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ABA Antitrust Update 2019

Legal Talk Network

The ABA Section of Antitrust Law recently recorded a series of podcasts covering the latest developments in competition and consumer protection law. This 12-part installment features some of the specialty’s biggest names discussing the most pressing issues in this practice area today. Among the many topics covered are the following: 67th Antitrust Law Spring Meeting.

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Episode 27: Chuck Fox on Virtual Reality for Legal Teams

Technically Legal

In Episode 27 we talk to Chuck Fox , Director of the Visualization Practice Group at Engineering Systems Inc. (ESI). Chuck explains how his team creates 3D models and virtual reality applications to help lawyers better understand their cases and demonstrate to judges and juries how situations occurred. Chuck explains that VR modeling starts with laser scan data that is turned into a point cloud and then loaded into software to create the VR environment.

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Data Breach Report: The Good, The Bad, It is All Ugly

Liquid Litigation Management, Inc.

As we’ve seen with the recent Equifax settlement, data breaches can have a huge impact on organizations and those individuals effected. The Internet Society’s Online Trust Alliance recently released their Cyber Incident & Breach Trends Report. The first heading of the report says it all, “2018 – Some Better, Some Worse, All Bad.” Some Better: The total number of incidents were down in most areas.

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European Legal Tech Congress # ELTACon2019 – Call for Speakers is open

ELTA

On November 20 and 21, the annual conference of the European Legal Technology Association will take place in Madrid. On Wednesday afternoon, ELTA’s Members will hold its general members meeting. On Thursday, the European LegalTech Congress will gather some of the most reknowned experts around the world on legal innovation, digital transformation and legal tech.

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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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Easysoft Online's New Interface, Features, and Integrations Makes Real Estate Closings Easier and Faster

TechnoLawyer

Today's TL NewsWire Hot Product is cloud-based real estate closing software with built-in title searches and integrations with real estate financial platforms (see article below). In addition, you'll find links to many previous TL NewsWire Hot Products, including cloud-based timeline creation and case document storage software designed for the legal profession.

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Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos, and the Patenting of Vaporware

Brett Trout

Elizabeth Holmes set the biotech investment world on its head when she announced that her company had developed a small machine capable of performing hundreds of blood tests on tiny blood samples at a greatly reduced cost. Her company Theranos (a portmanteau of “therapy” and “diagnosis”), immediately began receiving investment capital.

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Inside Legalweek 2019: Battle Tested Tips for Conference Survival

InsideLegal

If you are looking for basic tradeshow tips such as "wear comfortable shoes", "plot out who you want to meet ahead of time" and "bring business cards", etc. this isn't the post for you. This is a post based on 19 years of attending Legaltech New York and most all other legal events and conferences. We make the joke annually that it's no coincidence that Legaltech is always within a few days of Groundhog Day.

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Law Firm Marketing Blahs

Legal Expert Connections

Prospective clients looking for a new law firm want to know answers to obvious questions like, “Who are you and what can you do for me?” Law firms often respond with “Blah, blah, blah …” Here are a few real life examples of law firm descriptions, as posted on the websites of various firms around the country: Our firm prides itself on providing exceptional legal counsel and personal service.

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PDF Basics

NSLT

Editing PDFs for Lawyers There are a variety of tools out there for editing PDFs for lawyers. Some are free, some are not, and some are better than others. Which is right for you?

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Ep 059: LawClerk Cofounder Greg Garman on Changing-Up the Model for Small Firms

LawNext podcast

It was an epiphany, of sorts, for Greg Garman. In 2015, after 18 years at the same firm, including several as managing partner, he came to believe that most firms operated under a broken business model. Within weeks, he and several colleagues left the firm to start a smaller, more innovative practice, and he began to develop the concept for LawClerk , a marketplace where solos and small firms can hire freelance lawyers to assist them with specific projects.

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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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2019 California Lawyers Association Annual Meeting

Legal Talk Network

Set against the gorgeous coastline of Monterey, California at the beautiful Portola Hotel & Spa, the 2019 California Lawyers Association (CLA) Annual Meeting had a small town feel of something much bigger. In fact, this year’s annual meeting marked some major milestones as the CLA fully peeled away from the prior management of the State Bar of California in compliance with SB36 put into place January 1, 2018. .

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Episode 21- Dave Rogers on Hype Technology

Technically Legal

In Episode 21 we talk to Dave Rogers, Chief Technology Officer for the Ministry of Justice in the United Kingdom. (Similar to the U.S. Department of Justice). Dave explains how falling in love with “hype technology” (the hot new tech of the moment) may actually hinder an organization’s efforts to innovate. Dave also points out that legacy technology can be problematic for organizations large and small.

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The Legal Connection Newsletter – February 2019 edition

Law Firm Solutions

Here’s the link to the February edition of The Legal Connection newsletter:

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Costs Over Damages Doesn’t Equal Exceptional

Liquid Litigation Management, Inc.

What makes a case exceptional? In the matter of ATEN International Co., LTD. v. Uniclass Technology Co., LTD. before the US Court of Appeals for the Central District of California, it was a recently decided that a case is not per se exceptional under 35 U.S.C. § 285 soley because (1) the cost of litigation exceeds plaintiff’s potential damages or (2) a party’s legal argument was rejected on summary judgment.

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Create Timelines for Your Cases to View, Share, and Edit From Any Device

TechnoLawyer

Today's TL NewsWire Hot Product is the first cloud-based timeline creation and case document storage software designed for the legal profession (see article below). In addition, you'll find links to many previous TL NewsWire Hot Products, including cloud practice management software designed to get your firm up and running quickly while also offering a seamless path to more advanced functionality when needed.

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1 Million Cups Des Moines: Venture Capital Edition

Brett Trout

1 Million Cups Des Moines is a weekly networking and presentation event for entrepreneurs and their latest projects. The event, and the coffee, are free. 1 Million Cups Des Moines events are held most Wednesday mornings at 8a.m. at the Science Center of Iowa, which also graciously provides free parking in the Science Center Parking Ramp during the event (be sure to grab a ticket from Emily on your way into the Science Center).

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50 Years of Legal Technology (Infographic)

Advocate's Studio

Been awhile, I know. But my blog is always on my mind. Yesterday, I was creating a timeline of legal technology to help me prepare for presenting at Duke Law School’s Duke Law Tech Lab Demo Day 2019 and then I thought, Hey, why not make an infographic? People love them! So, here is my personal take on 50 years of legal technology. Remember when Fed Ex started?

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Inside Legalweek 2019: Legaltech Agenda Word Cloud - Nine Years and Counting

InsideLegal

Starting next week, we will join thousands at what will be our 20th edition of Legaltech New York (LTNY). 2019 will mark the third year that LTNY is part of an expanded Legalweek format, with almost four full days of exhibitions, networking and legal sessions. If you've attended LTNY before, you may be familiar with our annual Legaltech NY Agenda Word Clouds that provide a visual display of the words/themes from the Legaltech event's educational agenda and session lineup.

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‘Proven Innocent’ & Our Co-Productions with FOX TV

Legal Talk Network

We just completed a co-produced three part series of podcasts with FOX TV and our media partner Above The Law. Each of these episodes orbits around FOX TV’s new show titled ‘ Proven Innocent ’. Set in Chicago, the production follows main character Madeline Scott (played by Rachelle Lefevre), an exonerated-murderer turned innocence lawyer who helps others wrongfully incarcerated for crimes they didn’t commit, especially if they were convicted by the zealously tough-on-crime prosecutor and politic

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ABA Annual Meeting 2019

Legal Talk Network

If you didn’t make it to the 2019 ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco, worry not, we’ve got you covered. Returning home with 15 episodes (linked below), it was our pleasure to interview the leadership, network news personalities, federal judges, ABA Medal winners, top presenters, singers , and more who participated in one of the legal profession’s largest gatherings.

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Wolters Kluwer 6th Annual Leading Edge Conference

Legal Talk Network

Legal Talk Network had the privilege of attending the 6th Annual Wolters Kluwer Leading Edge Conference in Riverwoods, Illinois just outside of Chicago. Nestled back into the woods at the conference center, the attendees were welcomed by the organizers from Wolters Kluwer, who could not have been nicer (please see list of organizers below). They took care of all us weary travelers, making sure we ate and were properly introduced to one another.

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2019 NALA Conference & Expo

Legal Talk Network

Held in Scottsdale, Arizona, the 2019 NALA Conference & Expo was perhaps their hottest conference to date with temperatures clocking in at 112 degrees. But the heat didn’t keep the association from a record attendance. Paralegals were enthusiastically involved and traveled from all over the country to join in on the educational fun. This year’s billing included over 30 sessions and an opportunity to earn up to 13 CLE hours with online options-for-credit for those not able to attend in person

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Former Orrick CEO Ralph Baxter Joins the Law Technology Now Podcast

Legal Talk Network

Former Orrick Chairman and CEO Ralph Baxter brings his lifetime of experience innovating law firms and advising legal technology companies at the highest level to the microphone on our Law Technology Now podcast. We are very excited to welcome him and look forward to new recordings on the way. Below is a copy of our press release with additional details and links to Ralph’s first episodes.

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State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting 2019

Legal Talk Network

Set against the eclectic backdrop of Austin at the JW Marriott on 2nd Street, this year’s State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting offered a lot to attendees. The programming struck a winning balance between the educational, entertaining, and intriguing. Opportunities to receive CLE were vast, with 37 bar sections producing more credit-collecting sessions than anyone could possibly attend.

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Learning a New Language

Legal Talk Network

By Rocky Dhir – Host of the State Bar of Texas Podcast and President & CEO of Atlas Legal Research, LP. Language has always fascinated me. I feel like I can learn so much about a culture and a people just by trying to understand how they speak and express themselves. I never fathomed that language can be a signal for someone in distress. .

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Elevate 2019

Legal Talk Network

Held annually and put on by LegalShield, Elevate is a conference dedicated to connecting and empowering lawyers who strive to close the Access-to-Justice Gap. This year’s gathering was held at the Grand Hyatt in Denver, Colorado. In addition to river rafting, Elevate 2019 offered at least 10 hours of state-approved CLE for those in live attendance. The educational sessions were aimed at small to large-sized firms and covered topics like r educing costs, improving processes, artificial intelligen

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What Evan Thomas Taught Me. By Way of Sandra Day O’Connor

Legal Talk Network

By Rocky Dhir. Host of the State Bar of Texas Podcast and President & CEO of Atlas Legal Research, LP. As a vegetarian, salmon mousse shouldn’t intrigue me, but it does now. I even Googled images of what it looks like, having never eaten it myself. My newfound interest in salmon mousse places me in the company of Ken Starr, Jonathan Rose, and Sandra Day O’Connor.

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Actionstep Express Offers a Fast Start for Practice Management and a Seamless Path to More Advanced Functionality

TechnoLawyer

Today's TL NewsWire Hot Product is cloud practice management software designed to get your firm up and running quickly while also offering a seamless path to more advanced functionality when needed (see article below). In addition, you'll find links to many previous TL NewsWire Hot Products, including a cloud CRM platform that enables law firms to capture leads and nurture them into clients.

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Episode 20 Jerry Ting on Legal Tech Looking Outside Legal Tech

Technically Legal

In Episode 20 we talk to Evisort founder Jerry Ting about his company and also about improving legal technology by looking outside of legal tech. Jerry founded Evisort while studying at Harvard Law and it was there that he started looking outside of the legal world to build his business. He applied to and was accepted by the Harvard Innovation Lab to help launch the company.

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Automate Your Firm's Prospect Pipeline From Lead Capture to Engagement

TechnoLawyer

Today's TL NewsWire Hot Product is a cloud CRM platform that enables law firms to capture leads and nurture them into clients (see article below). In addition, you'll find links to many previous TL NewsWire Hot Products, including a cloud practice platform that eliminates the need for QuickBooks and other third-party products thanks to its expansive suite of features.

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ScoutSheet to Present at 1 Million Cups Des Moines

Brett Trout

Presented at the Science Center of Iowa (SCI) every Wednesday morning, 1 Million Cups Des Moines showcases entrepreneurs and their growing businesses. The event, and the coffee, are free. This week’s presentation is by ScoutSheet, an SaaS product providing B2B sales and marketing professionals with new ways to discover customers. So join us tomorrow and every Wednesday morning at 8a.m. at the Science Center of Iowa to network with other like-minded entrepreneurial professionals, and be sur

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1 Million Cups Tomorrow at the Des Moines Science Center

Brett Trout

UPDATE: Due to the impending storm, tomorrow’s 1 Million Cups Des Moines event has been cancelled. 1 Million Cups Des Moines is a weekly showcase of entrepreneurs and their burgeoning projects. The event is free, as is the coffee. 1 Million Cups events are held most Wednesday mornings at 8a.m. at the Science Center of Iowa, which also graciously provides free parking in the Science Center Parking Ramp during the event (be sure to grab a ticket from Emily on your way into the Science Center

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Legalweek 2019

Legal Talk Network

It’s been several years but we finally returned to Legalweek to check out the new format of the conference formerly known as Legaltech. In addition to subdividing what had been one conference into five, Legalweek has gone through a lot of changes to appeal to a wider interest within the big firm space. Among the new categories of conferences are Business of Law Forum, Legal CIO, Legal Diversity & Talent Management, and Legal Marketing.

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Inspire.Legal 2019

Legal Talk Network

We recently attended the Inspire.Legal conference at New York Law School in New York City. Billed as a crowdsourced problem-solving gathering of lawyers, clients, and technologists, this meeting-of-the-minds was founded by our good friend Christian Lang. Christian is the Head of Strategy at Reynen Court LLC as well as the author of the Blacklines & Billables blog which, by the way, has its own podcast.

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Episode 18: Greg Siskind on Automation for Law Departments and Law Firms

Technically Legal

The focus of this episode is automation of legal processes by law firms and in-house legal teams. We talk to immigration lawyer Greg Siskind. He and his firm automate both client facing and internal legal processes. As we learn, automation limits errors, automates expertise, saves time and is good for marketing. In our legal tech founder segment, talk to Tom Dreyfus, CEO and co-founder of Josef , an automation platform helping lawyers create legal chatbots.