Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

If you’re a paralegal and you’ve asked yourself, where do I want to take my career from here or if you’ve ever questioned if the skills that you’re obtaining as a paralegal working in a law firm could eventually transfer to a career that’s outside the typical law firm this interview will give you great insights. Melissa Andrews was a paralegal for around 15 years and is now working in health care compliance and privacy.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

ChatGPT can figure out how broken Citizens United was, but then it's not actively on the take. The post Harvard Law School Professor Finds ChatGPT Invents Fake Law Less Than The Supreme Court appeared first on Above the Law.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In what it appears would be a first for a federal circuit court, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is considering adoption of a rule change that would require lawyers and unrepresented litigants to provide a certification regarding their use of artificial intelligence in preparing court filings. Lawyers and other filers would be required to certify either that they had not used AI in drafting the document or that, if they did, “a human” had reviewed the document for accuracy.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Remember when Dave Bowman couldn't get the HAL-9000 to open the pod bay doors? Yeah. The post The New Mantra For Lawyers: Don’t Rely On AI appeared first on Above the Law.

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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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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

There needs to be better communication, a focus on clinically appropriate care and more empathy when it comes to treating the mental health of the incarcerated population, executives said during a recent panel discussion.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Lee Yoon-seop, a 68-year-old man from South Korea, was sentenced to 14 months in jail Monday for writing a poem that praised North Korea and entering it into a competition organised by a North Korean propaganda website, according to the Yonhap News Agency. He was charged with breaching South Korea’s National Security Act which, under Article 7, bans praising, inciting or propagating activities of an antigovernment organization.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Most professionals believe business development is difficult for women lawyers — but it's getting easier. The post Is Business Development Getting Any Easier for Women Lawyers? appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Is it wrong to approach a party represented by counsel and urge them to sign away their rights? Who can say! The post Alina Habba, You Got Some ‘Splainin’ To Do! appeared first on Above the Law.

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ABA Journal

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A federal judge in Memphis, Tennessee, is advising law firms involved in a kerfuffle over double-spacing that they should spend less time “figuring out how…

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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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JURIST

DECEMBER 1, 2023

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk condemned on Thursday the Russian Supreme Court’s decision to outlaw the LGBTQ+ movement in the country and label proponents of the movement “extremists” under new legislation. The court’s decision is the most recent development in Russia’s ongoing crackdown against LGBTQ+ people within the country.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The Delaware District Court’s Ruling on cross-motions for summary judgment in the case of Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence Inc will provide guidance for similar AI training/copyright infringement cases and, as a bonus, it provides a bit of clarity (or muddies the waters… depending on your point of view) in the application of a post-Warhol fair use defense.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Illinois indicates that the Machiavellian machinations of corporate colluders over œufs were the culinary culprit in this sense-scrambling story. The post There Really Was A Corporate Conspiracy To Inflate Egg Prices, And It’s Been Proven In Federal Court appeared first on Above the Law.

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ABA Journal

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

If I had to pick a case as the potential “sleeper” of the term—a case which is not getting a great deal of attention but that could have a huge impact—I’d select Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, scheduled for argument Nov. 29.

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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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JURIST

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Ernesa Shala is a JURIST staff correspondent in Kosovo and a recent graduate of the University of Pristina Faculty of Law. She files this dispatch from Pristina. Due to concerns that the unresolved situation between Kosovo and Serbia could increase instability in the region, NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels this week are discussing the tensions in the Western Balkans, amid calls for increasing the alliance’s military presence.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Holiday parties can be more awkward than meeting the parents. Try these tips to become confident. The post How to Take the Awkward Out of Holiday Parties appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Amy Wax invited a white nationalist to campus and one of her students wants everyone to be more polite about it. The post Law Student Writes Dean To Complain Classmates Aren’t Nicer To The White Supremacist On Campus appeared first on Above the Law.

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ABA Journal

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Updated: A Connecticut lawyer charged with third-degree assault for slapping another lawyer has received a suspended sentence after pleading no contest.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

The Chinese government has increased mosque closures in the northern Ningxia region and Gansu province, according to a report released on Wednesday by Human Rights Watch. The government has previously faced international scrutiny for its treatment of Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region, a Chinese Muslim ethnic minority. The report describes the closure of mosques in Ningxia and Gansu, home to significant populations of Hui Muslims.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Brian Greene | The idea of being a jack-of-all-trades is appealing, but we found our sweet spot really getting to know a specific industry. The post How Narrow Focus Can Lead to Broad Opportunities for a Small Law Firm appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

By Lisa M. Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert — In October 2021, FDA and MHRA (United Kingdom’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) jointly developed 10 guiding principles for the development of Good Machine Learning Practice (GMLP) with the goal of promoting “safe, effective, and high-quality medical devices” that are based on Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) technologies.

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ABA Journal

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 1, 2023

A federal judge ruled on Thursday to temporarily block Montana’s ban on TikTok from coming into effect in the state. In issuing the preliminary injunction , US District Judge Donald Molloy found that Senate Bill 419 violates the US Constitution “in more ways than one” after determining that the ban “oversteps state power and infringes on the Constitutional rights of users and businesses.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Once upon a time, in a magical city called San Francisco, three former lawyers came together to develop an innovative legal research platform, as an alternative to traditional legal research services such as Thomson Reuters Westlaw and LexisNexis. They called their new company Casetext. Their original idea was to create a free, comprehensive library of primary legal research materials, supplemented by crowdsourced annotations and edits contributed by users, like a Wikipedia for law.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 1, 2023

From the that's-not-how-any-of-this-works dept The post Elon Says Copyright/AI Lawsuits Don’t Matter Because ‘Digital God’ Will Arrive Before They’re Decided appeared first on Above the Law.

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ABA Journal

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.

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Speaker: Adina Marta Newman

Learn about a world of effective contract management and seamless teamwork across departments in this upcoming webinar from Cobblestone Software. You'll discover practical strategies and tips that legal professionals can use to streamline contract processes and enhance collaboration, making significant impact across legal and corporate departments. Join us as we show how you can supercharge contract processes, improve team communication, and take your contributions to the next level.

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