Attorney at Work
JUNE 25, 2021
Whether you travel near or far, physically or virtually, here are some tips from our tech experts on getting away from it all. Summer’s here and the country’s reopening around us. A time like this will inspire many lawyers and staff members to take a family road trip, spend time off at a nearby beach town, or hop a plane to a farther-away dream spot.
Global LegalTech Hub
JUNE 22, 2021
The PymeLegal Team, Consultancy of private and intellectual property The e-Privacy Regulation will be the European regulation that will replace the Directive (EU) 2002/58 on Privacy and Electronic Communications in force in Europe, which in Spain was transposed by the Law on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce 34/2002 (the LSSI). Together with the RGPD, it will be one of the basic European regulations that will regulate privacy and the protection of personal data in the electron
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LawSites
JUNE 23, 2021
A report out yesterday provides further evidence of a trend I have written about several times in recent years — the increasingly instrumental role law librarians play in innovation and technology adoption. The 2021 AALL State of the Profession Report , the second such report published by the American Association of Law Libraries, compiles data from three surveys to provide quantitative insights on such issues as the impact of COVID-19 in law libraries, diversity, budgets, user services, operat
LLRX
JUNE 20, 2021
About a quarter of census tracts with a post office don’t have a community bank or credit union branch, suggesting postal banking could provide a financial lifeline to the millions of Americans without a bank account, according to our new research by Terri Friedline , University of Michigan and Ameya Pawar , University of Chicago.
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
JUNE 20, 2021
How do you know when it is time to quit your job, or your client, or a relationship — or even your dream? While many of us grew up to the tune of “quitters never win and winners never quit,” we know that’s not exactly true. After all, the world is full of inspiring tales of quitters who’ve come out on top. And the post-pandemic headlines are telling us that plenty of people have decided it’s time for something new, employment-wise: “The Great Resignation Is Here!
OpenText
JUNE 25, 2021
The latest announcement by OpenText of Cloud Editions includes some great updates to OpenText™ Axcelerate™. Check out the latest updates below. June 2021: What’s new in OpenText Axcelerate CE 21.2 Legal teams and law firms are under pressure to contain the cost of eDiscovery against rising data volumes and new forms of data such as … The post What’s new in OpenText Axcelerate appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
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LLRX
JUNE 19, 2021
Privacy and security 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 security, often without our situational awareness.
Attorney at Work
JUNE 23, 2021
I am behind enemy lines. My hands are gripping a stylus. My face is bathed by blue light in the darkness. I know I’m not going to make it. With a flourish, I sign the signature line on a PDF on a Remarkable 2 to seal my fate. Now I am a … digital. My assignment was simple enough: Gather intelligence on the Remarkable 2 and determine its threat level to the analog way of life.
Legal Talk Network
JUNE 24, 2021
At the top end of the legal profession, in terms of pay, salary wars are well underway. Starting associate salaries have jumped over the $200K mark and are rising. But for much of the rest of the market, pricing takes on a whole other set of issues and consumer market pressures. Solo and small firm lawyers struggle to set competitive prices. With LegalZoom chomping at their heels, there’s a fear that hourly and project rates too low to make the practice worth the effort.
LawSites
JUNE 24, 2021
The global managed services company Integreon has been acquired by the private equity firm EagleTree Capital, the two companies announced this morning. EagleTree, a middle-market PE firm based in New York, acquired Integreon from the PE firm NewQuest Capital Partners. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. EagleTree also owns ALM, the media company that is parent to Law.com, The American Lawyer, and other publications and services.
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
LLRX
JUNE 25, 2021
Jim Calloway is Director of the Oklahoma Bar Association Management Assistance Program and co-author of the ABA books “How Good Lawyers Survive Bad Times” and “Winning Alternatives to the Billable Hour: Strategies That Work.” In this article he explains how beyond secure document sharing, client portals for law firms can serve as a “virtual lobby” for clients and potential clients.
Attorney at Work
JUNE 24, 2021
Managing people is tough, and employment issues are among the thorniest that law firm managers must face. Here’s advice on law firm risk management from a managing partner who also represents those disgruntled employees. For the law firm managing partner, administrator or practice group leader, stress and conflict seem to come with the territory.
lawtomated
JUNE 22, 2021
Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Facebook Pinterest Print Email Legaltech can dramatically improve products and services. However, there are no magic bullets. Legaltech ROI is only as good as its foundations. Those foundations are the underlying people and process served by it. If people are not already well organised with well-designed processes, deploying technology – no matter how good – is in many cases a costly fool’s errand.
LawSites
JUNE 24, 2021
After struggling privately for decades with her assigned gender, Gillian Power , chief information officer at the law firm Lathrop GPM in Kansas City, finally made the difficult decision to come out as transgender, first to her family and then to her professional colleagues. Through her journey, she acquired compelling insights on diversity, equity and inclusion in the legal profession.
Advertiser: Trellis
Law Firm Intelligence by Trellis aggregates state trial court data across the Trellis platform enabling users to: look up a particular metric related to a specific law firm (such as, how many cases a law firm had or has against another law firm), and see the actual dockets and documents supporting the metric. Trellis data is maximized in a revolutionary and unique way to provide users an exclusive look into a law firm litigating in state trial courts.
LLRX
JUNE 20, 2021
The Research Data Curation and Management Bibliography by Charles W. Bailey, Jr., the publisher of Digital Scholarship and a noncommercial digital artist, includes over 800 selected English-language articles and books that are useful in understanding the curation of digital research data in academic and other research institutions.
Debevoise Data Blog
JUNE 22, 2021
Since the implementation of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) 18 months ago, more than 75 lawsuits have been filed seeking damages using the Act’s private cause of action. The CCPA provides a cause of action to “[a]ny consumer whose nonencrypted and nonredacted personal information. is subject to an unauthorized access and exfiltration, theft, or disclosure as a result of the business’s violation of the duty to implement and maintain reasonable security procedures.
Attorney at Work
JUNE 22, 2021
Managed service providers can provide small firms with the technology strategies and solutions usually reserved for large firms with in-house IT teams. Over the course of the pandemic, lawyers and staff at large law firms have confronted many of the technical obstacles and frustrations that small firm owners deal with all the time. Starting or joining a small firm is often a wake-up call for those accustomed to the resources available at more established organizations.
LawSites
JUNE 24, 2021
Atlanta-based Aderant , a global provider of business management software for law firms, has named Scott Moretti as senior director of sales for the Eastern U.S. region. Moretti steps into a position held for the past decade by Kevin Standing, who recently retired after some 35 years in the legal industry, 25 of them with Aderant. “Scott knows legal tech and is a proven sales professional and leader,” Chris Cartrett, executive vice president at Aderant, said in a statement provided by the compa
Advertiser: Trellis
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.
NSLT
JUNE 25, 2021
Remote Work & Virtual Law Firms Is your team set up to go and stay remote? Do you know what you need to do to make sure that you have the right tools, processes, and people to run a thriving remote law firm? The good news is that you probably already have some of the things you’ll need to transition to a virtual law firm and that you can adapt to this method as many other lawyers already have.
LawNext podcast
JUNE 21, 2021
New findings show that law firms that piloted the Mansfield Rule have grown the racial and ethnic diversity of their leadership by more than 30 times the rate of other firms. These firms have also exceeded the norm in the rates at which racially diverse lawyers progressed into partnership and at which women lawyers progressed into leadership roles. As the legal industry continues to struggle with diversity, these are notable results – especially considering that the Mansfield Rule is an idea bo
LawSites
JUNE 22, 2021
Litify , a law firm practice-management technology built on top of the Salesforce.com platform, has acquired another Salesforce-based legal platform, LegalStratus , which provides e-billing and matter management for corporate legal departments and government agencies. “With their combined resources and expertise, Litify and LegalStratus will give corporate legal departments, government agencies and insurance providers unparalleled transparency and integrated tools to help them optimize operation
NSLT
JUNE 25, 2021
Remote Work & Virtual Law Firms Is your team set up to go and stay remote? Do you know what you need to do to make sure that you have the right tools, processes, and people to run a thriving remote law firm? The good news is that you probably already have some of the things you’ll need to transition to a virtual law firm and that you can adapt to this method as many other lawyers already have.
NSLT
JUNE 23, 2021
Excel - Insert headers and footers You can add headers to the top and footers to the bottom of a worksheet. When you print the worksheet, the headers and footers also print. For example, you might create a header with the file path and a footer with page numbers. Headers and footers display only in Page Layout view and on printed pages. Take this quick course to learn more.
NSLT
JUNE 23, 2021
Excel - Insert headers and footers You can add headers to the top and footers to the bottom of a worksheet. When you print the worksheet, the headers and footers also print. For example, you might create a header with the file path and a footer with page numbers. Headers and footers display only in Page Layout view and on printed pages. Take this quick course to learn more.
NSLT
JUNE 21, 2021
Review of MetaJure Document Management System (2014) MetaJure is an innovative way to share and search for documents. It allows its users to save documents without learning a new structure. How? MetaJure crawls throughout the folder tree, either on a local PC or a network share, looking for documents to index. These results then become public to those who have been granted the permission to view them within the firm’s network.
NSLT
JUNE 21, 2021
Review of MetaJure Document Management System (2014) MetaJure is an innovative way to share and search for documents. It allows its users to save documents without learning a new structure. How? MetaJure crawls throughout the folder tree, either on a local PC or a network share, looking for documents to index. These results then become public to those who have been granted the permission to view them within the firm’s network.
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