Attorney at Work
APRIL 22, 2022
I recently took a two-week vacation: 11 days in Hawaii. It was amazing. It was the perfect balance of activity, relaxation and adventure. What struck me most, though, was when I returned home. On the night before returning to work and clients, I thought: “I am so excited to go to work tomorrow, to meet with clients!” It made me realize that it had been a really long time since I felt excited about going to work the next day.
LawSites
APRIL 18, 2022
A national association of professional responsibility lawyers is calling on the American Bar Association to amend the Model Rules of Professional Conduct to allow lawyers admitted in any U.S. jurisdiction to practice law and represent clients anywhere in the country. The Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers is urging the ABA to adopt a new version of Model Rule 5.5 that would eliminate the traditional state-based limitation on law practice, by which lawyers can practice only in the
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LLRX
APRIL 16, 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.
Legal Tech Innovation Wales
APRIL 21, 2022
Whether it’s to share a work event with colleagues, keep up to date with current affairs, or to like your sister’s holiday snaps, the vast majority of us use technology pretty regularly. But if you had a special key that would allow you to unlock and delve into what was going on behind the scenes of some of this technology, you may make some unpleasant discoveries.
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Attorney at Work
APRIL 18, 2022
Did you know that how you feel — all of your emotions — affect how you communicate with clients, colleagues and everyone else? An example most people are familiar with is email: Have you ever sent an email when you were angry or upset? Did it contain lots of strong language, BLOCK CAPS and exclamation points? Did you notice that when you read the email later, after calming down, it seemed like a different person wrote it?
LawSites
APRIL 21, 2022
In a notable expansion upward in the judicial hierarchy, the legal analytics platform Lex Machina , which is owned by LexisNexis, has launched Appellate Analytics — legal analytics for federal courts of appeals — giving users an end-to-end overview of what happens during litigation, from trial all the way through appeal, and enabling legal professionals to better evaluate the timing and outcomes of appeals in specific types of matters and specific federal circuits. .
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Social Media for Law Firms
APRIL 19, 2022
Social media is a complex system. It’s important to remember that this system is still new. What do all new inventions have in common? The laws governing what they can and cannot do are young and subject to change. That’s something to keep in mind as you use social media to build your own network — especially when that network will include friends and family, prospective and new clients, and even adversaries.
Attorney at Work
APRIL 21, 2022
Ransomware has been a curse for quite a while. Law firms are one-stop shopping for cybercriminals, alluring because they hold the data of many people and businesses. More than 80% of attacks today exfiltrate or take your data. That means you have a data breach – and potentially a number of legally required notifications. Attackers will try for two ransoms, one for the decryption key to restore your data and – if you’ve been lucky enough to be able to restore your data with known good backups tha
LawSites
APRIL 19, 2022
This is one of my favourite marketing stories. I’ve told the story over virtual beers (pandemic), at conferences, and as a humorous anecdote to every business I talked to that is trying to drive leads online organically. And now I’ll share it with you. This is the story of how I accidentally came to dominate the search results for an incredibly competitive legal keyword in New York City, of all places.
NSLT
APRIL 22, 2022
Top Five Benefits of a Virtual Law Practice Running a law practice looks much different than it did five years ago. Nearly everything that happens during your day—meeting clients, scheduling appointments, and drafting and storing documents—can be accomplished more efficiently using virtual tools and platforms.
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new tech law blog
APRIL 21, 2022
It has long been obvious that within the next few years we would witness attempts to regulate the world of decentralised finance. As it turns out, one of the most revolutionary laws may be introduced through an amendment to an obscure regulation on information accompanying money transfers. I’m referring to the proposed changes to Regulation (EU) 2015/847 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on information accompanying transfers of funds—also known as WTR2.
Attorney at Work
APRIL 19, 2022
Were you a little surprised that you had to write yet another check for 2021 taxes? Here is what you need to know about law firm profits. ’Tis the Season for Tax Payments. ’Tis the season for … heart-stopping conversations with your tax accountant. Lawyers are often caught off guard when the accountant comes to them in April and says, “You owe $$$$.” The question that goes through their head is, “How can I owe money if there wasn’t any cash left in my account at the end of the year?”.
LawSites
APRIL 18, 2022
For 23 years, Pro Bono Net has been working to harness the potential of technology to connect pro bono attorneys to those most in need of their services and to provide legal tools to help individuals advocate for themselves. In 2021 alone, the non-profit helped more than 8.4 million people connect to a legal resource and helped self-represented individuals create more than 900,000 legal documents and court forms. .
Debevoise Data Blog
APRIL 21, 2022
On April 19, 2022, Kristin Snyder and Charu Chandrasekhar of Debevoise’s White Collar & Regulatory Defense Group, and Avi Gesser and HJ Brehmer of Debevoise’s Data Strategy & Security Group hosted a webcast on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s activity with respect to cybersecurity thus far in 2022. Topics included: How issuers, registered investment advisers, and funds can prepare for increased disclosures relating to cybersecurity incidents, governance, and risk management; The
Berkley Technology Law Journal
APRIL 20, 2022
By Raphael Dionis, LL.M. 2022 On January 18, 2022, Microsoft sent shockwaves through the video game industry by announcing its acquisition of video game developer Activision for $68.7 billion. By Microsoft’s own account, this acquisition will turn Microsoft into the third largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony. Activision develops video games for all major video game consoles, including Microsoft’s Xbox, whose main competitors are Nintendo’s Switch and Sony’s PlayStation.
Attorney at Work
APRIL 22, 2022
Many legal professionals lack the resources or visibility to optimize their websites. Seize the moment and capture more leads with live chat. How many new clients does your website bring in each month? If you don’t know or aren’t certain, you’re not alone. Many legal professionals lack the resources or visibility to optimize their websites for lead generation.
NSLT
APRIL 18, 2022
How to Automate Your Law Office How should law firms automate their offices? It can be overwhelming to know where to start, and the sheer number of available tools can complicate the vetting and implementation process. This article will cover how firms can identify five main areas of law firm tasks where automation will help most, and how to execute new automation processes.
LawNext podcast
APRIL 18, 2022
For 23 years, Pro Bono Net has been working to harness the potential of technology to connect pro bono attorneys to those most in need of their services and to provide legal tools to help individuals advocate for themselves. In 2021 alone, the non-profit helped more than 8.4 million people connect to a legal resource and helped self-represented individuals create more than 900,000 legal documents and court forms.
Berkley Technology Law Journal
APRIL 20, 2022
By Caio Nunes, LL.M. 2022 What does “unfair competition” mean from an American legal standpoint? The answer should be simple, but it most definitely is not. The first usage of this term in Anglo-Saxon common law referred to “attempts by one merchant to palm off inferior goods as those of another more reputable merchant by making deceptive use of the other merchant’s trademark.
Attorney at Work
APRIL 18, 2022
Self-publishing isn’t “self” publishing. Sure, it’s true that with the advent of digital technology, publishing a book is now easier and quicker than ever, and not nearly as intimidating. But it takes a team of professionals to publish a quality literary work. Is it possible to learn the technical aspects of designing a template, setting the styles and uploading the finished product to an online store?
LawSites
APRIL 22, 2022
It was a surprise to many in the legal technology community when the legal tech company Litera announced this week that Avaneesh Marwaha was stepping down as CEO and into a new role as chairman of the company’s board of directors. Replacing Marwaha as CEO is Sheryl Hoskins , a veteran technology executive who spent the first decade of her career at General Electric and McKesson Corp, where she held domestic and international leadership roles, and who was most recently CEO of Upserve, a provider
Attorney at Work
APRIL 20, 2022
How do you write an engaging newsletter that presents your firm’s personality effectively while also educating and informing clients and potential clients? And meet your marketing goals? Follow these newsletter tips to ensure you send the right message. 1. Strike the Right Tone. Choose whether your language will be formal or informal. Any existing content, such as blog or social media posts, can guide you, as can data about your average client.
Attorney at Work
APRIL 20, 2022
The client intake process can be a struggle for your law firm — especially when qualified leads disappear from the intake pipeline. Law Ruler’s law firm CRM can help. One day your leads are filling your intake pipeline — but the next day? Gone. If your law firm has ever struggled with losing qualified leads from the intake pipeline, Law Ruler’s law firm CRM can help.
LawSites
APRIL 20, 2022
The law practice management company Paradigm has acquired LollyLaw , a cloud-based, all-in-one practice management platform designed for immigration law firms. The acquisition adds immigration software to Paradigm’s portfolio of law practice products that already includes the practice management platforms PracticePanther , Bill4Time and MerusCase ; the payments platform Headnote ; and the legal accounting software TrustBooks , which it just acquired in February.
LawSites
APRIL 18, 2022
Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. today relaunched Manual IP , a key compliance source within Kluwer IP Law that explains the procedures and laws involved in filing intellectual property applications in 238 jurisdictions, with what it describes as a more user-centric and innovative design. Manual IP is a nearly 100-year-old publication, originally known as the Manual for the Handling of Applications for Patents, Designs and Trademarks Throughout the World , that WK acquired in 2004 and
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