LawTechnologyToday

MARCH 16, 2021

Luckily, changes in litigation finance may be changing the terms of engagement. The best way to understand litigation finance is by looking at the arc of its development over the last decade – but why such a short timeline? Simply put, ten years ago, litigation finance as we know it now didn’t really exist in the United States.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

That makes the Technology Initiative Grants awarded annually by the Legal Services Corporation all the more significant, as they are among the few funding sources specifically targeting such technology. Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut will use a $150,593 grant to create a cloud-based pro bono portal.

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LawTechnologyToday

APRIL 27, 2021

Luckily, changes in litigation finance may be changing the terms of engagement. The best way to understand litigation finance is by looking at the arc of its development over the last decade – but why such a short timeline? Simply put, ten years ago, litigation finance as we know it now didn’t really exist in the United States.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Maria Antonia Tigre also joins the Sabin Center as a Global Climate Litigation Fellow, where she will oversee the Non-US Climate Litigation Database , as well as conduct research into emerging trends, theories and developments in global climate change litigation. He holds a B.A. from the University of Chicago.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Five nonprofit legal service organizations sued the presiding judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday, seeking to prevent the court system from compelling in-person court appearances for traffic and unlawful detainer hearings.

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Open Law Lab

JANUARY 8, 2021

We can break down two main research questions about measuring the quality of justice in different types of court formats: Do litigants in virtual vs. in-person hearings have more Procedural Justice? They didn’t make as full use of the law or legal services to protect themselves. Find the article here: [link].

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LegalReader

JANUARY 12, 2023

A criminal lawyer's role is to provide legal services and defense for those accused of corruption, crime, or defendants in litigation.

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LawTechnologyToday

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In recent years, new technology, specialization, client demand, and the pandemic forced the legal industry to adopt more efficient practices, including embracing the use of virtual legal services. Enter Alternative Legal Service Providers (ALSPs). billion segment of the legal market.

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LawSites

AUGUST 8, 2022

The argument for standards, SALI says, is that they will simplify and improve the delivery of legal services by providing greater transparency and increasing the effectiveness of budgeting and resourcing, while also facilitating interoperability among clients, legal services providers, and technologies. .

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LawSites

JANUARY 16, 2024

Long called Legaltech New York, it was renamed Legalweek in 2017 , and is one of the largest, longest-running and most-anticipated conferences focused on legal technology and the business of law, last year drawing over 6,000 attendees and featuring more than 300 speakers. This year, it runs Jan. 29 to Feb.

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Law 360

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Avi Stadler at Esquire Deposition Solutions discusses the practice areas that are expanding most aggressively during the COVID-19 era of increased litigation and technology needs, and offers recommendations for how law firms can attract and retain the expertise they need to thrive in today's competitive market for legal services.

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LawSites

APRIL 11, 2024

Let’s revisit five of the most momentous legal tech fails of the last 10 years. It launched in 2017 to great fanfare, promising to “revolutionize legal services” through its dual-entity model of both a law firm and a technology company. In 2016, legal tech entrepreneur Derek Bluford was riding high. Gavelytics.

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Cenza

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Cenza is an established global ALSP serving clients in the US and UK from India with scalable, cost‐effective, and reliable managed legal services built on best‐in‐class technology, deep operational expertise, rigorous quality control, and robust client service.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Attorney General Merrick Garland has re-established the Office for Access to Justice, a Justice Department office that aims to expand services for people who can’t afford lawyers and is part of his broader plan to expand legal services in the federal government for low-income Americans, reports Bloomberg News.

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JURIST

JANUARY 4, 2024

The National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India judgement acknowledged and legally recognized the rights of transgender individuals in India as third gender. In this landmark decision, the court emphasized the use of a “psychological test” rather than a “biological test” for determining gender.

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LawSites

JANUARY 10, 2024

Paladin’s primary focus is on connecting legal services organizations with law firms, corporate legal departments, and bar associations to share and recruit volunteers for pro bono opportunities. Read more about Paladin on the LawNext Legal Technology Directory. LawHelp.org, a network of statewide legal portals.

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LawSites

JULY 21, 2022

Along the way, CALI’s mission expanded to include addressing access to justice, primarily through its development, in partnership with Chicago-Kent College of Law, of A2J Author, an expert system designed to help self-represented litigants complete court forms and navigate legal processes.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Using legal data for strategic law firm planning is no longer reserved for BigLaw. We’ll also discuss how to combine insights from litigation trends with lessons learned from previous articles to determine where to focus your marketing efforts for the greatest return. But they shouldn’t stop there.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico. Ben Carter , senior litigation and advocacy counsel, Kentucky Equal Justice Center. Priori Legal. Glenn Rawdon , program counsel for technology, Legal Services Corporation. Startup Legal Garage. Sam McAllister , director of litigation technology, Lightfoot, Franklin & White.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Discover 2024's legal sector evolution with AI, ESG litigation, and new billing models, as analyzed by top industry experts. The post 2024 Legal Industry Outlook: Strategic Transformations And Emerging Opportunities appeared first on Above the Law.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In what it described as a case pitting “real lawyers against a robot lawyer,” a federal court in Illinois has dismissed a law firm’s suit against the self-help legal service DoNotPay. “MK claims to advertise its services online, but it does not provide those services online.

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The Estrin Report

AUGUST 24, 2023

However, it also saw a fifth partner depart for Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP In New York and a civil litigator leave the firm to join Kennedys in Miami. Legal service provider Leopard Solutions has tracked 278 attorney departures from Lewis Brisbois in the past three months from May 1 to Aug.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The LegalVIEW Insights report by Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions is based on data gathered through its LegalVIEW BillAnalyzer product, which the company says is the world’s largest body of legal performance data. litigation. Around 32% of all legal department spend is on litigation megamatters, according to the report.

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LawTechnologyToday

AUGUST 16, 2021

There are service providers such as process servers, stenographers, virtual receptionists, interpreters, document creators, and more that are all valuable for the discovery process in litigation, and all those services are now easily accessible through direct marketplace technology. About the Author.

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LawSites

MAY 12, 2021

The MDLAs will be able to provide services on behalf of debtors such as debt and settlements negotiations with creditor attorneys, assistance preparing answers and counterclaims, and pre-litigation support. But traditional legal services are not equipped to assist with this.

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LawSites

JULY 25, 2023

The firm will provide discovery and litigation legal services to other law firms and to corporate legal departments. Learn more about Nextpoint at the LawNext Legal Technology Directory. Founded in 2001, the company had been bootstrapped until 2021.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Constandinos (Deno) Himonas, the Utah Supreme Court justice who spearheaded the state’s first-of-its-kind regulatory sandbox to license new forms of legal services and providers, is retiring from the court. Prior to becoming a judge, he was in private practice, focused on complex civil litigation. 29 letter to Utah Gov.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 23, 2022

In the legal industry, we have stenography, clearly the market leader in delivering a key service in litigation: court and deposition reporting. With only a slight delay, trained transcriptionists can provide extremely accurate, human-reviewed transcripts during the proceeding to benefit the delivery of legal services.

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LawTechnologyToday

APRIL 13, 2023

Fast forwarding to January 2023, the NAACP and ACLU scored a critical victory and a first step in their lawsuit, when Judge Mary Geiger Lewis denied a motion to dismiss brought by South Carolina, ruling that litigation to lift the categorical ban on automated data collection of online court records can proceed.

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LawSites

JUNE 20, 2023

Every great trial lawyer will tell you that the key to success in litigation is finding the story in a case. That’s the problem the global legal services firm Novus Law aims to address. But when a case involves mountains of digital evidence, finding that story isn’t always easy or economical.

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InHouseBlog

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In a sign of the speed at which AI is permeating the practice of law, a Magic Circle law firm with offices around the globe is now providing its lawyers with access to AI tools to speed the delivery of legal services. Should lawyers fear ChatGPT and other AI tools?

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LawSites

MAY 1, 2023

There were two notable moves in the legal tech world announced today, both to newly created positions, as the law f irm Crowell & Moring announced that it has named Alma Asay as its first chief innovation and value officer, and Relativity said that it has named Laurie Usewicz as its first chief partner officer.

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CARET Legal

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Retainer payments in CARET Legal When It Makes Sense: The Green Lights The following “green light” situations illustrate when a general retainer agreement could be the most beneficial choice for both the law firm and the client. We also illustrate what legal practice management software (LPMS) can contribute to the process.

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Paralegal-Edu.Org

APRIL 26, 2024

Most, if not all, attorneys have paralegals, or someone that does all the work of a paralegal, without whom it would be extremely difficult to deliver legal services; as they do various jobs that make the law properly administered. This is why paralegals are the unsung heroes of the legal profession.

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The Cloud Court Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Greg has over 43 years’ experience as a senior executive for public and private corporations in consumer goods, financial services, and litigation support services. the parent company of Hire Counsel and Mestel & Company), and an M&A advisor to legal industry investment bank Arbor Ridge Partners.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

JANUARY 14, 2019

Simply put, it means that law firms are creating non-traditional service packages for clients at a more affordable, and often flat, rate that is lower than standard law firm pricing. An example would be a law firm that represents small businesses in litigation matters, selling a litigation risk audit for a flat fee.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 27, 2022

But this year, they seem to span the gamut of topics I cover, from analytics to artificial intelligence, from legal ethics to legal research, from new companies starting up to established companies shutting down, from products designed for litigation to products embroiled in litigation.

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