Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

As one of the newest and most popular social media platforms, TikTok’s user base is growing rapidly. After starting as a place for short-form comedy videos, TikTok has developed into a valuable marketing tool with the potential to reach millions of consumers. Moreover, the virality potential of this platform is unparalleled, so businesses have a greater opportunity than ever to reach vast audiences by leveraging short-form video content.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

E-discovery company Everlaw today became one of the few legal technology companies to join the elite ranks of unicorn status — companies valued at over $1 billion — with the announcement of a $202 million Series D funding at a valuation of over $2 billion. The news follows a year in which the company experienced 80% year-over-year growth. The company says that total cases on its platform have more than doubled since its $62 million Series C round in March 2020, and that its platform is now used

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LLRX

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Lisa M. (Bradford) Mayo, Director of Data and Analytics at Ballard Spahr LLP identifies how and why data and analytics are on the forefront of much of the firm's modern technology offerings. Unlike many firms, Ballard's data and analytics function sits inside their Client Value and Innovation department, where they have some latitude with a research and development budget and the directive to “fail fast” if they determine a proof-of-concept did not meet our needs.

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Legal Talk Network

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Remote Work. Job Type: Fulltime. ABOUT LEGAL TALK NETWORK. Legal Talk Network has been a trusted premier resource for legal-related podcasts since 2005. Currently, LTN has over 25 active podcasts covering legal news, access to justice, law school, industry events, legal technology, and the future of law. We are a growing network of experts that hail from the American Bar Association, State Bar Associations, Legal Publications, Corporations, and Law Schools.

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Advertiser: Trellis

Trellis AI leverages the largest repository of state trial court data to help litigators evaluate cases, automate brief drafting, suggest winning strategies, and more. Key components: Draft Arguments — Uses similar/successful motions in the Trellis database to generate arguments/citations for your motions seeking dismissal, summary judgment, etc. Case Assessment — Predict the likely outcomes of a case at any stage to help you decide to accept it, guide motion practice, make settlement offers, an

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Rocket Matter

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Some small law firms use a duct-taped system of Word, Excel, and Quickbooks to manage their cases. Compared to dedicated Legal Practice Management software, these systems are very inefficient. They don’t, for example, allow you to search for custom fields across your matters. They don’t flow the time you spent on your calendar or tasks directly onto your… Read More » Legal Practice Management Software Features: Basics and Beyond.

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LexCloud.ca

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Your LexCloud.ca virtual desktop connects you to a secure, consistent work environment that’s customized to your firm’s business needs. Whatever device you use to log in, you can be productive in any location.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Winners have been named for the second annual American Legal Technology Awards , a competition launched last year to honor exceptional achievements in legal technology. This year, the competition added the announcement of a runner up and honorable mention in each category. A series of videos showcasing the winners in each category will be posted to the ALTA site between now and Nov. 10.

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LLRX

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Justia’s mission is to make the law and legal resources free for all. In keeping with this mission, the Justia Portal offers free access to statutes from all 50 states, cases from federal courts and the highest state courts, legal guides, and more! While these resources make the law more accessible to the general public, they also help aspiring lawyers just beginning their journeys into the profession and ease the early stages of legal research for practicing attorneys looking for quick access t

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Percipient

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

According to the American Bar Association 2020 Techreport , 60% of its survey participants answered “yes” to the basic question of whether they had used web based or software as a service (SaaS) applications in their practice. As the use of cloud computing by lawyers increases, what are the ethical implications for lawyers storing client files remotely?

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Rocket Matter

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Let’s face it: there is an insane amount of paperwork that goes into running a law office. The amount of physical space required to manage these ever-expanding records is a challenge. Going paperless not only helps mitigate the need for physical files, but it helps streamline your legal practice by saving a ton of time… Read More » Top 8 Technologies to Help You Run a Paperless Law Office.

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Advertiser: Trellis

Law Firm Intelligence by Trellis aggregates state trial court data across the Trellis platform enabling users to: look up a particular metric related to a specific law firm (such as, how many cases a law firm had or has against another law firm), and see the actual dockets and documents supporting the metric. Trellis data is maximized in a revolutionary and unique way to provide users an exclusive look into a law firm litigating in state trial courts.

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Technically Legal

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Eric Farber, attorney and writer, visits the Technically Legal Podcast to talk about Creators Legal, a LegalZoom like app for creators and those in the entertainment industry. Creators Legal offers self serve industry contracts drafted by experienced lawyers. It makes sense that Eric launched a legal tech company for creative types. He started his career in the entertainment industry working for a talent agency and then headed up business affairs for a movie studio.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

According to the ABA Profile of the Legal Profession 2020 , nearly 20% of lawyers suffer from anxiety. Lawyers struggle with anxiety at levels substantially higher than the general population and other highly educated professionals. It is important for law firms and firm leaders to “lead the way” for attorney well-being by creating a culture that does not increase our stress and anxiety to unhealthy levels.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

For all the money being poured into legal technology development these days, woefully little gets spent on technology designed to enhance access to justice for low-income Americans. That makes the Technology Initiative Grants awarded annually by the Legal Services Corporation all the more significant, as they are among the few funding sources specifically targeting such technology.

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LLRX

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and security, often without our situational awareness.

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Advertiser: Trellis

With Daily Filings Report by Trellis you will receive an email and csv file daily with all new cases filed in the jurisdictions you're tracking. Each new case will include all case metadata like judge, parties, counsel, practice area, and even direct links to the full docket and complaint. Trellis Daily Filings Reports provide direct access to newly filed state and federal litigation curated just for you.

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Lineal Services

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

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Debevoise Data Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

On November 18, 2021, federal banking regulators published a Final Rule that imposes new notification requirements on banking organizations for certain cybersecurity incidents. Most significantly, the Final Rule requires that banking organizations notify their primary federal regulator within 36 hours after experiencing a material or potentially material cybersecurity event.

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Legodesk

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Legal practice data management is the process of organizing, storing, and retrieving data related to legal cases. This can include information on clients, cases, documents, and more. An effective legal practice data management system can help lawyers to work more efficiently and increase their win rate. Fortunately, there are a number of software programs designed specifically for legal practice data management.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

According to the 2021 ABA Profile of the Legal Profession , the COVID-19 pandemic prompted one-third of senior lawyers to change retirement plans — but that doesn’t mean they decided to retire. Instead, 53% of those lawyers decided to push the pause button. Disrupted income may be one reason — but as Camille Stell points out, there are other reasons lawyers avoid retirement.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

As text messaging increasingly becomes a preferred form of communication for many, the cloud practice management platform PracticePanther today said it has added built-in, two-way text messaging as a feature available to all customers at no additional cost. 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 messag

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LLRX

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Cybercrime is on the rise all around the world. As more companies adopt technology such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and cloud computing, they become more vulnerable to hackers who want to gain access to the valuable information stored on their systems. It is estimated that cybercrime costs companies over £3.1 billion in 2020 alone on a global level.

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Lineal Services

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

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Debevoise Data Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The inter-agency crypto-asset policy sprint initiative has finally taken off. This morning the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (collectively, “the Agencies”) issued their first joint statement (the “ Statement ”) summarizing progress on a series of crypto-asset [1] policy sprints and revealing next steps.

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Legodesk

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Law Firm Billing is a crucial element of running a successful law firm. It is how you get payments for your work, pay your office bills, pay your employees, and reimburse yourself. If done inaccurately, your billing practices can jeopardize the very survival of your firm. That’s why it is really important to apply and execute adequate billing habits.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Nurturing your limbic brain can bring your emotional life and rational life into balance and help heal your pain. . As a coach and counselor dealing with attorney burnout, I became fascinated with the neurobiology of our brains and why it matters. I came by this interest honestly after I burned out in 2004 and quit practicing law. The science of the brain has made incredible advances since then.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The legal technology company Litera today announced the winners of The Changing Lawyer awards for 2021, which recognize individuals, firms, and companies in the legal industry for their role in embracing and driving change through new technology, service models, or behavior across five different categories. The awards were announced during The Changing Lawyer Virtual Summit , a full-day conference focused on discussion of disruptive ideas and groundbreaking insights.

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LLRX

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Matthew E. Kahn studies environmental economics, and in his recent book, “Adapting to Climate Change: Markets and the Management of an Uncertain Future”, he explores how the rise of Big Data will help people, firms and local governments make better decisions in the face of climate risks. He sees the emergence of a climate risk analysis industry for real estate as a promising development, but believe the federal government should set standards to ensure that it provides reliable, accurate informa

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The Law Product Makers blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

SixFifty Technologies LLC. is a relatively new entrant into the automated legal forms marketplace focusing on providing automated employment legal forms and policies to corporations that range in size from 50 employees to 1,000 and larger. Examples of employment law forms include state-specific employment contracts, employment manuals, independent contractor agreements, privacy solutions, and return-to-work policies.

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Debevoise Data Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

On October 27, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) announced significant updates to the Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (the “Safeguards Rule” or “Amended Rule”). This rule, promulgated pursuant to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, is designed to protect the consumer data collected by non-bank financial institutions, such as mortgage lenders and brokers, “pay day” lenders, and automobile dealerships, among many others (“subject financial institutions”).

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Legodesk

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Are you struggling to get your customers to pay your invoice? Then take that frown off of your face as here we are talking about some tips and tricks on how you can get a customer to pay your invoice. One of the most frustrating aspects of owning a business is late payments. After providing a good service to your clients, you’re compelled to wait for an undefined amount of time until they make up their minds to make payment.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Question: I feel like I did all I could over the last few years to keep my cell number out of clients’ hands. But I think I opened the floodgates when I recently began allowing clients to text me. The convenience factor and desire to modernize my customer service won out, or at least that’s what I told myself. Now that I’ve opened the door to another channel of communication, what ethics pitfalls might come from texting clients?

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Earlier this month, e-discovery company Everlaw became one of the few legal technology companies to join the elite ranks of unicorn status — companies valued at over $1 billion — with the announcement of a $202 million Series D funding at a valuation of over $2 billion. It had already been a big year for the company, which saw 80% year-over-year growth, the launch of several new products, and its first-ever user conference. .

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LLRX

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and security, often without our situational awareness.

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Apps in Law

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

It may sound boring, but Jeff and I uncover some of the more interesting numbers from Apple’s fourth quarter highlighting the power of the iPad and how Apple “services” continues to grow. We also cover a couple of scary stories about how malicious actors are convincing folks to compromise their two-factor authentication tokens. Next, one of our favorite scanning apps just got an update , and we point you to an amazing pre-holiday deal on the 2nd generation AirPods.

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Debevoise Data Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Overview In a much anticipated decision, the UK Supreme Court has unanimously decided that a mass claim brought against Google by Mr Richard Lloyd, on behalf of a class that could include as many as 4.4 million iPhone users (the “iPhone Users”), cannot proceed, as currently constituted, as a ‘representative action’ in the English courts. The decision is the latest in a long—and rapidly proliferating—line of cases grappling with the scope of representative actions in the United Kingdom.

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