LawSites
JULY 24, 2024
In reporting yesterday on the record-setting $900 million investment in law practice management company Clio, I included a list of the 10 largest previous investments in legal tech. It did not take long for me to learn that the list was incomplete. So I set about trying to come up with a more accurate list.
LawSites
JULY 23, 2024
The law practice management company Clio today announced a record-setting raise of $900 million, at a valuation of a whopping $3 billion, in an oversubscribed Series F investment round that the company says will accelerate its ability to continue to build and develop its multi-product platform and expand its market both to larger firms and […]
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SCOTUSBlog
JULY 1, 2024
Share The Supreme Court on Monday sent a pair of challenges to laws in Texas and Florida that would regulate how large social media companies control content posted on their sites back to the lower courts for another look. In a decision by Justice Elena Kagan, the court explained that both lower courts had focused too narrowly on how the laws applied to the challengers themselves, large social media companies including Facebook and YouTube, even though the cases challenged the constitutionality
Attorney at Work
JULY 16, 2024
Ivy Grey | Two powerful grammatical tools help lawyers write about hypotheticals with precision and clarity. The post How to Master the Subjunctive and Conditional for Precise Legal Writing appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
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LawSites
JULY 2, 2024
This recent Reuters story caught my attention: “More than half of law schools now offer classes on AI,” it said, citing a new survey conducted by the American Bar Association. Another story said the survey shows that “AI is rapidly making its way into law schools.
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ABA Journal
JULY 23, 2024
Updated: A graduate of Harvard Law School can’t sue for denial of her full requests for accommodations while taking the bar exam, a federal appeals…
Attorney at Work
JULY 23, 2024
Fear of Zoom can leave you frozen like your Wi-Fi dropped out. But you can conquer Zoom anxiety with these five tips. The post Will Your Paralyzing Fear of Zoom Ruin Your Life? appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
LawSites
JULY 9, 2024
Last October, during its annual Clio Cloud Conference, the law practice management company Clio announced its plan to roll out an e-filing service, called Clio File, during 2024, starting with Texas, which would make it the first law practice management platform with built-in e-filing. Today, it delivered on that promise, launching Clio File for e-filing in Texas courts.
Above The Law
JULY 26, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court Rules "Boneless" Means Expect Bones Actually: They also can't differentiate between glorified chicken nuggets and fish fillets. The Call Is Coming From Inside The House: Kagan wishes her colleagues actually had to be ethical. Again. Can't Just Ignore This Business: 303 Creative litigant needs someone to pay $2M in lawyer fees. Keep Your Eyes On Those Clerkships!
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JURIST
JULY 14, 2024
Vice President of the Tigray Interim Administration, General Tadesse Woreda, stated Saturday that the Interim Administration will take tough measures to ensure that the increasing security threats and crimes in Tigray are addressed and controlled. In line with this announcement, the Tigray Interim Administration released a statement revealing a new initiative to combat crime in the region.
Paralegal Bootcamp
JULY 10, 2024
It is the question that gets asked most often: How can I get my foot in the door as a litigation paralegal with no experience? Watch the quick video above to learn how. If you prefer to read, the transcript is below. The free download mentioned in the video is the Litigation Paralegal Professional Development Plan, and you can get a copy here. Personal Injury Paralegal Boot Camp As a personal injury paralegal, you have an important role in the pre-litigation phase of your claim files.
LDA PRO
JULY 10, 2024
Evicting a tenant can be a stressful and time-consuming process for any landlord. It can be intimidating to deal with uncooperative tenants, complex legality, and the possibility of mistakes. Here’s where LDA Pro Legal’s eviction paralegal steps in, It offers a comprehensive suite of services designed to empower landlords and navigate the eviction process with confidence.
NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
JULY 7, 2024
I talk to lawyers a lot about generating in-house content, that features them, and that is authentic to their personalities. Of course, I’m pushy: So, sometimes , attorneys get frustrated with me , and say : ‘Hey, I’ve got a lot going on!’ I get it. It’s tough to find the time – which is why it makes sense to specialize. Individual lawyers, then, should have ‘anchor’ content = the primary content you produce, that you can leverage in a number of different ways , and repurpose.
Speaker: Anne Post, CEO North America, Xakia Technologies
Do you know that 40% of U.S. Legal Departments now have a formal legal intake process? With that in mind, where does your legal department stand today? Many legal teams still struggle with a flood of incoming requests, leaving everyone overwhelmed and frustrated. Implementing a formal legal intake process can seem like an obstacle between the business and the legal department, but it doesn’t have to be!
SCOTUSBlog
JULY 1, 2024
Share On Monday, July 1, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements. The post Announcement of opinions for Monday, July 1 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
LawSites
JULY 30, 2024
In its first major pronouncement on the ethics of using generative AI in law practice, the American Bar Association has issued an opinion saying that lawyers need not become experts in the technology, but must have a reasonable understanding of the capabilities and limitations of the specific generative AI technology the lawyer might use.
JURIST
JULY 5, 2024
This dispatch was filed by a JURIST legal correspondent in Afghanistan. For privacy and security reasons we cannot disclose her name. Reflecting the systematic misogyny now going on in Afghanistan, a government decree was recently published aimed at reducing the salaries of women professors and other government employees to 5000 AFG, or ~70$, without considering their expert knowledge and abilities.
Above The Law
JULY 16, 2024
It's not flattering to the GOP pick for Vice President. The post JD Vance’s Yale Law School Classmates Trying To Derail His Political Career appeared first on Above the Law.
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LDA PRO
JULY 2, 2024
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ABA Journal
JULY 29, 2024
The Michigan Supreme Court has granted a new trial to a woman convicted of killing her infant daughter by shaking her, holding that proposed expert…
NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
JULY 20, 2024
Pre-pandemic, attorneys in a not insignificant number of states were disallowed from using ‘trade’ or ‘brand’ names for their law firms. You know, like ‘Taco Bell’ – though, you probably wouldn’t actually name your law firm Taco Bell. That meant that lawyers were basically left with naming their businesses after themselves – usually some combination of hard-to-pronounce last names.
Sterno
JULY 16, 2024
Attorneys have long struggled with efficiently extracting relevant information from lengthy deposition transcripts. Now there's a way to tackle this issue head-on. Transcript Genius , Steno's AI-powered tool for transcript analysis, is reshaping the way transcript summarization is done.
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JURIST
JULY 8, 2024
Human Rights Watch reported on Monday that Iranian security forces employed lethal force against predominantly Kurdish border couriers that passed rugged terrain to transport goods between Iraq and Iran. Kurdish border couriers interviewed by Human Rights Watch said that Iranian security forces shot them and killed their relatives, and beat them in detention.
Above The Law
JULY 11, 2024
The latest details of the Supreme Court justice's luxury trips keep getting more surreal. The post No Big Deal… Just Clarence Thomas Using GOP Donor Money To Visit Russians appeared first on Above the Law.
LDA PRO
JULY 18, 2024
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Paralegal Bootcamp
JULY 15, 2024
Watch the video interview Key Takeaways Paralegals should not sit this one out and wait to see what happens with AI. Learn it now to future-proof your career. You can start to learn how to use AI for personal use now, so that when your organization is ready to adopt it, you will already be comfortable using it. Common sense is the key to getting the most out of ChatGPT and other AI tools.
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