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Turn Clicks Into Clients: How Law Firms Can Improve Online-to-Offline Interactions

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

As we’ve discussed in previous posts, the user journey includes both online and offline touchpoints. It’s crucial to remember that the journey doesn’t end when someone fills out a form on your website or calls your office. Instead, it signals a transition to the essential offline, often in-person, phase of the client experience. A potential client visits your website, impressed by your expertise and commitment.

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Opt-Out Approaches to AI Training: A False Compromise

Berkley Technology Law Journal

By Barbara Rasin, J.D. Candidate, 2027 The recent boom in generative AI technology has been hampered by accusations that AI training sets violate intellectual property laws. Various rightsholders, including the New York Times and Universal Music Group , have sued the companies behind these algorithms for training on their protected IP without a license.

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Trumpism echoes Timothy McVeigh’s right-wing extremism, 30 years after the Oklahoma bombing

LLRX

On the morning of April 19 1995, anti-government right-wing extremist Timothy McVeigh parked a Ryder truck loaded with 5,000 pounds of agricultural fertiliser and diesel fuel at the front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. At 9am, McVeigh lit two separate fuses in case one failed. Two minutes later, the bomb exploded, killing 168 people (including 19 children) and injuring close to 700.

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Why Intellectual Property Law Is Here to Stay (Yes, Even If Elon Musk Disagrees)

Brett Trout

Brett Trout In the world of tech, bold declarations are par for the course. But when Jack Dorsey tweeted delete all IP law and Elon Musk replied, I agree, it wasnt just another hot takeit was a direct challenge to a foundational pillar of innovation and economic growth: intellectual property (IP) law. As tempting as it may be to imagine a free-for-all innovation utopia where every idea is up for grabs, the reality is more groundedand far more complex.

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Fresh Out of School: How to Become an Expert Paralegal

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

The difference between a paralegal and an exceptional paralegal isn't just competence—it's the bold initiative to anticipate needs, master hidden firm dynamics, and transform challenges into opportunities that showcase your indispensable value. Join this webinar with attorney Joe Stephens to get an insider's perspective into how you can become a strategic asset to your practice!

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Representing the Small Business Client | Justia CLE & Webinars

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

Navigating the complexities of representing small business clients requires a nuanced understanding of their unique challenges and needs. To equip legal professionals with the necessary tools and insights, Justia is hosting an upcoming webinar titled “Representing the Small Business Client.” This session aims to provide practical guidance on effectively serving small businesses and entrepreneurial startups.

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Your AI Options: 7 Considerations Before You Buy

Artificial Lawyer

By Liza Pestillos-Ocat, Opus 2. AI is everywhere in legal tech. Its summarizing records, powering document review, drafting memos, surfacing key facts, and promising to.

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Exploring the Future of Legal Innovation at The Masters Conference: Thought Leadership in D.C. and Social Media in Discovery and Investigations

CloudNine

On Thursday, April 10, 2025, legal and technology professionals gathered at Arnold & Porter in Washington, D.C. for an inspiring day of discussion, collaboration, and community during The Masters Conference Thought Leadership event. Hosted at Arnold & Porter’s offices at 601 Massachusetts Ave NW, this full-day conference promised a deep dive into the latest challenges and advancements in eDiscovery, legal tech, investigations, and career development.

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Criminal Law Practice Marketing and AI: Ask Our Experts | Justia Webinars

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

This will be a live-only event. Sign up today so you dont miss out! With the right approach, AI can help criminal defense lawyers work smarter not harder when it comes to marketing. From leveraging social media to navigating Googles updates, this session will provide practical, real-world guidance on navigating legal marketing in the AI era. Whether you’re curious or cautious, this is your chance to learn from an expert.

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Wilson Sonsini’s Annie Datesh on Legal AI Transformation

Artificial Lawyer

When will the legal market truly transform due to the impact of generative AI? Have we overcome the challenges of AI accuracy yet? Will we see another Atrium-style launch?

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Legal GRC Defined: The Meaning of Governance, Risk, and Compliance in Practice

MatterSuite

Running a law firm isnt just about legal workits about managing risks and following regulations. Thats why GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) is so important. What does GRC mean to law firms? How can they manage risks, follow legal rules, and still stay focused on their clients? Understanding GRC isnt just usefullaw firms need to operate efficiently and avoid legal issues.

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Leverage Trellis Court Data To Identify More Investment Opportunities

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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An Employee Just Uploaded Sensitive Data to a Consumer AI Tool – Now What?

Debevoise Data Blog

Most companies have implemented protocols for when an employee emails confidential information to the wrong person. A new version of that problem occurs when an employee uploads sensitive information to a consumer ( i.e. , not enterprise) AI tool, which gives rise to the following questions: Can the data be clawed back or deleted, and if so, how? Can humans at the AI provider view the sensitive data?

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Law Firm Predictive Analytics: Use Cases And Applications

Clio

As a legal professional, you make countless decisions every daymany of which likely require you to analyze large volumes of data, which can be overwhelming when relying on individual brainpower alone. This is where law firm predictive analytics come to the rescue. Predictive analytics give legal professionals the power to forecast outcomes and shape strategies with greater precision and confidence.

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How to Leverage Contract Workflow Automation in 2025

Percipient

Handling contracts manually is a headachelost documents, endless email threads, and approvals that take way too long. If your team is stuck chasing signatures and fixing errors, its time to rethink your process and apply contract workflow automation. Automated contract management workflows take the stress out of contract handling by keeping everything organized, moving, and error-free.

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Unlock the Full Potential of Your Legal Operations with Bigfork Tech’s Resources

Bigfork Tech

Unlock the Full Potential of Your Legal Operations with Bigfork Techs Resources At Bigfork Tech, we are committed to empowering legal teams with the knowledge and tools they need to excel. Our website offers a wealth of resources designed to enhance your understanding of contract lifecycle management (CLM), legal operations, and project management. Here’s an overview of the valuable materials you can access: Insightful Blog Posts Our blog is a hub for the latest trends, insights, and best

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The Tech-Savvy Paralegals Playbook: How To Leverage AI

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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GDPR Considerations When Developing and Deploying AI Models: The EDPB’s Opinion on Compliance

Debevoise Data Blog

Given that AI models require large swathes of data to operate, the GDPRs expansive definition of personal data means that many applications of AI involve complex data protection issues especially where those datasets are obtained from third-party sources. At the Irish DPCs request, the European Data Protection Board ( EDPB ) has adopted Opinion 28/2024 on data protection considerations when developing and deploying AI models (the Opinion ).

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The Ultimate Guide to Website Design for Small Law Firms

Clio

When was the last time you used a business website to find information you needed? Odds are, it wasnt that long ago. In the past week alone, I used one to find an online menu for a restaurant, and another to pull recent information for a document. Yet, small law firm website design doesnt always get the care it deservesoften leaving potential legal clients with many unanswered questions and uncertainty about their next steps.

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5 Best Contract Collaboration Software For Better Teamwork

Percipient

Managing contracts shouldnt be a constant struggle. Yet, for many teams, long email threads, version confusion, and slow approvals make it harder than it needs to be. When multiple people need to review and finalize an agreement, keeping everything organized can feel impossible. Collaboration-focused contract software changes that. By bringing edits, approvals, and tracking into a single system, teams can move contracts forward without the usual delays or miscommunication.

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ikaun Announces General Availability of AI Co-Authoring and Agentic Workers

Legal IT Professionals

ikaun, the legal industrys most advanced platform for experience management, proposal generation, and intelligent AI automation, today announces the general availability of its latest release: AI Co-Authoring and powerful Agentic AI Workers.

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Smarter Patent Family Research: The Tools And Tactics You Need Now

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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Future-Proof Your Practice: A Guide to Law Firm Succession Planning

Rocket Matter

The post Future-Proof Your Practice: A Guide to Law Firm Succession Planning appeared first on Rocket Matter. Learn how big tech has changed the legal industry Free Guide The Small Firms Guide to Big Tech While any change in how you operate your law office can feel overwhelming, theres never been a better time to start migrating your office structures online.

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Olga Mack Named CEO of TermScout to Lead Its Development Of AI-Driven ‘Certified Contracts’

LawSites

TermScout, a company that uses technology to certify contracts as fair by verifying them against market standards, has named Olga V. Mack as chief executive officer. Mack succeeds Otto Hanson, who remains on the company’s board after joining Agiloft in January.

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Rounding Up Some Recent Copyright Decisions

Eric Goldman

A few recent copyright cases worthy of blog coverage, but not worthy of a standalone post. Omnia Studios Ltd. v. JD E-Commerce America Ltd., 2025 WL 961473 (W.D.N.Y. March 31, 2025) This case involves the service Joybuy, which listed items for sale in Walmart.coms marketplace. The plaintiff alleges that Joybuy sold counterfeit items, as confirmed by test buys.

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Building Client Trust: Tips for Attorneys

Martindale-Avvo

Its an unfortunate fact that many consumers dont necessarily trust lawyers. Perhaps theyve bought into the ambulance chaser stereotype or think attorneys are too expensive. Lawyers have to work against these assumptions when building a practice. One way to build consumer trust is to have your clients speak well of you. When those youve helped give positive reviews and recommend your services, new clients are more likely to consider your firm.

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AI for Paralegals: Everything You Need to Know (and How to Use It Safely)

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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Essential Family Law Statistics You Should Know in 2025

Clio

As a family lawyer, you likely hear the same questions daily: “How long will the divorce take?” “How much will this cost me?” How will we divide the assets? While experience is invaluable, exceptional lawyers also rely on reliable, data-driven insights to guide clients. We’ve analyzed the latest family law statistics to uncover key trends in divorce outcomes, custody arrangements, and court decisions that impact your daily practice.

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Attorney Marketing: How to Prospect on LinkedIn

Legal Expert Connections

If your law firm serves a business clientele, or if you want to increase your personal branding in the business environment, LinkedIn is the perfect solution. This article provides several pointers for How to Prospect on LinkedIn. Readers will learn the difference between following people, inviting connections, and using LinkedIn InMail for targeted messaging.

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How Managed Services Reduced Ops Costs by 35% 

Lineal Services

The Challenge: A global corporation with a sprawling internal investigations program was facing a familiar set of problems: rising legal operations costs, unpredictable review timelines, and an overworked internal team stretched thin by complex workflows and legacy infrastructure. They werent alone. Many in-house legal departmentsand law firms supporting themare finding that traditional eDiscovery models no longer scale.

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Attorneys: Compassion Is Your Superpower

Attorney at Work

Gray Robinson | The quality of your life is impacted deeply by the compassion you offer and the way you support and advocate for others. The post Attorneys: Compassion Is Your Superpower appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Case Closed: How to Optimize Your Legal Intake Process for Efficiency

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!

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Legal Workflow Management: Tools and Techniques for a More Efficient Firm

Clio

As a legal professional, your time is one of your most valuable assets. Yet, too often, you likely find your time being eaten up by routine tasks. The solution? Integrating workflow management softwarewith these tools, you can streamline operations, automate repetitive tasks , and improve efficiency at your firm. To help you find the best solution, weve compiled a list of the top workflow management tools to help keep your firm running smoothly.

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The Three Cs of Teaching Technology to Law Students

LawSites

In law practice today, technology is no longer optional it’s essential. As practicing attorneys increasingly rely on technology tools to serve clients, conduct research, manage documents and streamline workflows, the question is often debated: Are law schools adequately preparing students for this reality? Unfortunately, for the majority of law schools, the answer is no.

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Early Case Assessment 2.0: Smarter, Sharper, and Finally Worth the Hype 

Lineal Services

Early Case Assessment (ECA) has traditionally meant casting a wide net: collecting everything, applying broad keyword filters, and hoping for the best. Often, this approach resulted in overcollection, inflated costs, and a time-consuming review processnot to mention the risk of inadvertently preserving a companys entire inbox. But todays data landscape demands a new approach.

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Agiloft Sets New Benchmark in Contract Lifecycle Management with Industry-first AI on the Inside™

Legal IT Professionals

Agiloft, a leader in data-first contract lifecycle management (CLM), today announced the advancement of the Agiloft Data-first Agreement Platform with the integration of Screens, a leading AI-powered contract review technology.

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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