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Illinois Supreme Court to Hold Public Hearing on 5 Proposed Rule Amendments, Including Rules Impacting Professionalism

Legal Tech Monitor

The Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee will hold a public hearing on November 15 to hear public comment on five proposals. The hearing will include proposed amendments to Rule 8.4 , which focuses on attorney misconduct, and Rule 794 , which outlines the 6-hour professional responsibility MCLE requirement.

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Not Again! Two More Cases, Just this Week, of Hallucinated Citations in Court Filings Leading to Sanctions

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In fairness, the Missouri case involved a pro se litigant, not a lawyer, but that pro se litigant claimed to have gotten the citations from a lawyer he hired through the internet. Karlen , the unwitting litigant filed an appellate brief in which 22 of 24 cases were fictitious. In the Missouri case, Kruse v.

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Tips for Catching Deepfakes in Evidence

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Many who create deepfakes just do it for fun, but manipulated videos and audio have made their way into litigation. In addition to inconsistencies you might see or hear, the background data attached to a digital file can reveal if it's been manipulated. So how do we keep fakes from being admitted as evidence?

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Not Again! Two More Cases, Just this Week, of Hallucinated Citations in Court Filings Leading to Sanctions

Legal Tech Monitor

In fairness, the Missouri case involved a pro se litigant, not a lawyer, but that pro se litigant claimed to have gotten the citations from a lawyer he hired through the internet. Karlen , the unwitting litigant filed an appellate brief in which 22 of 24 cases were fictitious. In the Missouri case, Kruse v.

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Courts Disrupted: Pew Study Finds Pandemic Caused Courts to Revolutionize their Operations, But Says More Needs to be Done

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They supplemented that review with an analysis of court approaches to virtual hearings, e-filing, and digital notarization, focusing on how these tools affected litigants in three of the most common types of civil cases: debt claims, evictions and child support. Three Recommendations.

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Automating web compliance is much easier than we believe

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With automated capturing, the actual recordkeeping and categorizing task is fulfilled, and teams are only needed to locate files in case of a record request. File format : The final aim of any discovery process is to share data with the other party. These will come in handy in case of complaints or litigation.

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Technology for Lawyers: Empowering the Legal Profession in the Digital Age

CaseFox

Legal Research and Data Analytics: Gone are the days of poring over endless law books and case files in dusty libraries. Cloud-based storage solutions offer secure and scalable platforms for storing sensitive client data, case files, and legal documents. This enables attorneys to work together in real-time on documents and case files.