NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Remember that scene from the ‘Wizard of Oz’, where the guard at the gates of the Emerald City is very reticent to let Dorothy and her friends in, until he realizes who they are, and changes his tune ?? Well, consider yourself the green- moustachioed guard, and your law firm clients Dorothy Gale.? The only problem is, by the time you figure out who’s at your gates, and when you’re ready to help them, they’re already long gone.

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The Empowered Paralegal

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The law may not require you to have a personal injury lawyer. You may prepare all the documents and represent yourself in court if you think you can do the job. But things will certainly be better addressed with the best personal injury lawyer in Queens by far!! Mostly caused by negligence, a personal injury may be a result from car accidents, slips and falls, medical malpractices or construction accidents.

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Strictly Business

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

When raising capital, a company must comply with securities laws. As previously discussed , all offerings of securities, must either be registered with the SEC or exempt from such registration. Rule 506(b) is the most commonly used securities exemption for private companies. Even after complying with the basics of this exemption, there are many nuanced requirements that, if missed, can jeopardize qualifying under the exemption.

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LegalTalkNetwork

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

If you didn’t make it to the 2019 ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco, worry not, we’ve got you covered. Returning home with 15 episodes (linked below), it was our pleasure to interview the leadership, network news personalities, federal judges, ABA Medal winners, top presenters, singers , and more who participated in one of the legal profession’s largest gatherings.

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A Synergistic Approach to eDiscovery In the space of eDiscovery, the convergence of document summarization, sentiment analysis, and chatbots represents a significant change in how legal professionals navigate and manage electronic information. These technologies not only expedite the review process but also empower legal teams with deeper insights into the emotional context and key information within electronic documents.

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Connor Reporting

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

If you’ve ever watched a courtroom drama on TV, you’ve probably seen someone sitting off to the side, tapping diligently on a strange little machine that looks something like a typewriter. If so, then you’ve seen court reporting in action. Despite the increasing availability of digital recording over the past 25 years, licensed court reporters still play a large part in courtroom proceedings, depositions, and appeals. .

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Marketing is often more subtle than people think. It’s usually more about creating and maintain ing subtle methods for extending brand awareness than anything else. If you can stay ‘top of mind’, by figuring out ways to regularly disseminate information to potentially interested parties, then it becomes more likely that potential clients will find you , and existing clients and referral sources will send new clients your way.

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The Legal Ease

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Don't you just wish you could press the reset button sometimes? This idea seems to keep popping up in different forms recently, so I thought it might be time to blog about it. Which may be ironic since I’ve been neglecting this blog of late – so consider this post the Legal Ease Blog “do over.”. It strikes me also that, although I'm not Jewish, I am posting this on Rosh Hashanah - the Jewish New Year.

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CaseFleet

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Text messages can be powerful evidence. We know from personal experience that they are ubiquitous, both in our personal lives and our work lives. A text is less formal than an email - shorter, quicker, and more likely to draw a quick response. Texts are also more intimate because we generally only send one to someone whose phone number we have. Because of these factors, texts tend to be less guarded than emails.

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LegalTalkNetwork

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

By Rocky Dhir – Host of the State Bar of Texas Podcast and President & CEO of Atlas Legal Research, LP. Language has always fascinated me. I feel like I can learn so much about a culture and a people just by trying to understand how they speak and express themselves. I never fathomed that language can be a signal for someone in distress. .

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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.

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The Rainmaker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

This post was originally published on Dec. 18, 2018, and updated on Sept. 24, 2019: Do you know how much money each lead is really costing you? How much does it cost you to get a new client? Knowing the answers to these questions can mean the difference between a profitable firm and a struggling one. These numbers are known as “KPIs” — Key Performance Indicators.

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Legal Research is Easy

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

There is a whole lot of crazy going on in South Carolina. First, there was the settlement for $975,000 to a woman who was thrown from a car driven by a DRUNK friend (I mean, what crazy person knowingly drives with a known drunk person?). Then there was $3.4 million awarded to a guy who broke his neck whilst riding a bicycle on a sidewalk?!? Something fishy is going on there, let me tell you!

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The Record Xchange

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

This article is Part 2 of a three-part series. Part 1 published in August. I once had a federal judge explain to me, in detail and with great conviction, that digital recording would never be adopted as an acceptable court reporting method. His argument was simple: Digital recording was fine, but judges and lawyers needed a written record. Since getting a transcript from a recording was difficult, time-consuming, error-prone and expensive, the method would never work.

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LexBlog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The Paralegal v2.0. As technology progresses, so does our fear of being replaced by artificial intelligence (A.I.). A.I. has already made its presence known in the legal field igniting worry about our job security. The topic of Attorneys and paralegals v. Artificial Intelligence is hitting the headlines with ever-increasing presence. Even with the new wave of A.I. pouring into the legal industry, it does not necessarily mean that paralegals will ever become obsolete.

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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.

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Connor Reporting

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Connor Reporting, a Veritext company, is proud to participate in this year’s Feeding America campaign. When a deposition is scheduled and the FEEDUSA19 code is used, Veritext donates 10 meals to Feeding America. We are thrilled that many of our clients have already participated! Initially, this year’s campaign was going to run through August 31, 2019.

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LawActually

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Featured Post Long hours, constant learning, dealing with difficult clients and often distressing cases, the prospect of loosing an entire case, the constant pressure…why would anyone choose to become a lawyer? It’s amazing that despite all this, thousands of people every year decide to take up a career in law and even more surprisingly – enjoy it! Ask any law firm – check out lilawyer.com if you’re looking for legal representation – and they’ll tell you that working as a lawyer isn’t just a job

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The Rainmaker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Originally published on Feb. 20, 2017; updated on Sept. 26, 2019. A strong referral base is only built over a period of time and is based on cultivating great relationships with referral sources. Developing those relationships is a two-way street, especially when it comes to building a referral network of other, noncompeting attorneys. Achieving this goal is impossible if you are only asking your legal peers for referrals when you see them.

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Legal Research is Easy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Have you ever wondered, what with all the lawsuits filed and appealed and sent through the system, exactly how many times appellate courts get reversed by the SCOTUS? So, picture it, someone sues another person in federal court, the case gets appealed and then appealed again to the Supreme Court of the USA. What percentage of cases get reversed when the case goes from the Federal appellate court to the SCOTUS.

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Short article looking at the new CCP 2016.

Legal Research is Easy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The other day as I was going going about doing my thing, I had the opportunity to witness an opposing viewpoint. No one was duking it out - people were just calmly speaking their mind. Specifically, they were talking about how twisted the Electoral College was and that it should be abolished. The problem is, I don't think they understood what it was they were seeking.

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