Attorney at Work

JUNE 9, 2022

Asking for business is awkward at best. I’ve finally figured out why so many lawyers want to know, “But how do I ask for the work?” It’s because the picture they have in their minds is a pretty scary one. It goes something like this: You and a former colleague are sitting together over coffee or lunch. You share stories about your kids’ accomplishments and talk about your summer vacations — then you blurt out, “So … got any work you can give to me?”.

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Rocket Matter

JUNE 10, 2022

The average adult spends ten minutes a day looking for something they lost. So it makes sense for any business, especially one with lots of paperwork like a law firm, to organize their documents in the clearest, most accessible way possible. Paper documents are easy to misplace if someone forgets to file them in the… Read More » 6 Reasons Your Law Firm Should Go Paperless.

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LLRX

JUNE 4, 2022

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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LawSites

JUNE 7, 2022

Last year, I wrote here about the beta release by Casetext of a powerful search tool, WeSearch, developed using an emerging branch of artificial intelligence known as neural networks, that is remarkably adept at finding conceptually related documents, even when they contain no matching keywords. Now, Casetext is formally launching that search tool under a new name, AllSearch , and with a focus on helping litigators search large sets of legal documents, including for e-discovery or to search inte

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Advertiser: Trellis

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

JUNE 6, 2022

How have law firms supported their clients during the COVID-19 pandemic? A dozen business development professionals talk about the innovative ways their firms have strengthened relationships and created deeper ties. Businesses around the world continue to feel the pandemic’s impact in countless ways. Most in-house legal departments still grapple with the challenges of working remotely, making do with leaner budgets and resources, and managing virtual teams — all during an unprecedented era acros

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Relativity

JUNE 7, 2022

A former GC at Apple and Oracle, Dan Cooperman has spent his career advocating for AI as the best and brightest way to improve outcomes, reduce costs, and shorten turnaround times.

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LawSites

JUNE 9, 2022

?. Earlier today, I reported the breaking news that is likely to have a profound impact on the law practice management market: AffiniPay, the parent company of the electronic payments platform LawPay, has acquired the law practice management company MyCase, along with several other practice management products that MyCase acquired over the past year. .

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 8, 2022

If you are looking for ways to improve your law firm’s online presence, one strategy is to get more five-star Google reviews. Even if your clients are satisfied with your legal services, it can be challenging to get them actually to leave a review. However, having a track record of positive reviews on your Google Business Profile can improve your chances of attracting new clients and upholding or improving your law firm’s reputation.

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Law, Technology and Access to Justice

JUNE 9, 2022

Antonia Romero is a very modern civil servant. She is the Ministry of Justice’s Permanent Secretary. This is a post long in tradition. Within its forerunner, the Lord Chancellor’s Office, the holder was a lawyer until 1998. By contrast, Ms Romero is an economist. She is the first woman in the post.

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Rocket Matter

JUNE 10, 2022

The average adult spends ten minutes a day looking for something they lost. So it makes sense for any business, especially one with lots of paperwork like a law firm, to organize their documents in the clearest, most accessible way possible. Paper documents are easy to misplace if someone forgets to file them in the… Read More » 6 Reasons Your Law Firm Should Go Paperless.

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Advertiser: Trellis

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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LawSites

JUNE 10, 2022

Today our Legaltech Week panel of journalists and bloggers will be joined by the CEOs of LawPay and MyCase to discuss the news this week that the former has acquired the latter and take our questions about the deal. Our guests will be Dru Armstrong , CEO of AffiniPay , the parent company of LawPay, and Jim McGinnis , the former CEO of MyCase now president of growth initiatives at AffiniPay.

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 5, 2022

You’re on the Mont Blanc website pining for a fountain pen. They’re so classy. So stylish and personal. Still, when your significant other finds out you paid $670 for a pen, there’s a fair chance they’ll snatch it out of your hands and stick it up your nose. So you click away from the site and get back to work. Then you have to sign an important document.

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Technically Legal

JUNE 9, 2022

Krystal Kovac, Head of Legal & Compliance at Oncore, visits Technically Legal to share her story about building a legal department from the ground up. Like many, Krystal decided to become a lawyer without a good understanding of all that entails. Also, like many, she didn’t like her first legal job that much, and when it ended, she went to Canada and became ski instructor.

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new tech law blog

JUNE 6, 2022

Staking-as-a-service (StaaS) providers are steadily growing on the crypto-assets market along with the increasing popularity of decentralised networks based on the proof-of-stake consensus mechanism. The growing profile of StaaS providers also raises legal questions about the nature of these business models and the regulatory risk associated with them.

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ELTA

JUNE 6, 2022

Welcome all ELTA legal innovators and technologists to be nominated to be recognised at the ALITA Awards – let’s showcase the best of Europe that is impacting the Asia-Pacific ! The ALITA Awards 2022 will culminate in finalists celebrating live at the award ceremony at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on July 20 as part of TechLaw.Fest 2022 ! This year, the ALITA Awards 2022 will feature 6 new Award categories plus a Popular Choice Award: (1) Outstanding Legaltech Entrant Award (2) Outstanding Lega

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 5, 2022

Most of us assume more is better — the more experience we can show, the more impressive our bios become. Instead, heed the “Presenter’s Paradox.”. A search for attorney bio tips will get you a river of opinions about a mile wide. Sure, advice can be helpful — but it turns out there’s solid science behind crafting a bio your audience won’t forget.

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Relativity

JUNE 8, 2022

Security teams often encounter misconceptions when it comes to passwords. One thing is for sure: Having a more complex password helps thwart a bad actor’s efforts.

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LawSites

JUNE 9, 2022

Here is Legaltech Week for June 3, 2022. Catch every week’s episode live on Fridays at 3 p.m. ET by registering here.

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NSLT

JUNE 10, 2022

Turn your PPT presentation into a video When you make a recording of a presentation, all its elements (narration, animation, pointer movements, timings, and so on) are saved in the presentation itself. In essence, the presentation becomes a video that your audience can watch in PowerPoint.

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 4, 2022

QUESTION: Our law firm would like to reduce our paper and physical storage use and costs by “going to the cloud” with our data. Before we invest in training our attorneys and staff, how do we know what companies are secure and trustworthy? We don’t want an ethics violation due to a data breach of our clients’ confidential information. ANSWER: In many instances, data you are using and communicating with your clients are already being stored and managed with cloud-based technology.

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Relativity

JUNE 6, 2022

A nomination for an Innovation Award can have a big impact on someone’s career—and our past winners and nominees can prove it.

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LawNext podcast

JUNE 9, 2022

As this episode is being released, news is breaking that is likely to have a profound impact on the law practice management market: AffiniPay, the parent company of the electronic payments platform LawPay, has acquired the law practice management company MyCase, along with several other practice management products that MyCase acquired over the past year.

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NSLT

JUNE 6, 2022

Compliance, Cybersecurity, & Productivity: Three Priorities for Hybrid Law Firms Transitioning to a long-term hybrid work model, insights are critical. For CEOs, CTOs, and cybersecurity personnel looking to support a transition to remote work, here’s how employee monitoring can help law firms demonstrate compliance, protect sensitive information, and measure productivity.

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 7, 2022

Maybe you’ve read about the benefits of a daily expression of gratitude. But did you know that this habit is part of a good marketing plan? What are we talking about here? Gratitude Is Consciously Noticing What Is Good. Almost everyone has something good to stop and think about. You have a good job and earn enough for financial stability. You have your health.

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LawSites

JUNE 9, 2022

In a deal that is sure to shake-up the already hyperactive market for law practice management software, AffiniPay , the parent company of the electronic payments platform LawPay , has acquired the law practice management company MyCase. Not only are LawPay and MyCase among the most widely used products in their respective sectors of e-payments and practice management, but MyCase has also acquired four other practice management products over the last year or so: CasePeer for personal injury firms

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 9, 2022

Sadly, our limited-edition classic Attorney at Work coffee mugs are on back order. But don’t worry: The editors have you covered with five great law school graduation gift ideas to celebrate the soon-to-be lawyer. 1. Mark the Occasion With a Classic Fountain Pen. The best fountain pens are works of art that keep their value over time. If you are new to the fountain pen world, check these recommendations from Analog Attorney’s “Fountain Pen Obsession Starter Kit.” Our re

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LawSites

JUNE 8, 2022

The cloud based e-discovery platform Everlaw is today introducing a new clustering feature, fully integrated within the Everlaw platform, that uses artificial intelligence to visualize and map large sets of documents on a scale that makes it easy to zoom from a view of the entire corpus down into a granular by-the-document view. Everlaw says its new tool was designed to be as easy to use as navigating Google Earth.

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