Attorney at Work

MAY 20, 2022

Law specialization has become increasingly common — almost a necessity. . Abraham Lincoln, licensed to practice law in 1837 in Illinois, may be the archetypal general practice attorney. The Lincoln Legal Papers Project identified over 5,600 cases and nearly 100,000 documents related to Lincoln’s law practice. The paper trail revealed scores of cases involving debt collection, business partnerships, estate settlements, divorce and real estate litigation.

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LawSites

MAY 18, 2022

Lawyers are largely limited to practicing law in the states in which they are licensed. But now, calling that rule anachronistic, the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers has asked the American Bar Association to amend the model rules that govern law practice to allow lawyers admitted in any U.S. jurisdiction to practice law and provide legal advice to clients anywhere in the country.

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Legal Talk Network

MAY 18, 2022

The American Bar Association’s Litigation Section hosts its Section Annual Conference once a year and like so many gatherings, it was on hold during COVID-19. So, it’s not surprising that this year’s meeting in Miami was the first conference many attendees had been to since the pandemic shutdowns. For those not familiar, the Section Annual is a premier gathering for litigators featuring elite professionals discussing trial work, strategies, and the latest innovations.

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Rocket Matter

MAY 15, 2022

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. When Charles Dickens wrote that line to open his classic A Tale of Two Cities, he was using it to contrast the prosperity of 18th century London with the chaos of Paris during the French Revolution. But he also could have been talking… Read More » Batch Billing: How to Make More Money in Less Time.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 18, 2022

Making meetings effective and productive is no easy feat — especially in the age of Zoom. To be effective, meetings need to engage the talents of the people involved, work to achieve the group’s specific goals for the moment — and do so in a way that’s contextually sensitive to the world around it. Many leaders fall back on arbitrary blanket rules that no one really follows — like the leader who declared all meetings in the company could last no more than 20 minutes.

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LawSites

MAY 18, 2022

The law practice management company Clio today introduced an offer to buy lawyers out of their contracts with competing practice management platforms if they switch to Clio’s platform. Clio said it will help cover the remaining cost of the contract with the competitor by providing a credit of up to six months of free Clio software. It is also offering free data migration.

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LLRX

MAY 14, 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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Attorney at Work

MAY 16, 2022

If your marketing strategy is not getting your law firm the search rankings or lead conversions you strive for, it may be time to reevaluate. One way to improve your results and reinforce your brand is to incorporate thought leadership content into your marketing. Here’s how building a thought leadership strategy can help your firm reach its goals.

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LawSites

MAY 19, 2022

In the latest in the video series How It Works , we take a deep dive into iManage Closing Folders. iManage Closing Folders removes the manual, repetitive tasks from legal transaction management so you can focus on delivering more value to your clients. Through intelligent automation and collaboration tools, Closing Folders is designed to help you run deals with unparalleled efficiency, accuracy, and control.

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Legal Tech Innovation Wales

MAY 18, 2022

Freya Michaud our Project Coordinator representing the Lab collecting our award. We are so thrilled to have won the award for Outstanding Research and Innovation Collaboration in Humanities and Social Sciences at the Swansea University Research & Innovation Awards 2022! We are honoured to be part of such a dedicated team at Legal Innovation Lab Wales.

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Debevoise Data Blog

MAY 17, 2022

On Friday, May 20, 2022, Avi Gesser and Anna Gressel of Debevoise’s Data Strategy & Security Group and Eric Dinallo and Marshal Bozzo of Debevoise’s Insurance Regulatory practice had an engaging discussion on Artificial Intelligence and Discrimination in the Insurance Industry (Part III in this series). Topics included: Regulatory developments since Part II of our discussion on Artificial Intelligence and Discrimination (e.g., the Connecticut Insurance Department’s new certification re

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Attorney at Work

MAY 20, 2022

Here are five ways to harness the power of intentionality — actively choosing how to live and work, day-to-day and moment-to-moment. How many of us have picked up our phone to send an email or text, gotten distracted by a pop-up alert or something else we see on the phone, clicked … and suddenly it is 20 minutes later? How many of us have forgotten why we picked up the phone in the first place?

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LawSites

MAY 17, 2022

Two years ago, the legal and business news company ALM launched Law.com Radar , a service of the legal news site Law.com that delivers custom-tailored news drawn from court dockets, with a unique twist — its news summaries are generated algorithmically, rather than by human editors. It later added transactional news to the mix. Now, Law.com Radar is taking its algorithm even further with the unveiling of a live-beta feature, Trend Detection , that identifies trends and patterns in the ocean of f

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NSLT

MAY 20, 2022

Social Media Marketing for Lawyers In a steadily increasing digital market, more consumers than ever before are looking for services online. This includes those who are looking for legal services. Millions of people use social media platforms every month. Many lawyers are beginning to recognize the importance of having a social media presence to properly position themselves in the digital market.

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LawNext podcast

MAY 17, 2022

Lawyers are largely limited to practicing law in the states in which they are licensed. But now, calling that rule anachronistic, the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers has asked the American Bar Association to amend the model rules that govern law practice to allow lawyers admitted in any U.S. jurisdiction to practice law and provide legal advice to clients anywhere in the country.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 19, 2022

Let me start by saying I don’t have a problem with mandatory bar associations. I also don’t see an issue with state bars offering CLEs. My problem is when state bars suck money out of members for annual dues while providing little in return, or charge an offensive amount of money for CLEs that do little to enhance the practice of law. Oversight Is Necessary — Excessive Bar Dues Are Not.

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LawSites

MAY 16, 2022

The law practice management company MyCase said today that it has acquired Docketwise , a software platform for immigration attorneys that provides case management, immigration forms, and client-relationship management. This is the second time in less than a month that a practice management company has acquired a platform for immigration lawyers. As reported here on April 20 , the practice management company Paradigm acquired LollyLaw. another all-in-one practice management platform for immigrat

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NSLT

MAY 16, 2022

Legal Data Analytics Can Benefit Any Type of Legal Practice No matter where an attorney works, the practice of law is no longer just about the law. It’s also about competing as a business, whether that’s in a corporate setting or at a law firm. Legal analytics—using historical performance data to make decisions about individual cases or legal operations—are one of the fastest ways to build a business case for legal practice.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 17, 2022

Understanding the four stages of the buyer journey can point to ways to improve your marketing, practice management and payment systems. It’s no secret that we live on the internet these days. It dominates every aspect of our day-to-day lives and has fundamentally changed the way we work, learn, communicate and, most relevantly for businesses, shop.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 17, 2022

Leveraging your law degree to save on a lawyer mortgage. Rent or Buy? This is often the question attorneys ask themselves over their first decade out of law school. While many financially savvy attorneys have the desire to purchase a home as a long-term investment, they simply do not have the cash saved up for the standard 20 percent down payment. One solution to this issue is an attorney-specific mortgage product that allows for low to no down payment.

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LawSites

MAY 19, 2022

Lawyers have a disparate array of technology tools and systems at their disposal – for email, documents, billing, invoicing, CRM, and much more. The problem, however, is exactly that – that they are disparate. If a client emails the lawyer in Outlook asking for a copy of its invoice, the lawyer has to stop and think about where to find that, then go to that application, get it, and return to Outlook, or get an assistant or someone else to do it.

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