Attorney at Work
JULY 5, 2022
Over the past few years, many law firms have started cryptocurrency practice groups. But are these law firms accepting crypto as payment? Some are. The acceptance makes sense because, for better or worse, cryptocurrency is here to stay. Still, cryptocurrency has risks, so make sure you have a clear understanding of cryptocurrency and how your firm can accept crypto payments.
Trial Technology
JULY 3, 2022
NOTE: This series will cover what happened, how we've adjusted, where we are now, and where we're headed. We will also offer numerous tips, tricks, and best practices for hybrid and remote trials. Cameras are the only new major component needed to enable hybrid trials, which have quickly become the most common format. With skyrocketing travel costs, it makes economic sense to have a witness appear remotely from another part of the country -- or even from another country.
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LawSites
JULY 7, 2022
I am a big fan of litigation analytics, even once suggesting that it could be malpractice for a litigator not to use the technology. There are a number of litigation analytics products on the market, and what they all have in common is that they extract data from court dockets and apply analytics to provide insights into how judges rule in particular times of matters.
Rocket Matter
JULY 6, 2022
Billable hours are at the heart of any successful law firm, but far too many attorneys still treat tracking and billing for those hours as an afterthought or a dreaded task to put off until the last minute. This hesitance when it comes to implementing better time tracking practices is understandable. After all, attorneys practice… Read More » Time Tracking Tips for Busy Attorneys.
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!
Attorney at Work
JULY 6, 2022
In April 2022, a headline caught our attention. It referenced a new legal ethics opinion issued by the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Professional Ethics. Opinion 1240 has this digest statement: “If ‘contacts’ on a lawyer’s smartphone include any client whose identity or other information is confidential under Rule 1.6, then the lawyer may not consent to share contacts with a smartphone app unless the lawyer concludes that no human being will view that confidential information, an
Accellis Technology Group
JULY 7, 2022
For years, companies have been using remote desktops, commonly known as terminal servers or “Remote Desktop Services” or simply “RDS”, for their daily business activities. Simply put, people can login to a virtual desktop from their own computer or yours, and they have access to all their applications and data in a secure container that you control.
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Technically Legal
JULY 7, 2022
In this episode Chris Handman, COO and Co-Founder of data privacy management app TerraTrue, talks about Shifting Left with data privacy. “Shift left” is a concept used to identify defects and bugs early in the software development process before deployment. This is also how Chris and his team think legal departments, privacy officers and compliance professionals should think about data privacy.
Attorney at Work
JULY 7, 2022
With a more transparent work environment — from the interview to the partnership path — you can keep young talent engaged and reduce turnover. The practice of law is not a profession known for its transparency. Once upon a time, aspiring law school grads would join firms, follow whatever protocols had been set for workflow, caseload and billable requirements, and look forward to the subjective and somewhat mysterious process of becoming a partner.
Accellis Technology Group
JULY 7, 2022
For years, companies have been using remote desktops, commonly known as terminal servers or “Remote Desktop Services” or simply “RDS”, for their daily business activities. Simply put, people can login to a virtual desktop from their own computer or yours, and they have access to all their applications and data in a secure container that you control.
Rocket Matter
JULY 7, 2022
Billable hours are at the heart of any successful law firm, but far too many attorneys still treat tracking and billing for those hours as an afterthought or a dreaded task to put off until the last minute. This hesitance when it comes to implementing better time tracking practices is understandable. After all, attorneys practice law, and anything that distracts them from the client matters at hand can feel like busywork.
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LawSites
JULY 6, 2022
The law practice management company Clio has named Jenny Dingus , formerly a top sales executive with RingCentral , as its senior vice president of global sales. In her new role, Dingus will oversee all facets of Clio’s global sales activities, including business development, closing sales, and solutions for supporting sales. Her focus will be on growing revenue by increasing market share, driving new and existing customer growth, and scaling the company’s sales team.
Attorney at Work
JULY 2, 2022
Lawyer stress influences our ability to think and work. Beyond doubt, we are all experiencing incredible amounts of lawyer stress. This fantastic Twitter thread from Alexis Rockley spells it out so well. The stress is unrelenting, and it is insidious. Even when we think we are fine or “handling it,” lawyer stress influences our ability to think and work.
Berkley Technology Law Journal
JULY 5, 2022
BTLJ is proud to announce the winners of the 2022 Writing Competition. Congratulations to our winners, and thank you to all participants for your submissions! 1st Prize: $1,000 Daniel Levin Fordham Law School Are You Out of Your Mind?: Neurotechnologies and the Making of Disembodied Agency 2nd Prize: $500 Vincent Dumas University of Wisconsin Law School Enigma Machines: Deep Learning Algorithms as Information Content Providers Under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act Aldo J.
Law, Technology and Access to Justice
JULY 4, 2022
Family law: distinct but similar The delivery of family law has a number of particular characteristics. it is a major area of court activity and legal practice in almost all jurisdictions – reflecting the social prevalence of family problems. In 2020, there were just over 100,000 divorces granted in England and Wales.
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LawSites
JULY 6, 2022
?. It was a mighty bold move for the legal technology company Mighty. After seven years in business serving personal injury lawyers, the company recently pivoted to launch Mighty Law , a law firm that directly competes against those PI firms by offering lower fees, greater transparency, and tech-driven efficiencies. . For founder and CEO Joshua Schwadron , the move was motivated by what he sees as the misaligned incentives of PI lawyers.
LawNext podcast
JULY 5, 2022
It was a mighty bold move for the legal technology company Mighty. After seven years in business serving personal injury lawyers, the company recently pivoted to launch Mighty Law , a law firm that directly competes against those PI firms by offering lower fees, greater transparency, and tech-driven efficiencies. For founder and CEO Joshua Schwadron , the move was motivated by what he sees as the misaligned incentives of PI lawyers.
Attorney at Work
JULY 7, 2022
If only you’d known how to network at a conference the last time you were at a conference to network. Networking is rough. You did OK. You remembered a few useful things. You used the “rule of three” and the FORD method and your talk was really, really small. You made a handful of connections and you followed up when you got back to your desk.
LLRX
JULY 3, 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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With Daily Filings Report by Trellis you will receive an email and csv file daily with all new cases filed in the jurisdictions you're tracking. Each new case will include all case metadata like judge, parties, counsel, practice area, and even direct links to the full docket and complaint. Trellis Daily Filings Reports provide direct access to newly filed state and federal litigation curated just for you.
Debevoise Data Blog
JULY 5, 2022
On June 30, 2022, the California Department of Insurance (the “Department”) released Bulletin 2022-5 (the “Bulletin”), which places several limitations on the use of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and alternative data sets (“Big Data”) by the insurance industry. The Bulletin states that the Department is aware of recent allegations of racial discrimination in marketing, rating, underwriting and claims practices by insurance companies and reminds all insurance companies of their obligations to co
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