Above the Law - Technology

JANUARY 3, 2024

BriefCatch BriefCatch empowers lawyers and judges to edit legal documents to the highest standards while helping their clients win, boosting their writing skills, and enjoying expert explanations, models, and examples. Recital works in Word and email, for fast adoption without changing how lawyers work. 2nd Chair You are a lawyer.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Rhode Center on the Legal Profession , where he helps lead the Filing Fairness Project , and Jess Lu , a third year law student at Stanford and a civil justice fellow at the Rhode Center, who was formerly a senior associate consultant at Bain & Co. If courts move to standardize the collection of “data” (i.e.,

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LawSites

MAY 12, 2021

Two non-profit pilot programs won approval this week under Utah’s regulatory sandbox to provide non-lawyer legal assistance to individuals with medical debt. In Utah, nearly 22,000 lawyers are filed each year against people experiencing medical debt, which is a third of all debt-collection cases filed in the state, Butler said.

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LawSites

MAY 30, 2023

It was bound to happen sooner or later: Two lawyers face sanctions for filing a brief laden with bogus cases hallucinated by ChatGPT. But is this a story about the failings of AI or is it about the failings of the lawyers? In an affidavit filed in the case , Steven A. ” Forty states have adopted this duty.

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Rocket Matter

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

E-signatures had a market share of $3 billion in 2021. With the e-signature market expected to skyrocket to $35.03 Along with e-signatures, secure file-sharing is a must for law firms. Here are seven reasons that just might convince you to implement file-sharing and e-signature technology at your law firm.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Here’s a guide to building and managing your lawyer referrals network. The Ask: How to Approach the Referral Source Deploying Your Lawyer Referrals Network Rules and Boundaries for Getting and Giving Lawyer Referrals 1. Work out the details, and inform the client How to Give Lawyer Referrals: Three Steps 1.

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OpenText

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

OpenText™ is proud to be named a Leader and Outperformer in the latest GigaOm Radar Report for E-Discovery. GigaOm Radar overview It assessed how well e-discovery solutions were designed to serve specific target markets (SMB, larger enterprise, and law firms) and deployment models. And don’t just take our word for it.

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Clio

JUNE 13, 2024

In today’s digital age, the role of the e-discovery lawyer is increasingly important. Attorneys who specialize in e-discovery ensure information relevant to legal matters is carefully preserved, reviewed, and produced in compliance with regulations. What is e-discovery in law? What does an e-discovery lawyer do?

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 7, 2022

Are you still using a file server and having people access it with a VPN? Upgrade to Microsoft 365 to get a cloud-based file server, plus updated versions of the Office suite. You will get far more phone functionality, plus videoconferencing, business texting, e-fax and more. Or choose ZoomPhone or Microsoft 365 Business Voice.

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Legal Tech Monitor

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Personal Injury Add-On In an move designed to make its platform more useful for the specific needs of personal injury lawyers, Clio today introduced a Personal Injury Add-On to Clio Manage, which it says is specifically designed for a PI lawyer’s distinct workflows, procedures and requirements.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

For all the discussion of how generative AI will impact the legal profession, maybe one answer is that it will weed out the lazy and incompetent lawyers. By now, in the wake of several cases in which lawyers have found themselves in hot water by citing hallucinated cases generated by ChatGPT, most notoriously Mata v. XYZ Corporation.

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Rocket Matter

MAY 25, 2022

E-signature and secure file sharing have made it much easier for attorneys to do their jobs. With a multitude of e-signature products on the market, the team at Rocket Matter has created this guide to help you find the platform that works for you. Question 1: Are procured e-signatures court admissible?

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LawSites

JUNE 22, 2022

For trademark lawyers, those trends mean that the challenge of protecting their clients’ trademarks is greater than ever. Now, two AI engineers who previously worked together at an autonomous car company have teamed up to help lawyers address that problem. Robots Teaching Robots.

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Debevoise Data Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Example: Having AI draft a legal brief for an important court filing. It is often critical for lawyers and compliance professionals to digest the intricacies of a new regulation so that they can skillfully advise clients as to whether it applies and how to ensure compliance. When the acceptable error rate is essentially zero.

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Trial Technology

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

I can tell you that I’ve seen plenty of cases where a client might have had a decent chance of prevailing, had they decided to try filing something like this. states: “ A lawyer shall provide competent representation to a client. With Florida recently joining, over half of the States have now adopted the revised version of Rule 1.1

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 29, 2021

But danger lurks behind certain technology, or the way lawyers and staff might use it. What are some scary things WFH has revealed about lawyers’ tech habits? He is the author of several books including “Microsoft Office 365 for Lawyers,” “The Lawyer’s Guide to Microsoft Outlook” and “OneNote in One Hour.”

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LawNext podcast

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

They share their personal journeys that led them to create Upsolve, from Petts' experience as a big firm lawyer helping pro bono clients get fresh starts to Jackson's own struggles with $60,000 in credit card debt. LEX Reception, Never miss a call, with expert answering service for Lawyers.

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LawNext podcast

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Everlaw for Good is a program run by the e-discovery company Everlaw , through which it makes its software available at no cost to legal aid organizations, nonprofit organizations, and investigative journalists. Today’s guests are: Claret Vargas , senior staff attorney at CJA. Daniel McLaughlin , senior staff attorney at CJA.

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Percipient

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Sorting through thousands of files manually can take weeks or even months, which often leaves legal teams stretched thin and weighed down by repetitive tasks. The goal isnt to replace lawyers but to make their work more efficient. Plus, TAR shines with structured, text-heavy documents like emails or Word files.

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Clio

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Many AI-powered solutions now assist lawyers with a wide range of tasksfrom automating operational workflows to drafting and analyzing legal documents to streamlining e-discovery and beyond. What percentage of lawyers use AI? The level of AI usage for lawyers is rapidly increasing. Book a demo today. Tools like Smith.ai

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Percipient

JANUARY 20, 2025

As AI keeps evolving, its clear that lawyers and firms who embrace these tools now will have a big advantage in the future. Whether its tools built just for lawyers or general AI that can make things easier, there are a bunch of ways AI is helping out. This shift isnt just a trend; its becoming the new normal.

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Dewey B Strategic

AUGUST 16, 2023

Anyone who has had to manage the internal redistribution and filing of daily docket updates from dozens of courts for hundreds of cases in a large law firm, celebrated on the day that automated docket management tools from companies such as PacerPro and ECFX hit the market. The order does not mention the company ECFX.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 1, 2021

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. Three Recommendations.

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LawNext podcast

MARCH 18, 2024

You may know it more through its brands, including ServeNow for finding process servers, One Legal for California court filing, LawToolBox for court calendaring, and the Legal Talk Network group of legal podcasts. Our guest today, Ed Watts , CEO of InfoTrack in the U.S., InfoTrack in the U.S. InfoTrack expanded first to the U.K.

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FindLaw

MARCH 7, 2023

In addition to inconsistencies you might see or hear, the background data attached to a digital file can reveal if it's been manipulated. When you load an audio file into an editing program like Audacity, for example, the recording's metadata will look different than the raw file recorded on your phone.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Lawyers can provide the text number to clients for them to ask questions or upload documents or images, and firms can use it to text their clients payment links or documents, with greater assurance that the client will see and read the message than with email. The user then simply drafts and sends the message.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Do lawyers return to the office or not? legal tech companies go public: alternative legal services provider LegalZoom (Nasdaq:LZ), legal technology company Intapp (Nasdaq:INTA), and e-discovery company DISCO (NYSE:LAW). We are stuck in a perpetual state of betwixt and between, a kind of innovation limbo. Do courts fully reopen or not?

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 20, 2022

Every gain in efficiency frees up lawyers to focus on high-value activities and increase billable work. With more lawyers working remotely, firms are more vulnerable than ever. The wide acceptance of electronic payment methods in e-commerce is expanding rapidly across all segments of the economy, and the legal industry is no exception.

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Percipient

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

While every platform works a little differently, most follow a similar approach: Uploading the contract You import a file or sync it from your document system. Integrations: Connects with Microsoft Word, Google Docs, CRM systems, and e-signature tools. It was easy to lose track of edits, and negotiations could drag on for weeks.

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CaseFox

JULY 25, 2023

It has also revolutionized the way lawyers practice law and interact with clients. In this article, we will delve into the transformative impact of technology for lawyers. Legal Research and Data Analytics: Gone are the days of poring over endless law books and case files in dusty libraries.

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LawSites

JUNE 15, 2021

This is a key finding of the 2021 Wolters Kluwer Future Ready Lawyer Survey Report , the third year that Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. Secure file sharing/extranet. Disclosure: The Future Ready Lawyer Survey report included a section of “Insights from Luminaries” on the impact of the pandemic. Contract management.

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CaseFox

JUNE 26, 2023

Can Artificial Intelligence Replace Lawyers? AI technologies are helpful for firms and lawyers. AI tools can provide lawyers with the assistance they may need with their cases. AI and automation save significant time for lawyers and firms that they can now use to offer clients better service.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

That day, she published a scathing series of tweets recounting her investigation of DoNotPay , the company that describes itself as “the world’s first robot lawyer.” Now, Tewson has filed a legal action against DoNotPay and Browder in New York state that is the first step in a potential consumer class action.

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LawSites

APRIL 1, 2022

With the acquisition, Jade’s founder and CEO Gillian Fishman , a former lawyer, joined Nexl as product success manager. Since launching its marketplace in 2018, Proof says, it has grown to over 3,500 law firms and governmental agencies that use its platform for the delivery and e-filing of documents throughout the U.S.

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Clio

JULY 9, 2024

As lawyers know all too well, legal e-filing systems can be a headache to navigate. It’s no wonder lawyers feel uneasy using them, worried about making mistakes and missing crucial filing deadlines. What is e-filing?

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 6, 2021

Lawyers have been working “remotely” for decades — from the courts, in their cars, from suburban outposts, at clients’ offices and, yes, from home. We used to call them mobile lawyers or even e-lawyers. Now we just call them lawyers.)

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Rocket Matter

OCTOBER 19, 2022

You can also record your phone calls and track who called and when so that you have the audio file of your conversation for later reference. If the client is the wrong fit, refer them to a lawyer friend who could use the business and better understands their needs. Move matters along with one-click e-signature. Work-in-progress.

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