Harvard’s Office of General Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton and Gundersen Dettmer. But historically we’ve not treated the law this way.

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A Literal Generative AI Discussion: How AI Could Reshape Law

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

The legal field operates under strict rules and ethical standards. Like if an AI tool gives wrong legal advice, who’s to blame? These ethical and legal conundrums pose significant challenges. As AI tools become more sophisticated, they might stir up changes in legal processes. another roadblock is managing change.

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NLP Text Summarisation in the Legal Sector

Legal Tech Innovation Wales

With an ever-growing pile of cases and long hours, who would have the time to peruse the latest court decisions or comb through documents for due diligence purposes? Even though machine learning is making strides in understanding natural language, it is far from interpreting the law accurately.

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How to File a Motion to Dismiss

Clio

A motion to dismiss is a motion filed on behalf of a defendant asking the court to dismiss the plaintiff’s case. federal court. Or, the court could lack personal jurisdiction over the defendant, such as where a defendant sued in state court is an out-of-state resident lacking minimum contacts with the state.

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What Is a Motion to Suppress?

Clio

Successfully suppressing such evidence can greatly benefit the defendant’s case in court The process of filing a motion to suppress Filing a motion to suppress involves several important steps. First, the defense attorney must thoroughly review the case and identify potential grounds for suppression.