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Education and Academic Resources 2021

LLRX

Marcus P. Zillman's guide comprises an extensive listing of resources and sites for students, researchers, teachers, infopros and parents, on multiple study areas. Sourced from academic, public, private, association and corporate sectors, the subject matters include: distance learning; MOOCs, lecture guides and study notes, study skill resources, online tutoring and homework help, free e-learning videos, scholarship resources and PhD, Dissertation, thesis, and academic writing resources.

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Editor’s picks: The Varsity Blues mastermind | Open carry bans | Right to counsel’s complex matrix

Legal Talk Network

When you have a child, it’s only natural to want to assure they have all the advantages you can afford. When that child has all the benefits, why would the parents need to cheat to get them into college? The Netflix documentary “ Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal ” explores the motivations behind the largest college admissions scandal prosecuted by the Justice Department.

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Smart Tools to Increase Your Law Firm’s Productivity

NSLT

Smart Tools to Increase Your Law Firm’s Productivity Whether you are a lawyer, working as the position of legal technology operations director, or performing any other role, the ultimate goal of your law firm is to help your clients and your business succeed. When everyone in your law office learns how to manage their time efficiently, it will be easier to manage a high volume of work and improve productivity across your company.

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Ep 116: Rudy DeFelice and Jeff Marple of Keesal Propulsion Labs

LawNext podcast

Jeffrey Marple , who has gained a national reputation for law department innovation in his role as director of innovation for corporate legal at Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, has moved to Keesal Propulsion Labs , a company that assists Fortune 500 law departments in automating their business and legal processes, where has taken the position of director of digital transformation strategy.

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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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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, March 27, 2021

LLRX

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.

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Women frequently experience sexual harassment at work, yet few claims ever reach a courtroom

LLRX

Sexual harassment allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, including at least three from current or former aides, are a reminder of just how commonplace unwanted touching, propositioning and other inappropriate behavior is in the workplace. Professor Joseph A. Seiner's research explores the prevalence of toxic work environments – like the one described in Albany, New York – and just how startlingly common sexual harassment at work is.

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The Case for Law Practice Management Software

LLRX

The software that lawyers relied on to run their firms used to be premise-based, but as reported by Nicole L. Black , in 2021 cloud computing software is the most prevalent. In fact, even before the pandemic, lawyers were adopting cloud-based legal software at higher rates than ever before. According to the 2020 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report, 59% of lawyers surveyed were already already using cloud-based software pre-COVID.

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LLRX March 2021 Issue

LLRX

Articles and Columns for March 2021 The Case for Law Practice Management Software – The software that lawyers relied on to run their firms used to be premise-based, but as reported by Nicole L. Black, in 2021 cloud computing software is the most prevalent. In fact, even before the pandemic, lawyers were adopting cloud-based legal.

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Smart Tools to Increase Your Law Firm’s Productivity

NSLT

Smart Tools to Increase Your Law Firm’s Productivity Whether you are a lawyer, working as the position of legal technology operations director, or performing any other role, the ultimate goal of your law firm is to help your clients and your business succeed. When everyone in your law office learns how to manage their time efficiently, it will be easier to manage a high volume of work and improve productivity across your company.

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Email Chain

NSLT

Electronic Discovery – E-mail Chain aka String aka Thread There are many terms that we use when working with electronic discovery. This term relates to the e-mail data. A conversation that takes place within an e-mail application is referred to as an “e-mail chain” or an “e-mail string” or an “e-mail thread”.

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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

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Email Chain

NSLT

Electronic Discovery – E-mail Chain aka String aka Thread There are many terms that we use when working with electronic discovery. This term relates to the e-mail data. A conversation that takes place within an e-mail application is referred to as an “e-mail chain” or an “e-mail string” or an “e-mail thread”.

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Compliance, Cybersecurity, & Productivity

NSLT

Compliance, Cybersecurity, & Productivity: Three Priorities for Hybrid Law Firms Many leaders are happy to acquiesce as a hybrid workforce is credited with driving new efficiencies related to staffing patterns, office and administrative space, business travel, and other areas. In a year when demand diminished and expenses increased, a hybrid workforce offers a welcome cost reprieve.

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Compliance, Cybersecurity, & Productivity

NSLT

Compliance, Cybersecurity, & Productivity: Three Priorities for Hybrid Law Firms Many leaders are happy to acquiesce as a hybrid workforce is credited with driving new efficiencies related to staffing patterns, office and administrative space, business travel, and other areas. In a year when demand diminished and expenses increased, a hybrid workforce offers a welcome cost reprieve.