December, 2018

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Practice Management Software That Spans the Entire Client Lifecycle

TechnoLawyer

Today's TL NewsWire Hot Product is cloud practice management software that tracks "opportunities" in addition to matters, namely your sales pipeline prior to when clients engage your firm (see article below). In addition, you'll find links to many previous TL NewsWire Hot Products, including a litigation analytics product that enables you to analyze the historical record of experts and judges to inform your case strategy and brief writing.

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Bare Referral Fee Scrutinized in Class Action Law Suits

Legal Expert Connections

After one U.S. District Judge forced a law firm to reveal its referral fee arrangement in a recent prominent case, many legal experts are suggesting the industry may be at a tipping point where class action firms could be required to more fully disclose the distribution of their fees. In the market for lead plaintiffs in class action law suits, firms pay politically connected attorneys multi-million-dollar fees to provide firms with nothing more than an introduction to potential clients includin

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Ep 023: Dan Rodriguez on Innovating Law and Legal Education

LawNext podcast

Our guest this week on LawNext is Daniel B. Rodriguez , who recently stepped down as dean of Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law , where he gained wide recognition for his work to innovate legal education, and recently stepped up to become chair of the governing council of the ABA Center for Innovation , which focuses on improving the affordability, effectiveness, efficiency, and accessibility of legal services.

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eDiscovery Education

NSLT

eDiscovery - The Crucial Next Step In Law School Curriculum eDiscovery didn’t exist a decade ago and now the market is expected to reach $9.9 billion in 2017.

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The Lawyer's Guide to a Well-Appointed iPad (Third Edition)

TechnoLawyer

Notwithstanding its immersive nature, ease of use, and large app library, the iPad suffers from a misperception that it's a toy not suitable for real legal work. The Lawyer's Guide to a Well-Appointed iPad sets the record straight, and will help you better leverage your iPad. Co-authored by seven iPad experts — all lawyers — it offers a carefully curated collection of apps, accessories, and power user tips.

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Get Inside the Heads of Experts and Judges Using Their Own Historical Data

TechnoLawyer

Today's TL NewsWire Hot Product enables you to analyze the historical record of experts and judges to inform your case strategy, including an expert's track record on Daubert challenges and citations your judge prefers (see article below). In addition, you'll find links to many previous TL NewsWire Hot Products, including cloud billing software for solos and small firms with new trust accounting and other billing productivity tools.

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Ep 022: Elevate’s Acquisition of LexPredict, with Pratik Patel and Dan Katz

LawNext podcast

In major legal industry news, global law company Elevate announced its acquisition of the legal AI technology and consulting firm LexPredict. The move combines the comprehensive legal services offering of Elevate with the data science team and AI engine of LexPredict. With Elevate’s alternative services model and LexPredict’s cutting-edge technology, does this acquisition foreshadow the future of legal practice?

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eDiscovery Education

NSLT

eDiscovery - The Crucial Next Step In Law School Curriculum eDiscovery didn’t exist a decade ago and now the market is expected to reach $9.9 billion in 2017.

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