ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 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.

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Fordham Law News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Over the last decade, commercial litigation funding has become an essential tool for plaintiffs to pursue meritorious legal claims. [1] 2] While most lawyers believe that litigation funders enable plaintiffs with meritorious legal claims access to justice, some remain skeptical. [3]

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Patently O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Stroud is General Counsel at Unified Patents – an organization often adverse to litigation-funded entities. [1] Patent assertion finance today is a multibillion-dollar business. [2] litigation finance boom of the past 20 years—as has been widely reported, private equity now undergirds huge swaths of U.S.

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Law 360

AUGUST 13, 2021

More than 95% of commercial litigation finance proposals are declined by funders because lawyers and their clients drastically underestimate the nuances of obtaining funding, but attorneys can overcome these challenges with informed and thoughtful preparation, says Charles Agee at Westfleet Advisors.

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LawTechnologyToday

AUGUST 27, 2021

August’s edition focused on finance, with technology topics ranging from processing payments to virtual depositions. Here are some highlights from the issue: “ Litigators Say Virtual Depositions Are Here to Stay ” by Judith Kunreuther. Most lawyers agree that remote depositions are here to stay.

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LawSites

JUNE 29, 2022

Today brings news that Gavelytics , a seven-year-old litigation analytics company, is closing its doors effective tomorrow. Despite our fast start and many accomplishments, I have been unable to grow the business fast enough to secure sufficient financing to continue. The reason, he said, is “a long story.” in funding.

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LawSites

MAY 23, 2023

Steno , a tech-enabled provider of litigation support services, whose flagship product, DelayPay , enables law firms to defer service costs until their case resolves, has closed a Series B funding round of $15 million, bringing its total raise to $38.5 This latest round was led by Left Lane Capital. ” . ” . ”

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 20, 2024

Written by Eduardo Silva de Freitas (Erasmus University Rotterdam) and Xandra Kramer (Erasmus University Rotterdam/Utrecht University) , members of the Vici project Affordable Access to Justice, financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO), www.euciviljustice.eu.

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LegalReader

JULY 14, 2021

Discrimination lawyers are dedicated to protecting everyone from discrimination. They understand the emotional toll victims experience, not to mention the hardships it can cause to the family, especially when it comes to finances.

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LawSites

JANUARY 26, 2024

Proof provides a litigation services marketplace where law firms and government agencies can access a nationwide network of process servers, electronic court filing services, and remote notarization. He founded the company in 2016, and when we spoke in 2022, he had just raised a $7 million Series A round. CEO Chris Ford.

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The Estrin Report

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Lawyers must be able to be strong advocates for themselves, as well as their clients. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law? As I mentioned above, I started as a litigator in a law firm.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 19, 2023

AP ] * Insurers jumping into the litigation finance game. American Lawyer ] * Remember when Rudy Giuliani responded to his defamation case by defaming the same people again ? * John Roberts doesn't need billionaire handouts to be the richest justice. Reuters ] * Every Norton Rose has its thorn.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Bloomberg Law News ] * Litigation finance thrives in rough economic waters. American Lawyer ] * The Texas lawyer that Dick Cheney shot in the face has died. [ That may not be enough to stop some of this nonsense, but sure. The Independent ] The post Morning Docket: 02.06.23 appeared first on Above the Law.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 26, 2023

It started as a court reporting agency that also offered non-recourse financing of deposition costs, and then in 2020 launched Steno Connect , its own web-based video conferencing technology specifically built for remote depositions and exhibit handling. When the lawyer wants to mark an exhibit, the lawyer simply selects “Introduce.”

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 23, 2022

Written by Adrian Cordina , PhD researcher at Erasmus School of Law, project member of the Vici project ‘Affordable Access to Justice ’ which deals with costs and funding of civil litigation, financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). 1) Conference ‘ The Future Regulation of Third-Party Funding in Europe ’.

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LegalReader

JULY 6, 2021

Stressful events can lead to the end of the marriage and divorce. The children, along with the spouse, have to face these tedious incidents when a family breaks. From parenting schedules to living arrangements to decisions about money and property, everything requires rational handling.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The need for IP lawyers to become as expert as they can in the mechanics, marketplace, and marketing of litigation finance has become even more pronounced in our COVID-era practices.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 22, 2023

The skills that you need as a litigation paralegal in a law firm are going to be completely different than the skills you need as a commercial real estate paralegal working in-house. It’s the same when lawyers graduate from law school. Ask any of your friends in the finance industry.

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LegalTalkNetwork

MAY 6, 2021

Young Lawyer Rising may be a new podcast, but the hosts sound like radio vets out of the gate. And Kerbis is a litigator experienced with speaking to different audiences. The show serves a niche that the creators from the ABA Young Lawyers Division saw missing for the audience of newly minted lawyers.

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InHouseOps

MAY 30, 2022

Sylvia Kerrigan, a former litigator, with over a decade of boardroom experience under her belt, shares her career trajectory and insights on corporate culture and leadership. CCBJ: You have tremendous experience—as a litigator, a general counsel, a public company director, and an executive director for a higher education energy center.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Written by Eduardo Silva de Freitas (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Xandra Kramer (Erasmus University Rotterdam/Utrecht University) & Jos Hoevenaars (Erasmus University Rotterdam), members of the Vici project Affordable Access to Justice, financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO), www.euciviljustice.eu.

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JURIST

MARCH 5, 2021

That litigation was resolved in 2014 when the district court awarded damages and litigation costs to Chevron. The post Federal appeals court dismisses contempt charge against human rights lawyer in ongoing Chevron legal battle appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. billion judgment in the US.

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MyCase

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Pay for lawyers can be a complicated process that depends on several factors, such as practice area, case type, firm size, and how the lawyer chooses to charge. In this article, we’ll answer the question “how do lawyers get paid?”, How do lawyers get paid? One lawyer’s fees may be different from another. .

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MyCase

AUGUST 10, 2022

Many people study to become a lawyer because they covet a high salary—but where does that money come from? Those outside the legal field (or new to it) may not be familiar with how lawyers get paid or know that not all payments are created equal. How Do Lawyers Bill Clients?

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LawSites

MAY 5, 2021

At least one lawyer is in this pantheon of top-paid publishers on Substack – Glenn Greenwald , the former litigator turned Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author of four New York Times bestselling books on politics and law, including No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Another lawyer-turned-journalist is U.K.-based

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LegalReader

JANUARY 25, 2022

Granting alimony is at the judge’s discretion and if this is an issue, you’ll want a skilled Michigan divorce lawyer to build a convincing case. .

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Mondaq

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Effective negotiation is a critical lawyering skill, whether you're litigating a discovery dispute, brokering a settlement, selling a business, or closing a financing.

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The Fashion Law

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Gucci family members hinted at potential litigation in connection with the highly-anticipated release of the House of Gucci this past week. The post The Gucci Family Hints at Litigation Again as House of Gucci Hits Theaters appeared first on The Fashion Law. Hervey points to the case that Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca & Co.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Politico ] * Litigation financing spent $3.2B Reuters ] * Kari Lake's lawyers get slapped with bar complaints because. apparently Ralph Lauren thought George Gervin was dead. Crackerjack politicking! obviously. [ NBC ] The post Morning Docket: 02.16.23 appeared first on Above the Law.

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LawSites

APRIL 11, 2024

Just 28 years old, he had won accolades as an entrepreneur, first starting California Legal Pros, a company that marketed various legal services to both consumers and lawyers, then QuickLegal, a service that provided on-demand legal advice to consumers, and then QuickLegal Practice Management, a cloud practice management platform for lawyers.

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Conflict of Laws

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Renowned speakers from academia, policy, business and consumer associations from Europe, the US and Asia will discuss developments in funding, including third-party litigation funding and crowdfunding, collective actions, public interest litigation, ADR and ODR and entrepreneurial lawyering.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Upon appeal, with several labor lawyers’ associations and local employers as amici , the Illinois Supreme Court stated that the legislative intent behind the WCA was to provide financial support to injured workers and compensability depended on the type of injury sustained. The appellate court ruled similarly in 2020.

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LawTechnologyToday

APRIL 16, 2021

From finances to entertainment, AI is reshaping how many industries go about their work. While legal professionals have been slower to embrace this technology, AI for lawyers is a growing field. Here are five legal fields where AI can bring considerable benefits to lawyers and their clients. Civil Litigation.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

With some 40 templates, customizable templates, and a new interface designed to be more intuitive, Legatics now supports legal project workflows and deal closures across a range of law firm departments, including banking and finance, litigation, capital markets, real estate, corporate and M&A, regulatory, employment and restructuring.

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LawSites

MAY 30, 2023

In a first for an e-discovery technology company, Chicago-based Nextpoint is launching an Arizona law firm June 1 under that state’s liberalized law practice rules that allow non-lawyers to own law practices. Its lawyers will not appear in court. ” Leading the firm as managing partner is Andrew R.

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LawSites

JUNE 15, 2023

Well before launching CoCounsel this year, it had already launched the powerful neural net search technology AllSearch and had pioneered products such as Compose , to help lawyers draft litigation briefs, and, in 2016 , CARA, the first product to use AI to analyze briefs, which spawned a generation of copycat products.

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Patently O

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

An exotic insurance product has recently taken the litigation world by storm. 1] Now, it’s hard to avoid; a brief Internet search will turn up hundreds of hits and dozens of explainer articles by insurance brokers, law firms, and litigation funders extolling the benefits and pitching such policies to appellants. 14, 2023). [3]

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