Legal Tech Monitor

MARCH 29, 2023

Overview of Regulation Since 2007, the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) has regulated paralegals alongside lawyers. Pursuant to LSO regulation, paralegals can provide specified legal services independent of lawyers.(1) A paralegal diploma is a prerequisite to writing the licensing exam.

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LawSites

JANUARY 31, 2023

But, when using any of these services, as you browse docket entries, there is no quick way to know what a litigation filing is about without having to download, open and read the underlying PDF document. All litigation filings on Docket Alarm (e.g., It works on any court or agency that Docket Alarm covers.

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Trial Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Demonstratives: Making Effective Graphics for Trial Published by National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), John Cleaves’ recent book offers an in-depth look at various types of demonstrative graphics used in litigation, and how to create them using PowerPoint. Manhattan Fire & Casualty Co.

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Centerbase

OCTOBER 31, 2024

For example, a litigation group may need additional paralegal support compared to a transactional group, affecting the cost rate of attorneys in that practice area. Then, subtract the costs associated with that practice area, including attorney cost rates, paralegal support, and other direct expenses.

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LawSites

JULY 6, 2023

Forty percent said paralegals are also at risk. Practice areas most likely to be impacted include corporate, trust and estates, litigation, intellectual property, and tax. The jobs of law firm partners are safest, the survey concludes, but certain practice areas are more likely to be impacted by generative AI, respondents believe.

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Percipient

JANUARY 20, 2025

For instance, machine learning can predict litigation risks based on similar cases, identify trends that might impact a client, or flag unusual clauses in contracts that might need extra attention. Its particularly useful for litigation teams looking to analyze case trends, predict outcomes, and gain insights into opposing counsel or judges.

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Trial Technology

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

The Vanishing Civil Jury Trial - In case you’re the only one who hasn’t noticed, there seems to be a trend toward keeping litigation matters away from the eyes of a jury. If it were, there would be no need to litigate. This means fewer trials in the courts, followed by fewer attorneys with trial experience. In the ongoing Oracle v.

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NSLT

JUNE 5, 2023

We’ve been busy at the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS) trying to understand the quickly evolving landscape that impacts lawyers, paralegals, and other legal professionals. We launched tA survey at Relativity Fest in Fall 2022 to assess the current state of AIML in eDiscovery and document review.

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Legal Talk Network

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Paralegal Voice host Jill Francisco also talked about the new remote environment with her guest, litigator Marc Williams. Host Lyle Moran interviews IP lawyer John Van Amsterdam about ways firms create opportunities to connect and welcome new hires in a remote work environment.

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NSLT

JUNE 5, 2023

We’ve been busy at the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS) trying to understand the quickly evolving landscape that impacts lawyers, paralegals, and other legal professionals. We launched tA survey at Relativity Fest in Fall 2022 to assess the current state of AIML in eDiscovery and document review.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JULY 3, 2023

Litigation paralegals and tight redaction checks are vital to preventing inadvertent disclosures during production. But too often, such controls are not put in place.

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Legal Tech Monitor

OCTOBER 3, 2023

When San Francisco lawyer Todd Schneider’s litigation firm, Schneider Wallace , became frustrated with its options for case management software — finding existing products to be antiquated, inflexible, and better suited to transactional practices — the firm decided to build its own.

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LawSites

JANUARY 26, 2023

After all, the plan to send an unrepresented litigant into court wearing AirPods through which the litigant would receive instructions on what to say almost certainly would have violated court rules. Most courts ban electronic devices in courtrooms, and it would have been hard to overlook a litigant wearing AirPods.

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Clio

OCTOBER 29, 2024

For instance, it is most commonly used in both civil and criminal litigation for tracking court appearances, deadlines, and other time constraints. The docketing process at a law firm can involve a variety of key players, including lawyers, paralegals , and other legal support staff, such as legal secretaries. How does docketing work?

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Legal Tech Monitor

MAY 19, 2023

It does so by focusing on improvements, resources, and programs within the judicial system that help litigants who are self-represented and limited English proficient access our courts, assist legal aid and pro bono attorneys in representing their clients, and support the judiciary and other court staff. The Jeffrey D.

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Law Technology Today

AUGUST 1, 2023

Outsourcing of services bring significant cost arbitrage, in addition to making processes smart and responsive to demand fluctuations and growth requirements Outsource paralegal activities: In recent decades , legal process outsourcing has caught on in a big way with the outsourcing of legal processes such as: Contract life cycle management Lease deeds (..)

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Calloquy Platform Calloquy is dedicated to making remote legal proceedings safe, secure, and efficient, both to reduce cost and risk for corporate litigants and to expand access to justice for underserved communities. Read this startup’s detailed application. Learn more about this company at the LawNext Legal Tech Directory.

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OpenText

AUGUST 23, 2023

When I was a litigation paralegal, it was always a hassle trying to search records within an eDiscovery database for terms that included numbers and symbols – an issue that came up quite frequently. Searching for currency values, product numbers, serial numbers, patent numbers, and so on, are common.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

MAY 12, 2023

With the goals of automating the litigation process from response to appeal, Walter and Albeiro are focused on removing the mundane tasks, such as typing, from the process and allowing the attorneys to focus more on their legal experience and expertise over the grunt work that takes up too much of their time already.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 23, 2022

Be respectful and courteous to paralegals, marketing staff and assistants at your firm. If you’re a bankruptcy lawyer, you can always tap a litigator to take that deposition or put on that witness. Be serious, but please don’t take yourself too seriously. You are a first year. You have a lot to learn. Take vacations.

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LawSites

APRIL 1, 2022

Used primarily by paralegals, the software centralizes director, officer, shareholder, tax and other entity data to create a single source of truth. For attorneys, Justpoint says that it takes on back-office tasks while improving litigation discovery so they can quickly understand a claim’s merit and obtain the best results.

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 17, 2021

We are using litigation as an example, but the same reasoning applies to transactional practices.). Example: Developing a litigation defense strategy. As a general rule, you should delegate work to the available team member (junior associate, paralegal) with the appropriate billing rate who is available and competent to do the work.

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TechLaw Crossroads

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Before ESI became predominant, we often shipped the paper document ns out to a vendor for production or left them to paralegals. So we don’t demand competency in ourselves or our litigation associates. So let’s do the same with ESI. It’s not something I, as an important big shot lawyer, need to lower myself to deal with.

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Debevoise Data Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The Cybersecurity Enforcement Tracker : A continually updated and searchable database of regulatory actions and civil litigation brought against companies that have experienced a data breach. Please contact dataportal@debevoise.com to schedule a demo or for more information.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Michael Sander , the founder of Docket Alarm , a product that mines federal and state court dockets to provide litigation alerts and case analytics, has left the company, seven months after its acquisition by legal research company vLex in April. ” Daniel Ivtsan vLex has named Daniel Ivtsan as the new head of product for Docket Alarm.

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Law Technology Today

MARCH 1, 2023

Our all-in-one virtual litigation platform streamlines and professionalizes the process of conducting and managing remote and hybrid litigation. Users host meetings, mediations, and depositions that mimics real-life litigation scenarios and provides a level of security befitting legal proceedings.

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MatterSuite

AUGUST 12, 2024

Litigation Counsel Litigation Counsel deals with the handling of legal matters and the defense of the company in litigations. Litigation Counsel may involve outside counsel in some instances. The Compliance Officer collaborates with the legal department to assess the risks and take preventive measures.

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LawSites

JANUARY 23, 2023

Calloquy Platform Elevator Pitch: Calloquy is dedicated to making remote legal proceedings safe, secure, and efficient, both to reduce cost and risk for corporate litigants and to expand access to justice for underserved communities. eSumry Elevator Pitch: We focus on litigation innovation. What makes you unique or innovative?

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Legal Tech Monitor

JULY 6, 2023

Forty percent said paralegals are also at risk. Practice areas most likely to be impacted include corporate, trust and estates, litigation, intellectual property, and tax. The jobs of law firm partners are safest, the survey concludes, but certain practice areas are more likely to be impacted by generative AI, respondents believe.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

One was what many viewed as a pair of ill-conceived publicity stunts – first when Browder offered to pay a lawyer $1 million to argue a case in the Supreme Court guided via AirPods by DoNotPay’s artificial intelligence, and the other when Browder said he would send a pro se litigant into traffic court guided by DoNotPay’s AI whispering in his ear.

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Clio

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

What is the difference between a paralegal and a law clerk? Paralegals go to school for paralegal services, while law clerks might have just graduated (or are about to graduate) from law school or have their master's degree in law or a Juris Doctor (JD) degree.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The company provides AI-powered tools to help litigators automate repetitive tasks and work more efficiently. Suh provides background on founding LegalMation about seven years ago to help streamline the “scut work” litigation associates spend time on. Let’s jump into this week’s episode with a couple of great guests from LegalMation.

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Legal Tech Monitor

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The Professionalism Spotlight replaces our popular Lawyer Spotlight series, to recognize the inspiring work of lawyers, as well as paralegals, court clerks, legal assistants, trial court administrators, law school personnel, and other legal and court professionals across the state.

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Martindale-Avvo

APRIL 11, 2024

Other observers called the new AI akin to a “smart paralegal” who can act in that role in a legal case. Litigation: Litigators, in everything from mergers and acquisitions to personal injury, seem liable to be heavily impacted by the new AI. Are There Risks?

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Dewey B Strategic

JUNE 21, 2023

Many litigation firms still process notices manually, leading to increased risk and higher costs. ECFX was founded by Dan O’Day and Nelson Quintero, both lawyers and each with 25+ years of experience in the legal and legal technology industries. Research has shown that over 50% of law firms report missing court notices.

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Legal Tech Monitor

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Utah also has a Licensed Paralegal Practitioner (LLP) program. In the fall of 2021, Ashton Ruff, Anna Carpenter, and Alyx Mark released Utah’s Licensed Paralegal Practitioner Program: Preliminary Findings and Feedback from Utah’s First LLPs. The Utah Office of Legal Services Innovation also publishes monthly activity reports.

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Legal Tech Monitor

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In a LinkedIn post , Joshua Browder, the founder and CEO of DoNotPay, praised the dismissal of MillerKing lawsuit as “an important precedent for the future of AI litigation.” The following week on my podcast, I interviewed Kathryn Tewson , the paralegal who had published the claims against DoNotPay after testing several of its tools.

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