Above the Law - Technology

JUNE 28, 2023

Law firms are awash in data. Yet relatively few firms know how to responsibly protect and leverage that data — let alone have the data infrastructure needed to achieve that. Fortunately, there are practical frameworks law firms can implement to manage their data, make the most of their internal applications, take advantage of third-party data sources, and address the critical challenges involved in building a modern data infrastructure, says Jeff Cox , director of content at legal data and analy

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

JUNE 28, 2023

Isha Marathe , a tech reporter for American Lawyer Media, joined the podcast to discuss her recent article on how deep fake technology is coming to litigation and whether the legal system is prepared. Deep fakes are hyper-realistic images, videos or audio created using artificial intelligence to manipulate or generate fake content. They are easy and inexpensive to create but difficult to detect.

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Above the Law - Technology

JUNE 28, 2023

Yesterday afternoon, I had the chance to sit down for about 20 minutes via Zoom with Jake Heller , the founder and CEO of Casetext , to discuss his company’s acquisition by Thomson Reuters in a $650 million cash deal. What follows is a transcript of our conversation, which I have condensed and edited very slightly for style and continuity. References to the morning investors’ call are to yesterday morning’s briefing by Thomson Reuters to its institutional investors, which I w

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 28, 2023

Sally Schmidt | It can be tough for clients to judge the quality of your services. Here are things you can do to impress. The post Building Confidence in the Quality of Your Services appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Advertiser: Trellis

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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Above the Law - Technology

JUNE 28, 2023

Clop, a Russian ransomware gang known for going after healthcare providers, has been recently exploiting a software vulnerability called MOVEit. Johns Hopkins University and its health system were recently victims of a data breach caused by hackers targeting this vulnerability, as was Texas-based Harris Health System.

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LLRX

JUNE 28, 2023

This new column by Sabrina I. Pacifici highlights the fast paced impact of AI on many facets of the global financial system. The chronological links provided are to the primary sources, and as available, indicate links to alternate free versions. Each entry includes the publication name, date published, article title, abstract and tags.

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Legal IT Insiders

JUNE 28, 2023

Hi and welcome to the June Orange Rag. Erm, it’s been quite the half year. If you weren’t already discussing generative AI towards the end of last year, I bet … The Orange Rag Newsletter is Here! Read More » The post The Orange Rag Newsletter is Here! appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Above the Law - Technology

JUNE 28, 2023

Help us benchmark the industry — and get a chance at a $250 gift card! The post Is Biglaw Asleep At The Cybersecurity Wheel? appeared first on Above the Law.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 28, 2023

I recently wrote a lengthy blog post explaining the many problems with the California Journalism Protection Act (JCPA), AB 886. I submitted a letter of opposition to the Senate Judiciary Committee with just some quotable lowlights. My letter: __ CJPA is bad policy: CJPA is unlikely to create or sustain any journalism at all. Instead, it will simply enrich the journalism operators’ stockholders, even if they don’t spend any payments on journalism at all.

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Above the Law - Technology

JUNE 28, 2023

The pain just might be worth it — and not as bad as you’d expect. The post An Attorney’s Guide To Switching Law Practice Management Software appeared first on Above the Law.

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Advertiser: Trellis

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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Legal IT Insiders

JUNE 28, 2023

US contract drafting startup DraftWise has raised $5M led by EarlyBird with participation from strategic investors, including global law firm Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe. Previous law firm investors include UK … DraftWise raises $5m and adds Orrick to its law firm investor base Read More » The post DraftWise raises $5m and adds Orrick to its law firm investor base appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Inside Privacy

JUNE 28, 2023

Late yesterday, the EU institutions reached political agreement on the European Data Act (see the European Commission’s press release here and the Council’s press release here ). The proposal for a Data Act was first tabled by the European Commission in February 2022 as a key piece of the European Strategy for Data (see our previous blogpost here ).

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 28, 2023

During the ‘Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for June 2023’ webinar on Tuesday hosted by EDRM, panelists highlighted some of the key takeaways from recent e-discovery cases.

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Dewey B Strategic

JUNE 28, 2023

Thomson Reuters’ deal to purchase Casetext has driven the legal tech hype cycle to a fever pitch. Don’t get me wrong. I am a big fan of Casetext. I have been an admirer for over a decade. More than once , I have watched them not just beat the market , but redirect the market and invent whole new categories of legal research products. I have spent a lot of time over the past few years musing about innovation, new product categories and market advantage.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 28, 2023

As a GC, you understand the trust-building value of a contract between parties. It identifies and allocates the business relationship risks. While these legal documents protect the company, they are [.] The post An Introduction to Contract Data Models appeared first on Exigent.

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Legal IT Professionals

JUNE 28, 2023

HaystackID, a leading international provider of specialized eDiscovery services, and Ashish Prasad, the company's Vice President and General Counsel, have been recognized for their significant eDiscovery litigation support expertise in the 2023 Chambers Litigation Support Guide published by Chambers USA.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 28, 2023

Reading Time: 12 minutes Our law library has a supporting foundation—like a friends of the library group—that has a website. Like so many websites, it’s mostly brochure ware. They had a change in their board composition last year and lost the person doing the web work and so I volunteered. It led to me migrating the website. Here’s some of what I learned, particularly with using CPanel and Siteground’s custom hosting portal.

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LawSites

JUNE 28, 2023

If you are in the Boston area, join us July 18, 5-7 p.m., for LegalTech Boston’s inaugural event — a panel discussion among three technology company chief legal officers on Boston’s unique contribution to legal tech. I will moderate the panel, which will feature: Margaret Minister, general counsel for Evisort, a legal technology company that transforms business with AI-powered contract analytics and contract lifecycle management.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 28, 2023

Tech purchase cycles are getting longer at legal departments as the dependence on tech is growing, according to the 2023 Legal Technology Survey from Exterro and the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC).

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Relativity

JUNE 28, 2023

Over the years, the pace and momentum of the Relativity community’s international growth has been just incredible. Here’s a quick look at what our partners enjoyed most at our seventh-annual Relativity Fest London.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 28, 2023

“If this technology is going to work the way that we think it will, positions will be eliminated,” said Linda Novosel, chief innovation and value officer at Blank Rome.

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Clio

JUNE 28, 2023

Search engine optimization, top-of-funnel, and pay-per-click? You’d be forgiven if these words spark confusion. After all, you went to school to study law, not legal marketing. And yet, legal marketing has become incredibly important for firms of all sizes. As competition intensifies, it can be a powerful way to gain an edge over the competition and attract a steady flow of clients.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 28, 2023

The lawsuit likens Open AI's alleged privacy violations to complaints against Clearview AI for scraping photos off the internet for commercial gain.

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Relativity

JUNE 28, 2023

Over the years, the pace and momentum of the Relativity community’s international growth has been just incredible. Here’s a quick look at what our partners enjoyed most at our seventh-annual Relativity Fest London.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 28, 2023

There is growing evidence that generative AI is being used to write applications—sparking a debate across the UK legal sector about the pros and cons.

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Lawmatics

JUNE 28, 2023

What is your role at Lawmatics, and what does your job entail? I'm a Software QA Engineer, and I test new features developed by our engineering team to ensure quality standards are met and goals are aligned with our product team. I write test plans and report failed scenarios to the developers so they can quickly reproduce issues. Recently, I've been working more with writing code and test automation to prevent code regressions.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 28, 2023

US contract drafting startup DraftWise has raised $5M led by EarlyBird with participation from strategic investors, including global law firm Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe. Previous law firm investors include UK. DraftWise raises $5m and adds Orrick to its law firm investor base Read More » The post DraftWise raises $5m and adds Orrick to its law firm investor base appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Xakia

JUNE 28, 2023

The frame can be the most tedious part of a puzzle. However, it's always the place to start, setting up the puzzle for a beautiful picture to emerge within.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 28, 2023

Catylex launches new version to lower time and cost of figuring out what’s buried in those agreements before you get burned. The post You’ve Got Skeletons In Your Closet (Of Contracts) appeared first on Above the Law.

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Nextpoint

JUNE 28, 2023

It's 2023 – and it's time to start utilizing the benefits of cloud-based ediscovery software. Here's what to consider when making the switch.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 28, 2023

Law firms are awash in data. Yet relatively few firms know how to responsibly protect and leverage that data — let alone have the data infrastructure needed to achieve that. Fortunately, there are practical frameworks law firms can implement to manage their data, make the most of their internal applications, take advantage of third-party data sources, and address the critical challenges involved in building a modern data infrastructure, says Jeff Cox , director of content at legal data and analy

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Legal IT Professionals

JUNE 28, 2023

Epiq announced today it has won the 2023 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award. The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 28, 2023

Thomson Reuters’ deal to purchase Casetext has driven the legal tech hype cycle to a fever pitch. Don’t get me wrong. I am a big fan of Casetext. I have been an admirer for over a decade. More than once , I have watched them not just beat the market , but redirect the market and invent whole new categories of legal research products. I have spent a lot of time over the past few years musing about innovation, new product categories and market advantage.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 28, 2023

Isha Marathe , a tech reporter for American Lawyer Media, joined the podcast to discuss her recent article on how deep fake technology is coming to litigation and whether the legal system is prepared. Deep fakes are hyper-realistic images, videos or audio created using artificial intelligence to manipulate or generate fake content. They are easy and inexpensive to create but difficult to detect.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 28, 2023

Yesterday afternoon, I had the chance to sit down for about 20 minutes via Zoom with Jake Heller , the founder and CEO of Casetext , to discuss his company’s acquisition by Thomson Reuters in a $650 million cash deal. What follows is a transcript of our conversation, which I have condensed and edited very slightly for style and continuity. References to the morning investors’ call are to yesterday morning’s briefing by Thomson Reuters to its institutional investors, which I wrote about here.

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