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Conflicts Arising From Sanctions Motions: An Analytical Framework

WA Bar News

COLUMN > Ethics & the Law BY MARK J. FUCILE [R]equests for sanctions should not turn into satellite litigation or become a ‘cottage industry’ for lawyers.” — Washington State Physicians Ins. 6 CR 11(a) primarily addresses pleadings, motions, and other “legal memorandum[s].” 1927 (expenses for “vexatious” litigation).

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Word Processing Wars

E-Discovery LLC

There a litigant filed overlong briefs and Ms. That decision is not a unicorn: Federal courts routinely warn litigants not to use textual footnotes to evade page limits. Constitutions, case law, and legislative enactments are to the lawyer what charts, buoys, and beacons are to the sailor. See Kano v. Bank , 22 F.3d

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10 Ways Attorneys Can Leverage AI Legal Prompts for Efficiency

Destination Articles Blog

Law firms around the globe are using AI to do everything from parsing through mountains of legal documents to helping predict the outcomes of litigation with surprising accuracy. Legal Research AI can speed up legal research, whether you’re preparing for litigation or need to review legal precedents thoroughly.

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Jacqueline Schafer on Writing Briefs at the Speed of AI: How ClearBrief is Transforming Legal Drafting

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

As a former litigator, Schafer experienced firsthand the frustrating scramble to finalize briefs and prepare filings. She believes empowering the next generation of legal professionals with AI will modernize law practice to better serve unmet needs. So Jackie, welcome to The Geek in Review. It’s good to have you here.

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Mastering Legal Language: A Guide to Clear and Effective Legal Drafting

Destination Articles Blog

Cite statutes, case law, and respected commentaries to strengthen your arguments. Ensure compliance with both state and federal laws that may impact contract enforceability. Pleadings Clearly state the facts of the case and the legal basis for each claim or defense.

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Reckoning: The Duty to Correct Under RPC 3.3

WA Bar News

COLUMN > Ethics & the Law Illustration Getty/ARC By Mark J. Fucile In the course of a case, litigators typically make all sorts of statements to courts on the facts and the law. 1 In other situations, however, litigators make specific representations of fact or law based on personal knowledge.

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Will AI Replace Lawyers? 4 Expert Opinions

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By leveraging the capabilities of AI technology, practitioners will be empowered to conduct comprehensive and nuanced legal research, enabling them to analyze issues, apply relevant laws to facts, draw insightful analogies from case law and secondary sources, and efficiently create top-quality pleadings, forms, briefs, motions, etc.