Attorney at Work
MAY 19, 2025
Camille Stell | Compensation is one of the most powerful levers a firm has to shape behavior, reward success and signal its values. The post Legal Compensation Strategies: From Market Analysis to Fair Pay Practices appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
CARET Legal
MAY 19, 2025
Your firm can reduce scheduling headaches and streamline workflowsfreeing your team to focus on building stronger cases and delivering excellent client outcomes. If your firm is relying on manual scheduling, disconnected systems, or spreadsheets to manage important litigation deadlines, the chances of human error are high. The good news? Theres a better way.
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CARET Legal
MAY 21, 2025
Litigation practice management software helps firms centralize, monitor, and act on key case information, creating a streamlined approach to managing complex litigation dockets from start to finish. Managing a litigation docket across multiple jurisdictions is one of the most demanding organizational challenges in modern legal practice. Law firms face a constant balancing act: meeting different procedural rules, staying ahead of varying filing deadlines, and coordinating teams spread across geog
Above The Law
MAY 19, 2025
The practice of law has long been wrapped in mystery, closely guarded by ethical rules and stringent regulations. But as legal technology blurs the lines between legal advice and legal information, how do we protect consumers, empower innovation, and stay true to the profession’s core values? Erin Levine, founder of Hello Divorce, and Quinten Steenhuis, a legal tech innovator at Lemma Legal, tackle this question in a lively episode of Notes to My (Legal) Self.
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LegalTalkNetwork
MAY 21, 2025
Law firms invest significant resources into attracting leads. Many use the knowledgeable advice provided by Conrad and Guy. But are you doing enough to convert these leads into paying clients once they reach your firm? Maybe not. Studies suggest that many law firms fall short in handling incoming leads. Missing calls, taking too long to respond, and not following up all contribute to poor conversion rates.
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The Relativity Blog
MAY 20, 2025
Constructive feedback is essential on a legal tech career path, but for some of us, it can be hard not to take it personally. This article offers strategies for resilience.
Above The Law
MAY 19, 2025
Earlier this month, McDermott Will & Emery and Schulte Roth & Zabel made the surprise announcement that they’d been in merger talks , noting that they were finalizing a transformative combination. The merged firm would have more than 1,650 lawyers and a combined revenue of more than $2.8 billion, which would likely land it in the Am Law Top 20.
NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
MAY 18, 2025
If youre not running paid advertising campaigns, you may be thinking that your law firm is SEO-adjacent . Youre potentially just happily running out your personal networking program & living your best life. But, if you have a website of any kind, SEO effects your business even if you v e never paid for a single online ad, in your entire life. Thats because youre probably losing business, by avoiding the SEO question.
Rocket Matter
MAY 21, 2025
The post Can You Practice Law in Multiple States? What Lawyers Should Know appeared first on Rocket Matter. Learn how big tech has changed the legal industry Free Guide The Small Firms Guide to Big Tech While any change in how you operate your law office can feel overwhelming, theres never been a better time to start migrating your office structures online.
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Get ready to master the art and science of trial preparation organization that top attorneys rely on in this exclusive webinar! Attorney and law professor, Joe Stephens, J.D., will walk through proven systems for creating comprehensive trial notebooks and binders that transform scattered case materials into a powerful command center. Learning Objectives: Strategic Organization 📊 Learn the essential sections every trial notebook needs and how to structure them for maximum clarity and acce
JURIST
MAY 19, 2025
Lithuania filed a case against Belarus at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday, seeking damages in relation to the alleged large-scale smuggling of irregular migrants into Lithuania by the Lukashenko regime. The case revolves around alleged breaches by Belarus of its obligations under the UN Protocol against the smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air.
EvidenceProf Blog
MAY 23, 2025
Indiana has passed a new landmark eyewitness identification bill that is designed to address the leading cause of wrongful convictions. The bill was was championed by exonerees, the Notre Dame Exoneration Justice Clinic, and the Innocence Project, which has a.
Attorney at Work
MAY 23, 2025
Jamie Spannhake | Your legal mind is your most valuable asset. Use these tools to keep it sharp, steady and calm. The post Legal Minds Under Pressure: Top 5 Ways Lawyers Are Using Mental Health Tech in 2025 appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
Paralegal Bootcamp
MAY 23, 2025
You just found out you’re going to trial. Cue the panic button. Maybe you’ve been a litigation paralegal for a while, but it’s your first time supporting a litigation team at trial, or maybe you’re new to the paralegal profession. Either way, your brain is racing: What if I forget something? How will I even know if I forget something if I don’t even know what I’m supposed to have at trial?
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Why does it take 20-40 hrs. to create a compliant legal brief? TypeLaw analyzed 10,000+ briefs to determine the anatomy of the average brief—how many words, paragraphs, citations to the record, and more. See the research results in this infographic.
JURIST
MAY 17, 2025
UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres sent a video message to the Nepalese government on Friday, warning that the Himalayan glaciers are rapidly melting and urging immediate action. Guterres addressed the issue that despite Nepal producing a negligible amount of emissions in comparison to other countries, they are feeling the effects of the increased temperatures.
EvidenceProf Blog
MAY 20, 2025
Imagine that a defendant is subjected to a coercive police interrogation and confesses to a crime. The defendant is thereafter convicted and serves years in prison before being exonerated. The defendant then brings an action based upon his confession being.
Attorney at Work
MAY 21, 2025
David Hunter | Here's what you need to know about taxes and money management if you want to be a successful freelance lawyer. The post 8 Tax and Financial Planning Mistakes to Avoid When Becoming a Freelance Lawyer appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
MAY 23, 2025
In a powerful and precedent-setting advisory opinion, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Court has declared that European Union lawapplicable pursuant to the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreementprohibits the approval of fossil fuel projects without first assessing the global climate impacts of their emissions, including those generated when oil and gas is eventually burnedso-called Scope 3 emissions.
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Analyzing contract trends with manual contract management is like sifting through a pile of papers in a dimly lit room, trying to find clues manually. Advanced CLM software’s contract data analytics, on the other hand, is like having an AI-based, intelligent magnifying glass that not only highlights key clues but also connects the dots for you. With innovative, AI-powered contract data analytics, you can solve the mystery of trends faster and with greater accuracy, making informed decisions base
JURIST
MAY 23, 2025
The UK on Thursday signed an agreement to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and lease back the Diego Garcia military base, critical to the UK and the US, for an average of 101 million pounds per year. Diego Garcia has played a crucial role in ensuring the security of the UK and its allies across the Middle East, East Africa, and South Asia for more than 50 years.
Above The Law
MAY 19, 2025
Suits promotional image If you’ve ever watched Suits and thought, “I should’ve faked my way into this soul-sucking lawyer gig and avoided all the crushing law school debt,” rest assured that, no, you should not have. If you base your life on Suits , you literally have a better chance of becoming a British royal than having a successful legal career, an absolutely insane yet nonetheless accurate statement.
EvidenceProf Blog
MAY 23, 2025
It's an issue I researched extensively in connection with the Adnan Syed case: When does defense counsel's failure to contact alibi witnesses constitute ineffective assistance. The latest example can be found in the recent opinion of the District Court of.
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 20, 2025
A former clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia and then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh was tapped on Thursday to defend a lower court ruling before the Supreme Court this fall in a Georgia mans challenge to the federal governments efforts to collect restitution from him. The Supreme Court appointed John Bash , a former assistant to the U.S. solicitor general who has argued 10 cases in the court to argue Ellingburg v.
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Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry, and paralegals are at the forefront of this transformation. As AI becomes more integrated into legal workflows, paralegals can streamline their daily tasks, enhance efficiency, and add greater value to their firms and organizations. But what exactly does AI mean for paralegals today—and how can you leverage it to your advantage?
JURIST
MAY 19, 2025
The UN expressed criticism of the Maldives Parliament’s dismissal of two judges from the Supreme Court on Monday, claiming that the government’s recent anti-corruption investigations targeted at Supreme Court judges threaten the independence of the judiciary. The UN cited the timing of the investigations that led to the dismissal of judges Azmiralda and Mahaz, which commenced soon after a constitutional challenge was launched against the government, as evidence that the investigation
HowAppealing
MAY 22, 2025
“Deadlocked Supreme Court Rejects Bid for Religious Charter School in Oklahoma; In a 4-to-4 decision, the court upheld a ruling by the Oklahoma Supreme Court that blocked the school”: Abbie VanSickle and Sarah Mervosh of The New York Times have this report. Justin Jouvenal, Laura Meckler, and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post report that “ Supreme Court deadlocks, blocking creation of first religious public school; With only eight justices voting, the 4-4 tie leaves in plac
EvidenceProf Blog
MAY 19, 2025
With an Allen charge, a judge tells jurors to continue deliberating after they're deadlocked. This charge are typically given under a specific circumstance: The jury sends the judge a note indicating that they're deadlocked, prompting the judge to give a.
Law 360
MAY 19, 2025
The rise of music created by artificial intelligence is introducing new challenges to copyright law, especially when AI-generated songs can sound strikingly similar to the works the technology is trained on.
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