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FAQ: Everything You Need to Know About Patenting Your Invention

Brett Trout

Patent Attorneys : Licensed lawyers who can draft and file patents, provide legal advice, draft contracts and licenses, and represent you in legal disputes. Consult a patent lawyer to discuss enforcement options, which may include sending a cease-and-desist letter or pursuing litigation.

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Privacy Law: Status of Legal Practice Area in 2025

Martindale-Avvo

This can increase the work of lawyers in 2025, as these organizations need legal advice and services. The work of privacy lawyers The flurry of new privacy laws have put more pressure on entities that have to assess their activities and policies to make sure they comply with the law.

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Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFAs) for Legal Explained: Types & Examples

MatterSuite

Example: A law organization may take on a litigation case that has a $50,000 financial limit despite hourly costs surpassing this amount. This arrangement helps to maintain a steady cash flow while offering a client predictable legal costs.

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Discovery Objections Cheat Sheet

Clio

The discovery process is a critical element of litigation, and objections to discovery requests are every bit as essential. Any legal professional working in litigation needs to know how to make these objections, and how to respond when the opposing side makes them. And, of course, not all objections will be accepted.

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What Is a Legal Engineer? Roles, Skills, and Career Outlook

Clio

Legal engineers work in a variety of settings, including law firms, in-house legal departments, legaltech companies, and consulting firms. Legal engineers vs. traditional legal roles Legal engineers aren’t traditional legal professionals—they don’t give legal advice, and they don’t necessarily have law degrees.

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Damien Riehl: “Everything will have legal tech”

Global LegalTech Hub

He has litigated with the large firm Robins Kaplan for about 15 years. For the last five years, he has been working with vLex , where he runs billions of legal documents from many countries across LLM. And he thought: “Do I really want to be a teacher? What if I go to law school?” Well, he did so. And email is not encrypted.

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Beyond the Obvious: 6 Essential Google Business Profile Tips

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

For instance, if you’re an estate planning lawyer, you can add “Estate Litigation Lawyer” and “Trial Attorney.” Never provide specific legal advice or discuss confidential client matters in this section. Keep answers general and always direct users to contact your firm for personalized advice.