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The Week of Jan. 29 Brings Three Legal Tech Conferences, Spanning BigLaw, SmallLaw and A2J

Above the Law - Technology

If you are hungry to learn more about the latest trends and developments in legal tech, then keep the last week of January open on your calendar, as there are three separate legal tech conferences worthy of your time. Legalweek, Jan. 29-Feb. 1 Legalweek is the OG of legal tech conferences. Long called Legaltech New York, it was renamed Legalweek in 2017 , and is one of the largest, longest-running and most-anticipated conferences focused on legal technology and the business of law, last year dra

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See You In San Francisco – Legal Innovators California, June 4 + 5

Artificial Lawyer

Now into its third year, the landmark Legal Innovators California conference is back and taking place on June 4 and 5, in San Francisco this year. We will.

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Embracing AI In Legal Teams: Lessons From My Kitchen Experiment

Above the Law - Technology

Coffee. Is there any problem it can't solve? The post Embracing AI In Legal Teams: Lessons From My Kitchen Experiment appeared first on Above the Law.

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Local Service Ads for Lawyers: What to Consider

Martindale-Avvo

LSAs (Local Service Ads) are a Google pay-per-lead (PPL) product that quickly increases visibility on the Search Engine Results Pages (SERP) across different businesses and services areas. Since the initial rollout, there have been many improvements to the service, including dashboard tracking metrics, appointment booking, and even receipt of leads from text.

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Beware CES’s Gallery Of Flops: Some Lessons For Legal Tech

Above the Law - Technology

No one wants to be in the Gallery of Flops. The post Beware CES’s Gallery Of Flops: Some Lessons For Legal Tech appeared first on Above the Law.

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A Prioritization Framework for Legal Departments

Xakia

Understatement: In-house legal teams are very busy. This can include everything from an existential organizational crisis to very small rubber-stamping contract review, and a myriad of variations in between. Knowing which item to review and digest first, then delegate or resolve (or delete) can be time consuming and – frankly – lead to a meltdown within the first hour of every day.

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AI Rules Tracker: Find Out If Your Court Has Adopted Rules On Generative AI [Sponsored]

Above the Law - Technology

The Practical Guidance Generative AI tracker links and summarizes federal/state court rules and standing orders, identifying requirements for those courts. The post AI Rules Tracker: Find Out If Your Court Has Adopted Rules On Generative AI appeared first on Above the Law.

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Artisans and Artifice: Doing Justice Together

Attorney at Work

Marc Lauritsen | Will AI make law better? Yes. For whom? For many on both sides of the legal profession's moat. The post Artisans and Artifice: Doing Justice Together appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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A Customized ESI Protocol: The Key to a Successful Litigation Strategy

Discovery Advocate

Are you using a generic electronically stored information (ESI) protocol without giving it much thought? Paying attention to your ESI protocol is vital, as it can determine the direction of your case and impact your legal risk, cost and efficiencies. It is crucial for litigators to carefully consider the terms of an ESI protocol when drafting and before agreeing to it.

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January 2024 Feature Release

Lawmatics

Lawmatics is thrilled to kick off the new year with a trio of exciting features to elevate your practice. Let's dive into the heart of our latest release, where innovation meets efficiency. Trigger Automations based on appointment adjustments No-shows and cancelations happen — it’s inevitable. Lawmatics can now trigger automations in response to these appointment disruptions.

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Webber Wentzel expands and rebrands NewLaw and Legaltech division: Webber Wentzel Fusion

Legal IT Professionals

Webber Wentzel, the leading full-service law firm in Africa, has expanded its NewLaw and legal technology division and rebranded it as Webber Wentzel Fusion. This is the next step in the firm's innovation journey, following its five-year long incubation of an alternative legal services centre and its early investment in artificial intelligence.

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Hanzo at Legalweek 2024: Connect, Explore, and Innovate with Us!

Hanzo Blog

We are thrilled to announce Hanzo's dynamic presence at this year's Legalweek from January 30th to February 1st, 2024. As a pivotal event in the legal sector, Legalweek brings together the brightest minds and the latest innovations, and we can't wait to engage with the legal community throughout this exciting week.

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New Federal Guidance for Alternatives to Police for People with Behavioral Health or Other Disabilities–Vera & The Bazelon Center

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In guidance and public findings issued last year, the United States Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Health and Human Services (HHS) have made clear that federal law requires that people with behavioral health and other disabilities receive a health response—not a law enforcement response—in circumstances where others would receive a health response.1 This means that when someone experiences a mental health crisis, a health- focused team of workers with mental health expertise should be deployed

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LTN Startup Spotlight: Briefly Founder on Why Legal Information Tech Needs a Rebrand

Legal Tech Monitor

Startup Briefly is looking to change how lawyers communicate legal know-how with other teams in their organization by generating legal content in the form of TikTok-like videos.

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A Year in Review … and a Look Forward to 2024

Simple Legal

As the calendar switches from “2023” to “2024,” it’s time to reflect on another year in the rearview mirror. Once again, I find myself proud of the remarkable achievements I’ve seen at SimpleLegal and ContractWorks over the past twelve months, all driven by our team’s hard work, dedication, and expertise. As we planned out the year for SimpleLegal and ContractWorks, we knew that our goal was to unlock value for our customers through our growing portfolio of products serving both the

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How Legal Tech Companies Can Successfully Preserve the Uniqueness of Law Firms

Legal Tech Monitor

The mission of today’s legal technology companies is to make software that law firms will benefit from. Therefore, it’s incumbent upon us to respect the uniqueness of law firms and tailor technology to their needs.

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Steal My Idea, I Dare You: The Power of Protecting Your Intellectual Property

Pillsbury Law Internet and Technology blog

In the cutthroat arena of business, where ideas spark revolutions, the protection of intellectual property (IP) is not just a legal formality—it’s a survival strategy. Imagine a world where your groundbreaking ideas, painstakingly nurtured, are snatched and claimed by others. This isn’t just a hypothetical scenario; it’s a real threat that underscores the power of IP protection.

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LinkSquares Announces First Gen AI Capabilities for Redlining, Project Management

Legal Tech Monitor

The two new capabilities, AI-Assisted Redlining and AI-Suggested Subtasks, will be available in Q1, with “many” other generative AI-powered features slated to come out throughout the year.

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The 8 Greatest Risks to Law Firm Profitability in 2024

Lawmatics

Recent years have seen consistent growth in the legal industry. As we look ahead to 2024, emerging dynamics like economic factors, talent retention, and technology adoption present potential profitability challenges for law firms. Small, midsized, and solo firms may be especially impacted due to their tighter margins. The great news is that, according to LexisNexis GLP , sector growth is forecasted in areas of the legal field like litigation, immigration, and family law.

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AI Rules Tracker: Find Out If Your Court Has Adopted Rules On Generative AI [Sponsored]

Legal Tech Monitor

The Practical Guidance Generative AI tracker links and summarizes federal/state court rules and standing orders, identifying requirements for those courts. The post AI Rules Tracker: Find Out If Your Court Has Adopted Rules On Generative AI appeared first on Above the Law.

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Make Your Job Easier: Must-Have Apps for Lawyers to Boost Daily Efficiency

Rocket Matter

In an age where our handheld devices have become our lifelines, it’s no surprise that we rely on them for just about everything. Ordering our morning coffee, tracking our fitness goals, and even managing fantasy football teams—they handle pretty much whatever we throw at them. They’re also a goldmine of mobile apps for lawyers. That’s right—your devices aren’t just for calls, emails, and research.

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Some AI Ethics Is 'New Wine in Old Bottles': A Chat With Legalweek Speaker Niloy Ray

Legal Tech Monitor

Legaltech News caught up with Niloy Ray, shareholder and e-discovery counsel at Littler Mendelson, to discuss how the legal market can align its use of generative AI with its ethical obligations.

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To Surcharge or Not to Surcharge? We’re Here to Help Answer that Question.

Rocket Matter

Offering credit card payments helps your law firm get paid faster and increases client convenience. But that convenience can come with a price tag. Credit card fees can range from 2–5%, which can take a whopping $500 out of a $10,000 invoice. For small and medium-sized firms, in particular, these fees can sting. One strategy for lessening the pain of credit card fees is passing on per-transaction credit card processing fees to your customers by using a process known as surcharging.

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Will Gen AI Make Demos Obsolete? A Chat With Legalweek Speaker Memme Onwudiwe

Legal Tech Monitor

Legaltech News caught up with Memme Onwudiwe, EVP of legal and business intelligence at Evisort and Legalweek 2024 speaker, to discuss the “culture shift” that the industry experienced post-ChatGPT.

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United States v. Texas on the Rio Grande__ The Marshall Project

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EDITED BY ANDREW COHEN Federal officials say Border Patrol troops were blocked by state police from helping a group of migrants, including a woman and two children WHO LATER DIED on Friday near Eagle Pass, Texas. CBS NEWS Even before their deaths, the Justice Department had asked the U.S. Supreme Court to order Texas officials to stop blocking Border Patrol agents from the large public park near the border used to process the asylum claims of migrants.

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What's the Best Gen AI Model for Legal Professionals?

Legal Tech Monitor

While experts see a difference in the performance of some generative AI models over others with certain legal tasks, the “right” model for a legal team will come down to a variety of factors.

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The biggest New York budget fights likely to emerge in 2024–City & State NY

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By Rebecca C. Lewis Hochul Budget ends “Hold Harmless” school aid Hochul raised eyebrows with a proposal to end the so-called “hold harmless” practice of school aid, which ensures districts never receive less funding than the year before. The governor effectively kept school funding and Foundation Aid flat compared to last year, proposing a 2.4% increase compared to the roughly 7.7% increases seen the past two years.

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The Gen AI Models Legal Professionals Should Know

Legal Tech Monitor

Navigating the Gen AI landscape can be challenging. But understanding the differences and similarities of the most common, and foundational, Gen AI models on the market can go a long way.

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Recent UW Law Faculty Scholarship: Unpacking State Legislative Vetoes; How to Break Up Amazon; Specialist Directors; Mandatory Equity Issuances as a First-Best Solution to Punishing Corporate Misconduct

Wisblawg

Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. Unpacking State Legislative Vetoes Univ. Wis. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1788 (2024) by DEREK CLINGER , UW Law School, and MIRIAM SEIFTER , UW Law School This report unpacks state legislative vetoes and aims to prompt renewed conversation on this largely overlooked state governance tool.

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Webber Wentzel expands and rebrands its alternative legal services capability as Webber Wentzel Fusion

Legal Tech Monitor

Leading African law firm and Linklaters alliance partner Webber Wentzel has expanded and rebranded its alternative legal services capability as Webber Wentzel Fusion, with the ambition to provide an even. Webber Wentzel expands and rebrands its alternative legal services capability as Webber Wentzel Fusion Read More » The post Webber Wentzel expands and rebrands its alternative legal services capability as Webber Wentzel Fusion appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Ep 233: Zen and the Art of Law Practice Management, with ZenCase’s CEO TJ Fraser and COO Olivia Mockel

LawNext podcast

In 2013, when Florida lawyer TJ Fraser set out to find a law practice management solution for his firm, he tested just about every product on the market, he says, but he could not find one that solved the problems he encountered in his day-to-day practice. So, rather than keep looking, he and his team decided to build the solution they needed for themselves.

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Axiom hires Nestlé Health Sciences CFO Eric Bouchard

Legal Tech Monitor

Axiom today (16 January) announced that Eric Bouchard has joined the company as chief financial officer. Bouchard was previously CFO of Nestlé Health Sciences, where in four years he oversaw. Axiom hires Nestlé Health Sciences CFO Eric Bouchard Read More » The post Axiom hires Nestlé Health Sciences CFO Eric Bouchard appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Axiom hires Nestlé Health Sciences CFO Eric Bouchard

Legal IT Insiders

Axiom today (16 January) announced that Eric Bouchard has joined the company as chief financial officer. Bouchard was previously CFO of Nestlé Health Sciences, where in four years he oversaw … Axiom hires Nestlé Health Sciences CFO Eric Bouchard Read More » The post Axiom hires Nestlé Health Sciences CFO Eric Bouchard appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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The Week of Jan. 29 Brings Three Legal Tech Conferences, Spanning BigLaw, SmallLaw and A2J

Legal Tech Monitor

If you are hungry to learn more about the latest trends and developments in legal tech, then keep the last week of January open on your calendar, as there are three separate legal tech conferences worthy of your time. Legalweek, Jan. 29-Feb. 1 Legalweek is the OG of legal tech conferences. Long called Legaltech New York, it was renamed Legalweek in 2017 , and is one of the largest, longest-running and most-anticipated conferences focused on legal technology and the business of law, last year dra

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Webber Wentzel expands and rebrands its alternative legal services capability as Webber Wentzel Fusion

Legal IT Insiders

Leading African law firm and Linklaters alliance partner Webber Wentzel has expanded and rebranded its alternative legal services capability as Webber Wentzel Fusion, with the ambition to provide an even … Webber Wentzel expands and rebrands its alternative legal services capability as Webber Wentzel Fusion Read More » The post Webber Wentzel expands and rebrands its alternative legal services capability as Webber Wentzel Fusion appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Hanzo at Legalweek 2024: Connect, Explore, and Innovate with Us!

Legal Tech Monitor

We are thrilled to announce Hanzo’s dynamic presence at this year’s Legalweek from January 30th to February 1st, 2024. As a pivotal event in the legal sector, Legalweek brings together the brightest minds and the latest innovations, and we can’t wait to engage with the legal community throughout this exciting week.

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9 Best ChatGPT Prompts for Lawyer

MatterSuite

Picture having a virtual assistant who not only understands legal jargon but also simplifies complex concepts. This isn’t just about embracing technology; it’s about empowering lawyers with a tool that speaks their language and streamlines their daily grind. Per a late March 2023 survey among lawyers at large and midsize law firms in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada, around 51 percent of respondents believed that ChatGPT and generative AI should be applied to legal work

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