November, 2024

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Supreme Courts of Delaware and Georgia Act to Regulate Use of Generative AI in the Courts

Above the Law - Technology

In a coincidence of timing that reflects how legal professionals are wrestling with issues around generative artificial intelligence, the supreme courts of Delaware and Georgia issued orders within a day of each other last week relating to the use of AI in the courts and by legal professionals. On Oct.

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 National Paralegal Day inc NALP Paralegal Achievement Awards, Mon. 11th Nov at Six Clerks Bar, The Law Society

Ward Blawg

The National Association of Licensed Paralegals (NALP) will be hosting the fourth National Paralegal Day with an evening event at the Six Clerks Bar within the Law Society at 113 Chancery Lane, London on Monday 11th November from 7pm to 9pm. The event will also host the annual ‘NALP Paralegal Achievement Awards’. The Awards are for: […] The post National Paralegal Day inc NALP Paralegal Achievement Awards, Mon. 11th Nov at Six Clerks Bar, The Law Society first appeared on WardblawG.

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It’s The End Of The Legal Industry As We Know It

Artificial Lawyer

It’s the end of the legal industry as we know it and I feel fine. I really do. The legal industry as we know it is already over.

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An Inside Look at How Atlassian Uses Its Own Tools to Power Legal Workflows and Encourages Thoughtful Adoption of AI (Stan Shepard, General Counsel)

Technically Legal

This episode features Stan Shepard, General Counsel of Atlassian, a leading provider of team productivity and collaboration software. Stan discusses his unique career journey from a finance journalist to the current GC of Atlassian. He shares valuable insights into how Atlassian's legal department leverages the company's productivity software products and AI for maximum efficiency.

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Continuing Legal Education for Paralegals

Clio

In the legal industry of today, a paralegal must stay on top of their game. This means seeking out continuing legal education (CLE) that will keep them there. CLE classes are an excellent vehicle for paralegals who want to stay abreast of the latest in legal developments, technology, and vital paralegal skills. If continuous learning is important for attorneys—and it most definitely is—then it is equally important for paralegals.

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Data Literacy: A Critical Skill for Legal Professionals

Colin S. Levy

The legal profession is undergoing a seismic shift, driven by the explosion of data and the adoption of sophisticated Generative AI technologies like OpenAI's GPT-4. Legal teams are no longer just advisors on regulatory compliance or dispute resolution—they are now key players in data governance, risk management, and strategic decision-making. As data increasingly underpins every facet of business operations, general counsels (GCs) and legal professionals must develop the skills to interpre

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Case Management Platform Clarra Unveils Suite of New Features, Including Gen AI, Analytics and Tracking of Client Communications

Above the Law - Technology

It was a year ago last month that I wrote here about the launch of Clarra, a cloud-based case management platform designed to be optimized for docket-driven litigation practices.

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Legal Innovators UK Starts Wed + Travel Tips

Artificial Lawyer

The Legal Innovators UK conference starts tomorrow – Wednesday, November 6th (Law Firm Day), and continues on Thursday, November 7th (Inhouse Day). Here is the.

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Dentons report: AI investment trapped by regulatory uncertainty

Legal IT Insiders

Dentons’ ‘Laws of AI Traction’ report offers a forward-looking legal perspective on how organisations can close the gap between AI ambition and action Business leaders forecast massive gains from AI […] The post Dentons report: AI investment trapped by regulatory uncertainty appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Small Law Firm Succession Planning

Clio

Many lawyers start their firms focused on helping clients and building a successful practice, not wanting to think about the day they’ll leave it. However, failing to develop a small law firm succession plan for the firm’s eventual leadership transition opens the door to significant risks for your firm and your clients. A small law firm succession plan paves the way for stability when key leaders leave a small or mid-sized law firm, ensuring the firm thrives after founding partners are gone.

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CA Anti-SLAPP Law Applies to #MeToo Instagram Post–Nelson v. Bridgers

Eric Goldman

Phoebe Bridgers. Photo from Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0 <[link] via Wikimedia Commons This case involves three people: Chris Nelson, “a well-established music industry entrepreneur.” Emily Bannon, an alleged former girlfriend and victim of Nelson’s behavior. Phoebe Bridgers (photo on the right), “a singer, songwriter, and guitarist” with a large Instagram audience.

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Back To Law (Practice) School: The Essential Skills You Didn’t Learn In Law School [Sponsored]

Above the Law - Technology

We’ve got new answers to the ongoing test of law firm management strategy! The post Back To Law (Practice) School: The Essential Skills You Didn’t Learn In Law School appeared first on Above the Law.

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LLRX October 2024 Issue

LLRX

Artificial Intelligence and Unconscious Bias Risk – Elizabeth Sweetland reviews: Meredith Broussard, More than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech (MIT Press 2023). 248 Pages. Available from MIT Press, Barnes and Noble and Amazon 2024. Trump’s Election Lawyers Must Heed Their Ethical Duties – Attorneys Stephen Marcus and Bruce Kuhlik discuss the.

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This Is It, Final Ticket Sale: Legal Innovators UK – Nov 6 + 7

Artificial Lawyer

As the song goes, it’s the final countdown… Legal Innovators UK the pioneering legal tech conference is taking place next week on November 6 and.

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Just Pondering An Interesting Issue with AI and Foreign Language Interpretation

Solo Practice University

Let's say you are working in an area of law that involves multiple languages, international banking or real estate transactions, depositions of foreign nationals, criminal work with non-English speaking defendants, etc. and you require translation. Do you use AI to do the initial interpretation because it is more cost-effective? Do you hire an interpreter to just do edits?

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LawNext Podcast: The LegalTech Fund’s Zach Posner on Investing in Legal Tech (and His Upcoming Summit)

LawSites

When Zach Posner was last on this podcast, it was 2021 and he was less than a year into having cofounded The LegalTech Fund, the first venture capital firm to be laser-focused on law and legal technology.

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Another “Sign-in-Wrap” TOS Formation Process Fails–Morrison v. Yippee

Eric Goldman

When properly implemented, “sign-in-wraps” support TOS formation. Unfortunately, some websites make dubious choices in their implementation, even though the protocols for proper formation seem so simple to me. Courts are also struggling with how to compare “sign-in-wraps” to “clickwraps,” which are treated the gold standard of formation processes.

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4th Circuit Shoots Down ‘Unite The Right’ Protester’s Attempt To Turn The Consequences Of His Own Actions Into A Constitutional Violation

Above the Law - Technology

From the better-be-doing-right-before-you-complain-about-your-rights dept The post 4th Circuit Shoots Down ‘Unite The Right’ Protester’s Attempt To Turn The Consequences Of His Own Actions Into A Constitutional Violation appeared first on Above the Law.

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Do You Dread the Law Firm Annual Planning Process? 5 Ways to Make It Easier and More Fun

Attorney at Work

Setting annual goals can feel a little overwhelming. But like everything in your law firm, it’s easier if you have a process. The post Do You Dread the Law Firm Annual Planning Process? 5 Ways to Make It Easier and More Fun appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Product Walk Through: V7 Go – GenAI Legal Data Extraction

Artificial Lawyer

This week’s Product Walk Through is with V7 Labs and its genAI-driven Go capability for extracting key data from legal documents.

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INTEL to Building Your Law Firm’s BD & Marketing Team

Legal Practice Intelligence

As law firms navigate an increasingly competitive landscape, building a strong Business Development (BD) and Marketing Communications (Marcomms) function is no longer optional but essential. In PracticeEvolve's recent INTEL Series.

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News and Notes From Google Local Services Ads: October 2024

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, Google Local Services Ads (LSAs) are an invaluable tool for lawyers and law firms aiming to expand their reach and connect with a larger pool of potential clients. LSAs secure prime, top-of-page positions on the Google search engine results page (SERP) and are the only Google ads that offer the “Google Screened” badge, providing consumers with added trust in the firm’s credibility.

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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 9, 2024

LLRX

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness.

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Tackling Deposition Anxiety: How AI Is Changing The Way Lawyers Do Depositions [Sponsored]

Above the Law - Technology

Depo CoPilot is a cutting-edge technology laser-focused on helping you perform your very best at every deposition. The post Tackling Deposition Anxiety: How AI Is Changing The Way Lawyers Do Depositions appeared first on Above the Law.

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How to Not Talk Politics and Survive

Attorney at Work

As much as you’d like to stop them, perhaps with jiujitsu or a handy table lamp, you know that’s unprofessional. Fortunately you can use these proven tactics instead. The post How to Not Talk Politics and Survive appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Podcast: Jenn McCarron, head of CLOC, on the ever-changing nature and future of legal ops

Legal IT Insiders

As we draw towards the end of Jenn McCarron’s first year as president of CLOC (the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium) what are her key learnings from the year? In this […] The post Podcast: Jenn McCarron, head of CLOC, on the ever-changing nature and future of legal ops appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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The Costs of Forgoing Vacation

Martindale-Avvo

Imagine being on a long-awaited vacation. Imagine relaxing at a ski lodge after spending the day on the slopes. Or maybe you are poolside, basking in the sun. Your phone rings. Your firm’s name flashes across your phone’s screen. You answer the phone immediately, knowing that you must be accessible even when on vacation. Just taking a vacation carries a perceived risk of slowing your professional advancement, which is why most attorneys choose to rack up billable hours instead of usi

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Major Canadian Legal Research Service Sues AI Startup Claiming Wrongful Use of Its Court Decisions

LawSites

The Canadian Legal Information Institute, a nonprofit organization that is a major provider of free legal research in Canada, has sued a recently launched AI-powered legal research site called Caseway, alleging that it has unlawfully taken CanLII’s cases in order to build its own system.

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Alt Legal Starts IP Paralegal Service with Acquisition

Legal Practice Intelligence

Alt Legal, Inc., a leading provider of automated trademark docketing software, is excited to announce the acquisition of the customers of WeberMark LLC, a Denver-based trademark paralegal support services firm known.

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Why AI Governance Is the Number 1 Issue on This Health System Exec’s Mind

Above the Law - Technology

Jason Hill, Ochsner Health’s innovation officer, said he goes to sleep most nights and wakes up most morning worried about one thing: the state of generative AI governance in healthcare. To him, providers and other healthcare organizations are in dire need of frameworks to ensure their AI tools are safe and perform well over time. The post Why AI Governance Is the Number 1 Issue on This Health System Exec’s Mind appeared first on MedCity News.

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Can EdTech Vendors Force Parents into Arbitration?–Shanahan v. IXL

Eric Goldman

IXL Learning sells edtech subscription services to schools. The plaintiffs claim that IXL “collected and monetized the data of millions of school-age children who used the IXL platform without parental consent,” in violation of the ECPA and state law. IXL sought to send the case to arbitration. But how? IXL could impose a mandatory clickthrough on its users, but the primary users are children with limited capacity to agree to TOSes.

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Webinar with NetDocuments: ndMAX AI Assistant demo plus a discussion on the value and future of agentic AI

Legal IT Insiders

SIGN UP HERE In this webinar with NetDocuments’ legal technology strategist Michelle Spencer and legal solutions director Jennifer Poon, we’ll be learning more about ndMAX Intelligent Assistant’s capabilities, including how […] The post Webinar with NetDocuments: ndMAX AI Assistant demo plus a discussion on the value and future of agentic AI appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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10 Simple Principles for Building a Thriving Law Practice (No Superhero Cape Required)

Attorney at Work

Jay Harrington | Building a successful legal practice isn’t nearly as complicated as most lawyers make it out to be. The post 10 Simple Principles for Building a Thriving Law Practice (No Superhero Cape Required) appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Leya + Legal Ops Group Calame Launch GenAI Partnership In France

Artificial Lawyer

Calame, a Paris-based legal ops group, is partnering with genAI pioneer Leya to bring the startup’s technology to the French market, with both law firms.

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So You've Been Breached. Now What?

Relativity

Relativity Chief Security Officer Marcin Święty recently led a discussion with cybersecurity and legal experts to explore data breach response: how to prepare for it, how to respond to it, and why e-discovery professionals are uniquely equipped to handle it.

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Fifth Circuit: Lol, No, RFK Jr. You Don’t Have Standing To Sue Joe Biden Because Facebook Blocked Your Anti-vax Nonsense

Above the Law - Technology

From the try-try-again dept The post Fifth Circuit: Lol, No, RFK Jr. You Don’t Have Standing To Sue Joe Biden Because Facebook Blocked Your Anti-vax Nonsense appeared first on Above the Law.

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Recorded Live at #ClioCon: Clio’s CTO Jonathan Watson on the Development of Clio Duo, Its Gen AI Legal Assistant

LawSites

Recently, the law practice management company Clio launched Clio Duo, its generative AI legal assistant. On today’s LawNext, Jonathan Watson, Clio’s chief technology officer, joins the show to discuss Duo’s development, capabilities and future direction.He also talks about some of the other products Clio recently launched, including native accounting and custom reporting.