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AALL Southeastern Chapter TechTip: Trellis—A Game Changer for State Trial Court Research

Trellis.Law Blog

The following article was written by Cynthia Barnes, Reference Librarian @ Barry University Law School, for the Southeastern Law Librarian Spring 2023 Newsletter. The publication is put out by the Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries (SEAALL).… Continue reading → The post AALL Southeastern Chapter TechTip: Trellis—A Game Changer for State Trial Court Research first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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Make Rain by Forming Good Habits

Attorney at Work

Sally Schmidt | A checklist of successful rainmaking habits, even if you don’t consider yourself a natural rainmaker. The post Make Rain by Forming Good Habits appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Justia Legal Guides: Animal & Dog Law Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

Many people see dogs as best friends or even family members. They can enhance the joy of good times and comfort us during bad times. However, owning a dog is a huge responsibility. Ohio State and Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott found this out the hard way two years ago. In May 2021, his Rottweiler got loose while a landscaping company was working at his home.

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How To Turbocharge Legal Tech Adoption Within Your Law Firm By Identifying Your ‘Champions’

LawSites

It is an all-too-common scenario in legal tech: A law firm deploys a new legal tech product, hoping to enhance the productivity and efficiency of its legal professionals, only to see it sit idle and underutilized by the very professionals it was intended to benefit. Anthony Seale How can a law firm get over this adoption hurdle? One way is to identify your firm’s tech “champions” and give them the opportunities to become advocates for new tech, writes Anthony Seale , founder an

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Visibility Into the Strategy & Supporting Documents of Major US Law Firms

Law Firm Intelligence by Trellis aggregates state trial court data across the Trellis platform enabling users to: look up a particular metric related to a specific law firm (such as, how many cases a law firm had or has against another law firm), and see the actual dockets and documents supporting the metric. Trellis data is maximized in a revolutionary and unique way to provide users an exclusive look into a law firm litigating in state trial courts.

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3 Keys to Drafting Faster In Microsoft Word

NSLT

Follow these tips for drafting faster in Microsoft Word using styles, templates and the Quick Access toolbar. Do you spend more time than you’d like drafting documents? If so, you’re not alone. With these three simple tips, you can shave hours off your document drafting process.

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AI and Practicing Law: Potential Traps for the Unwary

Legal Tech Monitor

By developing a consciousness for these potential pitfalls, the hope is that lawyers (and other service providers) can use AICGs to significantly aid, but not substitute for, their ethical (and perhaps moral) responsibilities to their clients. This article seeks to raise awareness among practicing lawyers where it otherwise may be lacking.

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Three Ways to Pitch New Legal Tech to GCs and CEOs

Legal Tech Monitor

Convincing those set in their ways to do something new is never easy. But legal-operations professionals and CEOs told a CLOC 2023 panel what works and what doesn’t when you want to make an effective case for a new tool.

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In the News

iPhone J.D.

The iPhone is a great videocamera. The quality is excellent and has virtually always been cutting edge. For example, I took 4K home videos with my iPhone for many years before I had a television or other device that could show the videos in 4K because I knew that in the future I would appreciate taking the best quality video possible. (I love that I have some digitized VHS-C videos from the 1980s and 1990s and some digitized Super-8 videos from even earlier, but the quality is poor by today's st

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Tech Snippets Today – Metaverse Standards Forum – Neil Trevett – Chair, with Joseph Raczynski

Legal Tech Monitor

Lovely conversation today with Neil Trevett, Chair of the Metaverse Standards Forum! We get to hear about what led him to his position and the important need that the Forum is working on right now, as the Metaverse takes off. I have seen this firsthand when meeting with companies and firms of all sizes. They are looking for a guiding light on all things standards and interoperability, as well as finding a common ground with this soon to be mainstay of the future of the internet.

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Law360 Pulse: Generative AI Is The Hot New Practice At Law Firms

Debevoise Data Blog

Tracey Read at Law360 Pulse interviewed Avi Gesser, partner in the Data Strategy & Security group, on the growth of Generative AI practices at law firms. The article recognizes the Debevoise Data Strategy & Security group as one of the first movers in the space, when “[i]n early 2020 Debevoise & Plimpton LLP rebranded its cyber privacy practice — which included some AI and data management work — into a data strategy and security practice.” Avi goes on to explain that R

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Stay On Top of Newly Filed State & Federal Litigation: Curated Just for You!

With Daily Filings Report by Trellis you will receive an email and csv file daily with all new cases filed in the jurisdictions you're tracking. Each new case will include all case metadata like judge, parties, counsel, practice area, and even direct links to the full docket and complaint. Trellis Daily Filings Reports provide direct access to newly filed state and federal litigation curated just for you.

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Tech for the Ideal Home Office — LTRC Roundtable

Legal Tech Monitor

This month”s LTRC Roundtable focuses on Tech for the Ideal Home Office. I joined five others to discuss what are the best and sometimes the worst about our home office tools. There are several great home office topics covered in this brief piece. It is striking how Work From Home has so well established itself. Heard a NYC office worker on the radio saying if you wanted to see someone in the office, you’d best check on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday because the offices were mostly abandoned on M

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The 5 Stages of an Effective Legal Client Intake Process

CaseFox

In the realm of law, a well-executed client intake process is paramount to establishing strong relationships and providing effective legal representation. It serves as the foundation for a successful lawyer-client dynamic, enabling attorneys to gather crucial information, assess case viability, and ensure a smooth workflow. In this blog post, we will delve into the five stages of an effective legal client intake process in detail.

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AALL Southeastern Chapter TechTip: Trellis—A Game Changer for State Trial Court Research

Legal Tech Monitor

The following article was written by Cynthia Barnes, Reference Librarian @ Barry University Law School, for the Southeastern Law Librarian Spring 2023 Newsletter. The publication is put out by the Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries (SEAALL). Continue reading → The post AALL Southeastern Chapter TechTip: Trellis—A Game Changer for State Trial Court Research first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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What Is the Most Common Use of Marketing Automation?

Lawmatics

Imagine a world where robots take care of the mundane day-to-day activities, like vacuuming or making dinner, just like in the old episodes of The Jetsons. While it may have seemed like a futuristic, infeasible fantasy at the time, the future is closer than we think. Although we may not yet have robots preparing our meals, we do have the next best thing: marketing automation.

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Press Release | ILTA Announces Additional ILTACON 2023 Registration Types

Legal Tech Monitor

From : Blog Entry >> ILTA’s Blog Entry (Chicago, IL) May 18, 2023 – The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA), announces additional registration types for ILTACON 2023. ILTA is pleased to announce the opening of registration for Individuals from entities eligible for ILTA membership. These individuals may register for a Non-Member pass by emailing the ILTA Membership Team.

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3 Keys to Drafting Faster In Microsoft Word

NSLT

Follow these tips for drafting faster in Microsoft Word using styles, templates and the Quick Access toolbar. Do you spend more time than you’d like drafting documents? If so, you’re not alone. With these three simple tips, you can shave hours off your document drafting process.

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Lifetime Achievement, Law Firm: Jack Nelson, Reed Smith LLP

Legal Tech Monitor

Jack Nelson has maintained a successful commercial and class action defense practice for more than 30 years, and has been a leader in Big Law since 1998. Today he’s Reed Smith’s Senior Director of Legal Operations, where he works with the management team on the next generation of high-level special projects.

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Peppermint incorporates Microsoft Copilot into its client engagement and CMS applications 

Legal IT Insiders

Peppermint Technology has incorporated Microsoft’s Copilot into its suite of primary applications, including client engagement, case & matter management, and work management, we can reveal. Copilot is an AI … Peppermint incorporates Microsoft Copilot into its client engagement and CMS applications Read More » The post Peppermint incorporates Microsoft Copilot into its client engagement and CMS applications appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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How To Turbocharge Legal Tech Adoption Within Your Law Firm By Identifying Your ‘Champions’

Legal Tech Monitor

It is an all-too-common scenario in legal tech: A law firm deploys a new legal tech product, hoping to enhance the productivity and efficiency of its legal professionals, only to see it sit idle and underutilized by the very professionals it was intended to benefit. Anthony Seale How can a law firm get over this adoption hurdle? One way is to identify your firm’s tech “champions” and give them the opportunities to become advocates for new tech, writes Anthony Seale , founder and CEO of Legatics

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Generative AI Legal Tools – a white paper snapshot

Wisblawg

One of the hottest topics in legal technology (really, all of legal practice) is the rise of ChatGPT and other AI-related tools. We’ve already seen an influx of existing and new tools that integrate some form of AI, particularly generative AI tools that allow lawyers to quickly create documents and analyze their work. Over the past year, the Law Library staff taught courses (and will continue to do so each year) on legal tech and advanced legal research.

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Peppermint incorporates Microsoft Copilot into its client engagement and CMS applications 

Legal Tech Monitor

Peppermint Technology has incorporated Microsoft’s Copilot into its suite of primary applications, including client engagement, case & matter management, and work management, we can reveal. Copilot is an AI. Peppermint incorporates Microsoft Copilot into its client engagement and CMS applications Read More » The post Peppermint incorporates Microsoft Copilot into its client engagement and CMS applications appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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The Internet Survives SCOTUS Review (This Time)–Twitter v. Taamneh and Gonzalez v. Google

Eric Goldman

Today was the 2023 Super Bowl of Internet Law at the U.S. Supreme Court [FN]. SCOTUS issued two eagerly awaited decisions in the Twitter v. Taamneh and Gonzalez v. Google cases (as well as decisions in the Warhol copyright fair use case and the Amgen patent enablement case). Twitter won its decision unanimously, and the Supreme Court per curiam punted the Google case back to the 9th Circuit with the clear message that the plaintiffs should lose.

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Morning Docket: 05.18.23

Legal Tech Monitor

* Fifth Circuit judge scolds attorney for “personal attack” because she accurately described the district court opinion as unprecedented. As Inigo Montoya would put it, “I don’t think that word means what Judge Elrod thinks it means. [ Slate ] * After watching Disney’s experience beating up on Florida lawyers , Penguin Random House is starting to sue Florida school districts for banning books. [ AP ] * Montana has banned TikTok in a reminder that “free speech” is now limited to punishing student

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The Race to Regulate: Congress Hints at How It Will Tackle Generative AI

Legal Tech Monitor

“I think the U.S. should lead here and do things first, but to be effective we do need something global,” said Samuel Altman, CEO of OpenAI.

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CLOC News Rundown, Part 1: Ironclad's Slack and Salesforce Updates, Casepoint ChatViewer and More

Legal Tech Monitor

Missed some product, partnership, or legal tech market announcements at CLOC this week? Don’t worry, Legaltech News has got you covered.