Kevin O'Keefe

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Many kids dreamed of growing up to become an astronaut while ending up with the possibly more mundane job of a lawyer. SBLL 2024 isn’t just another legal conference; it’s the definitive west coast summit for all stakeholders in the space industry. And yes, I’m a space lawyer who wanted to be an Astronaut.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 2, 2022

This is how you position yourself for success in any type of legal job market. And in today’s white-hot legal hiring market, buyers are raising starting salaries and offering substantial signing bonuses for lawyers with in-demand skill sets and experience. In the Legal Market, It’s “Econ 101” Writ Large.

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LawSites

MAY 12, 2022

In all my years of covering legal tech, a question I’ve never had to confront is how to — or even whether to — cover my competitors. The answer, of course, is to cover it, just as I would cover any other legal tech news. As of this morning, the jobs site has already been reskinned with LegalTech Hub’s branding. .

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Clio

JANUARY 2, 2024

We’ll explain what it means to set SMART goals for lawyers, review what types of goals to consider for each stage of your legal career, and give ideas for tools to help you measure and manage your lawyer goals. Not all goals are created equal—some are SMARTer than others. With that in mind, how can your law firm succeed in 2024?

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Technically Legal

MARCH 14, 2024

Professor Tonya Evans of Penn State Dickinson Law School visits Technically Legal to talk about her book Digital Money Demystified. Professor Evans has pretty much held every job in legal from judicial clerk, to Big Law lawyer and now legal educator. 24 of all crypto transactions in 2022 were for illicit purposes.

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Clio

APRIL 1, 2024

Often considered the gatekeepers of justice, they handle an array of tasks—from scheduling trials to preparing legal documents and swearing in witnesses. What type of legal settings do they work in? Scheduling legal proceedings. Researching complex legal issues. So, what exactly does it mean to be a court clerk?

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

The Big Idea: We found a much better dataset, though still small, from which to extrapolate actual effects of Generative AI on the legal industry. LexisNexis CounselLink Data As a reminder the Goldman data was using survey questions about how important certain “work tasks” were for their jobs. 12.91% 13.87% 12.64% 13.5%

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Legal Tech Monitor

JULY 31, 2023

The Big Idea: The data that Goldman used is insufficient to make the claims about Generative AI’s effect on legal that their report did. I suspect that was true for most people who know the legal industry. All emphasis below added by me.) Observer – March 30, 2023 Two-Thirds of Jobs Are at Risk: Goldman Sachs A.I.

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LLRX

AUGUST 21, 2021

While technology has been nibbling around the edges of the legal profession for some time, it’s hard to imagine those complex tasks being done by a robot. It turns out that you don’t need to completely automate a job to fundamentally change it. All you need to do is automate part of it.

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NSLT

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Do you need legal writing tools for day-to-day working life? The truth is, if you’re in the legal profession, you’re probably already a pretty good writer. Our jobs are so word-intensive that you really can’t make it all that far in the law if you aren’t a natural wordsmith. Read Article

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Legal Tech Monitor

AUGUST 4, 2023

Last week we explored how satisfied recent law school graduates are with their jobs (they generally are). The demand for legal services after the COVID-19 shutdowns led to a hiring boom for Class of 2021 and Class of 2022 law school graduates. of all law firm jobs and 0.5% of all jobs in 2022.

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 20, 2022

Here’s how a learning mindset can help you take on your new job responsibilities with confidence. We’ve All Felt Performance Anxiety in New Situations. What can you do to mitigate that feeling that you’re “just not good enough” and tackle your new legal responsibilities with confidence? How to Embrace a Learning Mindset.

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Legal IT Insiders

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Ayora leverages advanced data analytics and AI to help fee-earners track all of the financial aspects of their matters to make their ‘second job’ as revenue managers easier.

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NSLT

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Do you need legal writing tools for day-to-day working life? The truth is, if you’re in the legal profession, you’re probably already a pretty good writer. Our jobs are so word-intensive that you really can’t make it all that far in the law if you aren’t a natural wordsmith. Read Article

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Colin S. Levy

JANUARY 23, 2024

Sutherland stands out as a multifaceted professional, combining her expertise as a writer, speaker, and executive in the realms of legal technology, information, and publishing. As the principal consultant at Parallax Information Consulting, her work primarily revolves around strategizing legal data.

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 20, 2021

How do you know when it is time to quit your job, or your client, or a relationship — or even your dream? After all, the world is full of inspiring tales of quitters who’ve come out on top. Maybe you are thinking of quitting your job for one with better pay and lots of perks. Your “job” is disappearing.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

More are favoring flexibility and prioritizing purpose and meaning in their work over job security. were likely to leave their current job within the next three to six months. million people quit their jobs. This indicates that firms are planning to invest in hiring, engaging and retaining lawyers and other legal professionals.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JULY 27, 2023

Ninety-seven percent of the Class of 2019 law school graduates are employed and nearly half are “extremely satisfied” with their jobs, according to a recent survey by the National Association for Law Placement Foundation for Law Career Research and Education (NALP Foundation). law schools between November 2022 and January 2023.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Now, the Free Law Project , a nonprofit devoted to making legal information publicly and freely available, has received a grant to design and prototype an open access and open source court e-filing system, aiming to disrupt the existing system by which e-filing and court management systems make money by selling access to court records.

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Legal Tech Monitor

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Ayora leverages advanced data analytics and AI to help fee-earners track all of the financial aspects of their matters to make their ‘second job’ as revenue managers easier.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 10, 2022

At its annual Clio Cloud Conference today, the law practice management company Clio released the 2022 edition of its annual Legal Trends Report – its seventh year of the report. The Legal Trends Report includes Clio’s billable hour index, which measures the average cost for an hour of legal services in the U.S.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

But even though many of these legal professionals are feeling stressed, they overwhelmingly agree that technology can help their firms adapt and is critical to the satisfaction of their firms’ clients. And, despite the stress, almost all professionals at midsized firms (99.6%) say they like at least some aspects of their work.

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TechLaw Crossroads

AUGUST 8, 2023

One of my favorite legal tech Conferences is put on by the American Association of Law Librarians , better known as AALL. I have had numerous ABA leadership responsibilities and spoke at an industry conference, all of which kept me on the road more than usual. They are essential legal professionals.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In our third installment of Love and Legal Tech, we talk with Ab Saraswat and Priti Saraswat. Though they didn’t originally intend to work together, they both ended up at legal tech company Litera for several years but in different roles. Currently, Ab is the Chief Revenue Officer at legal project management startup Lupl.

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The North Carolina Journey of Law and Technology

APRIL 17, 2023

Often characterized by its adherence to tradition and precedent, the legal industry is commonly thought to be resistant to change at some levels. Over the last few decades, innovation has occurred on a massive scale, and despite some hesitancy, the legal industry tends to adapt.

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Lawmatics

MARCH 14, 2023

What is your role at Lawmatics, and what does your job entail? After moving to San Diego for another job that ultimately didn’t pan out, I applied for a Sales Development Rep role at Lawmatics, and was fortunate enough to receive an offer. What’s the best part of your job? I’m an Account Executive at Lawmatics. Boston, MA.

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Above the Law - Technology

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

“His experience, along with the Rocket Lawyer natively digital legal services platform will rapidly scale the availability, responsiveness and affordability of qualified legal practitioners everywhere,” the company said in announcing the hire. . Do Something Meaningful Founder and CEO Charley Moore.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Over the course of a career, almost every lawyer learns that their personal network is their most valuable asset and plays a critical role in generating clients, advancing within a firm, and finding new jobs. Many lawyers default to networking at legal industry events, such as those hosted by bar associations. Table of contents 1.

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TechLaw Crossroads

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Short messaging, audio, and video have all combined to create a surge in new data. I have speculated before about the potential for ediscovery vendors to branch out into other areas in the legal ecosystem. It’s more about how quick you can get the job done to meet court and adversary pressures.

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CaseFox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Anas Abdul Alhameed Al-Qudah : Legal Consultant in the Firm’s High-Tech team. Simran Sinha: Simran Sinha is a legal tech writer at CaseFox, where she is at the forefront of a movement aimed at revolutionizing technological reforms in the legal industry. In this episode AI and Legal: Can We Trust It?

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LawSites

MAY 31, 2022

It may be one of the least heralded yet most critical jobs in many law firms – that of the docketing professional – and it is one that calls for a unique combination of technical, data-management, organizational and communication skills. For years, we’d all been talking about it. SCREECHFIELD: It happened all in the ‘80s.

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CaseFox

JUNE 26, 2023

In the ever-changing landscape of the legal industry, technology is becoming a prominent part. The legal industry is experiencing a technological revolution. Technology and advanced tools have changed the way the legal industry operates. From legal research to virtual assistance, AI tools can do it all for legal professionals.

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Clio

MAY 11, 2023

Whether you’re a law student or a recent graduate just starting out (perhaps also handling the costs of your legal education ), understanding the scope of potential first year lawyer salaries can give you realistic expectations for how much you can earn. Fortunately for lawyers in the US, the legal field is expected to grow.

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CaseFox

JUNE 22, 2023

Paralegal vs Lawyer Who, What, How The legal world is wide and multifaceted. Having a career in the legal field can be very rewarding. There are a wide range of roles in the legal industry that play a part in the administration of justice. Lawyers directly take part in all the legal proceedings of the court.

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Centerbase

MAY 31, 2023

Executive directors and legal administrators play a crucial role in the smooth operations of a law firm. But all of these responsibilities require a specific kind of person and can add up to a highly stressful job. But all of these responsibilities require a specific kind of person and can add up to a highly stressful job.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 3, 2022

Even casual observers of the goings-on in Big Law know the Great Resignation, as with the rest of America, has not spared the legal profession. That fact, combined with the surprising and continuing high demand for Big Law services, means that you couldn’t ask for a better job market if you are an associate seeking greener pastures.

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Colin S. Levy

MARCH 7, 2023

In the case of legal departments, they often are saddled with two unflattering reputations: 1) The Department of No. They want time to put together a thorough memo or analysis of the legal issues at hand. They also do not want a long memo or thorough written analysis of the legal issues and their respective associated risks.

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