The Estrin Report

JUNE 11, 2020

It's finally happened and it took a pandemic to bring it about: Law firms are finally recognizing that allowing employees to work remotely does work. Law firms have always been slow to change. That's a fact. Back in the days when computers were just coming about, lawyers felt they didn't want them because it would interfere with billable time. Fast forward several years later, and law firms did not want to send their documents to outside vendors because they wanted to keep the documents close to

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Vanguard

JUNE 11, 2020

Thursday, June 11, 2020. Movie sets are empty, and theaters are closed. B lockbuster r eleases from every major studio have been pushed back, some by more than a year. Broadway’s curtains won’t rise all summer. And t elevision production has ground to a halt. . Without a doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the entertainment industry for the short term.

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Cenza

JUNE 8, 2020

Last week, legal technology expert and journalist Bob Ambrogi interviewed Vishal Sunak , Founder and CEO of LinkSquares , a leading contract AI company. Cenza reports here on the conversation Bob and Vishal had about a major new LinkSquares product announcement, the company, and its place in the legal market. How did your transition to work from home go?

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

JUNE 6, 2020

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has changed many of lawyers’ closely-held beliefs about how to run a law practice. Not a single aspect of law firm business management is being left unexamined. And, as law firm concerns over revenue grow, cost - cutting measure s begin to intercede. At this point, a number of law firms have furloughed staff; but, many have held onto the second largest office expense: the office itself.

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NewYorkCourtWatcher

JUNE 11, 2020

Pandemic restrictions, transitioning to remote teaching, exams, grading, other projects, preoccupation with breaking news, etc. Now back at last. In the first post in this series, we took a look at Justice Niel Gorsuch's voting record immediately following his appointment in the final few months of the 2016-17 term. As shown in that post, Gorsuch voted for the politically conservative side of.

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