Above The Law
JULY 7, 2023
Nowhere are clichés more overused and misused than in legal tech marketing and sales. The post ‘Legal Tech Lists’: 7 Words And Phrases Lawyers Don’t Want To Hear appeared first on Above the Law.
My Shingle
JULY 6, 2023
Since this last post summarizing 15 states’ ethics opinions on flat fees as of September 2022, there have been some new developments on the flat fee front. None of these rulings are particularly helpful. If anything, they further complicate flat fee billing. Fortunately, there are workarounds to solve the problem, one of which you can… The post Emerging Developments in Flat Fees appeared first on My Shingle.
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Attorney at Work
JULY 7, 2023
Lee Rosen | I have not always been good to the people who work for me. Here are a few things I learned from my misbehavior. The post Easy Ways to Make Your Assistant Happy appeared first on Attorney at Work.
Above The Law
JULY 7, 2023
Just a few of the dumbest things people are saying about the Supreme Court. The post Counting Down The Most Egregious Lies People Tell About The Supreme Court appeared first on Above the Law.
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JURIST
JULY 9, 2023
The Paris police department banned a planned protest against police violence on Saturday. This came after a series of protests over the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old North African boy, Nahel Merzouk on June 27, which have evolved into a civil movement similar to the Black Lives Matter protests in the US. Assa Traoré, the half-sister of Adama Traoré who allegedly died of asphyxiation under police custody in 2016, organized a demonstration in tribute to her half-brother at Place de la Rép
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LawSites
JULY 6, 2023
Barely a week before the American Association of Law Libraries descends on Boston for its annual convention , a survey out today of legal professionals views on generative AI finds finds that a majority of them believe that librarians and others involved in knowledge management and research are at risk of obsolescence. In the survey of 275 legal professionals conducted by Wolters Kluwer and Above the Law, Generative AI in the Law: Where Could This All Be Headed?
Law 360
JULY 31, 2023
Canadian company Patent Armory on Monday accused headphone makers Sonos and Sennheiser, along with two other companies, of infringing its telecommunication intellectual property, building onto a three-month patent litigation campaign against companies like Reddit, Microsoft and Samsung.
Attorney at Work
JULY 9, 2023
Jay Harrington | Even if you're a brand-new associate, it's never too early to think about business development. The post This Is How You Build a Book of Business appeared first on Attorney at Work.
Above The Law
JULY 6, 2023
Musk won't cage fight Zuckerberg, so he'll have to settle for getting whupped in court. The post Elon Musk Sends Legal Threat To Facebook And Once Facebook Finishes Laughing I’m Sure They’ll Get Right Back To Him appeared first on Above the Law.
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Selecting and implementing CLM technology can be daunting, leading to underutilization or abandonment. Factors like provider differentiation, inadequate planning, and lack of user training contribute to these failures. Recognizing these pitfalls is crucial for successful adoption, ensuring organizations harness the full potential of CLM for streamlined contract management.
JURIST
JULY 6, 2023
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Wednesday announced that an Ottawa man accused of “advocating a violent far-right ideology” was arrested and faces both terrorism and hate propaganda charges, which the RCMP states is a first for Canadian law enforcement. The accused is alleged to have helped to produce three “terrorist propaganda videos” for the benefit of Atomwaffen Division (AWD), an international neo-Nazi terror group listed as a terrorist entity by Public Safe
Patently O
JULY 31, 2023
by Dennis Crouch Documents: FedCir Vanda Decision ; Vanda EnBanc Brief The Federal Circuit recently sided with the accused infringers Teva and Apotex, affirming the invalidation claims from four Vanda patents covering methods of using tasimelteon to treat circadian rhythm disorders. However, the patent owner has petitioned the court for en banc rehearing, arguing the panel improperly disregarded evidence of nonobviousness.
LawSites
JULY 10, 2023
In what is clearly a major milestone for Milestones , a legal tech company whose product provides law firm clients with automatic updates on their cases, it has closed a $2.1 million seed round and is rebranding as Hona to reflect the broader scope of its product’s capabilities. Leading the seed round in the Lehi, Utah, company are three investors: Y Combinator , Ludlow Ventures and Soma Capital.
Law 360
JULY 31, 2023
Contrary to the conclusion reached in a recent Law360 guest article, the California Supreme Court’s ruling in Adolph v. Uber Technologies did not diminish the benefit of arbitrating employees’ individual Private Attorneys General Act claims, as the very limited ruling does not undermine U.S. Supreme Court precedent, says Steven Katz at Constangy.
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CLM tools have always strived to push contract management into the digital age for almost 30 years. But the complexities of digitising a legal document are numerous. The current scenarios in business development have shown that having a fully automated CLM has become a mandate for every law firm and in-house legal department. To determine if you need a CLM system, it's essential to clearly identify the on-ground business challenges you aim to solve.
Attorney at Work
JULY 5, 2023
Nothing But the Ruth | Here's what I really want to say in my client engagement agreements. The post Client Engagement Agreements: Blunt Terms I Wish I Could Include appeared first on Attorney at Work.
Above The Law
JULY 5, 2023
I'm betting on the next case being called 304 Creative. There, they'll fabricate the plaintiff too. The post 303 Creative May Have Been A Bit Too Artistic With The Facts Of The Case. Like, Sanctions Level Artsy appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JULY 11, 2023
A Kenyan appeals court declared Monday that mandatory life sentences are unconstitutional. The Court of Appeal at Malindi Kenya found that mandatory life sentences are “an unjustifiable discrimination, unfair and repugnant to the principle of equality before the law under Article 27 of the Constitution.” The case reached the Court of Appeal via a petition, in which the appellant claimed that his right to a fair trial was violated due to a lack of legal representation throughout the
Conflict of Laws
JULY 27, 2023
Rishi Gulati, Associate Professor in International Law and Barrister, is hosting a new podcast series focusing on hot topics in international and transnational law, as well as domestic law developments with transnational impact. Significant developments impacting the legal profession are also discussed from time to time. The podcasts are not only designed for a legal audience but also for the broader public using accessible language.
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LLRX
JULY 24, 2023
Nicole A. Cooke , Augusta Baker Endowed Chair and a Professor at the School of Library and Information Science, at the University of South Carolina, identifies the significant and socially charged work of librarians who are defending the rights of readers and writers in the battles raging across the U.S. over censorship, book challenges and book bans.
Law 360
JULY 31, 2023
A New York federal judge on Monday denied a bid from crypto issuer Terraform Labs and its founder to toss the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's case against them in an order that disagreed with the recent high-profile decision in another SEC case against crypto firm Ripple Labs.
LawSites
JULY 25, 2023
The cloud-based e-discovery company Nextpoint has received a growth capital investment from RF Investment Partners , a company that provides structured growth capital. The amount of the investment was not disclosed. Nextpoint and RF say that the investment will be used to accelerate Nextpoint’s growth through movement into new markets, operational advancements, and product development.
Above The Law
JULY 5, 2023
Some wisdom for those who are currently studying for the bar exam. The post Kim Kardashian Shares A Valuable Lesson Learned From Failing The Baby Bar Exam appeared first on Above the Law.
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JURIST
JULY 1, 2023
The UN Security Council withdrew the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on Friday, handing security over to Mali’s transitional government. According to the passed resolution, MINUSMA will begin removing its personnel from Mali on July 1 and finish by January 1 of 2024. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for: the full cooperation of the transitional Government for an orderly and safe withdrawal of the mission’s personnel and assets in the comi
The Crime Report
JULY 21, 2023
The Texas “ law of parties ” allow prosecutors to seek and secure the execution of individuals involved in what is more generally known as “felony murder” crimes—offenses that involve more than one person, all of whom can be prosecuted as equal participants even though one or more of the participants may have had no direct involvement in the murder.
Patently O
JULY 19, 2023
by Dennis Crouch Intellectual property rights in the U.S. have long been a mix of state common law rights and federal statutory rights. Patents and copyrights were established in the Constitution and enacted by the First Congress in 1790. Those rights were fairly quickly established as exclusively federal, meaning that there is effectively no patents or copyrights offered by individual states.
Law 360
JULY 26, 2023
Law firms have made only modest progress in moving the needle on diversity, particularly at the equity partnership level. Still, a few are setting a new standard and actively increasing their representation of attorneys of color.
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