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TechReport 2022: Litigation & TAR

LawTechnologyToday

When respondents were asked to identify their primary practice area based on billing, the largest selection (27.5%) was “Litigation” with the next largest selection (17.2%) as “Commercial Litigation” – the remainder of the practice areas included Corporate, Estates & Wills, Contracts, Real Estate, Employment, Constructions, etc.

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Top Technology Trends for Transactional Lawyers

LawTechnologyToday

Another important tool in the litigator’s toolbox is Technology Assisted Review (TAR). This is a broad term referring to the application of technology in a traditional litigation document review. TAR applications can deal with high volumes of data without increasing headcount. Document Review Tools.

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More on Myanmar arrests: ‘Right now, they’re targeting the lawyers’

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JURIST EXCLUSIVE – One of our law student correspondents in Myanmar sends this update on the latest arrests of protestors and dissidents opposed to the new military government that seized power in the country in the February 1 coup : Right now, they’re targeting the lawyers. U Lin Nyo Tar Yar (South Oakkalapa, Yangon).

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Use Emerging Technology to Advance Strategic Imperatives

InHouseOps

From corporate counsel to law firms to contract attorneys, this term of art can carry several meanings. In a nutshell, modern law refers to the idea of taking a business-centered approach to legal practice by embracing emerging technologies and new partnerships to increase efficiency and make smarter operational decisions.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The defendants—two of whom acknowledged they had attempted to shut down tar sands crude oil pipelines by turning shut-off valves on the pipelines—were charged with criminal damage to property of critical public facilities, utilities, and pipelines; trespass on such facilities; and/or aiding and abetting criminal damage to property and/or trespass.

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