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Mentoring New Legal Assistants

Paralegal Bootcamp

My head bobbed up and down as I watched our new legal assistant bounce like a Jack Russell Terrier at my door holding a post-it-note above her head. The same can hold true with new legal assistants. As paralegals, we look for the blind spots, or red flags, with our cases, witnesses, and in our legal strategies.

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One Legal Assistant. 2,190 Miles to Hike. Let’s Help Her Get to the Finish Line!

Paralegal Bootcamp

From Legal Assistant to Appalachian Trail Hiker: Kat Bells Inspiring Story! This week, I have a special guest on the showKat Bell, a legal assistant whos about to embark on an incredible journey! Shes putting her legal assistant career on pause to hike the 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine.

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AI Legal Assistant Platform Paxton Secures $22M Series A Funding

LawSites

Paxton, an artificial intelligence platform serving the legal industry, has raised $22 million in Series A funding, bringing its total funding to $28 million, it said today. The Oregon-based company offers AI-powered legal assistant tools for legal research, document […]

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AI-Powered Virtual Legal Assistants Transform Client Services

Above The Law

They can respond more succinctly than ever to answer client questions, triage incoming requests, provide details, and trigger automated workflows that ensure lawyers handle legal issues efficiently and effectively. The post AI-Powered Virtual Legal Assistants Transform Client Services appeared first on Above the Law.

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It’s the Battle of the AI Legal Assistants, As LexisNexis Unveils Its New Protégé and Thomson Reuters Rolls Out CoCounsel 2.0

LawSites

It’s not quite BattleBots, but competitors LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters both made significant announcements today involving the development of generative AI legal assistants within their products.

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The Differences Between Paralegals and Legal Assistants

LegalTalkNetwork

These dedicated professionals are responsible for conducting thorough legal research and managing extensive paperwork, playing a critical role in the operational success of law firms. Within a firm, these responsibilities are usually divided among lawyers, paralegals, legal assistants, and other staff members.

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Armenia NGOs call for international monitoring of trials of detainees in Azerbaijan

JURIST

The letter also highlights severe procedural violations in these trials, including a presumption of guilt without evidence, denial of access to case files in a language understandable to the defendants, inadequate legal representation, and the absence of the right to an independent and impartial tribunal.