Above the Law - Technology

MAY 30, 2023

The law firm, Nextpoint Law Group (NLG), will provide discovery and litigation legal services to other law firms and to corporate legal departments, including trial strategy, early case assessment, document review, discovery drafting, legal research and brief writing. Its lawyers will not appear in court.

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

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.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Attorney business development isn’t easy — especially when you don’t have time to lay the groundwork. Perhaps the easiest and most often overlooked marketing activity for an attorney (or any professional for that matter) is to keep your LinkedIn profile up to date. Update Your LinkedIn Profile (30 Minutes).

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

divorce or litigation). Insurance brokers for employee benefits attorneys. Legal advice: Provide second opinions or quick reviews of documents at no charge. Subscribe to Attorney at Work. Find the Middleman appeared first on Attorney at Work. .” So often, lawyers struggle to find targets for business.

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Discovery Advocate

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The appeal arose from a recent Ninth Circuit decision ordering a law firm to produce documents that reflected “dual purpose” legal and business advice. The firm had provided legal advice about certain tax avoidance measures to a client and also prepared the client’s tax filings. Frederick , 182 F.3d 3d 496, 501 (7th Cir.

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Lawmatics

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

How is AI Used in Legal Technology? Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in legal technology to streamline processes, improve efficiency, and enhance decision-making for attorneys. Here are just some of the ways AI is currently in use in the legal industry: Client intake. But none of us like writer's block.

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CaseFox

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Seek Legal Advice If you are facing a legal issue, seeking legal advice from a qualified and experienced lawyer is essential. These lawyers are dedicated to protecting your rights and interests and offer you all the necessary advice. What Are Your Legal Rights?

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Legal Tech Monitor

MARCH 21, 2023

Understanding new legal concepts, 31%. Developing litigation strategies, 5%. Across the board, legal professionals express concern with the ethical implications of generative AI on the practice of law. Of those who had used them, nearly half, 48%, say they had used them for legal advice or assistance.

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Lawmatics

MAY 15, 2024

Effective legal client intake is more than a mere formality—it's the bedrock of a thriving attorney-client relationship. This critical process isn't just about gathering data; it's an opportunity to deeply understand the client's legal dilemmas and aspirations. Client expectations. What is intake information?

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, has conceptualized regulatory models as consisting of four pathways to change: regulatory sandboxes, alternative business structures, allied legal professionals, and community-based justice worker models.(1) who help self-represented litigants in state courts.(9)

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Debevoise Data Blog

JANUARY 14, 2021

The court rejected claims the Report was protected by the work-product doctrine and attorney-client privilege. Breach Litig. , Clark Hill, PLC , No. 19-cv-3195 (JEB), 2021 WL 106417 (D.D.C. In rejecting that argument, the court distinguished In re Target Corp. Customer Data Sec. 14-2522, 2015 WL 6777384 (D.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

MAY 12, 2023

In this riveting episode of our podcast, we delve into the fascinating world of AI in the legal industry with our esteemed guests, Nathan Walter and Bridget Albiero. And then more generally, the high points, were just being able to help someone who is in this process of litigation, who they’re very scared, it’s it’s very confusing.

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Clio

MARCH 15, 2024

By seeking to dismiss a case early in the litigation, you can potentially prevail without the trouble of full-blown discovery and a trial. There are some exceptions where a motion to dismiss may be filed at a later point in litigation, such as if the plaintiff amends the complaint. Some courts, like U.S.

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MatterSuite

JUNE 7, 2023

Definition and Status Counsel: In a law firm or legal department, a counsel is an attorney who holds a senior position. Their knowledge commands respect, and they receive numerous requests for legal advice and guidance. Partner: A partner is a senior attorney who holds an ownership stake in a law firm.

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Legal Tech Monitor

MAY 30, 2023

The law firm, Nextpoint Law Group (NLG), will provide discovery and litigation legal services to other law firms and to corporate legal departments, including trial strategy, early case assessment, document review, discovery drafting, legal research and brief writing. Its lawyers will not appear in court.

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MatterSuite

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Here are some of the key technologies shaping the legal industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning Legal Research: AI-powered platforms, like ROSS, use natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning. Predictive Analytics: Machine learning algorithms examine historical case data to predict legal outcomes.

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Legal Tech Monitor

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Over the past 10 years—since Washington State implemented the first allied legal professional (ALP) program—there has been a steady increase in states interested in developing their own program. Attorneys, on the other hand, have no such practice area-specific requirements.

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Lawmatics

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The legal tech industry is a powerhouse , valued at around $23.45 AI-driven tools, cloud platforms, and applications have transformed the landscape for legal professionals. And this market influence reaches beyond attorneys and law firms. billion globally in 2022.

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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. Case Chronology Elevator Pitch: We are the legal Gold Standard for Chronologies.

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The Law Product Makers blog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

You can create a Prenuptial Agreement at Hello Prenup without incurring high legal fees. The average cost of a prenuptial agreement prepared by an attorney is at least $3,000 and upwards. This drive towards creating new ways of accessing the legal system at low cost motivates a new generation of lawyers to think differently.

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LawSites

JANUARY 23, 2023

Joining Levine as a partner at the firm is Jeffrey Harris , who had also been a partner at Titus Brueckner and who focuses on civil and commercial litigation. “Instead, our attorneys can place their singular focus on providing clients with the practical, commercial-oriented legal advice that best serves their strategic goals.

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The North Carolina Journey of Law and Technology

APRIL 17, 2023

AI is more likely to aid attorneys, rather than replace them, at least in the near future. A burning question amongst legal professionals tends to fall along the lines of whether AI will replace attorneys? This raises the question, if AI won’t replace attorneys, what effects will it have on the practice of law?

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LawSites

DECEMBER 21, 2021

While calling the rating of attorneys “ludicrous,” U.S. Legal Tech Look-Back is a continuing series of posts that turn back the calendar on legal tech news.). To the extent that their lawsuit has focused a spotlight on how ludicrous the rating of attorneys (and judges) has become, more power to them.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 21, 2021

While calling the rating of attorneys “ludicrous,” U.S. Legal Tech Look-Back is a continuing series of posts that turn back the calendar on legal tech news.). To the extent that their lawsuit has focused a spotlight on how ludicrous the rating of attorneys (and judges) has become, more power to them.

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CaseFox

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Because they are the part of case file legal proceedings, which means they are public unless the court orders to seal them. You should always seek legal advice from an attorney for creating concrete, clear, and logical pleadings. The Bottom Line Pleadings are the backbone of any legal proceedings.

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Clio

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

You may want to consider a career as a legal consultant. Whether you’re exploring potential legal career paths for the future or you’re a practicing attorney considering a pivot, becoming a legal consultant could be right for you. Are you an excellent communicator?

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Lawmatics

DECEMBER 27, 2023

However, Bloomberg Law’s Spring 2023 Law School Preparedness Survey , which included 936 practicing attorneys, revealed some interesting insights. Time management, professional writing, client communications, and interactions, as well as issue spotting and analysis, are highly valued skills for new attorneys. Word processors.

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Legal Expert Connections

DECEMBER 1, 2018

In the market for lead plaintiffs in class action law suits, firms pay politically connected attorneys multi-million-dollar fees to provide firms with nothing more than an introduction to potential clients including pension funds and other institutions. Upon this discovery, a U.S. million for double counting.

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CaseFox

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Because they are the part of case file legal proceedings, which means they are public unless court orders to seal it. You should always seek legal advice for an attorney for creating concrete, clear, and logical pleadings. But it is important to have an attorney so that they can assess the plea before the decision.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

JANUARY 25, 2023

But while I was there, I got the opportunity to meet some IP attorneys from firm right across the street from PNGs headquarters, a firm that probably many of us have heard of Dinsmore and Shohl. And I met a few attorneys from there and I helped them work on a legal opinion. I was providing some of the technical aspects to it.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

That brings the amount awarded since the program’s inception to 826 grants totaling more than $77 million, all focused on creating innovative ways to better serve clients, strengthen program capacity and support the work of pro bono attorneys. Legal Aid Society of Hawai’i will receive two grants. California. Connecticut .

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Joshua Gilliland

JANUARY 12, 2016

Instead, the Court dressed down the attorneys on their meet and confer efforts: This discovery dispute has quickly transformed into a behemoth, replete with competing and disputed descriptions of at the Parties’ efforts to meet and confer. The Court found that “unacceptable.” Cedar Grove, at *7. Cedar Grove, at *8. Cedar Grove, at *13.

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Legal Tech Monitor

MAY 12, 2023

In this riveting episode of our podcast, we delve into the fascinating world of AI in the legal industry with our esteemed guests, Nathan Walter and Bridget Albiero. And then more generally, the high points, were just being able to help someone who is in this process of litigation, who they’re very scared, it’s it’s very confusing.

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Law Technology Today

MARCH 3, 2023

Much like a good litigator, it was able to take either position on an issue and put together coherent arguments for that position. Another experiment would be to have it draft a fairly standardized legal document like a Power of Attorney or incorporation documents compliant with the laws of a particular state.

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LawSites

MAY 31, 2022

In litigation and intellectual property matters, it is the responsibility of docketing professionals to ensure that electronic court pleadings and documents are properly and timely filed, to maintain internal databases of docketed documents, and to facilitate access to documents by the firm’s legal professionals. We do the research.

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Clio

JULY 27, 2023

Effectively objecting at depositions is a potent litigation strategy. Disclaimer: These deposition objections are designed to provide a helpful starting point and to give you a broad understanding of the types of questions you can object to—the information is not exhaustive and not intended as legal advice.

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Debevoise Data Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. As many companies seek legal advice and other professional services from multiple firms, this requirement may significantly reduce the number of candidates available to perform a monitorship. Polite, Jr.

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