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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. .

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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.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 29, 2022

Working late again? To be a better lawyer — and prevent lawyer burnout, start your day with a sprint. . The early days of my legal career at a big firm involved lots of late nights at the office. It seemed like I was routinely getting home around 11 p.m. — often later. It was a busy time, so late nights were required. But not always. Looking back, working late all the time could have been avoided.

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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

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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.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 27, 2022

What does it take to become a successful lawyer in your particular niche? In a series of in-depth interviews for the Estrin Report , Chere Estrin profiles top lawyers from all types of practices. In this column, we highlight their top tips. This week, we feature criminal defense lawyer John Tolley , who has tried more than 45 jury trials and handled thousands of cases. .

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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.

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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

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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”).

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Attorney at Work

JULY 28, 2022

Supposedly, there are two kinds of people in the world, the horrible and the miserable. Let’s stretch this idea for marketing by two kinds of lawyers. The Fortunate Horribles. Some lawyers are so busy they can’t imagine finding another minute for marketing; call them the “horrible.” Many people wouldn’t even consider this a problem. “You’re busy, aren’t you?

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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.

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LawSites

JULY 25, 2022

Exterro , a provider of software for e-discovery, governance, risk and compliance, said today that it has completed a strategic recapitalization and secured additional committed equity capital as part of a continuation vehicle transaction that has provided it with “several hundred million” in new funding at a valuation of more than $1 billion, putting it among the handful of legal technology companies that have achieved unicorn status.

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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.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 25, 2022

No one knows for sure what the future will look like for legal services. If you’re concerned about your practice and looking for an effective business development technique, I have a suggestion for you: Develop an industry focus, like a niche law firm. Becoming a niche law firm and marketing to an industry niche (as opposed to focusing on substantive expertise) can lead to substantial new business opportunities.

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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.

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LawSites

JULY 29, 2022

Today at 3 E.T., join us live as our Legaltech Week panel of legal tech journalists and bloggers unpacks the week’s top stories in tech and innovation, including a post-mortem on last week’s annual convention of the American Association of Law Libraries. Attendance is free, but, if you have not already done so, you need to register, which you can do here.

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Law, Technology and Access to Justice

JULY 27, 2022

You cannot open a newspaper at the moment without realising that the constitution of the UK is – to put it at its lowest – contested.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 26, 2022

Just midway through 2022, there have been more than 330 mass shootings in the U.S. If that wasn’t disturbing enough, a retired Wisconsin judge was recently gunned down outside his home. When I examined the issue of personal safety for lawyers a few years ago, statistics showed that violence against lawyers and other legal professionals was on the rise.

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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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LawSites

JULY 26, 2022

Last week, on the last day of the annual meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries , the nationwide organization of law librarians and legal information professionals, Elizabeth Adelman took office as the association’s new president. A key focus of her term will be on increasing the pipeline of those coming into the profession and working to enhance diversity within both the AALL and the profession at large. .

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LawNext podcast

JULY 25, 2022

Last week, on the last day of the annual meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries , the nationwide organization of law librarians and legal information professionals, Elizabeth Adelman took office as the association’s new president. A key focus of her term will be on increasing the pipeline of those coming into the profession and working to enhance diversity within both the AALL and the profession at large.

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Relativity

JULY 27, 2022

In this episode of Stellar Women, leadership coach Emma B-F demystifies what it takes to be a senior leader and shares some tips on identifying your ideal leadership style.

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Relativity

JULY 28, 2022

Ross Gotler at Paul, Weiss knows that good e-discovery wins cases—and AI makes for good e-discovery.

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Relativity

JULY 28, 2022

Sorry, tortoises of the world: there is no 'slow and steady wins the race' in e-discovery.

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Relativity

JULY 29, 2022

There’s no doubt about it: security isn’t a challenge you can automate away.

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