Legal Talk Network

JULY 26, 2019

Legal Talk Network had the privilege of attending the 6th Annual Wolters Kluwer Leading Edge Conference in Riverwoods, Illinois just outside of Chicago. Nestled back into the woods at the conference center, the attendees were welcomed by the organizers from Wolters Kluwer, who could not have been nicer (please see list of organizers below). They took care of all us weary travelers, making sure we ate and were properly introduced to one another.

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Liquid Litigation Management, Inc.

JULY 24, 2019

As we’ve seen with the recent Equifax settlement, data breaches can have a huge impact on organizations and those individuals effected. The Internet Society’s Online Trust Alliance recently released their Cyber Incident & Breach Trends Report. The first heading of the report says it all, “2018 – Some Better, Some Worse, All Bad.” Some Better: The total number of incidents were down in most areas.

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ELTA

JULY 18, 2019

On November 20 and 21, the annual conference of the European Legal Technology Association will take place in Madrid. On Wednesday afternoon, ELTA’s Members will hold its general members meeting. On Thursday, the European LegalTech Congress will gather some of the most reknowned experts around the world on legal innovation, digital transformation and legal tech.

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Brett Trout

JULY 31, 2019

Disney, ABC, Fox, CBS, NBC, and others have just sued Sports Fans Coalition NY, Inc. (“SFCN,” the parent company of Locast) for allowing consumers to watch local television affiliates online through the Locast service. You can read the lawsuit here. The lawsuit revolves around the issue of local network television affiliates. Although most local network affiliates are available for free over-the-air, consumers already paying for satellite and cable subscriptions would rather not have

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LawNext podcast

JULY 29, 2019

Judy Perry Martinez is a lawyer who has made public service a part of her career from the start. She continues that legacy in August as she assumes the presidency of the 400,000-member American Bar Association during its annual meeting in San Francisco. On this episode of LawNext, Martinez joins host Bob Ambrogi for a wide-ranging discussion of the challenges and opportunities facing the ABA and the profession at large.

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NSLT

JULY 23, 2019

Power User Tips for PowerPoint PowerPoint is a powerful presentation tool when used well. Here are some of the best lessons this author learned in years of doing presentations for trial, arbitration, technical tutorials, class action certifications, Markman hearings, and all kinds of legal proceedings.

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Legal Talk Network

JULY 23, 2019

Held in Scottsdale, Arizona, the 2019 NALA Conference & Expo was perhaps their hottest conference to date with temperatures clocking in at 112 degrees. But the heat didn’t keep the association from a record attendance. Paralegals were enthusiastically involved and traveled from all over the country to join in on the educational fun. This year’s billing included over 30 sessions and an opportunity to earn up to 13 CLE hours with online options-for-credit for those not able to attend in person

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Legal Talk Network

JULY 3, 2019

This year was the 69th anniversary of The Florida Bar’s Annual Convention which was held in Boca Raton, Florida at the beautiful Boca Raton Resort and Club. Attendees had a cornucopia of special events and sessions to choose from, including 83 credits worth of CLE programming and a luncheon featuring Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The ever thoughtful convention planners even arranged to have discounted spa services and child care available for those in need. .

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NSLT

JULY 23, 2019

Power User Tips for PowerPoint PowerPoint is a powerful presentation tool when used well. Here are some of the best lessons this author learned in years of doing presentations for trial, arbitration, technical tutorials, class action certifications, Markman hearings, and all kinds of legal proceedings.

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LawNext podcast

JULY 14, 2019

By any measure, the London-based legal AI startup Luminance has had spectacular success. Not yet three years old, it has raised $23 million in funding, has achieved a valuation of $100 million, is used by more than 150 organizations on six continents, and has won numerous technology awards, including the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the innovation category.

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NSLT

JULY 9, 2019

Control Number v. Bates Number In order to create a litigation document database, we need every record (document) in the database to have a unique identifier field. Here is how a Control Number differs from a Bates Number.

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NSLT

JULY 9, 2019

Control Number v. Bates Number In order to create a litigation document database, we need every record (document) in the database to have a unique identifier field. Here is how a Control Number differs from a Bates Number.

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LawNext podcast

JULY 22, 2019

It was 20 years ago that two Covington & Burling associates, Ed Walters and Phil Rosenthal , made the audacious move of quitting their jobs and launching the legal research company Fastcase. Their goal was to democratize the law through affordable pricing and smarter technology. Two decades later, that once-scrappy company is now a major player in the legal research market.

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