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A Bad Week for DoNotPay and Its Robot Lawyer, But It Should Not Reflect on Self-Help Legal Tech

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Bad news: after receiving threats from State Bar prosecutors, it seems likely they will put me in jail for 6 months if I follow through with bringing a robot lawyer into a physical courtroom. I messaged him yesterday asking for details on which state’s prosecutors made the threats and the nature of what they said. Good morning!

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LawPay Looks to Expand Beyond Payments, While Staying True To Core Mission, New CEO Says In Interview

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So I had grown up in the household of an attorney and I had gone off to undergrad pretty certain I was going to follow in his footsteps to be a federal prosecutor. Then I went off to the University of Chicago law school.

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Importance of Ethics in Legal Profession: A Guide to Lawyers

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Judges must remain impartial, lawyers must respect their client’s rights, and paralegals must handle sensitive information with care. Prosecutors must seek justice rather than convictions at any cost. Legal professionals play a pivotal role in upholding the rule of law by adhering to ethical principles.

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