Law Sites
APRIL 23, 2025
An overwhelming 87% of professionals in midsized law firms view investing in cutting-edge technology as critical for their firm’s future, with expectations for AI’s value growing significantly, according to the 2025 US Midsize Law Firm Priorities Report, released today by law practice management company Actionstep. The report, which surveyed 264 U.S.
Attorney at Work
APRIL 22, 2025
Ask the Experts at 2Civility.org: How should I balance priorities when everything for everyone seems to be a top priority? The post Time Management Methods for Lawyers and the Duty of Diligence: Prioritizing with Purpose appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
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Lawmatics
APRIL 24, 2025
Running a law firm means managing a lot of moving parts from new inquiries and consultations to signed agreements and onboarding, let alone billable work. The more your pipeline grows, the more important it becomes to have systems that keep everything moving smoothly and nothing falling through the cracks. Thats where automation steps in not just to save time, but to help you build a more scalable, conversion-ready intake process.
Insurance Journal
APRIL 21, 2025
Cyber crime syndicates that run multi-billion-dollar scam operations across Southeast Asia are still expanding despite recent law enforcement crackdowns, building links from Ireland to Mexico and reaching a potentially irreversible global spillover, the United Nations warned.
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IP Watchdog
APRIL 20, 2025
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Friday addressed an issue of first impression in the patent eligibility context, holding that claims that do no more than apply established methods of machine learning to a new data environment are not patent eligible. Recentive Analytics, Inc. sued Fox Corp., Fox Broadcasting Company, LLC, and Fox Sports Productions, LLC for infringement of four U.S.
Law Sites
APRIL 21, 2025
Three months after announcing its acquisition of Screens, Agiloft has completed the integration of the AI-powered contract review and no-code playbook technology into its contract lifecycle management platform, the company says.
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Attorney at Work
APRIL 24, 2025
Teddy Snyder | Even if you never utter whom or whomever aloud, you need to use it correctly in your writing. The post A Less Common But Conspicuous Mistake: Who or Whom Came Up With This? appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
Insurance Journal
APRIL 24, 2025
Washington, D.C.-based BreachBits has received an investment of an undisclosed amount from Lloyd’s in what is the London-based global insurance marketplace’s third strategic innovation investment from among over 150 alumni of the Lloyd’s Lab.
IP Watchdog
APRIL 24, 2025
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments today from both Greg Dolin of the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), on behalf of Judge Pauline Newman, and Melissa Patterson, on behalf of the Judicial Council of the Federal Circuit, in Newman v. Moore, a case challenging the effective removal of Judge Newman from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC).
Law Sites
APRIL 23, 2025
Marcus Floyd, of MigrationMasters.com, has earned the Universal Migrator Gold Consultant Certification, further establishing his position as a leading expert in legal technology migrations. Already a Clio certified consultant and NetDocuments certified consultant, Floyd specializes in large-scale data migrations for enterprise clients.
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The Barrister
APRIL 24, 2025
The Charleston School of Law has had the privilege of cultivating close connections with multiple branches of the U.S. military, including the United States Coast Guard, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps. These partnerships have opened doors for students to participate in meaningful externships, internships, and pro bono opportunities within military legal settings.
E-Discovery LLC
APRIL 23, 2025
On April 10, 2025, the Judicial Conference of the United States sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate concerning the impacts of funding decisions. The letter states: As the FY 2026 appropriations cycle gets underway, we ask that the Appropriations Committees take into account the constitutional and statutory role of the Judicial Branch.
Insurance Journal
APRIL 23, 2025
A Thai-Chinese company denied Monday allegations its steel rods did not pass safety standard tests after nationwide criticism prompted an investigation into the collapse of a high-rise building under construction after an earthquake last month in Bangkok.
IP Watchdog
APRIL 24, 2025
Today, former U.S. Patent and Trademark Director Andrei Iancu delivered a keynote address to open the Intellectual Property Awareness Summit (IPAS) 2025 being held at Dolby Labs in San Francisco, CA. Iancus comments excoriated recent calls to weaken U.S. intellectual property laws for the purpose of devaluing American intellectual property (IP), a political viewpoint that he said cedes economic and technological dominance to foreign rivals like China.
Speaker: Allison Mears, Adela Wekselblatt, and George Socha
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?
Law Sites
APRIL 23, 2025
Eve, an AI platform for plaintiffs’ law firms, is today introducing an AI Reasoning Mode that it says can perform complex legal analysis through sophisticated step-by-step reasoning capabilities, on a par with a senior-level lawyer.
Attorney at Work
APRIL 22, 2025
It's an ideal time to launch a career as a freelance lawyer, but is it right for you? The post Here’s What You Need to Know About Being a Freelance Lawyer appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
E-Discovery LLC
APRIL 22, 2025
In U.S. EEOC v. Aspire Regional Partners, Inc., 2025 WL 1115300 (S.D. Oh. Apr. 15, 2025), the court ordered discovery of litigation hold notices. In my opinion, and while I agree with the result, the legal issues governing the discovery of litigation hold notices and implementation need clarity and national uniformity. In Aspire , Mr. Ayers-Banks asserted discriminatory termination by his former employer.
Insurance Journal
APRIL 24, 2025
The UK’s driest start to the year in four decades is threatening the country’s grain crops and increasing the risk of wildfires. Total precipitation of about 20.5 centimeters (8.
Speaker: Andrew Klein
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IP Watchdog
APRIL 22, 2025
As intellectual property law grapples with issues being raised by decisions such as Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence, The New York Times Company v. OpenAI, and most recently Recentive Analytics v. Fox Corp., panelists at IPWatchdogs Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Technologies Masters 2025 said that industry and governments are presently at a crossroads with respect to reining in AIand its imperative that they get it right.
Law Sites
APRIL 22, 2025
Following its February acquisition of UK-basedPeppermint Technology, Litera today announced an expanded partnership with Harbor, a provider of expert services to the legal industry, to provide law firms with implementation and support services for Peppermint’s CX365 platform, which combines CRM, ERM, matter management, and case management within a single solution integrated with Microsoft 365.
The Marshall Project
APRIL 19, 2025
Americas experiment with Scandinavian-inspired prison units is growing and being tested.
E-Discovery LLC
APRIL 22, 2025
Sports Rehab Consulting LLC v. Vail Clinic, Inc., 2025 WL 1144559 (D. Col. Apr. 18, 2025), has a tortuous procedural history. The case turned on allegations of a monopoly over physical therapy services. Both sides objected to a report and recommendation of a special master. In the portion of the decision pertinent to this blog: Plaintiffs demand that Vail Health produce text messages from the personal devices of three individuals who are not parties to this action: Michael Shannon, who formerly
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
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Insurance Journal
APRIL 21, 2025
India is planning to ease its nuclear liability laws to cap accident-related penalties on equipment suppliers, three government sources said, in a move mainly to attract U.S. firms that have been holding back due to the risk of unlimited exposure.
IP Watchdog
APRIL 22, 2025
On April 11, 2025, Twitter (now X) co-founder Jack Dorsey tweeted, Delete All IP Laws. Senior Advisor to the President Elon Musk retweeted, I agree. Commentators have already called the exchange destructive, especially in light of an all-of-government call to reduce anticompetitive regulations (of which, some consider those pesky IP rights to be one).
Law Sites
APRIL 25, 2025
At a time when legal doomsayers have been predicting the imminent replacement of junior associates by AI legal assistants, the law school graduating class of 2024 has delivered a contrary verdict: Human lawyers aren’t going anywhere just yet.
Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips
APRIL 24, 2025
Law school students are generally focused on achieving grades that they hope will ensure a position with a law firm after graduation. As a result, they approach the study of law intellectually. They learn legal principles and how to analyze issues legally in their studies. In addition, they verbalize their intellectual understanding in school. As a result of this background, when they begin the practice of law they approach trial from a legalistic viewpoint, over-try their cases, and generally t
Speaker: Andrew Klein and Jennifer Vandenplas
Patent due diligence processes take too long. The information you need is publicly available but accessing it is often tedious & inefficient, requiring you to wade through dozens of PTO websites or for-free tools to gather what you need. Plus, it frequently occurs late in the game, leaving professionals under pressure, sifting through chaotic 100-page PDFs, and frustrated with poorly formatted information & patent numbers.
E-Discovery LLC
APRIL 21, 2025
There are countless decisions, law review articles, books, and guides written on search, search design, search methodology, search tools, and search metrics. See, e.g., EDRM Search Guide ; The Sedona Conference Best Practices Commentary on the Use of Search and Information Retrieval Methods in E-Discovery The following are a few exemplar decisions that set the stage: In Re Seroquel Prod.
Insurance Journal
APRIL 21, 2025
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IP Watchdog
APRIL 25, 2025
This week in Other Barks & Bites: intellectual property advocates across the globe get ready to celebrate musical creators for World IP Day 2025; Gilead Sciences scores a legal victory on discovery production in a case involving a conspiracy to sell counterfeit Biktarvy; former USPTO Director Andrei Iancu delivers a stinging blow to misguided end all IP law viewpoints at his IPAS 2025 keynote address; the Tenth Circuit affirms district court rulings that a specialty metals distributor faile
Law Sites
APRIL 24, 2025
In my continuing quest to track the states that have adopted the ethical duty of technology competence for lawyers, there is now another jurisdiction to add to the list: the District of Columbia.
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