Global LegalTech Hub
JULY 20, 2022
Sara Molina Perez-Tomé, Legal Management Consulting at Deloitte Legal Technology is undoubtedly the result of evolution based on the needs of human beings and arises as a way of improving, perfecting, analysing and favouring progress. For this reason, technology should be nothing more than an instrument, a means to an end, which is the evolution and prosperity of human beings without gender differences.
Trial Technology
JULY 11, 2022
Bad Hair Day, Messy Hotel Room Day NOTE: This series will cover what happened, how we've adjusted, where we are now, and where we're headed. We will also offer numerous tips, tricks, and best practices for hybrid and remote trials. When is the last time you joined a Zoom meeting, only to realize the total disaster you were displaying to everyone? Maybe you're having a bad hair day, messy background day, or even a sun-suddenly-broke-through-the-clouds-and-started-blazing-in-through-the-window-dir
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Attorney at Work
JULY 5, 2022
Over the past few years, many law firms have started cryptocurrency practice groups. But are these law firms accepting crypto as payment? Some are. The acceptance makes sense because, for better or worse, cryptocurrency is here to stay. Still, cryptocurrency has risks, so make sure you have a clear understanding of cryptocurrency and how your firm can accept crypto payments.
LawSites
JULY 27, 2022
Cite Wikipedia in an argument to a judge, and you are likely to get a disapproving glare in response. “Give me solid precedent,” the judge is likely to say, “cases and statutes and respected authorities.” But a team of scientists from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and Maynooth University , Ireland, has concluded that, in fact, Wikipedia has a measurable impact on judicial decision making.
LLRX
JULY 24, 2022
rivacy 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.
Rocket Matter
JULY 6, 2022
Billable hours are at the heart of any successful law firm, but far too many attorneys still treat tracking and billing for those hours as an afterthought or a dreaded task to put off until the last minute. This hesitance when it comes to implementing better time tracking practices is understandable. After all, attorneys practice… Read More » Time Tracking Tips for Busy Attorneys.
Relativity
JULY 28, 2022
At a company like Google, belated adoption of new tech just won’t fly. AI Visionary Meghan Landrum emphasizes that learning from doing should take priority over perfection.
Legal Tech Connection brings together the best content for legal and legal tech professionals from the widest variety of thought leaders.
Attorney at Work
JULY 21, 2022
Learning how to write a Wikipedia page that tracks your life and career will help you chart the next steps in your amazing life. How will your story measure up against your legal heroes and mentors? . Imagine you’ve just shuffled off this mortal coil and somewhere someone is struggling to write the headline for your obituary. What will they say about you?
LawSites
JULY 29, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson has made it to the pinnacle of the legal profession, not only becoming an associate justice of the Supreme Court with her swearing in June 30, but also as the first Black woman to sit on the court. But, let’s face it, no Supreme Court justice has fully made it until they get their own bobblehead. Well, t he National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum today unveiled the first bobblehead of Justice Jackson. .
LLRX
JULY 17, 2022
City lights that blaze all night are profoundly disrupting urban plants’ phenology – shifting when their buds open in the spring and when their leaves change colors and drop in the fall. New research Yuyu Zhou coauthored shows how nighttime lights are lengthening the growing season in cities, which can affect everything from allergies to local economies.
Debevoise Data Blog
JULY 31, 2022
On July 29, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) released Draft Amendments to its Part 500 Cybersecurity Rules , which include a mandatory 24-hour notification for cyber ransom payments, annual independent cybersecurity audits for larger entities, increased expectations for board expertise, and tough new restrictions on privileged accounts.
Above and Beyond KM
JULY 31, 2022
Given how vitally important growth in experience is, workers who cannot expand their skills in their current employment must seek new employment or risk falling behind. Lately, there has been much handwringing about increased worker mobility. Some call it the Great Resignation, others call it the Great Re-Evaluation or the Great Renegotiation. Whatever you call it, you cannot deny that more people have been rethinking their work situation since lockdown.
Relativity
JULY 28, 2022
After gathering years of experience in law firm and service provider environments, AI Visionary Josh Kreamer is well versed in the many ways AI can make a legal department a value driver instead of a cost center. He brings this expertise to AstraZeneca and has helped transform the way they do e-discovery.
Attorney at Work
JULY 15, 2022
Lawyer happiness doesn’t have to be an unattainable goal, even in our pressure-filled lives. . I practiced law for 17 years while living a personal life and raising a family. So I understand how being a lawyer can lead to a lot of stress and pressure. It is difficult to handle it all. Everyone knows this. Even Lin Manuel-Miranda of “Hamilton” fame knows it.
LawSites
JULY 28, 2022
It is not the typical stuff I cover on this blog, but it is difficult to overlook the fact that the woman at the center of the latest Elon Musk scandal is the former founder of a legal technology startup and a fellow at CodeX, The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics. On Sunday, The Wall Street Journal reported that Musk — founder of Tesla and SpaceX — allegedly had a brief affair with Nicole Shanahan , the wife of Google cofounder Sergey Brin, allegedly prompting Brin to file for divorce and e
LLRX
JULY 31, 2022
Recent evidence showing that Virginia Thomas, wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent at least 29 text messages to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows urging him to help overturn the 2020 election has reignited a long-simmering debate about judicial ethics and the nation’s highest court. Professor Eve Ringsmuth writes, "As a Supreme Court scholar, I think it is important to recognize that there is no formal code of conduct guiding the work of the Supreme Court, which
Rocket Matter
JULY 29, 2022
For both introverts and extroverts alike, one word often brings feelings of dread and discomfort: networking. Networking can seem like a monumental task. Spending your whole day working, only to then go to an event and discuss more work with strangers. And if you’ve gone to many networking events that left you with a bad taste in your mouth, it can be hard to muster up the enthusiasm to keep trying.
Debevoise Data Blog
JULY 28, 2022
On July 8, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (the “Agency”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking , kicking off a forty-five day comment period for proposed updates to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) regulations. These updates streamline the CCPA regulations and revise them to reflect the changes made by the amendments in the Consumer Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (the “CPRA”).
Relativity
JULY 28, 2022
Stefan John is an AI Visionary because he encourages his team to embrace AI-enabled solutions across functions to enable better business and legal services. He’s also a compassionate leader.
Attorney at Work
JULY 28, 2022
Location, professional atmosphere, private offices, paralegal support, networking opportunities. These are all important considerations when shopping for a legal shared office space. But before you sign up, here are questions to ask about the office center site and the owner — along with five pointers on what to expect. Two Weeks’ Notice. A few days ago, I met with an attorney who was originally introduced to me more than three years ago when he was considering changing offices.
LawSites
JULY 27, 2022
The chief justice of the California Supreme Court, Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye , said that the state legislature is to blame for stalling efforts to bring about regulatory reforms to address the state’s gap in access to justice. Cantil-Sakauye was the keynote speaker last week at the annual meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries. During a question-and-answer session following her speech, I asked her about the stalled efforts to bring about reform in California and what the Supr
LLRX
JULY 31, 2022
Articles and Columns for July 2022 Policing Reimagined – The thesis of Albert Chang’s paper is the metaverse presents a unique opportunity for effective police reforms. Developers, data scientists and legal sector experts working within the metaverse may be able to implement changes more efficiently than Congress as they are not subject to constitutional constraints.
Law, Technology and Access to Justice
JULY 24, 2022
It began with a lunch. ‘Rog,’ said my companion. ‘You have been around the block on technology and access to justice a few times. You have worked for funders. You have made your fair share of grant applications. You know the field.
Rocket Matter
JULY 22, 2022
When you’re building up your firm, it can be tough to get the word out about the services that you have to offer. And with so many evergreen ways to market your law firm, where do you even begin? But don’t worry, you don’t have to become an influencer just to sell your skills. You can use any platform you want in your legal marketing strategy. What matters is knowing where your potential clients look for recommendations and leveraging your law firm marketing to meet them in those spaces.
Relativity
JULY 28, 2022
AI Visionary Josh Zylbershlag of Paul, Weiss believes that AI can not only add to legal professionals' skill sets, but increase their trust in each other and the e-discovery process.
Attorney at Work
JULY 2, 2022
Lawyer stress influences our ability to think and work. Beyond doubt, we are all experiencing incredible amounts of lawyer stress. This fantastic Twitter thread from Alexis Rockley spells it out so well. The stress is unrelenting, and it is insidious. Even when we think we are fine or “handling it,” lawyer stress influences our ability to think and work.
LawSites
JULY 15, 2022
I am thrilled to report that tomorrow is the fourth anniversary of the launch of my LawNext podcast. I say thrilled because, at the time I launched it, it felt like a gamble. At that point, I had been cohosting a very successful podcast for 13 years, Lawyer 2 Lawyer , with my long-time friend J. Craig Williams. We were the very first podcast to be produced by the Legal Talk Network and the longest-running podcast in law.
LLRX
JULY 29, 2022
Peter Krapp , Professor of Film & Media Studies, University of California, Irvine shares facts that we need to acknowledge. The United States has the largest number of surveillance cameras per person in the world. Cameras are omnipresent on city streets and in hotels, restaurants, malls and offices. They’re also used to screen passengers for the Transportation Security Administration.
Percipient
JULY 21, 2022
Not all Microsoft 365 subscriptions provide access to eDiscovery licenses. However, figuring out which subscription level to purchase to take advantage of Microsoft eDiscovery features raises several questions: Do you need Core eDiscovery, or do you need Advanced eDiscovery? Is Content Search included in all plans or is it subscription-based? What is the difference between them (Core eDiscovery vs.
Technically Legal
JULY 21, 2022
Daniel Linna, Senior Lecturer & Director of Law and Technology Initiatives at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law & McCormick School of Engineering visits the podcast to talk legal education, artificial intelligence and intersection of computer science and law. Professor Linna teaches classes at both Northwestern’s law school and engineering school that relate to tech and law including a couple on artificial intelligence.
Relativity
JULY 28, 2022
AI Visionary Wendy Riggs, founder of SBO Consulting and formerly of Zynga, Twitter, and Airbnb, is no stranger to how innovative technology can distinguish companies, departments, and careers.
Attorney at Work
JULY 18, 2022
The internet is the primary place attorneys advertise their services. If you own or operate a law firm that uses a website or actively published content on social media, it is imperative to understand the ethics rules and regulations of website usage. Failure to comply could result in serious penalties. State bar rules vary, so it can be confusing to determine your responsibilities in terms of your website — particularly if you run a multi-state practice.
LawSites
JULY 20, 2022
Priori Legal , a marketplace for in-house legal teams to find and hire outside counsel, has closed a $15 million A-1 financing round, it said today. . It will use the funds to scale operations to meet what it described as unprecedented demand for in-house counsel, as well as to discover new attorney talent and manage their existing outside counsel relationships. .
LLRX
JULY 31, 2022
The thesis of Albert Chang's paper is the metaverse presents a unique opportunity for effective police reforms. Developers, data scientists, and criminal justice experts working within the metaverse may be able to implement changes more efficiently than Congress as they are not subject to constitutional constraints. He advocates a position that the federal government should strongly consider the adoption of the immersive technology to demonstrate that a more effective method of policing is possi
Berkley Technology Law Journal
JULY 9, 2022
[Sonali Khanna] 0:12 You’re listening to the Berkeley Technology Law Journal Podcast. I’m Sonali Khanna. The metaverse is the convergence of two ideas that have existed for many years: virtual reality and a digital alternate life. For decades, technologists have dreamed of an era when our virtual lives would play as important a role as our physical realities through increasing interaction with our friends and colleagues in a virtual space.
Accellis Technology Group
JULY 7, 2022
For years, companies have been using remote desktops, commonly known as terminal servers or “Remote Desktop Services” or simply “RDS”, for their daily business activities. Simply put, people can login to a virtual desktop from their own computer or yours, and they have access to all their applications and data in a secure container that you control.
Relativity
JULY 28, 2022
With roots in technology-assisted review and ambitions for AI everywhere, Mayer Brown partner Jessica Maurer has spent her career pursuing smarter solutions to the challenges of antitrust litigation.
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