5 Ways to Figure Out What You Want
Attorney at Work
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Jamie Spannhake | Why is it so hard to figure out what we want? Let's take a new approach. The post 5 Ways to Figure Out What You Want appeared first on Attorney at Work.
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Celebrating 20 Years of LawSites Blog
LawSites
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
Hard for me to believe it, but Saturday was the 20th anniversary of this blog, which I founded on Nov. 19, 2002, with this introductory post. I actually started writing about this stuff even earlier, in 1995, when my fascination with the potential of the internet for lawyers prompted me to launch a syndicated column, Lawyers.online , starting with this inaugural installment, The Internet: A Revolution in Law Practice.
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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 12, 2022
LLRX
NOVEMBER 12, 2022
Privacy and cybersecurity 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 online security, often without our situational awareness.
Demystifying the Billable Hour: How to Right-Size Your Rates
Rocket Matter
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Every lawyer has to deal with a decision that can make or break a law firm: what to charge for your work. . If the topic fills you with dread, or you become uncomfortable just thinking about talking money with clients, you’re not alone. However, with prices on the rise over the last year ( global inflation is forecasted to rise to 8.8% in 2022 ), it’s the right time to look at your current rates and see if you’re charging enough to remain profitable.
How to find information faster in email
OpenText
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Valuable information is buried in emails – from your clients, sensitive projects and legal matters. It is increasingly difficult to find, organize and see the full set of relevant information lawyers and other knowledge workers need to respond quickly and stay on top of their projects and cases. An ever-growing volume of email often leads … The post How to find information faster in email appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
How to Make Sure Your Law Firm's Website is ADA Compliant
Centerbase
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
We’ll state it simply: making your legal website compliant with the requirements of The Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA) is critical. It’s important for actual accessibility, it’s important for human dignity, and it’s important for legal reasons. You care about your law firm’s clients and potential clients. Ensuring that your law firm’s website is ADA compliant is another way to show that you care.
Top Seven Legal Marketing Tactics to Finish the Year Strong?
Attorney at Work
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Prepare for a profitable year ahead. Seven top legal marketing tactics to help your law firm finish the year with a bang. The post Top Seven Legal Marketing Tactics to Finish the Year Strong? appeared first on Attorney at Work.
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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 26, 2022
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NOVEMBER 26, 2022
Privacy and cybersecurity 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 online security, often without our situational awareness.
Could a project management tool be the missing key in your law firm’s arsenal?
Rocket Matter
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
In a recent episode of the Lawyerist podcast, our own Joyce Brafford, a North Carolina attorney with over a decade of experience in the legal tech industry spoke with Zack Glaser, the Legal Tech Advisor at Lawyerist. She and Zack dove into the benefits of project management for law firms , how workflows and automations (even imperfect ones) can eliminate common woes, and how Rocket Matter legal practice management software can help.
Regulators Should Treat AI Like Employees to Avoid Stifling Innovation
Debevoise Data Blog
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
We recently wrote about how rights-based regulatory regimes for artificial intelligence (as opposed to risk-based frameworks) can lead to a misallocation of resources because compliance will require too much effort on low-risk AI ( e.g., spam filters, graphics generation for games, inventory management, etc.) and not enough effort on AI that can actually pose a high risk of harm to consumers or the public ( e.g., hiring, lending, underwriting, etc.).
7 Essential Tips to Boost Your Legal Department Performance
MatterSuite
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
The legal department will inevitably face difficulties. More inquiries increase with client volume. You never know what clients will ask you; they might inquire about the length of the case trials or the date for finishing the case. According to legal, outsource outlook 93% of legal departments already use a network of legal and compliance service providers to handle a wide range of tasks.
The War for Talent: Great Expectations
Attorney at Work
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Wendy Merrill | If you haven't recently reviewed and documented expectations of associates, partners or staff, it is time to do so. The post The War for Talent: Great Expectations appeared first on Attorney at Work.
With Launch of StatePro, PacerPro Expands Its Court Data Automation to 32 States, with More to Come
LawSites
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
PacerPro , a company that provides federal court data automation and experience capture for law firms, today launched a service focused on state court data, StatePro, offering access to 32 state courts initially and more to be added throughout this year and next. In addition, PacerPro has named Noah Aron , an expert in electronic court filings and the former chief product officer of Nationwide Legal LLC and One Legal, as an advisor to manage the company’s state courts expansion.
Elon Musk’s ‘hardcore’ management style: a case study in what not to do
LLRX
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
Professor Libby Sander explains why as a case study in how to implement organisational change, Elon Musk’s actions at Twitter will go down as the gold standard in what not to do. Among other things, the evidence shows successful organisational change requires: a clear, compelling vision that is communicated effectively; employee participation; and fairness in the way change is implemented.
Make Better Data-Driven Decisions in 2023
Rocket Matter
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Gearing up for 2023? This is the time of year when law firms start charting their plans for the new year. Maybe you’ve got big goals for building out new practice areas or increasing your staffing to handle a higher client load. Or maybe you’ve identified some pain points in your practice that need attention next year. As Q4 draws to a close, it’s a good practice to assess your goals and needs for next year.
NIS2: Revised EU Cyber Rules for Critical Infrastructure
Debevoise Data Blog
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
On 10 November 2022, the European Parliament approved the second network and information systems directive (“NIS2”). Once approved by the Council of the European Union, NIS2 will expand the applicability of the existing NIS Directive and impose updated cybersecurity obligations (in particular on supply chain security and incident reporting) on entities in a wide range of sectors designated as critical infrastructure.
The Court is Prepared to Proceed: Are You?
The Barrister
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
A common misconception novice attorneys make is trial practice is dead and pre-trial settlement is king. However, that belief is statistically incorrect. Regardless of the practice area, an attorney will likely go to trial at least once during their career. South Carolina, nearly twenty-one thousand jury trials are pending in circuit courts. [1] In contrast, nearly one thousand mediations are pending statewide.
Why Legal Teams Are Joining the Low-Code Revolution
Attorney at Work
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
ContractPodAI's CTO discusses how low code is changing the way the legal industry carries out work. The post Why Legal Teams Are Joining the Low-Code Revolution appeared first on Attorney at Work.
LawNext Podcast: NetDocuments CEO Josh Baxter and CTO Alvin Tedjamulia on Success in the Cloud
LawSites
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
?. Last week, the cloud-based content management company NetDocuments was in Denver for its annual three-day Inspire 2022 conference for customers and partners. As it happens, I was there also, where I sat down for an exclusive live interview with the company’s two top executives, Josh Baxter , who has been CEO since 2018, and Alvin Tedjamulia , one of the company’s original three founders and its CTO since 1999.
LLRX November 2022 Issue
LLRX
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Articles and Columns for November 2022 10 fatal traps that explain why law firm strategic plans are DOA – Patrick J. McKenna is an internationally recognized author, lecturer, strategist and seasoned advisor to the leaders of premier law firms. McKenna’s deep dive into law firm strategic planning delivers a detailed guide on the major errors to.
ELTA kicks off its annual conference on Tuesday in Tel Aviv!
ELTA
NOVEMBER 27, 2022
ELTAcon 2022 will take place on Tuesday in Tel Aviv! If you are around, you can still join us and meet with our network and many of our Ambassadors (and it’s free for ELTA members !). We also have a full agenda with remarkable speakers: 08:30 – 09:00 Check-in Check-in, networking, and breakfast 09:00 – 09:10 Introduction 09:10 – 10:00 Welcoming Words Holger Zscheyge, ELTA President Zohar Fisher, Tech&Law (Israel) Ziv Katzir, Head of the National Program for AI Infrastructure at Israel
Terzo Raises $16M in Series A Funding for AI-Powered Contract Intelligence
Legal Tech Blog
NOVEMBER 25, 2022
Contract management platform Terzo raised $16M in Series A funding led by Align Ventures with participation from TYH Ventures, Engage Ventures, Human Capital and other. The company is also welcoming world-known entrepreneurs as angel investors, including Ryan Breslow (Founder & Chairman of Bolt) and Daniel Saks (Co-founder & President of AppDirect).
Death in South Carolina
The Barrister
NOVEMBER 27, 2022
While the average person might immediately think of criminal issues such as murder when the topic of death and the law is mentioned, death and the law interact in a variety of ways. From the civil side such as probate matters dealing with a decedent’s estate to criminal issues such as homicide, the issue of death appears in the law. A search of the word “death” in the S.C.
Don’t DIY Your Legal Data APIs
Attorney at Work
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Josh Blandi | Why lawyers should use Managed Services Providers for API integrations. The post Don’t DIY Your Legal Data APIs appeared first on Attorney at Work.
Small Firm Lawyers Are Awash with Optimism about their Practices, Thomson Reuters Survey Finds
LawSites
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
What with COVID, the economy and the day-to-challenges of practicing law and managing a firm, it’s been a tough three years. Yet despite it all, smaller law firms have a bullish outlook on their future prospects — and with good reason. So says the 2022 State of U.S. Small Law Firms survey conducted by Thomson Reuters, in collaboration with the American Bar Association’s Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division.
55 Select Books on Longevity and Productive Aging
LLRX
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Author, Editor, Speaker, Blogger Bruce Rosenstein shares recommendations on a selected list of literature about an increasingly impactful topic - longevity and productive aging. Rothstein references one book per author and in some cases it is their most recent book.
Court in Barcelona issues injunction against Mango’s NFT use in the metaverse
TechnoLlama
NOVEMBER 25, 2022
Courtesy of the Commercial Law Court in Barcelona (Juzgado de lo Mercantil), we are getting one of the very first rulings dealing with the interface between intellectual property, NFTs, and the metaverse (previous decisions have been about property itself). In other words, perfect Technollama territory (text of the decision here).
How Your Law Firm Can Improve Employee Retention
Centerbase
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Do you want to promote greater team synergy and harmony? What about higher productivity and a friendlier workplace? Then you need to retain your employees. Employee turnover is almost always negative. Losing employees requires you to invest significant amounts of time and resources in advertising, recruiting, onboarding, and training, all of which are nonbillable.
Slip and Falls: What Do I Do and What are My Rights?
The Barrister
NOVEMBER 25, 2022
We’ve all done it. Some of us only a few times and others numerous times. You are about to take your next step when suddenly your focus intensifies, and things start moving in slow motion. The next second is followed by a blur and a state of befuddlement. You have just fallen and in this state of befuddlement you are tasked with deciding what comes next.
What You Can Learn From Case Setbacks
Attorney at Work
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Every lawyer has had some type of case setback — whether it’s the judge deciding for the other party on a motion, losing the case, or being fired by a client. It doesn’t matter how good you are, or how many years you’ve been in practice, even minor setbacks can cause stress and feelings of […]. The post What You Can Learn From Case Setbacks appeared first on Attorney at Work.
Lawmatics Becomes First CRM Product to Integrate with the MyCase Practice Management Platform
LawSites
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
You can’t go home again, Thomas Wolfe famously wrote. But legal tech news announced today suggests otherwise. In an integration between two law practice products, Lawmatics , the legal CRM product founded by Matt Spiegel in 2017, now integrates with MyCase , the law practice management platform that Spiegel originally founded in 2009 and left in 2015. “Both Lawmatics and MyCase represent innovative answers to different problems in case management and client intake,” said Spiegel, who is La
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 19, 2022
LLRX
NOVEMBER 19, 2022
Privacy and cybersecurity 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 online security, often without our situational awareness.
Legal Innovators UK 3.0 – Conference Review
Legal Tech Innovation Wales
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
10-11 November 2022: The Lab’s research team visited London to attend this year’s Legal Innovators: Legal Innovators UK 3.0. Being one of the most popular LegalTech events in the UK, Legal Innovators has been created by Artificial Lawyer and organised by Cosmonauts for the past three years in London, UK and in California, US. According to Richard Tromans, the founder of Artificial Lawyer, ‘Legal Innovators is …. more than just a conference, it’s an expression of a wider movement taking shape acr
The U.S. Copyright Office and USPTO Announce a Joint Study on NFT-Related IP Issues
Pillsbury Law Internet and Technology blog
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
Yesterday, the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a joint study on IP issues related to NFTs. This follows a Congressional request by senators Leahy and Tillis that the Offices explore these issues.
The Best Book for Any Labor and Employment Lawyer
The Barrister
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
The work force is changing every day. This means the laws for workers and business are also changing constantly. It is difficult to keep up with the changes without any help. That is where Labor and Employment Law for South Carolina Lawyers comes in. This book is here to keep the reader updated on laws for labor and employment law in South Carolina.
Form Builders: Create Online Client Intake Forms for Your Law Firm
Attorney at Work
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
This process has increased the number of intake forms our firm has received, and the information we get is much more helpful. The post Form Builders: Create Online Client Intake Forms for Your Law Firm appeared first on Attorney at Work.
A Mechanical Keyboard Designed for Lawyers
LawSites
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
For many writers, programmers, and gamers, there is no substitute for a mechanical keyboard. With mechanical switches under each key, mechanical keyboards are more tactile and durable than other laptop and desktop keyboards, which can translate to a more enjoyable typing experience. Until now, however, there has not been a mechanical keyboard designed expressly for lawyers and legal professionals.
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