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A New Year Unfolds With Artificial Intelligence: Five Legal Tech Predictions for 2023

Attorney at Work

Nicole Clark maps out a few of the most important innovations to expect in the coming year. The post A New Year Unfolds With Artificial Intelligence: Five Legal Tech Predictions for 2023 appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Now View More Case Law As You Draft Legal Documents in Clearbrief, through Partnership with Fastcase

LawSites

Lawyers and legal professionals using the AI-powered document drafting tool Clearbrief to create a legal brief or document will now be able to seamlessly view any case law they cite thanks to a partnership with the legal research and intelligence company Fastcase , the companies announced today. As I have written before , Clearbrief is an innovative legal technology product designed to strengthen legal writing in Microsoft Word by instantly finding the best evidence or law to support your argume

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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, December 10, 2022

LLRX

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness.

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Innovative Lawyers Wales

Legal Tech Innovation Wales

Over the years of the Legal Innovation Lab’s operation, we have been exploring and connecting with others working in the Welsh LegalTech space. In particular, we work closely with law firms, lawyers and other legal professionals who have had limited exposure to LegalTech training. Most of the training currently available focuses on commercial solutions and provides no practical, hands-on experience with the underlying technologies used in legal practice.

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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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Attorney at Work’s Ultimate Guide to Lawyer Gifts

Attorney at Work

When it comes to lawyer gifts, remember lawyers are pet lovers, too. The post Attorney at Work’s Ultimate Guide to Lawyer Gifts appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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At A Legal Tech Conference Like No Other, Attendees Pondered the Present and Future of the Industry

LawSites

I have always wanted to attend one of those invite-only summits – such as the Davos meeting of the World Economic Forum or a Renaissance Weekend – that bring together leaders from across disciplines to engage in open and unfettered dialogue about the state and future of whatever the summit’s topic may be. This week, my wish came true, in a sense, as I attended what felt like the legal tech world’s answer to Davos or Renaissance.

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How to avoid overpaying on law firm billing rates

Simple Legal

In-house legal departments allocate 93.5% of their external spending to law firm bills, according to a Gartner report. And with law firm billing rates on the rise , the best way to cut legal costs is to identify ways to avoid overpaying for law firm billing rates. In this guide, you’ll learn 5 ways to do that. 1. Benchmark your vendors to identify areas where you are overspending Benchmarking is a powerful tool to help you understand if you’re getting the best value in the legal mark

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How I Rebranded My Law Firm

Attorney at Work

Nothing But the Ruth! | Rebranding is worth the investment to make your firm fit with who you are and what you offer. The post How I Rebranded My Law Firm appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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New LawPay/MyCase Survey Provides Insights Into The Tech That Matters For Smaller Law Firms

LawSites

A legal industry report released today by the sibling legal technology companies LawPay and MyCase provides unique insights into the technology tools that matter most to smaller law firms in the post-pandemic era. While the report finds that law firms have largely recovered from pandemic-related declines in revenues, it concludes that, with regard to technology, the pandemic “drastically impacted” its use by law firms. “Law firms’ investment in technology — especially technolog

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What Technology Companies Look for in Legal Professionals (Bruce Byrd GC Palo Alto Networks) (Replay)

Technically Legal

Looking for an in-house counsel job? Wondering what companies look for when hiring legal professionals? Well, this episode is for you. Bruce Byrd, General Counsel for cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks, talks about what he looks for when he is hiring for his legal team. Like many in-house attorneys, Bruce worked a few years at a law firm and then moved in-house when he took his first corporate legal job with the AT&T legal team.

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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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Recent SEC EXAMS Risk Alert Highlights Key Considerations for Reg S-ID Compliance

Debevoise Data Blog

On December 5, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) Division of Examinations (“EXAMS”) published a Risk Alert providing observations from recent examinations relating to investment adviser and broker-dealers’ compliance with Regulation S-ID (“Reg S-ID”), also known as the Identity Theft Red Flags Rule (the “Red Flags Rule”). We previously wrote about the SEC’s July 2022 charges against three financial institutions for violations of Rule 201 of Reg S-ID.

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What Are Virtual Desktops? And Are They Right for Small Law Firms?

Attorney at Work

David Bensinger | Even small firms with modest IT budgets are realizing the advantages of virtual desktops. The post What Are Virtual Desktops? And Are They Right for Small Law Firms? appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Contract Review and Negotiation Platform LexCheck Raises $17M in Series A Round to Drive Expansion

LawSites

Citing rapid growth over the past year, LexCheck , a company whose platform provides AI-powered contract review and negotiation, has raised $17 million in Series A funding, on top of $8 million in seed funding it had previously raised. The funding was led by the global venture capital firm Mayfield Fund. The company said it will use the funding to fuel and accelerate further development of its contract review technology, with a focus on customer experience.

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What's the Value of Clean Data for Your Law Firm?

Centerbase

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Intake Form Practices to Avoid

Bigfork Tech

What To Avoid Selecting Your Intake Forms? The legal request intake process has had plenty of room for improvement for a while now. Many organizations have used stop-gaps to help the legal department manage requests, like online or paper/PDF forms for the requestors to fill out. Our 2022 Legal Tech Benchmark Survey found that intake-forms is one of the biggest daily pain points for legal teams.

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European Data Protection Roundup – November

Debevoise Data Blog

Key takeaways this November include: EU Digital Operation Resilience Act : Financial services firms – including banks, insurers and private equity firms – should start assessing what they will need to do to comply with the extensive obligations in the recently finalised Digital Operation Resilience Act (DORA); Cybersecurity for critical infrastructure : Businesses should check to see if they will be covered by, or will have to update processes to comply with, the significantly expanded EU Networ

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Today at 3 ET: The Live Legaltech Week Panel Returns; Here Are The Stories We’ll DiscussThis Week

LawSites

The Legaltech Week panel is back at 3 ET today to discuss the top stories in legal tech. A ttendance is free, but, if you have not already done so, you need to register, which you can do here. Register once and you are signed up for all future sessions. Among the stories we’re planning to take up: Post-mortem on the inaugural TLTF Summit. The LawPay/MyCase Legal Industry Report.

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My New LegalTech Hub Column on Law Department Innovation: The Biggest Disconnect

Dennis Kennedy

I’m excited to announce the debut of my new column on law department innovation for LegalTech Hub. It’s called “ How to Solve the Biggest Disconnect in Law Department Innovation.” As I say in the column: “I routinely hear outside counsel say they wish their in-house counsel talked to them more about what they need so they could collaborate better. At the same time, I hear in-house counsel say that they wished their outside counsel talked to them more about what new things they could bring to the

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Paradox of the Black Box: Inverse Relationship Between AI Accuracy and Transparency

Relativity

Should we sacrifice accuracy at the altar of transparency or vice versa? When it comes to artificial intelligence and deep learning, the application is everything.

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The Walk-the-Line Challenge of Bringing Traditional Law Firms and Legal Techs Together

NSLT

Many legal firms have a very traditional company culture. Since legal consulting is a profession with long lasting traditions, having a culture that is shaped by a sense for responsibility is good. However, traditional thinking can become an issue when it hinders new solutions from breaking through.

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Reality Check Part 3: Working from Home is The New Norm. How Do You Handle Work and Family Successfully?

Solo Practice University

Despite the COVID-19 Pandemic becoming less severe, remote work only seems to be trending upwards. The reality is that the Pandemic might simply have been a catalyst for greater interest and trend among workers. Here are some insights our research uncovered.

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A Brighter, Balanced Future for AI and Law

The Future Law Podcast

This is a “big ideas” episode, part of our goal to bring out “big ambitious ideas about the future” as well as day to day concerns about ALSPs and legal services. Law professor Orly Lobel talks with host Mike Madison about her new book, The Equality Machine: Harnessing Digital Technology for a Brighter, More Inclusive Future , recently named one of the best books of 2022 by The Economist magazine.

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Paradox of the Black Box: Inverse Relationship Between AI Accuracy and Transparency

Relativity

Should we sacrifice accuracy at the altar of transparency or vice versa? When it comes to artificial intelligence and deep learning, the application is everything.

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The Walk-the-Line Challenge of Bringing Traditional Law Firms and Legal Techs Together

NSLT

Many legal firms have a very traditional company culture. Since legal consulting is a profession with long lasting traditions, having a culture that is shaped by a sense for responsibility is good. However, traditional thinking can become an issue when it hinders new solutions from breaking through.

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New York City Delays Enforcement of Its Automated Employment Decision Tool Law to April 15, 2023

Debevoise Data Blog

We last wrote about New York City’s Automated Employment Decision Tool Law (the “AEDT Law” or the “Law”) in September following the release of the proposed rules (“Proposed Rules”) to implement the Law, which requires covered employers to conduct annual independent bias audits and to publicly post a summary of those results. Now, on December 12, 2022, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”), the City agency responsible for enforcing the Law, has announced that it

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Recent UW Law Faculty Scholarship: The Tax-Invisible Labor Problem: Care, Work, Kinship, and Income Security Programs in the IRC; The Future of Civil Society Research in China, Hong Kong and Vietnam; Modified Textualism in Wisconsin: A Case Study; Beyond Perfect- Reforming the Economic Analysis of Public Policy; Chapter Eight- Technology and the Law: The Automobile; Foreword: Willard Hurt’s Unpublished Manuscript on Law, Technology, and Regulation; and Structuring Techlaw

Wisblawg

Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. “The Tax-Invisible Labor Problem: Care, Work, Kinship, and Income Security Programs in the IRC” 102 B.U. L. Rev. (2022, forthcoming) by NYAMAGAGA GONDWE , UW Law School Since the mid-1990s, American financial assistance programs have increasingly shifted to require evidence of labor market participation as a criteria for eligibility.

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We're All Talking About AI: Following Our AI Visionaries Through 2022

Relativity

As we reflect on the year, we’d like to highlight some of the accomplishments of our AI Visionaries who have shepherded their communities toward AI.

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Client Portals: New Way of Communication?

NSLT

Traditional communication has been, and in some cases still is, by email. This not only poses security risks, but is also not very efficient for both sides. Over time, there are more and more alternative communication channels on the market.

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Webcast: Colorado’s Approach to AI Governance for Insurers

Debevoise Data Blog

On December 9th, 2022, Eric Dinallo and Marshal Bozzo of Debevoise’s Insurance Regulatory Group were joined by Avi Gesser and Anna Gressel of the firm’s Data Strategy and Security Group to discuss the latest developments on AI insurance regulation in Colorado. This was the latest installment in Debevoise’s series of webcasts focused on developments affecting the insurance industry, and included: Key takeaways from the Colorado Insurance Division’s September and December stakeholder

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Build a Better Client Experience in 2023 With Secure File-Sharing

Rocket Matter

Satisfied clients are an invaluable resource for law firms—they’re more likely to make referrals and return to your firm for future legal matters, lend positive testimonials to your practice, and pay invoices on time, all of which help to support a healthy cash flow. . When it comes to client satisfaction, the quality of the professional skills your firm offers is key.

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We're All Talking About AI: Following Our AI Visionaries Through 2022

Relativity

As we reflect on the year, we’d like to highlight some of the accomplishments of our AI Visionaries who have shepherded their communities toward AI.

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Client Portals: New Way of Communication?

NSLT

Traditional communication has been, and in some cases still is, by email. This not only poses security risks, but is also not very efficient for both sides. Over time, there are more and more alternative communication channels on the market.

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Rocket Matter: Year-End Wrap Up

Rocket Matter

Speaking for the Rocket Matter family, we would like to thank you for entrusting your business with us. Our team has delivered new features this year that has enhanced our users’ overall experience and provided top-notch seamless security. Security enhancements included our integration with LexShare for encrypted document sharing and e-signatures , as well as Microsoft Single Sign On capability. .