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Google reaches $391.5M multi-state settlement over user location tracking

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Attorneys general in 40 states Monday announced a $391.5 While the settlement ends the present lawsuit, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton initiated a new lawsuit against Google last month for allegedly collecting biometric data on millions of Texans without their informed consent.

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Eye of the Storm: How Will Alternative Business Structures Affect Traditional Law Firms

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

Utah is creating a sandbox environment to explore the same option. Lawyers have been exceptionally late adopters of both technology and new ideas. Attorneys are smart and resilient, and will be able to carve out a niche in this brave new world. It’s only a matter of time before the traditional lawyer monopoly is broken.

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Is Walmart Targeting Your Law Firm? What Alternative Business Structures Will Mean for Small Firms

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And, even if th ose law firms have access to the technology need ed to accommodate that approach , they can’t or won’t adopt it. Where ABS ends up being allowed, attorney and non-attorney business owners can work together and share revenue. So, yes: Walmart can open law firms. That’s a whole new ball game.

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TECHSHOW 2023 LIVE: Keynote Address

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Clio’s CEO and Founder Jack Newton will be hosting the leading innovators and builders of legal technology in this keynote. This already has happened in Arizona and Utah. The supreme court of the fictional state of Centralia has under consideration similar proposals to modify its attorney Rules of Professional Conduct.

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Guest Post: The Year in Justice Tech: 2023 Report and News Roundup

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[This guest post is by Maya Markovich , executive director of the Justice Technology Association, an organization formed to support companies in the justice tech sector. Justice tech caught the interest of both impact investors, as well as those seeking opportunities to fund the disruption of antiquated systems via technology.

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Courts Disrupted: Pew Study Finds Pandemic Caused Courts to Revolutionize their Operations, But Says More Needs to be Done

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The pandemic caused civil courts in the United States to adopt technology at an unprecedented pace and scale, improving participation in court proceedings and helping users resolve disputes more efficiently. Prior to the pandemic, the report says, courts’ adoption of technology focused on discrete tasks rather than sweeping changes.

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Jack Rives, Former ABA Executive Director, Joins Rocket Lawyer to Lead New Professional Services Division

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He will also oversee the company’s alternative business structure initiatives in the UK and as part of the Utah regulatory sandbox, seek ABS designation in Arizona, and play a key role in executing Rocket Lawyer’s plans to use artificial intelligence to accelerate lawyer productivity. Air Force for 33 years.

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