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In case you missed it - June 2020

Paralegal.edu

All of us at Center for Advanced Legal Studies hope you are safe and well during these difficult times. We wanted to provide a reminder of our upcoming paralegal certificate class start dates and application deadlines along with some links to recent articles posted by CALS.

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Survival of the Leanest: Law Firms Are Going to Be Stripping Overhead in the New Normal

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

For years, law firms have been able to access reduced overhead expenses, across a number of categories, including office space, about which we wrote last week. But, that cost reduction can extend to technology and staffing, as well -- especially since technology upgrades often lead to workflow automation, which often reduces the size of staff, or focuses existing staff on more important, less rote tasks.

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What is a Quitclaim Deed?

A People's Choice

If you want to transfer a real estate property, or your ownership interest in one, to someone else, you do not need to hire a lawyer. Giving your son or daughter a house is not a complex, risky legal process, but lawyers will charge you for it as if you are trying to accomplish a business merger. If you need to transfer property to a person or entity through a quitclaim deed, you should still have this document professionally prepared.

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Five Ways That Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Are Transforming Legal Practice

Cenza

Artificial intelligence can be extremely confusing and a little threatening too, at least for those of us who are not computer scientists. It introduces us to a strange new vocabulary of terms and concepts, such as natural language processing and neural networks, and we have only the vaguest idea of how these technologies work and what they actually do.

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Transforming eDiscovery: Document Summarization, Sentiment Analysis, And Chatbots Take Center Stage

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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What is Community Property in California?

A People's Choice

Fear of the financial hardships brought on by divorce is one of the factors that makes people stay in unhappy marriages until they become certain that divorce is the only option. Every couple that gets a divorce must divide their community property, and not all states have the same rules about how to divide a couple’s property in a divorce. California is a community property state, which means that each spouse gets an equal share of the net value of the couple’s community property in California.

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