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Access to Justice Requires Access to Law. So Why Aren’t the Advocates of Each More Closely Aligned?

Law Sites

On Friday I attended Transform: Justice , a program by Harvard Law School’s Library Innovation Lab held to commemorate the full release of the Caselaw Access Project’s case law collection from all commercial restrictions , as well as to consider the future of free and open access to law.

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The Secret Sauce for Communicating With the Boss as a New Lawyer

Attorney at Work

You should also take advantage of opportunities to observe depositions, mediations or hearings (even if nonbillable) and use that time to learn from the partner by asking questions about their approach — and to get to know them (and let them get to know you).

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Block Billing: Why To Avoid It + Tips To Bill More Efficiently

MyCase

For example, instead of listing separate times for reviewing case law, drafting a motion, and attending a client deposition, they are all combined into one block of hours. Block billing is a legal billing practice in which multiple tasks are grouped together under a single time entry instead of itemizing each task individually.

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Project Management Tools for Attorneys

Attorney at Work

According to Heidi Alexander, author of “Evernote as a Law Practice Tool,” “you can use the web clipper to save case law from the internet and then tag it with a case proposition, a fact pattern, [or a] jurisdiction … then when you later need that case all you need to do is search by tag.

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Is There an AI Tool to Create Legal Documents?

Lawmatics

AI helps legal professionals find relevant case law, statutes, and precedents by searching and summarizing vast legal databases. Some of the tasks CoCounsel can potentially manage include document review, legal research deposition preparation, and contract review. Can AI predict the outcome of legal cases? Legal research.

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Optima Juris at the AAA-ICDR 2025 Panel Conference: Innovations in ADR

Optima Juris

The field of arbitration is facing new challenges as legal frameworks adapt to emerging technologies, evolving case law, and increasing demands for efficiency. Join the Conversation in Dallas, TX The AAA-ICDR 2025 Panel Conference is an opportunity to engage with the issues shaping arbitration today.

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11 ChatGPT Prompts to Transforming Your Legal Practice

Lawmatics

Platforms like Casetext harness AI to help legal professionals locate pertinent case law, statutes, and regulations swiftly. Blue J L&E reconsiders legal research and analysis, using AI to predict case outcomes and probe complex legal issues—analyzing factors and outcomes, not merely keywords.