November, 2018

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The CLOUD Act and the Warrant Canaries That (Sometimes) Live There

Discovery Advocate

The Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (Pub. L. No. 115-141 (2018), or the CLOUD Act, was enacted in the U.S. on March 23, 2018, in response to difficulties U.S. law enforcement agencies (LEAs) had when attempting to gain access to data held by cloud service providers through Stored Communication Act (SCA) warrants, as the SCA did not contemplate cloud computing when it was enacted into law; likewise, LEAs were also forced to utilize U.S.

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Episode 16: Vishal Agnihotri on Knowledge Management for Law Firms & Legal Departments

Technically Legal

Our guest this time is Vishal Agnihotri, Chief Knowledge Officer (or “CKO”) for Hinshaw & Culbertson. As CKO, Vishal is responsible for the firm’s knowledge management programs. Vishal has a great definition for KM: the ability to identify critical knowledge within an organization and then leveraging it to serve up at the right time for the right purpose.

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Planting the Seed: Join LLM, Inc. in Supporting the Science Mill

Liquid Litigation Management, Inc.

Access to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) educational events is essential for all students as they begin to explore career options. LLM, Inc. is proud to promote STEM education by supporting the Science Mill in Johnson City, Texas. Housed in a community landmark — an 1880 feed mill in the heart of the city — the Science Mill is a family destination for cutting-edge technology-based exhibits, games and programs for all ages.

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Bonus Episode: Podcasting Savvy: A Panel on Law Firm Podcasting

LawNext podcast

In this special bonus episode of LawNext, we bring you a panel discussion on savvy podcasting for lawyers. Recently, at the 2018 Northeast Regional Conference of the Legal Marketing Association, LawNext host Bob Ambrogi joined a panel of legal marketing and media experts to discuss podcasting for lawyers and law firms. The panelists shared their tips and experiences on starting, producing and promoting legal podcasts.

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Trellis Launches Trellis AI to Streamline Trial Court Litigation

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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A Bot-Champion for Financially-Inclined Women!

Advocate's Studio

Kudos to the Financial Times , that bastion of male writers covering male-dominated endeavors and industries! It recognized that there are women who might be interested in their articles! Also, it noted that not enough women experts were being leveraged in their articles! Finally, it recognized research that suggests that women might be put off by articles that quote heavily or exclusively from men!

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Antivirus Protection

NSLT

The Top 10 Best Free Antivirus Software There used to be many free antivirus programs but in recent years most are now paid. There still a few however which will scan your computer for free. Computer protection has never been as important as it is right now due to cybercrime at its highest level.

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Simply the Best: LLM, Inc. Voted No. 1 in Texas

Liquid Litigation Management, Inc.

Every year, Texas lawyers and firm administrators cast their Best Of votes for legal products and service providers that are critical to practicing law and managing their business. The results are in, and LLM, Inc. was voted No. 1 in three categories: National End-to-End Discovery Provider , Texas-based End-to-End Discovery Provider and Matter Management Solution.

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Ep 020: Live from Moscow: Two Interviews on the State of Legal Tech in Russia

LawNext podcast

In this episode of LawNext, we take you live to Russia, where we interview two of the leading experts on Russian legal technology to get their insights and perspectives on the state of innovation and development there. What they say may surprise you. Host Bob Ambrogi recently visited Moscow as the keynote speaker at the Skolkovo LegalTech conference.

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Ep 019: NetDocuments CTO Alvin Tedjamulia on Helping Lawyers Learn to Love the Cloud

LawNext podcast

When Alvin Tedjamulia cofounded NetDocuments in 1998 as the first cloud-based platform for document and email management, few lawyers had any concept of what it meant to work in the cloud. Today, NetDocuments has grown to become one of the leading DMS systems in legal, counting some of the world’s leading law firms and corporations as its customers.

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Antivirus Protection

NSLT

The Top 10 Best Free Antivirus Software There used to be many free antivirus programs but in recent years most are now paid. There still a few however which will scan your computer for free. Computer protection has never been as important as it is right now due to cybercrime at its highest level.

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Visibility Into the Strategy & Supporting Documents of Major US Law Firms

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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Ep 018: Adam Ziegler on How Harvard Put 360 Years of Case Law Online

LawNext podcast

The recently launched Caselaw Access Project is the capstone to a massive undertaking executed over three years to digitize all U.S. case law, some 6.4 million cases dating back to 1658. Leading the project was Adam Ziegler , director of the Library Innovation Lab at Harvard Law School, which partnered with Ravel Law to digitize the school’s entire library of U.S. cases.

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eDiscovery Basics

NSLT

Electronic Discovery – E-mail Chains There are many terms that we use when working with electronic discovery. This term relates to the e-mail data. A conversation that takes place within an e-mail application is referred to as an “e-mail chain” or an “e-mail string” or an “e-mail thread”.

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eDiscovery Basics

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Electronic Discovery – E-mail Chains There are many terms that we use when working with electronic discovery. This term relates to the e-mail data. A conversation that takes place within an e-mail application is referred to as an “e-mail chain” or an “e-mail string” or an “e-mail thread”.

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Microsoft PowerPoint - Tips and Tricks

NSLT

Turn your PPT presentation into a video When you make a recording of a presentation, all its elements (narration, animation, pointer movements, timings, and so on) are saved in the presentation itself. In essence, the presentation becomes a video that your audience can watch in PowerPoint.

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Stay On Top of Newly Filed State & Federal Litigation: Curated Just for You!

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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Microsoft PowerPoint - Tips and Tricks

NSLT

Turn your PPT presentation into a video When you make a recording of a presentation, all its elements (narration, animation, pointer movements, timings, and so on) are saved in the presentation itself. In essence, the presentation becomes a video that your audience can watch in PowerPoint.

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Ep 017: Headnote Founder Sarah Schaaf on Simplifying How Lawyers Get Paid

LawNext podcast

Sarah Schaaf wanted to revolutionize how lawyers get paid. After growing up with lawyer parents and then becoming a lawyer herself, including a stint in Google’s legal department, she saw the problems lawyers had in collecting from clients. She envisioned a platform as easy to use as PayPal or Venmo, but made specifically for the legal field and fully compliant with lawyers’ professional responsibilities.

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