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This and That in Court Technology - July 2020

CourtTechBulletin

Assateague Island Wild Ponies We have news about a report on protection order repositories, a drive-up clerk’s office that protects uses and staff, comments on impediments in the application of court and legal technology, the HiiL Charging for Justice report, the NIEM 5.1 beta standard announcement, AI closed captioning systems compared, and fun Zoom and Teams web video meeting backgrounds.

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Production Number: Is There an Alternative to Legal Services?

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

Legal consumer habits are shifting under the feet of attorneys ; and , law firms, rooted in tradition, are feeling the pressure to reduce prices and overhead, while increasing service. Part of this legal consumer revolution involves the rise of DIY clients, who want to do more, without the involvement of lawyers, because they’re cost-sensitive. Law firms responding to these pressure points are doing so in a number of ways.

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What is a Summary Dissolution ?

MyLegalAssistants

What is a Summary Dissolution (AKA: “Express Divorce”)? A Summary Dissolution, also known as the “Express Divorce” is the most cost-effective way to get divorced as long as you and your spouse meet the below requirements. Unlike the typical divorce process, which tends to be more complicated and could cost you thousands of dollars, the “Express Divorce” requires less paperwork and there is only a one-time filing fee with the Court.

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Booking.whocares: SCOTUS Issues a Headline-Making Trademark Decision… But Does It Really Matter?

Trademark & Copyright Law

On June 30, amidst the traditional flurry of end-of-term opinions, the Supreme Court issued its decision in the first case to have been argued before it via teleconference, United States Patent and Trademark Office et al. v. Booking.com B.V. In addition to making history in the remote-work era, this case caught the attention of trademark lawyers and some mainstream media ; after all, it concerns a relatively well-known brand and the intriguing question of genericness.

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Recipe for a Failed CLM Implementation

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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Religious Institutions Must Pay Abortion Coverage in NY (Part 1)

NewYorkCourtWatcher

More Aftermath of Scalia's Dreadful Oregon v. Smith Opinion Last week, in Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany v. Vullo, a New York appellate court rejected religious objections to paying for abortion coverage. The state's Appellate Division, Third Department, voted unanimously to deny the Albany Catholic Diocese, as well as other religious groups, an exemption from New York's.

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An Analysis of Popular True Crime Podcasts

CaseFleet

Podcasts have become a ubiquitous part of our lives, with people around the world regularly listening to shows from their favorite entertainers as soon as the newest episode is released. One topic that has proven to be particularly popular among listeners is true crime. Some of the most popular true-crime podcasts have amassed huge fanbases of people who are enthralled by stories of real-life murder and mayhem and want to know every little detail, even the gory ones (and there are plenty of thos

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With COVID, ‘Liquid Workforce’ Presents Alternative to Traditional Legal Help

Vanguard

Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Even before the COVID pandemic struck, Global Workplace Analytics, a research-based consulting organization, predicted that 25 to 30 percent of the U.S. workforce w ould be working from home multiple days a week by the end of 2021. . That trend could be —and already has been— especially disruptive to the legal industry, where in-person meetings have long been considered vital to the attorney-client relationship.

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um law support for our international students

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Oh, yeah, that's fair!

Legal Research is Easy

It's been a while since my last post but in my defense, I've been pretty busy of late. I decided that I'd write about something when something came along that really caught my attention. Well, guess what?!? Here in South Carolina, there is a publication called South Carolina Lawyers Weekly at sclawyersweekly.com). Great periodical, it is, full of stories about lawyer and law and legal things.

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Contract Lifecycle Management: A Business Enabler Exploring On-Ground Challenges

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.