April, 2025

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Turn Clicks Into Clients: How Law Firms Can Improve Online-to-Offline Interactions

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

As we’ve discussed in previous posts, the user journey includes both online and offline touchpoints. It’s crucial to remember that the journey doesn’t end when someone fills out a form on your website or calls your office. Instead, it signals a transition to the essential offline, often in-person, phase of the client experience. A potential client visits your website, impressed by your expertise and commitment.

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How to Take Advantage of Legal Workflow Automation for 2025

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Legal work comes with a lot of moving partscontracts, approvals, compliance checks, and more emails than you can count. If your team is constantly chasing documents or dealing with slow processes, its time to make things easier. Workflow automation software helps cut out the busywork so you can focus on what actually matters. Legal professionals dont have time to waste on manual tasks that could run themselves.

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Unlock the Full Potential of Your Legal Operations with Bigfork Tech’s Resources

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Unlock the Full Potential of Your Legal Operations with Bigfork Techs Resources At Bigfork Tech, we are committed to empowering legal teams with the knowledge and tools they need to excel. Our website offers a wealth of resources designed to enhance your understanding of contract lifecycle management (CLM), legal operations, and project management. Here’s an overview of the valuable materials you can access: Insightful Blog Posts Our blog is a hub for the latest trends, insights, and best

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Opt-Out Approaches to AI Training: A False Compromise

Berkley Technology Law Journal

By Barbara Rasin, J.D. Candidate, 2027 The recent boom in generative AI technology has been hampered by accusations that AI training sets violate intellectual property laws. Various rightsholders, including the New York Times and Universal Music Group , have sued the companies behind these algorithms for training on their protected IP without a license.

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No Objections: Better Case Management with AI for Paralegals

Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

Join this session to get a fresh look at how AI tools can help you work smarter, faster, and more effectively! Attorney and law professor Joe Stephens, J.D., will walk you through the complete journey of a legal case—from the first client meeting through the final outcome—while showing you how artificial intelligence can transform your daily work at each important step.

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Why Intellectual Property Law Is Here to Stay (Yes, Even If Elon Musk Disagrees)

Brett Trout

Brett Trout In the world of tech, bold declarations are par for the course. But when Jack Dorsey tweeted delete all IP law and Elon Musk replied, I agree, it wasnt just another hot takeit was a direct challenge to a foundational pillar of innovation and economic growth: intellectual property (IP) law. As tempting as it may be to imagine a free-for-all innovation utopia where every idea is up for grabs, the reality is more groundedand far more complex.

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What Is Trust Accounting? Rules, Types, and How-To

Centerbase

For legal professionals, understanding trust accounting is important to build client trust. This area of law firm accounting is a fundamental component of the legal industry because it involves the management of client funds that a law firm holds in trust for its clients and requires strict adherence to ethical and legal obligations. Trust accounting is not just a procedural necessity; it helps maintain the integrity of the attorney-client relationship.

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How Managed Services Reduced Ops Costs by 35% 

Lineal Services

The Challenge: A global corporation with a sprawling internal investigations program was facing a familiar set of problems: rising legal operations costs, unpredictable review timelines, and an overworked internal team stretched thin by complex workflows and legacy infrastructure. They werent alone. Many in-house legal departmentsand law firms supporting themare finding that traditional eDiscovery models no longer scale.

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The Playbook for AI in Personal Injury Law Firms

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Its late, youre still at the office, and the stack of intake forms hasnt shrunk. Your voicemail blinks with urgent client messages. And that accident demand letter you promised would go out today sits half-finished on your screen. As a personal injury lawyer especially if you run a solo practice or small firmthis scene probably plays out way too often.

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AI Gets Personal: CCPA vs. GDPR on Automated Decision-Making

Berkley Technology Law Journal

By Ilke Okan LL.M., 2025 Automated decision-making technologies ( ADMTs ) are systems that analyze personal data to predict or decide outcomes about individuals, often without human input. These tools can determine whether someone is approved for a loan, lands a job interview, or is flagged for extra screeningall with limited transparency. As artificial intelligence (AI) and ADMTs become increasingly embedded in daily lifefrom hiring and credit scoring to healthcare and educationregulators are u

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What is the Difference Between a Good Patent and a Bad Patent?

Brett Trout

Brett Trout When people hear the word patent, they often assume its a uniform stamp of protectionsomething rigid, standardized, and identical no matter who files it. But heres the truth that savvy inventors and business owners come to learn: not all patents are created equal. In fact,no two patent attorneys would draft the same patent for the same invention.

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Leverage Trellis Court Data To Identify More Investment Opportunities

Finance teams find Trellis to be particularly effective in conducting comprehensive due diligence on both individuals and businesses. With our court data solution, financial experts can access critical litigation insights, making it an invaluable resource for informed decision-making in the financial sector.

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An Employee Just Uploaded Sensitive Data to a Consumer AI Tool – Now What?

Debevoise Data Blog

Most companies have implemented protocols for when an employee emails confidential information to the wrong person. A new version of that problem occurs when an employee uploads sensitive information to a consumer ( i.e. , not enterprise) AI tool, which gives rise to the following questions: Can the data be clawed back or deleted, and if so, how? Can humans at the AI provider view the sensitive data?

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Courts’ Expectations for TOS Formation Keep Going Up—Lee v. Plex

Eric Goldman

This is a VPPA claim against Plex (a video streaming service) regarding the use of Meta Pixels. The defendant invoked the arbitration clause in its TOS. Extensively citing Chabolla , the court rejects the arbitration request. Here is Plex’s sign-up screen: Instead of creating a native Plex account, the user in question clicked on the “Continue with Facebook” link, which put the user into the “Facebook Userflow” that included this screen: The court classifies these s

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Justia Free Resources: U.S. Law School Profiles

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

A journey in the legal profession starts with getting a degree from a law school. Prospective law students can consider a broad range of programs across the country, each with its own strengths. The choice can make a big difference to the trajectory of a future lawyers career. In an effort to help prospective law students compare their options, Justia has significantly enhanced the law school profiles in our U.S.

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Law Firm Predictive Analytics: Use Cases And Applications

Clio

As a legal professional, you make countless decisions every daymany of which likely require you to analyze large volumes of data, which can be overwhelming when relying on individual brainpower alone. This is where law firm predictive analytics come to the rescue. Predictive analytics give legal professionals the power to forecast outcomes and shape strategies with greater precision and confidence.

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The Tech-Savvy Paralegals Playbook: How To Leverage AI

Speaker: Allison Mears, Adela Wekselblatt, and George Socha

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry, and paralegals are at the forefront of this transformation. As AI becomes more integrated into legal workflows, paralegals can streamline their daily tasks, enhance efficiency, and add greater value to their firms and organizations. But what exactly does AI mean for paralegals today—and how can you leverage it to your advantage?

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The Writings on the Blackbaud: Lessons from the FTC’s First Standalone Section 5 Unfairness Claim

Berkley Technology Law Journal

By Gaurav Lalsinghani, J.D. Candidate, 2025 In February 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) broke new ground by bringing its first-ever standalone Section 5 unfairness claims for unreasonable data retention and misleading breach notifications. The agencys enforcement action against Blackbauda cloud software provider serving nonprofits, healthcare organizations, and educational institutionsmarked a significant expansion of the Commissions approach to data security enforcement.

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How to Patent Your Invention: Step-by-Step Guide to Filing Your Patent Application

Brett Trout

Brett Trout If youve created a new product, process, or technology, obtaining a utility patent is a critical step to protect your invention and secure exclusive rights in the marketplace. When people talk about filing a patent, they are typically referring to a non-provisional utility patent application. This is opposed to other types of patent applications, such as a design patent application or a provisional patent application.

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Privacy Enforcement: Shift Toward Cookie Consent?

Debevoise Data Blog

On March 12, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (the CPPA) announced a decision and stipulated final order stemming from its investigation of the American Honda Motor Companys (the Company or Honda) data privacy practices. In addition to implementing changes in its practices, the Company agreed to pay an administrative fine of $632,500. The decision details various failures to appropriately provide Californians with rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (the CCPA) and also

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Ninth Circuit Takes a Wrecking Ball to Internet Personal Jurisdiction Law–Briskin v. Shopify

Eric Goldman

Let’s start with a tiny piece of good news. The majority says: “The parties agree among themselves that we need not develop an internet-specific standard for personal jurisdiction. We also agree.” No need for Internet exceptionalist rules. Yay! With that out of the way, bring on the tissues. Briskin made a purchase at an online retailer, IABMFG.

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Smarter Patent Family Research: The Tools And Tactics You Need Now

Speaker: Andrew Klein

Are there mysteries lurking in your family tree? 🕵 No, not a long-lost half-brother - I'm talking about a patent family tree! IP paralegals need fast and easy ways to verify and report on essential data about foreign equivalents of US assets. Join us to master the global scope of key assets to support prosecution, portfolio management, litigation, licensing, competitive monitoring and more!

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Law Firm Accounting: Best Practices for Efficiency and Compliance

Centerbase

Your law firm's accounting department helps the business stay on the right side of the law, when it comes to both internal operations and external relationships. Because legal work involves high stakes, accuracy is of the utmost importance in handling finances. Since law firms work with sensitive information, any misstep can have major consequences.

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Credibility Counts: 5 Simple Ways Attorneys Can Strengthen Their Online Presence

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

The good news? You dont need to be a marketing expert or publish a book to make a strong impression. With a few focused, practical strategies, like maintaining your website, updating your directory profiles, and sharing helpful content, you can build credibility online and help more clients find and trust your firm. Think of it as a referral from a colleague only its your website or directory profile doing the talking.

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Early Case Assessment 2.0: Smarter, Sharper, and Finally Worth the Hype 

Lineal Services

Early Case Assessment (ECA) has traditionally meant casting a wide net: collecting everything, applying broad keyword filters, and hoping for the best. Often, this approach resulted in overcollection, inflated costs, and a time-consuming review processnot to mention the risk of inadvertently preserving a companys entire inbox. But todays data landscape demands a new approach.

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Like a Bad Penny, Congressional Attempts to Legalize Site-Blocking Have Returned

Brett Trout

Brett Trout More than a decade ago, Americans stood together to stop Congress from enacting both theStop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act(PIPA)two bills that threatened to shatter the foundation of a free and open internet. Back then, I wrote about the many dangers of SOPA, PIPA and site-blocking in general. 2012 moment marked a powerful public rejection of government-mandated internet censorship.

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AI for Paralegals: Everything You Need to Know (and How to Use It Safely)

Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

Ready to cut through the AI hype and learn exactly how to use these tools in your legal work? Join this webinar to get practical guidance from attorney and AI legal expert, Joe Stephens, who understands what really matters for legal professionals! What You'll Learn: Evaluate AI Tools Like a Pro 🔍 Learn which tools are worth your time and how to spot potential security and ethics risks before they become problems.

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Privacy Law: Status of Legal Practice Area in 2025

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Privacy law is a growing and dynamic area of practice for many attorneys. A wave of state legislation with data protection requirements places new obligations on businesses and public institutions. For lawyers, this is an opportunity to provide more complex legal services in 2025. The history of privacy law The roots of privacy law in the U.S. go back further than one might think.

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Section 230 and the First Amendment Curtail An Online Videogame Addiction Lawsuit–Angelilli v. Activision

Eric Goldman

The court summarizes the plaintiffs’ allegations: D.G. began playing video games when he was six years old and at some point became addicted. Plaintiffs further allege that D.G.s gaming has resulted in serious harm, including emotional distress, lost friends, and problems in school. When his mother tries to limit his video gaming, Plaintiffs claim that D.G. experiences withdrawal symptoms such as rage and physical outbursts that leave his mother fearful and distressed.

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How to Leverage Contract Workflow Automation in 2025

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Handling contracts manually is a headachelost documents, endless email threads, and approvals that take way too long. If your team is stuck chasing signatures and fixing errors, its time to rethink your process and apply contract workflow automation. Automated contract management workflows take the stress out of contract handling by keeping everything organized, moving, and error-free.

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AI Contract Drafting & Automation Tools for Lawyers

Clio

Every legal professional knows that drafting contracts can be time-consuming, but automation and AI-powered technology are changing that. Document automation and AI contract drafting reduces repetitive tasks, helping lawyers generate standard agreements faster while freeing up time for higher-value legal work. Many contracts follow standardized or boilerplate formats, making them an inescapable part of daily life at any law firmand ripe for automation.

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Case Closed: How to Optimize Your Legal Intake Process for Efficiency

Speaker: Anne Post, CEO North America, Xakia Technologies

Do you know that 40% of U.S. Legal Departments now have a formal legal intake process? With that in mind, where does your legal department stand today? Many legal teams still struggle with a flood of incoming requests, leaving everyone overwhelmed and frustrated. Implementing a formal legal intake process can seem like an obstacle between the business and the legal department, but it doesn’t have to be!

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Beyond Compliance: How Digital Forensics Reinforces Regulatory Readiness  

Lineal Services

In todays regulatory environment, meeting compliance requirements is no longer the end goalits the baseline. Organizations are expected not just to document their policies, but to demonstrate real control over their data environments. The difference between a company thats merely compliant and one thats truly prepared often comes down to how it handles data under pressure.

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Are You Being Targeted By a Foreign Agent?

Brett Trout

Brett Trout Most people are aware of typical online scams, using intentionally misspelled words to weed out the savviest individuals and instead draw in the most defenseless targets. Very few, however, are aware of more recent scams targeting some of the most trusted people on the planet. In a coordinated effort led by the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC), FBI, and Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), U.S. authorities have issued a stark warning to curre

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Judge Kollar-Kotelly blocks SAVE Act Executive Order

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by Robert Hubbell Republicans are attempting to push the SAVE Act through the Senate. The SAVE Act would require proof of citizenship for newly registering or re-registering voters. Trump understands that the SAVE Act will be blocked in the Senate by the filibuster rule, so he issued an executive order attempting to implement the SAVE Act by presidential fiat.

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Another TOS Formation Failure in the 9th Circuit–Godun v. JustAnswer

Eric Goldman

This case involves the JustAnswer service, which ensnares possibly unsuspecting consumers into an auto-renewal that consumers allegedly don’t want. JustAnswers’ TOS formation process was rejected in the California state courts. It fares no better in federal court. Important nomenclature note: the panel repeatedly refers to the call-to-action as an “ advisal.” The Berman opinion also used this term, but only once.

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Prep with Purpose: How to Build Better Trial Binders

Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

Get ready to master the art and science of trial preparation organization that top attorneys rely on in this exclusive webinar! Attorney and law professor, Joe Stephens, J.D., will walk through proven systems for creating comprehensive trial notebooks and binders that transform scattered case materials into a powerful command center. Learning Objectives: Strategic Organization 📊 Learn the essential sections every trial notebook needs and how to structure them for maximum clarity and acce