MyCase

APRIL 29, 2024

What Is the Role of AI in Law Today? AI has already begun to make its mark in the legal industry. In fact, according to the MyCase 2024 Legal Industry Report , 81% of respondents who leverage generative artificial intelligence (GAI) tools use it to increase productivity and efficiency. Areas AI Can Enhance 1.

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LawSites

MAY 16, 2023

The majority of law firms use just five or fewer unique software products, according to a legal industry study published today by the law practice management company Smokeball. According to the survey, the most popular are: Legal research, 61%. E-discovery, 22%. Video conferencing, 61%.

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The Estrin Report

MARCH 25, 2024

Estrin I had lunch last week with a friend who is the Director of Administration at a top, major law firm. When I first received their search, the hiring requirements included 5-10 years of litigation paralegal experience, actual trial experience, ability to handle legal research, drafting and a whole host of other higher-level assignments.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 4, 2024

Over the last decade, e-discovery technology and trial technology have changed the way a litigation paralegal works. With superior technical skills, a litigation paralegal can easily transition to the role of an e-discovery paralegal.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 11, 2022

It might have been double that, but I had a live webinar I was presenting to a law firm on billable hours. If you’re in litigation, you’ve been hearing about and working with legal AI in your eDiscovery technology tools for years. But here’s the thing, legal AI in eDiscovery tools has been around for over a decade.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JUNE 22, 2023

Your legal team is counting on your confidence to prepare documents, talk to clients, and conduct legal research. Be a sponge and know the ins and outs of your legal field, from case law to court procedures. When you can be an expert in your area of law, you will have your co-workers take notice.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Since starting my LawNext podcast in 2018 , I have had the great fortune of sitting down almost every week for conversations with the “innovators and entrepreneurs who are driving what’s next in law.” Joshua Schwadron On Pivoting His Legal Tech Company to A Law Firm to Compete with His Former Customers. I have two lists here.

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LawSites

JULY 28, 2023

Are Legal Research Costs Tempting Lawyers to Turn to ChatGPT? Beta Everlaw Feature Harnesses GPT-4 To Summarize Documents and Thread Together Facts in E-Discovery. Caroline Hill , editor in chief, Legal IT Insider. Joe Patrice , editor, Above the Law. Hope you will join us.

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LawTechnologyToday

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

A Harvard Law report notes, “because AI can access more of the relevant data, it can be better than lawyers at predicting the outcomes of legal disputes and proceedings, and thus helping clients make decisions. AI also has various other–more straightforward–applications of which law firms can take advantage.

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LawSites

JUNE 2, 2023

Thanks to his reliance on ChatGPT for legal research and his filing “bogus judicial decisions” in federal court, lawyer Steven A. ET for our weekly Legaltech Week roundtable on the week’s legal tech news, you can be sure poor Schwartz will be on the agenda. Caroline Hill , editor in chief, Legal IT Insider.

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LawTechnologyToday

AUGUST 1, 2023

In an evolving legal environment with market competition at an all-time high, the technical competence of law firms and legal departments of large organizations have to be top notch. Outsource non-core processes: Outsourcing of non-core processes by law firms have a proven track record of resulting in cost reduction.

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LawSites

AUGUST 31, 2022

For all the advances made in the science of legal search, we are – as Pablo Arredondo , cofounder and chief innovation officer of Casetext likes to say – stuck in the keyword prison. Virtually all search tools – whether for legal research, e-discovery review, document review, or anything else – are confined to indexes.

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LawSites

JULY 19, 2023

I say “fortunately” because, as I wrote when last year’s list was announced, the Fastcase 50 is probably the best-available roster of those who are leading the charge on innovation in law. Ben Alarie , Professor & Osler Chair in Business Law, University of Toronto Faculty of Law; Founder & CEO, Blue J Legal.

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LawSites

JULY 13, 2021

LexFusion , the company that launched last October as a go-to-market collective of legal technology companies, has added legal research company Casetext to the roster of companies it represents. Casetext now becomes the eleventh company to join the collective and the first that offers legal research services.

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LawSites

JUNE 7, 2022

Now, Casetext is formally launching that search tool under a new name, AllSearch , and with a focus on helping litigators search large sets of legal documents, including for e-discovery or to search internal databases and repositories, such as brief banks, litigation records, deposition transcripts, and expert reports.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Representative of the interest in generative AI this year were the two stories that made my list about the law firm Gunderson Dettmer’s development of its own “homegrown” generative AI, ChatGD. E-discovery company Reveal’s acquisition of both Logikcull and IPRO. Thomson Reuters spin-off of Elite.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 9, 2022

They are responsible for: Drafting documents/agreements Corresponding with clients Meeting with clients for the signing of documents Legal Research Using eDiscovery software Representing individuals in small matters Administrative duties. Here’s the interesting part.

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LawTechnologyToday

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Which Technology Is the Best Fit for Your Law Firm? As with most professional service providers, legal professionals have a tendency to fall into the “If it ain’t broke…” camp. It’s a big part of the reason why many law firms have historically been slow to adopt new technology. The Impact of COVID-19 on Legal Tech .

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Cenza

JANUARY 27, 2023

The practice of outsourcing certain aspects of legal work by law firms, in-house counsels, and individual attorneys existed for decades. It took years to shape into a formal industry and to be christened Alternative Legal Service Providers. The growth simply signifies the unassailable role of ALSPs in the legal industry.

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LawSites

MAY 30, 2023

“Your affiant has never utilized Chat GPT as a source for conducting legal research prior to this occurrence and therefore was unaware of the possibility that its content could be false,” his affidavit said. 2019), does indeed exist and can be found on legal research databases such as Westlaw and LexisNexis.

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MyCase

MAY 9, 2023

By understanding and responding to a wide range of questions, ChatGPT and other similar generative AI tools have the potential to significantly impact the practice of law. Moreover, as part of your duty of technology competence, understanding AI tools helps you stay ahead in a competitive market and adapt to the ever-changing legal landscape.

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MyCase

JUNE 14, 2022

While data analytics is a term typically associated with the tech industry, it has broader applications—including in the legal field. And, if you work at or operate a law firm, incorporating legal data analytics into your business can help you generate more revenue, identify better-fit clients, and run your operations more smoothly.

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MyCase

JUNE 14, 2022

While data analytics is a term typically associated with the tech industry, it has broader applications—including in the legal field. And, if you work at or operate a law firm, incorporating legal data analytics into your business can help you generate more revenue, identify better-fit clients, and run your operations more smoothly.

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The Estrin Report

MAY 12, 2023

I am an academic and experienced professional with an extensive twenty-year background in leading business, process automation, and technological innovations within global law firms , non-profit organizations, and Fortune 100 corporations. My comprehensive expertise spans various managerial, legal, and computer science-related disciplines.

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Cenza

MARCH 30, 2022

During the COVID-19 pandemic, corporate legal departments and law firms around the world struggled to meet the new normal’s demands. Organizational restructuring and changing legislation have resulted in increased legal spending. billion of the worldwide Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) requirement by 2025.

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LawSites

MAY 30, 2023

In a first for an e-discovery technology company, Chicago-based Nextpoint is launching an Arizona law firm June 1 under that state’s liberalized law practice rules that allow non-lawyers to own law practices. Learn more about Nextpoint at the LawNext Legal Technology Directory.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Working in the legal profession means having a good working knowledge of many different technologies, including: Law firm billing software. Online research tools. As a paralegal working under the direct supervision of an attorney, you are a representation of that attorney (and your law firm). Research skills.

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LawTechnologyToday

DECEMBER 9, 2022

“Slowly but surely” may be an apt phrase to describe the results from the 2022 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report covering Litigation Technology & E-Discovery. The results of the survey thus skew slightly more towards mid-size and smaller law firms. Software for Litigation & E-Discovery.

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Cenza

AUGUST 25, 2021

In a report on Alternative Legal Service Providers by Thomson Reuters published in 2019, the market value was estimated to be $10.7 The study has also unearthed the fact that ALSPs’ services are leveraged by 79% of law firms and 71% of corporate entities to achieve better efficiency and reduce costs. billion as of 2017.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 27, 2023

She was a personal injury attorney and they were looking for a receptionist for their small law firm. The firm I was with didn’t do a lot of legal research. So we did get kind of a field trip and we got to go to the law library and look up statutes and codes and case law. I used to work for a Pizza Inn.

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LawTechnologyToday

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The published results represent one of the most comprehensive technology surveys of law firms available. The insights contained in the reports are particularly helpful to the solo and small firm demographic, the largest segment of the legal marketplace. Are firms continuing to adopt cloud-based software for their remote workers?

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Paralegal Bootcamp

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

One paralegal did all of the legal research, cite checking and investigations. One paralegal did all of the discovery. Maybe 1 million law firms. There are LinkedIn groups specific to legal professionals. And even more specific to subtopics within the legal industry. Another paralegal did all of the trials.

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MyCase

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

A brief overview of legal technology . Different types of legal technologies and their benefits . Emerging legal technology trends to prepare for . Tech tools that automate time-consuming work, so law firms can increase productivity and profitability. What is Legal Technology? . Legal accounting software .

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 7, 2021

Conflicts Specialist for a law firm. Then maybe a sales position for a legal vendor would be a better fit than managing document review projects as a litigation paralegal in a typical law firm setting. Are you a litigation paralegal who has been working with ediscovery tools? Foreclosure Specialist. Compliance Specialist.

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LawSites

JANUARY 3, 2024

Ai.Law Ai.Law provides AI-generated litigation documents, from pleadings to discovery. Whether you’re looking to hand off a case or take one on, our exclusive network of law firms has you covered. It cuts costs, boosts law firm efficiency, and satisfies clients by resolving cases faster. 2nd Chair You are a lawyer.

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Cenza

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Today, several legal tech companies offer a range of AI tools to support legal professionals in getting more done, faster. Be it contract lifecycle management, due diligence, contract review, legal research, analytics, intellectual property, or e-discovery, AI has found its application in every facet of the legal landscape.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

She teaches legal courses at McEwen such as Legal Information and Management Procedures, Legal Drafting, Legal Documents 1 and 2, Technology for Paralegals, Legal Research, Business Communication, and the Paralegal Studies Capstone Program. the law the way it is? Reasonably so.

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