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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.

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

JURIST

The military is trying to kidnap people who worked at UEC [Myanmar Union Election Commission] during election period and coerce them to sign “a fake contract admitting that there were mistakes while counting the vote sheets” [an reason for the Myanmar coup alleged by the military]. U Lin Nyo Tar Yar (South Oakkalapa, Yangon).

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Seven Ways to Ease the Pain of Second Request Responses

LawTechnologyToday

Technology is a foundational enabler for meeting the scale and speed challenges of second requests while avoiding exorbitant costs. The technology toolkit will very likely include technology-assisted review (TAR), predictive coding, technology-enabled workflows, and AI tools including machine translation for multi-lingual matters.

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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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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The Second Circuit said the Connecticut statutes authorizing the solicitations did not compel utilities to enter into contracts with specific bidders. Ward freely admits he closed an emergency valve on a tar sands pipeline to prevent harm to the climate, as part of a coordinated action in four states.…

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Jacobson’s lawsuit asserted defamation, breach of contract, and promissory estoppel claims. The Climate Disobedience Action Fund reported that the North Dakota court sentenced an activist who disabled the TransCanada Keystone 1 tar sands pipeline in North Dakota to three years in prison, with two years deferred.

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