October, 2018

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Gauging Alertness – There’s an App for That

Advocate's Studio

Some of my best work is done when I am alert. No, really – early mornings are my most productive time, when I am fresh from a full night’s sleep. No doubt, the large cup of coffee helps. But when I am alert, I can plow through tasks, no matter how mundane, and feel fully engaged with the project. But then, afternoon hits. About 2:00 pm, I start to feel my attention wander and my productivity decline.

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eDiscovery Basics

NSLT

Electronic Discovery–Keyword Searches After electronic discovery has been “processed” and “indexed“, the legal team can then perform “keyword searches”. Here are some techniques you can research to learn more. I suggest running test searches in any database you have access to, including Google.

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Ep 016: Lawmatics Founder Matt Spiegel on Automating Legal Marketing

LawNext podcast

They say you can’t go home again, but Matt Spiegel came back to legal technology after selling the first company he founded, MyCase , and then moving to other verticals. Earlier this year, Spiegel launched his second legal technology startup, Lawmatics , a cloud-based platform designed to automate legal marketing, CRM and client intake. Spiegel had been a criminal defense lawyer when, in 2009, he founded MyCase, the legal practice management platform.

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Episode 15: Keith Maziarek on Pricing Legal Services

Technically Legal

In this episode, we sit down with Keith Maziarek, Director of Pricing and Legal Project Management for the law firm Katten Muchin Rosenman. Keith explains that law firms are adding pricing positions because of economic pressures and client demands. Clients are demanding changes in the way they are billed (AFAs or “alternative fee arrangements”) and also demanding that law firms become more efficient.

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Swapping Bots for Lawyers Via App: DoNotPay

Advocate's Studio

I know it has been a fearfully long while since I last posted here. I forgive anyone and everyone from abandoning the empty, echoing halls of AdvocatesStudio for greener and more fertile and more updated tech blog pastures. Yet, here I am, writing again, prompted by the thought that suing someone may be as simple as downloading an app. DoNotPay, a robot lawyer Chatbot app, is now promising to help people file suits in small claims court, no JD required.

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eDiscovery Basics

NSLT

Electronic Discovery–Keyword Searches After electronic discovery has been “processed” and “indexed“, the legal team can then perform “keyword searches”. Here are some techniques you can research to learn more. I suggest running test searches in any database you have access to, including Google.

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New Bill Proposed to Increase Access to Federal Court Records

Advocate's Studio

Theoretically, certain documents are supposed to be freely accessible to the public, including documents contained in the dockets of the federal courts. Congress has permitted the imposition of fees for electronic access to this otherwise freely available documents, imposing a per page fee that, while not particularly excessive, can certainly add up.

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Microsoft Outlook - Tips and Tricks

NSLT

10 Microsoft Outlook Features Lawyers Should Use If you’re one of the many lawyers relying on MS Outlook for email, calendaring, and maybe more – you need to utilize these features.

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Microsoft Outlook - Tips and Tricks

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10 Microsoft Outlook Features Lawyers Should Use If you’re one of the many lawyers relying on MS Outlook for email, calendaring, and maybe more – you need to utilize these features.

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Ep 014: DoNotPay Founder Joshua Browder On Replacing Lawyers with Bots

LawNext podcast

At just 17 years old, Joshua Browder made international news when he created DoNotPay , a chatbot that helped appeal parking tickets, reportedly saving motorists in the U.S. and UK millions of dollars. Now 21, he has just released a series of apps designed to help consumers solve common legal problems without the help of a lawyer -- including one to file small claims lawsuits in any U.S. jurisdiction.

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Ep 013: Building Trust Through Blogs – A Conversation with LexBlog Founder Kevin O’Keefe

LawNext podcast

Kevin O’Keefe believes that lawyers get their best work from relationships and a strong word-of-mouth reputation, and that blogging is the perfect way to build relationships and reputation. In 2003, he founded LexBlog, a company devoted to helping lawyers and law firms launch their own blogs. Today, LexBlog has grown to a network of nearly 20,000 legal professionals worldwide blogging on the platform.

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Ep 012: Judging Judges – How Gavelytics’ Judicial Analytics are Reshaping Litigation

LawNext podcast

What if a lawyer could know how a judge is likely to rule in a case or how heavy is a judge’s workload? Rick Merrill was a litigator at a large law firm who became frustrated over his inability to get meaningful information about the judges before whom he appeared. So last year, he launched Gavelytics , a California company that uses analytics and artificial intelligence to analyze docket data and provide lawyers with a range of insights about judges’ propensities, workloads and leanings.

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