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Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges: Tackling Racial Bias in Law with LexisNexis Fellows 2023 (TGIR Ep. 231)

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

In this episode, Greg Lambert speaks with Whitney Triplet , Paul Campbell, and Adonica Black about the LexisNexis African Ancestry Network and LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation Fellowship 2023 cohort. They discuss the goal of the fellowship program and the projects undertaken by the fellows , including technology solutions to alleviate racial bias in jury selection and law clinic support tools to combat systemic racism in the legal system.

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Startup Alley Voting Ends Friday, Dec. 29! Here Are the Standings As Of Now

Above the Law - Technology

Voting ends Friday, Dec. 29, to pick the 15 startups that will go to Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW in February. Here are the standings as of this morning. As a reminder, you get to pick the 15 startups out of 25 semifinalists. The 15 startups selected will face off in a live pitch competition that is the opening night event of TECHSHOW, which is Feb. 14-17, 2024, in Chicago.

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Legal Resolutions and Planning for the New Year

Legal Talk Network

As the New Year approaches, legal professionals find themselves at the crossroads of reflection and anticipation. Planning for the upcoming year is not only a strategic necessity, but also a crucial step toward ensuring success in an ever-evolving legal landscape. In this blog post, we will explore key considerations and actions that law firms and legal professionals should take to pave the way for a successful and prosperous New Year.

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Remote Collaboration Made Easy: Tools for Legal Teams During Holiday Travel

MatterSuite

Legal professionals navigate a complex web of responsibilities, where time-sensitive matters, confidentiality, and precision are paramount. In this context, the importance of remote collaboration during holiday travel becomes not just a matter of convenience but a strategic imperative. This introduction sets the stage to delve into the triad of interconnected themes: the pervasive trend of remote work, the critical role of collaboration during holiday travel, and the specific significance of the

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Gen AI vs. the GDPR: A Look Back at This Year's Tensions

Legal Tech Monitor

The relationship between generative artificial intelligence and the EU’s GDPR is a complicated one, with some data privacy professionals who claim the two can’t coexist, and others who argue that a GDPR-like framework is necessary for the technology to grow sustainably. Here are some areas of contentions between the two from 2023.

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Planning a Memorable Law Firm Holiday Party?

MatterSuite

Picture partners and associates alike, putting down their legal briefs to pick up a plate of festive delicacies, as the warmth of the season bridges professional divides. You have no doubt heard the same old warnings as each holiday season approaches. And as you should; everyone attending a firm’s party should keep those in mind. But what about those hosting the party?

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Tough Times, Tough Measures: 8 Legal Tech Layoffs of 2023 (That We Know Of)

Legal Tech Monitor

In spite of the great technological advancements within the legal technology industry, the financial unrest of preceding years was not easy to shake off in 2023. The year was dotted with news of layoffs and staff cuts as companies tried to cope with the new economic paradigm.

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Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges: Tackling Racial Bias in Law with LexisNexis Fellows 2023 (TGIR Ep. 231)

Legal Tech Monitor

In this episode, Greg Lambert speaks with Whitney Triplet , Paul Campbell, and Adonica Black about the LexisNexis African Ancestry Network and LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation Fellowship 2023 cohort. They discuss the goal of the fellowship program and the projects undertaken by the fellows , including technology solutions to alleviate racial bias in jury selection and law clinic support tools to combat systemic racism in the legal system.

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 Planning a Memorable Law Firm Holiday Party?

MatterSuite

Picture partners and associates alike, putting down their legal briefs to pick up a plate of festive delicacies, as the warmth of the season bridges professional divides. You have no doubt heard the same old warnings as each holiday season approaches. And as you should; everyone attending a firm’s party should keep those in mind. But what about those hosting the party?

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Startup Alley Voting Ends Friday, Dec. 29! Here Are the Standings As Of Now

Legal Tech Monitor

Voting ends Friday, Dec. 29, to pick the 15 startups that will go to Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW in February. Here are the standings as of this morning. As a reminder, you get to pick the 15 startups out of 25 semifinalists. The 15 startups selected will face off in a live pitch competition that is the opening night event of TECHSHOW, which is Feb. 14-17, 2024, in Chicago.

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The Top Tech Trends of 2023 (and How You Can Use Them in 2024)

Rocket Matter

The end of the year tends to go one of two ways: you either feel nostalgic or really ready to move on to the next year with a clean slate. A tech trends round-up gives you the best of both worlds: time to reflect on changes in the legal industry over the past year and food for thought on how to use these trends to gain a competitive edge in 2024.

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Flex Legal: Redesigning the Way the Legal Sector Works – Mary Bonsor – S7E34

Legally Speaking

How does social media, including TikTok, hold significance in today’s competitive marketing landscape? This week we’re super excited to be chatting with Mary Bonsor, the visionary leader behind Flex Legal. With an illustrious career and a keen eye for addressing industry challenges, Mary has propelled Flex Legal to become the fastest-growing female-led business in the UK.

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Legal Tech's Milestons for Cybersecurity & Data Privacy in 2023

Legal Tech Monitor

Legal industry experts make their picks for the biggest developments in cybersecurity and data privacy in the past year.

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Justice Tech Company Paladin Partners with Israel and New York Bar Associations to Launch Pro Bono Portal for Israeli Citizens Impacted By the War

LawSites

In response to urgent legal needs among Israeli citizens arising from the Israel-Hamas war, the Israel Bar Association (IBA) has collaborated with the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) and Paladin , the legal tech company, to launch a nationwide, emergency pro bono portal. The law firms Greenberg Traurig and Paul, Weiss, along with the NYSBA, are providing financial support for the portal.

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2023 Quick Links: Section 230

Eric Goldman

[My Quick Links publication process is broken. Once-a-year postings aren’t very useful LOL.] * Palmer v. Savoy, 2021 N.C. Super. LEXIS 236 (N.C. Superior Ct. July 28, 2021). Snap qualified for Section 230 protection despite the plaintiffs’ invocation of the Lemmon design defect ruling: “each of Plaintiffs claims arise from and depend upon the actual content of the snaps taken by the individual Defendants, and [the court] further concludes that Plaintiffs arguments seeking to de

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FTC Sets Baseline Framework for “Algorithmic Fairness” in Action Involving Use of Facial Recognition Technology

Debevoise Data Blog

On December 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) announced a complaint and a proposed stipulated order against a large drugstore chain (the “Company”) in connection with the Company’s alleged unfair use of facial recognition technology in retail stores to identify persons who had previously engaged in shoplifting or other wrongful activities (the “Action”).

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Justice Tech Company Paladin Partners with Israel and New York Bar Associations to Launch Pro Bono Portal for Israeli Citizens Impacted By the War

Legal Tech Monitor

In response to urgent legal needs among Israeli citizens arising from the Israel-Hamas war, the Israel Bar Association (IBA) has collaborated with the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) and Paladin , the legal tech company, to launch a nationwide, emergency pro bono portal. The law firms Greenberg Traurig and Paul, Weiss, along with the NYSBA, are providing financial support for the portal.