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The Shape of Things to Come (Our Fearless Prediction)

Colin S. Levy

If technology can handle adeptly the more mundane tasks in a lawyers day, why will clients be inclined to pay humans to take more time to do the same work? Law Firm A has decided that there are certain tasks that its lawyers do that can be given to GenAI first, with the lawyers then reviewing the resulting draft.

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2024 Internet Law Year-in-Review

Eric Goldman

9) Supreme Court Tamps Down on Jawboning and Government Social Media Lawsuits. The Supreme Court is taking a steady stream of Internet Law cases, a trend that will continue for some time. Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear the TikTok ban, and Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear Free Speech Coalition v.

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The State of LGBTQ+ Representation in the Legal Profession: Stats, Trends & Challenges 2025

Martindale-Avvo

But a close look at the numbers shows the perception is indeed reality: at least when it comes to LGBTQ+ lawyers, the industry lags in terms of representation and elimination of bias. The data: How many lawyers are LGBTQ+? of lawyers at 785 firms surveyed were LGBTQ+. Let’s start with those numbers. That’s up from 2.2%

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Sivonnia DeBarros: How to Be a Top Lawyer in Your Field

Attorney at Work

What does it take to become a successful lawyer in your particular niche or practice area? In a series of in-depth interviews for the Estrin Report , Chere Estrin profiles top lawyers from all types of practices. Five Things You Need to Become a Top Lawyer. In this column, we zero in on their top tips. Sivonnia DeBarros.

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MA Supreme Court Blesses Uber’s TOS Clickthrough Formation–Good v. Uber

Eric Goldman

This opinion addresses the aftermath of an Internet lawyer’s nightmare. 4, 2021), the Massachusetts Supreme Court struck down Uber’s TOS because it wasn’t properly formed. I hope Uber’s Internet lawyers are getting a better night’s rest now. The plaintiff, Good, registered an Uber account in 2013.

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Falsely Accused: The Brian Banks Story

Legal Talk Network

After months of awaiting trial, Banks was urged to take a plea deal by his lawyer, who believed that he would be unable to win his case in court. Out of fear and pressure from his lawyer, Brian pleaded no contest to the charges and was sentenced to a decade of prison and probation.

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Section 230 Once Again Immunizes Google’s Search Results–Metroka v. PA Law Enforcement

Eric Goldman

In June 2022, Nadia Metroka (a Florida lawyer , apparently) was arrested in Pennsylvania. The court easily dismisses per Section 230: ICS Provider. The court easily dismisses per Section 230: ICS Provider. Numerous courts have held Google is one. This court repeatedly cites the Kabbaj case. 2013 WL 664231 (E.D.

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