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Building a Better Law Practice: 7 Reasons to Specialize

Attorney at Work

The paper trail revealed scores of cases involving debt collection, business partnerships, estate settlements, divorce and real estate litigation. The paper trail revealed scores of cases involving debt collection, business partnerships, estate settlements, divorce and real estate litigation. Practicing Law on Internet Time.

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4 Strategies for Preventing and Handling Frivolous Lawsuits

Lawmatics

These trivial claims don't just cost individuals and businesses precious time and resources, but also legal professionals. Despite a handsome settlement amount, it’s hardly enough to make up for the time and energy wasted. Usually these types of claims are filed specifically for strategic reasons, and often even, dare we say— absurd.

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European Data Protection Roundup: 2020 in Five Trends

Debevoise Data Blog

In this post, we look back at the 2020 European data protection landscape and five trends that help companies understand not only where we are, but where data protection enforcement, litigation, and practice may be headed. DPAs face difficulties in making fines stick Regulators appeared to have a difficult time making penalties stick.

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Why is data management important for lawyers?

Legodesk

These programs can help lawyers to keep track of important information, find relevant documents quickly, and share data with other members of their team. In today’s digital time, law firms have access to more data than ever before. This can include information on clients, cases, documents, and more.

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The Clock is Ticking: How to Miss Fewer Court Deadlines

Attorney at Work

Managing an increasing volume of cases and court deadlines– sometimes in multiple jurisdictions – is one of the biggest time management challenges for law firms. . Most states implement rule changes in batches, two or four times per year. The firm had filed a voluntary dismissal back in 2014. Causes of Missed Deadlines.

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Introduction to Legal Calendaring Software: Empowering Legal Departments for Success

MatterSuite

With the complexities of caseloads, litigation processes, and regulatory requirements, it is crucial to adopt a systematic approach to calendaring. Instead of relying on manual entry and tracking of important dates. Also, lawyers can rely on the software to maintain accurate information at all times.

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Understanding the CCB’s First Two Final Determinations (Guest Blog Post–Part 3 of 3)

Eric Goldman

There is an Initial Order, where the claimant pays the second part of the filing fee, this time $60. Eight months after filing, the first two Copyright Claims Board (CCB) Final Determinations have been handed down. Mitrakos, 22-CCB-0035 , February 15, 2023, and Oppenheimer v. Prutton, 22-CCB-0045 , February 28, 2023. Let’s take a look.