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How GCs Can Build A Data-Driven Division To Bolster Their Company

Above the Law - Technology

No transformation happens without a careful appraisal of what you have and where you want to go. The post How GCs Can Build A Data-Driven Division To Bolster Their Company appeared first on Above the Law.

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Karol Valencia is appointed Ambassador of Alliances at Global Legaltech Hub

Global LegalTech Hub

She will lead agreements with national and international entities, universities, governments, and hubs. > Press Release The Global Legaltech Hub (GLTH) appoints Karol Valencia as Ambassador of Alliances with the aim of reaching agreements with the most significant entities in the legaltech universe worldwide. The addition of the CEO and Co-founder of WOW Legal Experience comes at a moment of exponential growth for the organization, which now counts over 300 members worldwide and collaborates wit

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Getting Real About Generative AI + The Law

Artificial Lawyer

How will generative AI impact lawyer training? What percentage chance is there that we will see a total transformation of the legal sector because of.

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Justia Legal Guides: Home Ownership Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

Becoming a homeowner is exciting, but paying off the mortgage is not. One lucky Arizona resident got some unexpected help with his mortgage payments earlier this year. Spyro Malaspinas netted a staggering $500,000 for renting his home in Paradise Valley for one week in February. His “tenant” was the award-winning singer Rihanna, who performed at the halftime show of the Super Bowl in nearby Glendale.

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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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Trademark Extraterritoriality: Abitron v. Hetronic Doesn’t Go the Distance (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

By Guest Bloggers Margaret Chon and Christine Haight Farley [Margaret Chon is a Professor of Law at Seattle University School of Law, and Christine Haight Farley is a Professor of Law at American University Washington College of Law.] In one of the last opinions announced this term, Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International Inc. , the Supreme Court held that the Lanham Act does not reach trademark infringement that occurs outside of the United States (US).

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Producers allegedly sought rights to replicate extras using AI, forever, for just $200–The Register

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Laura Dobberstein Hollywood’s top labor union for media professionals has alleged that studios want to pay extras around $200 for the rights to use their likenesses forever. That would allow the studios to recreate those background actors using generative AI as necessary, whenever they want, rather than rehire the workers. The likenesses would be input by scanning the actors’ faces and bodies.

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Your Data & Technology Are Not Delivering You Value—Here's How to Fix Them

Legal Tech Monitor

An investment in legal technology can leverage firms into delivering legal services efficiently and cost-effectively, partners at Lotis Blue and Estrada consultancies outline.

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Should Lawyers Use AI for Briefs?

Clio

We’ve talked a lot about the benefits of AI —and the risks. With a New York federal judge recently sanctioning two lawyers for using AI to write an inaccurate legal brief, we’ve received yet another sobering reminder that AI does not come without complications and is not a substitute for a lawyer’s wisdom. What’s more, a Texas judge recently issued a Mandatory Certification Regarding Generative Artificial Intelligence directive requiring all lawyers who appear before him to certify that any port

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What Does a Contract Lawyer Look Like in 2023?

Legal Tech Monitor

In-house legal teams are using technology to a greater extent, and are extracting greater value from it. As a result, there’s been more of a demand for freelance lawyers to have greater experience and expertise in using legal technology and working in collaboration with IT professionals.

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rightmart Group schließt Series B-Finanzierung in Höhe von 27,5 Mio. EUR ab

Legal Tech Blog

Die rightmart Group, einer der führenden Legal Tech-Anbieter für Verbraucherrechtslösungen, sichert sich 27,5 Mio. EUR – und schließt damit die bisher größte Series B-Finanzierung für Legal Tech-Unternehmen mit Verbraucherfokus in Deutschland erfolgreich ab. Diese wurde von zwei strategischen Investoren getragen: dem Rechtsschutzversicherer KS/AUXILIA, der bereits in der vorherigen Series A-Finanzierungsrunde investierte, sowie der LVM Versicherung, die als neuer Investor an Bord ist.

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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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New Trial Date Set After Lawyer's Social Media Posts Cost Client $1.5M

Legal Tech Monitor

“Plaintiff’s counsel requested that the court provide guidance as to what content and other public statements may be shared with the public and what plaintiff’s counsel should do with content that is already in the public domain,” read the motion filed by Mike Rafi.

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How to Boost Practice Area and Location Profitability

Centerbase

Written by Carol Patterson All law firms collect and study data about their bottom line. If they’re in the red, they know they need to figure out what’s holding them back. But if they’re in the black, they may not dig deeper to understand what’s working and what’s not. After all, a profitable firm is a healthy firm , right? That’s not always the case.

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LawNext Podcast: The Past, Present and Future of Trial Presentation Software, with Lit Software’s Tara Cheever and Derek Miller

Legal Tech Monitor

Recently, Derek Miller , a veteran legal technology executive who, as president and CEO of inData Corporation for nearly three decades, oversaw Trial Director , one of the most widely used trial-presentation software products ever, joined Lit Software , the developer of a suite of litigation apps for iPad and Mac, as chief growth officer, to help drive the company’s continued expansion, particularly into larger firms, corporations and insurance companies.

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Can AI get patents?

Vogel IT Law

The New York Times reported that “Legal scholars, patent authorities and even Congress have been pondering that question. The people who answer “yes,” a small but growing number, are fighting a decidedly uphill battle in challenging the deep-seated belief that only a human can invent. Invention evokes images of giants like Thomas Edison and eureka moments — “the flash of creative genius,” as the Supreme Court justice William O.

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Emojis Are Increasingly Legally Binding. But They're Still Open to Wide Interpretation

Legal Tech Monitor

Each year, more cases in U.S. courts treat emojis as legally binding. However, giving the same weight to emojis as one would give to signatures comes with its own set of security concerns, and increased ambiguity.

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European Commission Adopts Adequacy Decision on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

Inside Privacy

On July 10, 2023, the European Commission adopted its adequacy decision on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”). The decision, which took effect on the day of its adoption, concludes that the United States ensures an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the EEA to companies certified to the DPF. This blog post summarizes the key findings of the decision, what organizations wishing to certify to the DPF need to do and the process for certifying, as well as the imp

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Tech Litigation Watch: Five Trends to Keep an Eye On

Legal Tech Monitor

Legaltech News looked at some of the tech litigation trends that have shaped the first half of this year—and the ones likely to become top of mind for businesses and their legal teams going forward.

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Kira sues former VP Kennan Samman and DeepJudge over alleged non-compete and non-disclosure breaches 

Legal IT Insiders

Litera has filed an injunction against Kira’s former vice president of global product sales, Kennan Samman and DeepJudge, the startup he joined this month, alleging that the defendants have breached … Kira sues former VP Kennan Samman and DeepJudge over alleged non-compete and non-disclosure breaches Read More » The post Kira sues former VP Kennan Samman and DeepJudge over alleged non-compete and non-disclosure breaches appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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How GCs Can Build A Data-Driven Division To Bolster Their Company

Legal Tech Monitor

No transformation happens without a careful appraisal of what you have and where you want to go. The post How GCs Can Build A Data-Driven Division To Bolster Their Company appeared first on Above the Law.

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TIQ Strengthens Leadership Team with Appointment of Robert van Loon as COO

Legal IT Professionals

TIQ, the leading provider of time capture solutions for legal professionals, is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert van Loon as Chief Operating Officer (COO).

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6 Traits of a High-Performing General Counsel

Legal Tech Monitor

Recent data shows a projected 90% increase in demand for corporate legal department services in the coming years. However, a third of this demand will go unmet because of forecasted [.] The post 6 Traits of a High-Performing General Counsel appeared first on Exigent.

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e-DAT Practice Group Partner to Attend Upcoming ABA Program and Master’s Conference in Europe on E-Discovery and Data Privacy

K&L Gates e-Discovery Analysis & Technology Group

Daniel Miller, a partner of the K&L Gates e-Discovery Analysis & Technology (“e-DAT”) Group and the firm’s Pittsburgh office, will attend this week’s ABA Cross-Border Institute in Paris. Daniel will also participate on a panel discussion at next week’s Master’s Conference in London.

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Kira sues former VP Kennan Samman and DeepJudge over alleged non-compete and non-disclosure breaches 

Legal Tech Monitor

Litera has filed an injunction against Kira’s former vice president of global product sales, Kennan Samman and DeepJudge, the startup he joined this month, alleging that the defendants have breached. Kira sues former VP Kennan Samman and DeepJudge over alleged non-compete and non-disclosure breaches Read More » The post Kira sues former VP Kennan Samman and DeepJudge over alleged non-compete and non-disclosure breaches appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Achieving Sensible AI Regulation

Debevoise Data Blog

The proliferation of AI tools and rapid pace of AI adoption have led to calls for new regulation at all levels. President Biden recently said “[w]e need to manage the risks [of AI] to our society, to our economy, and our national security.” The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law recently held a hearing on “ Rules for Artificial Intelligence ” to discuss the need for AI regulation, while Senate Majority Leader Schumer released a strategy to regulate AI.

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The Other Factor: Assessing the Efficiency of Law Firms

Legal Tech Monitor

From : Blog Entry >> Sachin’s Blog Entry Please enjoy this blog posted on behalf of: Sachin Gupta, Knowledge Management Attorney, Latham & Watkins LLP You may recall from your elementary math class that a multiplication equation includes factors multiplied together to produce a product. The two factors that determine the cost of legal services are an attorney’s hourly rate and number of hours billed.

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Ep 211: The Past, Present and Future of Trial Presentation Software, with Lit Software’s Tara Cheever and Derek Miller

LawNext podcast

Recently, Derek Miller , a veteran legal technology executive who, as president and CEO of inData Corporation for nearly three decades, oversaw Trial Director , one of the most widely used trial-presentation software products ever, joined Lit Software , the developer of a suite of litigation apps for iPad and Mac, as chief growth officer, to help drive the company’s continued expansion, particularly into larger firms, corporations and insurance companies.

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For Many Lawyers, the FTC's OpenAI Investigation Is Only the Beginning

Legal Tech Monitor

The Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into OpenAI’s data privacy and data training practices. For attorneys, this is significant beyond just OpenAI.

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Midsize Law Firm Priorities - A Report with Answers and Opportunities

Legal IT Professionals

Midsize law firms often operate in an environment with unique business challenges and conditions, including expectations to provide the same high standards of client service that larger firms provide, but with fewer resources and investment dollars. Interestingly enough, these -specific challenges, business priorities, and trends of midsize firms have, to date, not been widely captured in reports and surveys.

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Effective Data Management Is Key to Building Competitve Advantage

Legal Tech Monitor

In a time of exponential change, accelerating technological advancement, and growing digitization, data is fast becoming the lifeblood of modern organizations

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LawNext Podcast: The Past, Present and Future of Trial Presentation Software, with Lit Software’s Tara Cheever and Derek Miller

Above the Law - Technology

Recently, Derek Miller , a veteran legal technology executive who, as president and CEO of inData Corporation for nearly three decades, oversaw Trial Director , one of the most widely used trial-presentation software products ever, joined Lit Software , the developer of a suite of litigation apps for iPad and Mac, as chief growth officer, to help drive the company’s continued expansion, particularly into larger firms, corporations and insurance companies.

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Adult Webcams Grew Popular in the Pandemic—But Were Performers Cheated?

Legal Tech Monitor

"Holding companies who improperly misclassify performers accountable is becoming increasingly necessary," said plaintiffs lawyer Charles J. Kocher.

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At the 'Epicenter' of Privacy Law, Baker McKenzie Grows Los Angeles Office With DLA Piper Partner

Legal Tech Monitor

Justine Phillips joined the firm's growing Los Angeles office, as it continues to invest in its cybersecurity and privacy team.

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Regulatory Intelligence Platform Regology Introduces Free Gen AI-Powered Solution

Legal Tech Monitor

RegIntel aims to help users research the nuances of the laws in question, draft policies, and analyze their impact.

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Call for Nominations: Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards 2024

Legal Tech Monitor

The call for nominations for its 2024 Leaders in Tech Awards are open for nominations.

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