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The Highest-growth Legal Practice Areas in 2024 and Beyond

Clio

However, many other social, political, technological, and environmental factors in the background also affect the growth of different legal practice areas. Read on to learn more about the highest-growth legal practice areas for 2024 and beyond. Legal trends in 2024 and beyond There currently are more than 1.3

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Natural Disasters & Legal Ramifications

The Barrister

Hurricane Helene made landfall on the Florida Gulf Coast as a Category 4 hurricane on September 26, 2024. [1] And just as physical damage can persist after a disaster hits, so can the legal issues. This is where legal advice and resources provided by volunteer attorneys are crucial. 5] Civil Legal Issues , supra note 3.

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Privacy Law: Status of Legal Practice Area in 2025

Martindale-Avvo

Seven more states passed such laws in 2024. Although there was a federal law proposed in 2024 that would impose some comprehensive standards, this has yet to be passed by Congress. This can increase the work of lawyers in 2025, as these organizations need legal advice and services.

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Section 230 Preempts Two More Harassment Lawsuits

Eric Goldman

Google LLC , 2024 WL 3427161 (D. July 16, 2024) Lance Benedict is a musician. 2024 WL 3421685 (Mass. Was the court offering him free legal advice? Recapping a couple of doomed-from-inception lawsuits. Benedict v. Those items got indexed in Google and appeared in Benedict’s vanity searches. Twitter Inc.

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Nomination Window Opens to Award the 2024 Legal Visionary

Legal Tech Monitor

IAALS has opened the nomination window for the 2024 Alli Gerkman Legal Visionary Award, which recognizes innovators who have made significant impacts early in their legal careers toward making the American legal system work better for everyone.

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What Is a Legal Engineer? Roles, Skills, and Career Outlook

Clio

Ever get the feeling that today’s law firms are starting to look more like tech companies than traditional legal practices? Just consider these statistics: AI adoption among lawyers jumped from 19% to 79% between 2023 and 2024, according to the latest Legal Trends Report. You might be right.

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The North Carolina Justice for All Project: From Foundation to First Amendment Lawsuit

Legal Tech Monitor

On January 4, 2024, the North Carolina Justice for All Project (JFAP) filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the state of North Carolina claiming unlawful infringement upon their fundamental right of free speech to provide simple legal advice to North Carolinians. But this, of course, is not the end to JFAP’s story.

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