Above The Law

AUGUST 10, 2023

the lawsuit alleges that the lawyer was quite diligent about filing motions for fees. [ Reuters ] * A Wisconsin police department refuses to divulge the name of officers who shoot people citing victim's rights laws and arguing that if they shot someone they must have felt threatened and therefore are the real victims.

Real Estate 83

Real Estate Diligence Law Firm Law Firms 83

LawTechnologyToday

APRIL 16, 2021

While legal professionals have been slower to embrace this technology, AI for lawyers is a growing field. Here are five legal fields where AI can bring considerable benefits to lawyers and their clients. AI in sentencing is an area of contention for many, but criminal lawyers can use AI in other, less controversial areas.

Legal 131

Legal Legal Contract Lawyer 131

LawSites

JULY 12, 2021

This year’s group of honorees is composed of a diverse array of lawyers, legal technologists, law librarians, judges, legal researchers, innovators, and people who are committed to reforming and automating the law. Al Hounsell , Senior Innovation Lawyer, Norton Rose Fulbright. Brad Stern , County Attorney, Washington County, Wisconsin.

Legal Technology Solution 137

Legal Technology Solution Legal Research Technology Data Management 137

LawSites

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The pandemic has raised a number of ethical issues for lawyers and resulted in the issuance of several ethics opinions addressing those issues. In addition, lawyers working remotely must consider the security and confidentiality of their procedures and systems. New York County Lawyers Association Formal Opinion 754-2020 (Aug.

Legal 116

Legal Legal Lawyer Lawyers 116

The Crime Report

AUGUST 29, 2022

The resulting self-confidence is one reason that the (hundreds) of former federal prosecutors offering media commentary on the performance of Donald Trump’s shambolic teams of defense lawyers have been uniformly derisive. But another reason is that they don’t seem to understand that Trump’s lawyers are not playing chess.

Lawyer 119

Lawyer Lawyers Litigation Litigating 119

Broadcast Law Blog

APRIL 27, 2023

Nevertheless, when broadcast or cable companies get attack ads from non-candidate groups (which, unlike candidate ads, are not immune from censorship), they need to do their diligence to assure themselves that the claims made in the ad are legitimate, particularly when they are put on notice that the ad may be false.

Diligence 79

Diligence Lawyer Lawyers Attorney 79