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Digital Marketing Strategies for Estate Planning Attorneys

Attorney at Work

Explore digital marketing for personal injury law firms with social media, SEO strategies, and local advertising to boost success. The post Digital Marketing Strategies for Estate Planning Attorneys appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Chegg Is Likely to Prevail on Its Anti-Scraping CFAA Claim…But Doesn’t Get an Injunction–Chegg v. Doe (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy Most web-scraping cases fit into one of two categories: Cases where companies are innovating with data in ways that data hosts/owners don’t like, and courts try to accommodate competing interests in accordance with prevailing legal theories, including breach of contract, the CFAA, misappropriation, and various forms of intellectual property protection.

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Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) 2023

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As stated by Ethereum, "a DAO is a collectively-owned, blockchain-governed organization working towards a shared mission." Marcus P. Zillman highlights resources on how DAOs can impact business operations, identifies challenges to participation, and delivers a diverse bibliography of NFT resources that includes governance, regulation, blockchain and law.

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SEC Proposes Rule to Ensure Investment Firms Avoid Conflict of Interest When Using AI

Legal Tech Monitor

The rule would “require that, regardless of the technology used, firms meet their obligations not to place their own interests ahead of investors’ interests,” said SEC Chair Gary Gensler.

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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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Need an eDiscovery Solution? Cloud, Private Cloud, or Off-Cloud?

OpenText

You’ve narrowed down your choices on the best eDiscovery product for your company or firm, but where should it be implemented? On the cloud, private cloud, or off-cloud? First things first. Are all of these choices available for your select eDiscovery product? Many vendors offer cloud or private cloud but not off-cloud options. What are the pros and … The post Need an eDiscovery Solution?

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The JPE 2.0 Project: Modernizing Judicial Performance

Legal Tech Monitor

Judicial performance evaluation (JPE) programs provide periodic feedback to state judges about their performance on the bench, promoting the professional development of judges and educating the general public and voters about the work of their community’s judges. JPE programs draw from a range of informational sources, including surveys of attorneys and others who interact with the judge professionally, docket data, courtroom observation, written work product, and interviews to create a comprehe

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Perkins Coie Establishes $300K Tech Law Scholarship at HBCU North Carolina Central University School of Law

Legal Tech Monitor

“I commend and thank Perkins Coie for the firm’s generosity and visionary leadership in technology law, a growing and significant practice area,” Patricia Timmons-Goodson, dean of NCCU Law, said in a statement. “The creation of the Perkins Coie Technology Law Scholarship at North Carolina Central University School of Law will over time strengthen and diversify the legal profession.

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The Essentials of Information Governance for Law Firms - Part 2

Legal IT Professionals

In the first of two articles , Chris Giles and Chris Hockey drew on their experience to suggest why law firms now need to take information governance (IG) more seriously and how they should start with the creation of an IG policy. In this piece we cover how you can then make IG truly effective in the firm via the right steering committee, oversight and controls.

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A 'Wild Goose Chase'?: Smartmatic Lawyers Claim Evasive E-Discovery Conduct by Fox in Defamation Lawsuit

Legal Tech Monitor

“Fox has engaged in a pattern of conduct throughout discovery that boils down to a game of ‘catch me if you can,'” Smartmatic’s lawyers allege. They’re asking a judge to force Fox to sign an affidavit detailing search procedures and swearing additional records could not be found.

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Vote for Your Favorite Apps in the 10th Annual Relativity Innovation Awards

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We’ve seen some amazing submissions for the Relativity Innovation Awards over the years, and that trend continued in 2023. Read more about our community's favorite legal tech apps of the year.

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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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Oregon, Delaware Join Data Privacy Law Patchwork, With Expanded Definitions of Sensitive Data

Legal Tech Monitor

Despite following a common model, the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act and the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act have broadened definitions of sensitive data, fewer exemptions than prior bills, and a California-like definition of a sale.

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Startup Corner: Legal productivity platform Hivelight

Legal IT Insiders

Hivelight is a productivity platform for legal teams, founded in Sydney, Australia. We ask founders Ash Kelso and Xabi Errotabehere to tell us all. How would you describe Hivelight to a … Startup Corner: Legal productivity platform Hivelight Read More » The post Startup Corner: Legal productivity platform Hivelight appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Michael Best Creates AI-Focused C-Suite Role

Legal Tech Monitor

Among the first law firms to adopt an AI-focused C-suite role, Michael Best & Friedrich has named Sarah Alt as the firm’s first chief process and AI officer, as artificial intelligence grows as a focus for firms and clients.

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Survey sponsored by Wolters Kluwer forecasts “transformational efficiencies” enabled by generative AI

Legal IT Professionals

Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory and Above the Law published a new report indicating that 62% of legal professionals surveyed believe that the effective use of generative AI will distinguish successful and unsuccessful law firms within the next five years.

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Startup Corner: Legal productivity platform Hivelight

Legal Tech Monitor

Hivelight is a productivity platform for legal teams, founded in Sydney, Australia. We ask founders Ash Kelso and Xabi Errotabehere to tell us all. How would you describe Hivelight to a. Startup Corner: Legal productivity platform Hivelight Read More » The post Startup Corner: Legal productivity platform Hivelight appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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The Law Firm Ecosystem: Location Neutrality

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Erik Mazzone | An experiment. How does your firm's ecosystem affect your ability to attract and keep top talent? The post The Law Firm Ecosystem: Location Neutrality appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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FedNow Launch: One Significant Concern

Legal Tech Monitor

“ Now people have the ability to transfer money instantly, but FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) – pushed by social media and rapid communication, will, at some point, create runs on banks in a click of a mouse or at the touch of a screen. the Fed needs to force banks to increase reserves, now. “ Over the past seven years I have speaking and publishing thoughts on the movement to a more digital form of global payment rails, namely cryptocurrency.

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Trio of Articles Explore Questions about the Use of AI in Legal Writing

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Here’s a trio of articles about the use of generative artificial intelligence in legal writing: State Bar of Wisconsin president and ethics expert, Dean Dietrich answers the question: “Are there ethical issues if a lawyer uses software such as ChatGPT to write a brief or a legal memo? ” in the latest issue of the Wisconsin Lawyer. Using AI to assist in the representation of a client is neither new nor an automatic violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct.

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ChatGPT On Trial: The Slap Heard Around the Legal World

Legal Tech Monitor

Sanctions highlight need for law firms to set guidelines in order to safely harness the power of generative AI.