The Estrin Report
JULY 11, 2023
At the beginning of August 2022, I made one of the boldest moves of my career: I quit my well-paying full-time job as an in-house litigation paralegal at a health and wellness company and put out my shingle as a freelance paralegal. It was simultaneously thrilling and terrifying. Luckily I had a few things in the “Pros” column when I made my decision.
OneLegal
JULY 10, 2023
What are billable hours for paralegals? The distinction between billable hours and non-billable hours is critical. The post What are billable hours for a paralegal? appeared first on One Legal.
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Paralegal Bootcamp
JULY 11, 2023
4 Pro Tips for Drafting Billable Time Entries How much do you love drafting billable time entries? Oh, don’t we all love trying to figure out how to describe what we just did? We spent four hours. We know it was valuable work to the client, but now we have to sit down and describe it. Or worse yet, you spent.1 on a task that takes you.1 to figure out how to describe it.
Above The Law
JULY 10, 2023
Did your law school make the list? Find out here. The post Which Law Schools Are ‘Overperforming’ On Their Bar Exam Passage Rates? 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.
SCOTUSBlog
JULY 13, 2023
Share As Supreme Court watchers look ahead to next term, one small detail to monitor will be the number of paid petitions for certiorari filed at the court. This term’s 1,252 paid cert petitions constituted a nearly 25 percent drop from the previous five-year average, sharply limiting the number of cases from which the justices fill the merits docket.
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LawSites
JULY 10, 2023
Since launching to the legal market in 2021, the matter management platform Dashboard Legal has built a loyal following among law firm associates, who find it a superior alternative to updating and circulating checklists in Microsoft Word or Excel, says founder and CEO Mat Rotenberg. But the company kept hearing from law firm partners that what they wanted from the product was high-level snapshot views showing them a quick overview of the status of all their matters and of how work is allocated
Law 360
JULY 11, 2023
In upcoming hearings, Congress should recognize that the Federal Trade Commission’s intrusive investigation of Twitter is part of a growing pattern of consent order abuse, which will continue to harm consumers, companies and the agency itself unless lawmakers step in, says former FTC chief technologist Neil Chilson, now at the Center for Growth and Opportunity.
JURIST
JULY 10, 2023
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday upheld a law that combats online child sex trafficking called the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 (FOSTA). The case is an appeal from the US District Court for the District of Columbia. Circuit Judge Patricia A. Millett authored the opinion of the court.
Above The Law
JULY 10, 2023
Before you can supervise AI, you must understand how those in your company use it. The post Lawyers, Don’t Fight AI. Supervise It To Enhance Your Value. appeared first on Above the Law.
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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.
Attorney at Work
JULY 9, 2023
Jay Harrington | Even if you're a brand-new associate, it's never too early to think about business development. The post This Is How You Build a Book of Business appeared first on Attorney at Work.
LawSites
JULY 10, 2023
In what is clearly a major milestone for Milestones , a legal tech company whose product provides law firm clients with automatic updates on their cases, it has closed a $2.1 million seed round and is rebranding as Hona to reflect the broader scope of its product’s capabilities. Leading the seed round in the Lehi, Utah, company are three investors: Y Combinator , Ludlow Ventures and Soma Capital.
JURIST
JULY 9, 2023
The Paris police department banned a planned protest against police violence on Saturday. This came after a series of protests over the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old North African boy, Nahel Merzouk on June 27, which have evolved into a civil movement similar to the Black Lives Matter protests in the US. Assa Traoré, the half-sister of Adama Traoré who allegedly died of asphyxiation under police custody in 2016, organized a demonstration in tribute to her half-brother at Place de la Rép
Above The Law
JULY 10, 2023
Members of the club got rare access to the Supreme Court. The post Clarence Thomas’s Membership In Fancy Rich Person Club Under Fire appeared first on Above the Law.
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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.
The Cloud Court Blog
JULY 14, 2023
Cloud Court is pleased to announce the addition of a new advisor, Kunoor Chopra. ( Linkedin ) Kunoor, a California attorney, is Co-founder and VP of Legal Services at Elevate. She has spearheaded the transformation of the legal industry by creating expert led, software powered solutions that provide effective and efficient options to obtain, manage, and perform legal services.
Law 360
JULY 14, 2023
A Ninth Circuit panel summarily refused late Friday to temporarily block Microsoft's planned $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard, rejecting a last-minute request from the Federal Trade Commission hours before a deadline after which the deal can theoretically close.
JURIST
JULY 11, 2023
A Kenyan appeals court declared Monday that mandatory life sentences are unconstitutional. The Court of Appeal at Malindi Kenya found that mandatory life sentences are “an unjustifiable discrimination, unfair and repugnant to the principle of equality before the law under Article 27 of the Constitution.” The case reached the Court of Appeal via a petition, in which the appellant claimed that his right to a fair trial was violated due to a lack of legal representation throughout the
Above The Law
JULY 11, 2023
Many lawyers did not comprehend that they were feeding confidential data to the AI. The post Breached Law Firms Bemoan: ‘The Class Action Attorneys Have Found Us’ appeared first on Above the Law.
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The Cloud Court Blog
JULY 12, 2023
Cloud Court is happy to announce a new member of our team, Lance Hegland. Lance supports our product development, testing, and customer experience efforts. He has extensive experience in process improvement and enabling accessibility, building bridges between user communities and service providers. Lance has a passion for design thinking, strategy development, and relationship building.
Law 360
JULY 12, 2023
SECOND EDITING//Q TO R -- The California Supreme Court's holding that employers can't be held liable for COVID-19 infections suffered by workers' relatives was the right decision due to the enormous economic impact it would have had on Golden State businesses, some attorneys have said.
JURIST
JULY 14, 2023
UK Cabinet Secretary Simon Case confirmed Wednesday that he “flagged” UK Conservative MP Nadine Dorries to the Chief Whip and the Speaker of the House of Commons for sending “threatening” messages to senior officials after she was not granted a peerage. The allegation pertains to the “ forceful” emails apparently sent from the MP to the government about her not being given a peerage in Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list.
Above The Law
JULY 13, 2023
This is basically a subtweet of the ethics controversy Clarence Thomas is embroiled in. The post Sonia Sotomayor Schools Conservative Supreme Court Justices On The Right Way To Respond To An Ethics Inquiry appeared first on Above the Law.
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Patently O
JULY 12, 2023
Guest post by Marlene Koffi , Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Toronto and NBER Faculty Research Fellow. This post is part of a series by the Diversity Pilots Initiative , which advances inclusive innovation through rigorous research. The first blog in the series is here and resources from the first conference of the initiative are available here.
Law 360
JULY 12, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday filed a notice that it plans to appeal a California federal judge's decision not to impose a preliminary block on Microsoft Corp.'s $68.7 billion merger with Activision Blizzard Inc.
JURIST
JULY 14, 2023
International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan announced Thursday that the court has opened an investigation into human rights offenses committed by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Security Forces (RSF) 90 days after the conflict began in Sudan. Khan appeared before the UN Security Council on Thursday to make the announcement.
ABA Journal
JULY 13, 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.
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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