Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Jamie Spannhake | Why is it so hard to figure out what we want? Let's take a new approach. The post 5 Ways to Figure Out What You Want appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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LLRX

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Privacy 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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Cyber Crime Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Two recent partnerships of technology companies are working to combat cybercrime in the areas of phishing schemes and child pornography. Here’s a brief overview of what they are doing. PhotoDNA Microsoft began working with NCMEC in 2009 to create software that could create a hash value for images of child pornography and then track that image despite being edited.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

PacerPro , a company that provides federal court data automation and experience capture for law firms, today launched a service focused on state court data, StatePro, offering access to 32 state courts initially and more to be added throughout this year and next. In addition, PacerPro has named Noah Aron , an expert in electronic court filings and the former chief product officer of Nationwide Legal LLC and One Legal, as an advisor to manage the company’s state courts expansion.

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Advertiser: Trellis

Finance teams find Trellis to be particularly effective in conducting comprehensive due diligence on both individuals and businesses. With our court data solution, financial experts can access critical litigation insights, making it an invaluable resource for informed decision-making in the financial sector.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Wendy Merrill | If you haven't recently reviewed and documented expectations of associates, partners or staff, it is time to do so. The post The War for Talent: Great Expectations appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Rocket Matter

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Every lawyer has to deal with a decision that can make or break a law firm: what to charge for your work. . If the topic fills you with dread, or you become uncomfortable just thinking about talking money with clients, you’re not alone. However, with prices on the rise over the last year ( global inflation is forecasted to rise to 8.8% in 2022 ), it’s the right time to look at your current rates and see if you’re charging enough to remain profitable.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

?. Last week, the cloud-based content management company NetDocuments was in Denver for its annual three-day Inspire 2022 conference for customers and partners. As it happens, I was there also, where I sat down for an exclusive live interview with the company’s two top executives, Josh Baxter , who has been CEO since 2018, and Alvin Tedjamulia , one of the company’s original three founders and its CTO since 1999.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Jay Harrington | A growth mindset, manifested through daily business development activity, is the lead domino for achieving your long-term career goals. The post Get Serious About Business Development and Start Taking Action (Even If It’s Imperfect) appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Rocket Matter

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

No matter what generation you’re from, no matter how tech savvy you are, no matter which industry you’re in, switching software is challenging. That being said, embracing technology (and technology changes) hasn’t always come naturally to legal professionals. Law firms have historically been reluctant to adopt new technology. . Consider the following data: A 2020 ABA survey states that just 58% of firms store their data in the cloud, and only 7% of survey respondents used tools that deploy art

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Cyber Crime Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

On Wednesday, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) introduced the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014. Senator Leahy’s bill, first introduced back in 2005, intends to “better protect[] Americans from the growing threats of data breaches and identity theft,” according to a press release issued by the Senator. Included within the bill are amendments to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act ( 18 U.S.C. § 1030 ).

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Speaker: Allison Mears, Adela Wekselblatt, and George Socha

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry, and paralegals are at the forefront of this transformation. As AI becomes more integrated into legal workflows, paralegals can streamline their daily tasks, enhance efficiency, and add greater value to their firms and organizations. But what exactly does AI mean for paralegals today—and how can you leverage it to your advantage?

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

What with COVID, the economy and the day-to-challenges of practicing law and managing a firm, it’s been a tough three years. Yet despite it all, smaller law firms have a bullish outlook on their future prospects — and with good reason. So says the 2022 State of U.S. Small Law Firms survey conducted by Thomson Reuters, in collaboration with the American Bar Association’s Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Meyling Ly Ortiz | Almost everything is fixable if you catch it early enough. The post How to Handle a Mistake as a Young Lawyer appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Legal Tech Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

La Touche Training , Ireland’s Legal Training company, announced the Legal Tech Conference 2022, taking place on 29th November in Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland. The Legal Tech Conference is a well-known event for all things related to legal technology and eDiscovery in Ireland and globally. The conference gathers law firms, government departments, corporates, general counsel, in-house lawyers, regulatory agencies, eDiscovery providers, advisors and much more for an enlightening day focusing on bes

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Cyber Crime Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Volume 27 of the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology features a student Note by Xiang Li that addresses some of the First Amendment implications of “hacktivism,” which Li broadly defined as the “combination of grassroots political protest with computer hacking through the nonviolent use of illegal or legally ambiguous digital tools [to pursue] political ends.” Li’s Note, Hacktivism and the First Amendment: Drawing the Line Between Cyber Protests and Crime , argues

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Speaker: Andrew Klein

Are there mysteries lurking in your family tree? 🕵 No, not a long-lost half-brother - I'm talking about a patent family tree! IP paralegals need fast and easy ways to verify and report on essential data about foreign equivalents of US assets. Join us to master the global scope of key assets to support prosecution, portfolio management, litigation, licensing, competitive monitoring and more!

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Not surprisingly given the economy, a survey of inhouse legal professionals finds that companies are slowing down or freezing hiring, reducing outside counsel spending, and conducting layoffs. To help counter these cuts and reduce their workloads, legal departments are increasingly bullish on leveraging legal technology, the survey finds. The survey by contract management company Lexion polled 450 inhouse legal professionals — general counsel, inhouse counsel, legal operations professionals, con

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

David and Karen Skinner | It’s easier than you think to create a library of SOPs that capture the processes you use every day in your practice. The post SOP Magic: Making Your Law Firm’s Processes Actionable With Legalboards appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Relativity

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A new solution built on RelativityOne can help you support an entirely new practice group, in a platform you already know inside and out. That tool is Relativity Patents.

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Cyber Crime Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Remember United States v. Jones , the ground-breaking decision from the Supreme Court in January? For those of you who haven’t heard, it’s the case where the justices held that the installation and use of GPS is a Fourth Amendment search and requires a warrant (read more here ). The case is now being retried, and the government is seeking to use cell site location information (CSLI) to prove the same facts as the GPS data.

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Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

Ready to cut through the AI hype and learn exactly how to use these tools in your legal work? Join this webinar to get practical guidance from attorney and AI legal expert, Joe Stephens, who understands what really matters for legal professionals! What You'll Learn: Evaluate AI Tools Like a Pro 🔍 Learn which tools are worth your time and how to spot potential security and ethics risks before they become problems.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Choosing technology for your solo or small law firm can feel like a daunting task. Fortunately, it’s not as difficult as it might seem, as long as you have a plan that helps you choose the technology your firm needs and sufficiently vet the products and providers. So says Nicole Black , nationally recognized author, journalist and speaker on legal technology topics, and SME and external education lead at MyCase legal practice management software.

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MatterSuite

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

We all know when it comes to deals in the tech industry November has the best offers. November has always been one of the happening months and quite celebrated at a large scale, holidays, festivities, and offers, giving you an ample amount of opportunities to give your productivity a kick start after the relaxing holiday season. Black Friday & Cyber Monday is coming up and that means deals are going to be everywhere.

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Relativity

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A new solution built on RelativityOne can help you support an entirely new practice group, in a platform you already know inside and out. That tool is Relativity Patents.

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Cyber Crime Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In what I would call a very significant case, a New York federal court has held that failure to examine a defendant’s imaged hard drive within 15-months after it was obtained was an unlawful seizure in violation of the Fourth Amendment. In United States v. Metter , 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 155130 (E.D.N.Y. 2012) the government imaged over 60 hard drives as part of a criminal investigation into securities fraud, yet held on to the images and failed to actually do anything with them for ov

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Speaker: Anne Post, CEO North America, Xakia Technologies

Do you know that 40% of U.S. Legal Departments now have a formal legal intake process? With that in mind, where does your legal department stand today? Many legal teams still struggle with a flood of incoming requests, leaving everyone overwhelmed and frustrated. Implementing a formal legal intake process can seem like an obstacle between the business and the legal department, but it doesn’t have to be!

LawSites

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The global e-discovery and compliance technology company Relativity today named a new chief executive officer, Phil Saunders , who was most recently CEO of Cornerstone OnDemand. He succeeds Mike Gamson , who departs after five years as a board member and three years as CEO. Saunders will become CEO effective Dec. 12, with Gamson staying through year-end to ensure a seamless transition, the company said.

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Debevoise Data Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

On Friday, November 18, 2022 at 10:30AM ET, Eric Dinallo, Avi Gesser, Erez Liebermann, Caroline Novogrod Swett, and Johanna Skrzypczyk participated in a webcast examining the new draft amendments to the Part 500 Cybersecurity Rules (“Draft Amendments”) proposed by the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) and the implications they may have for insurance companies and other NYDFS-regulated entities.

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Relativity

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In service of building a more secure future for your organization, here are three things you can do to make the jump into a security awareness program that changes your team for the better.

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Cyber Crime Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In AF Holdings, LLC v. Doe , No. C 12-2049 (N.D. Cal. 2012), the court held that a person owes no duty in securing their wireless network to a copyright holder whose works are illegally downloaded over the network. AF Holdings claimed that Doe illegally downloaded their copyrighted video using an unsecured wireless network belong to Hatfield, Doe’s co-defendant.

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Advertiser: Trellis

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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LawSites

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Earlier this month, the practice management company Filevine announced that, as part of a new document assembly feature, it had developed a proprietary document format, “.vine,” that it said would replace Microsoft Word and Google Docs in the legal industry. (See, Say What? Filevine Introduces Proprietary Document Format to ‘Become the New Standard in the Legal Industry’.).

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Nextpoint

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The post Evolutions in Ediscovery, From the Cloud to AI: Thoughts From On Point 2022 appeared first on Nextpoint.

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Relativity

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In service of building a more secure future for your organization, here are three things you can do to make the jump into a security awareness program that changes your team for the better.

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NSLT

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Did you know that the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, which govern attorney ethics, were created in 1983, the same year that Microsoft introduced Word? In fact, the rules, which have been adopted in every state, have not been modified significantly since 1983 to address the massive impact of technology on the practice of law.

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Speaker: Andrew Klein and Jennifer Vandenplas

Patent due diligence processes take too long. The information you need is publicly available but accessing it is often tedious & inefficient, requiring you to wade through dozens of PTO websites or for-free tools to gather what you need. Plus, it frequently occurs late in the game, leaving professionals under pressure, sifting through chaotic 100-page PDFs, and frustrated with poorly formatted information & patent numbers.

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