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On LawNext: An Inside Look At Driving Innovation within A Major Law Firm and A Major Legal Department

Above the Law - Technology

For an inside perspective on that question, we speak with Rachel Dooley , who at the time of this recording was chief innovation officer at the law firm Goodwin Procter, and Ilona Logvinova , managing counsel and head of innovation for McKinsey Legal. Note that since we recorded this conversation, Dooley has left Goodwin Procter.

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Are Electronic Signatures Legal?

Clio

Electronic signatures (or e-signatures) have become nearly ubiquitous in everyday life and business—from confirming your agreement to terms and conditions on a website, to using e-signature tools to sign a work contract. What is an e-signature? But are electronic signatures legally binding? What is an electronic signature?

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You Subpoenaed My Documents, Shouldn’t You Pay for Them?

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Your company received a document subpoena in a legal dispute in which it is not involved. The court-appointed the SBA as a receiver and permitted it to marshal Cardinal’s assets and business records. As a result, the SBA requested documents from attorneys who represented Cardinal in prior business transactions.

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Automated Document Assembly is Easy, Right?

Legal Tech Monitor

Decades ago, I assumed that technology would soon advance to the point where automated document assembly would be fully incorporated in most law offices across the country. Automated document assembly involves investing time to set up systems that generate documents (or first drafts of documents) in minutes.

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Clio Double Header: Chief Technology Officer Jonathan Watson and Chief Product Officer Hemant Kashyap

Above the Law - Technology

On today’sLawNext, it’s a Clio double header, featuring two separate interviews with two of Clio’s top product-focused executives – one with Jonathan Watson , its chief technology officer, and the other with Hemant Kashyap , chief product officer – both recorded live at the Clio Cloud Conference in Nashville in October.

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Is this the Fastest Document Search in Legal?

LawSites

A product launched this week claims to be the fastest search and review platform in legal for matters involving large document collections — discovery, investigations and compliance — and the first to seamlessly combine keyword and algorithmic search. While these claims might seem audacious, they come from a team with a proven track record.

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Free Law Project Seeks to Develop Open Access System to Disrupt Court E-Filing; Seeks Court Partners

LawSites

Federal, state and local court e-filing systems are a Tower of Babel-like mishmash of proprietary technologies and paywalls that inhibit public access to court documents. “It is particularly harmful to those that cannot afford to pay for court records.”

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