Above the Law - Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In what it described as a case pitting “real lawyers against a robot lawyer,” a federal court in Illinois has dismissed a law firm’s suit against the self-help legal service DoNotPay. “MK has not alleged any lost revenue or added expenditures as a result of DNP’s conduct,” wrote U.S. .

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CaseFox

JUNE 22, 2023

Paralegal vs Lawyer Who, What, How The legal world is wide and multifaceted. In this blog we will talk about paralegal vs lawyer and paralegal vs attorney. It will help you understand the role of lawyers, paralegals and attorneys and how they are different.

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Clio

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The 2020 Legal Trends Report affirmed that the average lawyer completes just 2.5 While no one can slow down time, savvy lawyers can increase their capacity by tapping into strategies and tools to improve productivity. These strategies include delegating non-billable tasks to remote paralegals for flexible support when necessary.

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Kevin O'Keefe

AUGUST 25, 2023

AI is a two edged sword for lawyers. However, AI seems to be targeting more cognitive, creative, office-based professions, many of which require higher levels of education, including lawyers. This presents both a challenge and an opportunity for lawyers. He says it’s especially helpful for paralegals or associates.

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Legal Talk Network

JULY 23, 2019

Paralegals were enthusiastically involved and traveled from all over the country to join in on the educational fun. As for the CIA’s part, they were actively recruiting paralegals from the conference to be in the Office of General Counsel which is responsible for advising the director of the CIA.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JUNE 30, 2025

In this guide, we’ll walk through practical strategies for lawyers to elevate their personal brand on social media in 2025. LinkedIn: Excellent for estate planning and corporate attorneys , though it can work well for all types of lawyers. For example: “Paralegal Maria has been with us 7 years: here’s what keeps her motivated.”

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Kathryn Tewson was a little-known paralegal when, on Jan. That day, she published a scathing series of tweets recounting her investigation of DoNotPay , the company that describes itself as “the world’s first robot lawyer.” 24, she was suddenly thrust into the spotlight.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

According to the 2021 ABA Profile of the Legal Profession , the COVID-19 pandemic prompted one-third of senior lawyers to change retirement plans — but that doesn’t mean they decided to retire. Instead, 53% of those lawyers decided to push the pause button. Have you noticed how reluctant lawyers are to discuss retirement?

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CaseFox

JUNE 22, 2023

Paralegal vs Lawyer Who, What, How The legal world is wide and multifaceted. In this blog we will talk about paralegal vs lawyer and paralegal vs attorney. It will help you understand the role of lawyers, paralegals and attorneys and how they are different.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JUNE 30, 2025

In this guide, we’ll walk through practical strategies for lawyers to elevate their personal brand on social media in 2025. LinkedIn: Excellent for estate planning and corporate attorneys , though it can work well for all types of lawyers. For example: “Paralegal Maria has been with us 7 years: here’s what keeps her motivated.”

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

ClearBrief integrates into Microsoft Word to align with lawyers’ existing workflows. Younger associates and paralegals tend to be most enthusiastic about the technology while firm leadership lags. Looking ahead, Schafer expects to expand ClearBrief’s features to assist paralegals along with corporate attorneys beyond litigation.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 18, 2022

Advances in technology and access to legal staffing is helping rural lawyers improve workflows and operate more efficiently. They may also have trouble finding qualified personnel to help with practice management and paralegal tasks. How can rural attorneys consistently get on the same playing field as urban and suburban lawyers?

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Above the Law - Technology

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

If AI is to enhance access to justice, it will not be only by increasing lawyer productivity, but also by directly empowering consumers. If lawyers are more productive, goes their reasoning, they will be able to serve more clients and therefore narrow the justice gap. A related issue is training for lawyers and legal professionals.

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Clio

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

If there has been one constant about the qualifications to own an American law firm, it has been this–you must be a lawyer. jurisdictions for decades has been that non-lawyers cannot own law firms. So where does this leave the practice ownership prospects of non-attorneys, including other legal professionals such as paralegals ?

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Above the Law - Technology

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Paralegal Kathryn Tewson On Her Quest for Accountability from DoNotPay. Training Lawyers to Use Generative AI, with AltaClaro Founder Abdi Shayesteh. Former Tesla Lawyer Laura Frederick on How to Teach Contracting Skills for the Real World. LexFusion’s Joe Borstein and Casey Flaherty on the 2022 Legal Market in Review.

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Clio

MAY 2, 2024

Lawyer stress levels are through the roof. Over two-thirds of lawyers endure mental health issues , an estimated 93% of junior lawyers feel stressed at work, while 40% say they’ve become more stressed since the onset of the pandemic. Unfortunately, lawyer burnout is more prevalent than ever. What is stress?

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MatterSuite

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

A legal assistant is a person who implements clerical and administrative services for lawyers and other legal personnel. A legal assistant supports legal professionals such as lawyers and offers a variety of clerical duties. What is a legal assistant vs. paralegal? What is a legal assistant? What does a legal assistant do?

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The post Understanding Law Firm Bonuses: A Simpler Bonus Structure for Associates, Paralegals and You appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers. Brooke Lively | Consider rolling out a new bonus structure designed for the greater good of the entire firm.

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Legal Tech Monitor

MARCH 29, 2023

Overview of Regulation Since 2007, the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) has regulated paralegals alongside lawyers. Pursuant to LSO regulation, paralegals can provide specified legal services independent of lawyers.(1) 1) Lawyers, by contrast, are licensed to practice law, pursuant to a general license.

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Lawmatics

MARCH 28, 2023

They say behind every great lawyer is a great paralegal…. While not all lawyers have paralegals, also known as legal assistants, they are without a doubt a game-changer for lawyers juggling multiple cases and deadlines. Paralegals are not required to earn a law degree. well, something like that.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JANUARY 4, 2024

This month, Oregon will join an increasing number of states licensing paralegals and other legal professionals who are not attorneys to provide discrete legal services in family and landlord/tenant law , which was previously only provided in Oregon by licensed lawyers.

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Martindale-Avvo

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Long hours and extensive client demands can quickly place a burden on hard-working lawyers, who, although driven by passion, may struggle to find the work-life balance they crave. The results could be devastating for lawyers looking to advance in their careers. ” Now, however, remote mediation is not only common, but expected.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

But they said there is an immense need for hundreds more lawyers and other volunteers to assist the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians faced with navigating the humanitarian crisis caused by Russia’s invasion. Paralegals, legal secretaries and law students are also needed as volunteers. Firms can help in preparing.

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Future Lawyer

MARCH 27, 2023

Lawyers Who Resist AI Are Like Dinosaurs Before The Day The Meteorite Hits. Even though BigLaw, in the main, gets what a sea change AI and Chatbots are bringing to the practice of law, the beauty of Big Data and ChatGPT is that it can be used by every lawyer, even the solos. But, I caution every lawyer. The sky is falling.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 29, 2021

But danger lurks behind certain technology, or the way lawyers and staff might use it. What are some scary things WFH has revealed about lawyers’ tech habits? Anne worked as a patent paralegal at a Chicago IP firm before arriving at the CBA in 2017 as the Law Practice Management and Technology department’s trainer/coordinator.

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MatterSuite

JANUARY 29, 2025

These service providers include attorneys, paralegals, and legal experts who seek to provide their clients with tailor-made solutions. Flexible Legal Talent Provider Legal Talent on Demand offers law firms or in-house legal departments the ability to contract out lawyers for a set period.

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CaseFox

JUNE 12, 2023

Lawyers have to work for long hours under high pressure. The intense workload and constant dealing with clients can take a toll on lawyers’ physical and mental wellbeing. Lawyer burnout or attorney burnout may result in chronic exhaustion, stress and reduce the efficiency of professionals.

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Kevin O'Keefe

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Clio’s annual Legal Trends Report, introduced at #ClioCon in Nashville on Monday morning, placed a lawyer and law firm’s need to embrace technology and AI, front and center. Most lawyers are at least aware of AI, and many see its potential.” Most lawyers are at least aware of AI, and many see its potential.”

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 6, 2023

A legal innovation lab launching today seeks to answer the question of how to approach the training and development of new lawyers in an age of generative AI. What does it mean to develop new lawyers in the age of generative AI? Earlier, she spent 12 years as a legal assistant and paralegal specialist for U.S.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 28, 2022

Location, professional atmosphere, private offices, paralegal support, networking opportunities. Typically, lawyers who take an office with another law firm will do so because the cost is cheaper than a professional co-working operator and they do not need to sign a lease. Paralegal support. Two Weeks’ Notice.

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Advocate's Studio

AUGUST 19, 2015

Dentons, LLP, the multinational firm boasting the largest number of lawyers in the world, apparently needs more of them — of the electro-mechanical sort. A Siri for lawyers, as the student-startup founders describe it. I, for one, welcome our new robotic paralegal overlords. The future is now!

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CaseFox

JUNE 20, 2023

Time-Management-Tips-For-Lawyers-Boosting-Productivity-In-The-Digital-Age-1 Are you a lawyer looking for a get more billable hour, if the answer is yes? Time management for lawyers can increase productivity and help them succeed. In this blog post, we will explore some of the effective time management tips for lawyers.

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Above the Law - Technology

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Using this RAG component, lawyers can upload documents or collections of documents and then query the LLM and receive responses based on the context provided by the documents. Not only does this allow lawyers to query the LLM based on their own internal knowledge, but it also reduces hallucinations and increases accuracy, Green said.

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Above the Law - Technology

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The substantial amount of time lawyers spend drafting documents during litigation. It also improves access to justice for society as lawyers can handle more cases, as well as remove some bias from the legal system through fact-first drafting. What problem do you solve? Anything else? Demo video: [link] Founded: 2/1/2018, Washington DC.

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TechLaw Crossroads

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Why are lawyers incompetent when it comes to e-Discovery: Hubris. The EDRM paper notes the importance of lawyers’ to use AI with e-discovery. Reports of weekly e-discovery mistakes made by lawyers stemming from the lack of understanding of how to handle basic ESI. It’s just a production issue, not a legal one for lawyers.

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Rocket Matter

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It’s any activity that’s part of what an attorney, or a paralegal, needs to do to complete the work you have been contracted to perform for a client. of the ABA states lawyers are not allowed to charge or collect an unreasonable fee or an unreasonable amount for expenses. What is a billable hour (and what isn’t)?

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MatterSuite

JUNE 5, 2025

This means lawyers spend time playing accountant instead of doing actual legal work. The new Way would be analytics tools that compare rates across firms to show: Which lawyers are charging above market rates for routine work? The Old Way: A junior lawyer spends weeks manually checking invoices for errors.

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