Fri.Apr 28, 2023

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Attorney AI Assistants: GPT-Driven Tools And Browser Extensions To Streamline Your Work

Above the Law - Technology

By embracing these technologies, you'll be better positioned to keep up with the rapidly evolving legal technology landscape. The post Attorney AI Assistants: GPT-Driven Tools And Browser Extensions To Streamline Your Work appeared first on Above the Law.

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EU General Court Clarifies When Pseudonymized Data is Considered Personal Data

Inside Privacy

On April 26, 2023, the General Court of the European Union issued its judgment in Case T-557/20, SRB v EDPS. The Court held that pseudonymized data transmitted to a data recipient will not be considered personal data if the data recipient does not have the means to re-identify the data subjects. The Court also clarified that an individual’s opinions cannot be assumed to be personal data; instead, a case-by-case assessment is necessary.

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Turning Over Refugee Asylum Claims To Artificial Intelligence Is A Terribl… Wait, We Already Do This?!?!?

Above the Law - Technology

This is a horrific roadmap to where AI in the legal industry will make things worse before they get better. The post Turning Over Refugee Asylum Claims To Artificial Intelligence Is A Terribl… Wait, We Already Do This?!?!? appeared first on Above the Law.

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Minnesota’s Attempt to Copy California’s Constitutionally Defective Age Appropriate Design Code is an Utter Fail (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

by guest blogger Jess Miers, Legal Advocacy Counsel at Chamber of Progress [Eric’s intro: last year I blogged about Minnesota’s flirtation with mandatory age verification. That proposal died, but it’s a new year and legislatures around the country are back with a bumper crop of proposals to kill the Internet.] This year is a glaring reminder of the consequences of passing terrible Internet policy through state legislatures.

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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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Missouri Nukes Its ‘Tell Us If You’ve Seen A Trans’ Reporting Form After It’s Swarmed With ‘Bee Movie’ Scripts

Above the Law - Technology

From the 'So. this is the internet. Have you met me?' Department The post Missouri Nukes Its ‘Tell Us If You’ve Seen A Trans’ Reporting Form After It’s Swarmed With ‘Bee Movie’ Scripts appeared first on Above the Law.

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Local Q&A: I’m a new law school grad who lives in the midwest. What are the most popular areas of practice in Chicago, IL?

Martindale-Avvo

Congratulations on graduating from law school ! Chicago is a vibrant city with a diverse legal market. Some of the most popular areas of practice in Chicago, IL include: Corporate law : This involves representing businesses in a variety of legal matters, such as mergers and acquisitions, contracts, and regulatory compliance. Litigation : This area of practice involves representing clients in court, including civil and criminal trials, appeals, and alternative dispute resolution.

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UK ICO Updates Guidance on Artificial Intelligence and Data Protection

Inside Privacy

On 29 March 2023, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) published updated Guidance on AI and data protection (the “Guidance”) following “requests from UK industry to clarify requirements for fairness in AI”. AI has been a strategic priority for the ICO for several years. In 2020, the ICO published its first set of guidance on AI (as discussed in our blog post here ) which it complemented with supplementary recommendations on Explaining Decisions Made with AI and an AI and Data Protect

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Irregular hours could be detrimental to solo lawyers’ mental health, new Clio report says–ABA Journal

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BY MATT REYNOLDS A majority of solo lawyers want flexibility to set their hours, but working irregular and extended hours could come at the expense of their mental health, according to Clio’s 2023 Legal Trends for Solo Law Firms report. The report was published April 18 by the practice management software company and was based on a fresh analysis of data from the 2022 Legal Trends Report , which found that about one in five lawyers left a job as part of the “Great Resignation,” or the “Great R

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Stronger cybersecurity, reducing cyber incidents, greater EU ‘strategic autonomy’? Three interesting features of the proposed EU Cyber Solidarity Act

Inside Privacy

Stronger cybersecurity, reducing cyber incidents, greater EU ‘strategic autonomy’? Three interesting features of the proposed EU Cyber Solidarity Act By Mark Young, Paul Maynard, and Anna Sophia Oberschelp de Meneses On April 18, 2023, the European Commission published its proposal for an EU Cyber Solidarity Act (“CSA”). It aims to strengthen incident detection, situational awareness, and response capabilities, and to ensure that entities providing services critical for day-to-day life can acce

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Is the Billable Hour Holding Your Law Firm Back? Why You Should Get a Head Start on Value-Based Billing

Legal Tech Monitor

From : Blog Entry >> Brian’s Blog Entry Please enjoy this blog posted on behalf of the three co-authors, Kristin Rhodes, Senior Practice Manager, Paul Hastings LLP, Nikki Shaver, CEO, Co-Founder, Legaltech Hub and Harriet Joubert-Vaklyes, Senior Project Manager – Legal Operations, CBRE Group. In the first part of this blog series , we posited that a shift towards value-based billing for law firms would give rise to many benefits in the legal industry.

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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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The Orange Rag Newsletter is Here!

Legal IT Insiders

Hi and welcome to the April Orange Rag, where the month has been dominated by big name strategic investment and M&A activity. In two of the biggest deals, Bain invested … 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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IAALS’ 2023 Rebuilding Justice Award Dinner: A Night of Inspiration

Legal Tech Monitor

Last Thursday, IAALS gathered with partners and friends for our 15th Annual Rebuilding Justice Award Dinner , celebrating the year’s awardees and recognizing our collective efforts to build a justice system that is accessible, constantly innovating, and puts people from all walks of life at its center. “When I joined IAALS in 2012, I knew I was entering an organization that was critical to solving the toughest problems in the American legal system,” said Brittany Kauffman, IAALS CEO.

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Manage Client Travel Expenses with Uber for Attorneys in CloudLex 

Lawyerist

CloudLex targets personal injury firms with handy features necessary for that practice area. Its focused tools set it apart in a generalist practice management market. Unique Tools for Unique Attorneys Specialty tools attract people who appreciate their focused nature, solving a finite set of problems exquisitely well. CloudLex’s distinctive approach shows in a testimonial highlighting one of its client firms.

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Corporate Legal Is Resisting Generative AI. Will Vendors Jump Through Their Hoops?

Legal Tech Monitor

Corporate legal departments are slow to come to terms with generative AI technology, yet vendors are keen to get a head start on incorporating the disruptive tech into their offerings. Finding a middle ground will require disclosure and communication.

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European Data Protection Roundup – March 2023

Debevoise Data Blog

Key takeaways this March include: Fairness in AI : Businesses utilising AI may want to assess fairness principles in accordance with the latest UK ICO guidance, which includes clarification around AI design and use; Notification timelines: Businesses may want to revisit their incident response plans to ensure they envisage breach notifications being made even when investigations remain ongoing; Data Processing Agreements: Businesses may want to review their vendor contracts following the Garante

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How WilmerHale's Gary Born Wrote His Thriller Book Between International Arbitrations

Legal Tech Monitor

In this week’s episode, WilmerHale’s Gary Born discusses how wrote his fiction thriller, “The File,” while maintaining a busy international arbitration practice.

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Key Compliance Challenges That Law Firms Face — and How to Solve Them

Centerbase

Compliance is a priority for law firms. And legal software can be a key tool in helping you meet your firm’s compliance requirements. In this article, we’ll cover major compliance issues that law firms need to monitor and solutions that can reduce your risks. What online compliance risks does my law firm face? A primary compliance concern for law firms is staying on top of compliance related to both data and processes: for example, storing firm and client data safely in the cloud, managing onlin

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Morning Docket: 04.28.23

Legal Tech Monitor

* Much like everyone else, law firms have no interest in paying Twitter. [ LegalCheek ] * Lawyers think the profession has gotten less civil, but that’s just what those degenerate scumbags would say. [ ABA Journal ] * A nice guide to the lawyers working with Jack Smith on Trump’s classified documents case. [ ABC News ] * No sooner did we note in this here column that New York would rewrite the rules to make criminal defense work even harder than NYC’s prosecutors reversed their push for the chan

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GDPR vs Meta Platforms: The Rest of the Story. User Consent Must Be Provided

Legal IT Group

Recently, we have already talked about the difficulties faced by the tech giant Meta Platforms with European supervisory authorities (Irish DPC, European EDPB) and the prospects for further litigation regarding the illegal processing of users’ personal data, in particular, class actions. As it turned out, we were partially right and expectedly wrong about Facebook’s good faith.

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Missouri Nukes Its ‘Tell Us If You’ve Seen A Trans’ Reporting Form After It’s Swarmed With ‘Bee Movie’ Scripts

Legal Tech Monitor

From the ‘So… this is the internet. Have you met me?’ Department The post Missouri Nukes Its ‘Tell Us If You’ve Seen A Trans’ Reporting Form After It’s Swarmed With ‘Bee Movie’ Scripts appeared first on Above the Law.

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Sequoia and OpenAI Invest $21M in Harvey to Disrupt Professional Services, Beginning with Legal

Legal IT Professionals

Harvey, a company focused on redefining professional services through the use of AI, has announced a $21M Series A funding round led by Sequoia with participation from the OpenAI Startup Fund, Conviction, SV Angel, and Elad Gil.

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Navigating Attorney Lateral Moves: Key Trends Shaping Today’s Legal Landscape [Sponsored]

Legal Tech Monitor

Discover the talent wars in the legal market, uncovering trends, gender dynamics, and strategic implications for law firms and attorneys navigating a changing landscape. The post Navigating Attorney Lateral Moves: Key Trends Shaping Today’s Legal Landscape appeared first on Above the Law.

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Manage Client Travel Expenses with Uber for Attorneys in CloudLex 

Lawyerist

CloudLex targets personal injury firms with handy features necessary for that practice area. Its focused tools set it apart in a generalist practice management market. Unique Tools for Unique Attorneys Specialty tools attract people who appreciate their focused nature, solving a finite set of problems exquisitely well. CloudLex’s distinctive approach shows in a testimonial highlighting one of its client firms.

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Turning Over Refugee Asylum Claims To Artificial Intelligence Is A Terribl… Wait, We Already Do This?!?!?

Legal Tech Monitor

This is a horrific roadmap to where AI in the legal industry will make things worse before they get better. The post Turning Over Refugee Asylum Claims To Artificial Intelligence Is A Terribl. Wait, We Already Do This?!?!? appeared first on Above the Law.

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Attorney AI Assistants: GPT-Driven Tools And Browser Extensions To Streamline Your Work

Legal Tech Monitor

By embracing these technologies, you’ll be better positioned to keep up with the rapidly evolving legal technology landscape. The post Attorney AI Assistants: GPT-Driven Tools And Browser Extensions To Streamline Your Work appeared first on Above the Law.

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Regulatory Technology, Vendor: Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. – VitalLaw

Legal Tech Monitor

“Legal innovation should capitalize on highly enriched, modeled data sets by producing advanced functionality and workflow solutions that anticipate what a client needs to stay out of litigation,” says Nicole Stone; Director, New Product Development Content Strategy at Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S.

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Report Finds Firms' Focus on Tech, Innovation Dropped as They 'Get Their Bearings'

Legal Tech Monitor

Fewer firms were leveraging technology to deliver more effective legal services in 2022 than in 2021, according to the Legal Pricing and Project Management (LPPM) Survey Report created by the Blickstein Group and the Legal Value Network in collaboration with Intapp. Here’s why that could be.

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Lawyers: How Are You, Really?

Legal Tech Monitor

Last week, during the Commission’s annual The Future Is Now: Legal Services conference, speaker Kara Hardin (an attorney and psychotherapist ), asked the hundreds of attorneys in attendance, “How are you, really?” Their responses were recorded via an anonymous poll and displayed in a word cloud. Here is what they said: The mental health challenges faced by attorneys are nothing new.

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Your Complete Guide to eDiscovery Software

Legal Tech Monitor

The discovery stage of the legal process requires rifling through piles of files and documents to find relevant information to share with necessary parties. This process is tedious and prone [.] The post Your Complete Guide to eDiscovery Software appeared first on Exigent.

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2017 Seems Like Last Century

Legal Tech Monitor

Notes to my (legal) self. The post 2017 Seems Like Last Century appeared first on Above the Law.

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