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Clearbrief CEO Jacqueline Schafer: Transforming Written Legal Arguments With AI

Attorney at Work

We are incorporating AI to help users: 1) check their brief before filing it; 2) analyze an adversary’s brief to spot inconsistencies, highlight potential misrepresentations, and help formulate a response; and, 3) develop an outline for a hearing or deposition. Listen to his conversation with Jackie Schafer here.

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The Deposition: What To Expect And How To Prepare

SW&L Attorneys Blog

Contributor: Lee Grossman What Is a Deposition? Attorneys do this by sending written questions called interrogatories , issuing subpoenas , and holding depositions. A deposition allows attorneys to ask questions of witnesses who provide sworn testimony under oath. A deposition is held outside the courtroom setting.

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Defendants Should Not Have Moved to Dismiss, Negotiated an ESI Protocol, and Engaged in Discovery Before Moving to Compel Arbitration

E-Discovery LLC

Over the next several months, the Parties engaged in extensive discovery, including depositions and disputes requiring multiple conferences before the magistrate judge. Instead, they litigated the case fully, seeking dismissal based on substantive legal arguments. Then, defendants moved to compel arbitration on July 22, 2024.

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Conflicts Arising From Sanctions Motions: An Analytical Framework

WA Bar News

In this scenario, although the lawyer bears the direct risk of sanctions—for example, monetary sanctions under CR 11 for making frivolous legal arguments 16 —the client’s case may still be impacted. 26(g) (same), CR 30(d) (deposition misconduct), Fed. 26(g) (same), CR 30(d) (deposition misconduct), Fed. In Engstrom v.

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Employer Erred by Downloading Former Employee’s Personal Email; But, Failure to Preserve it Was Not Spoliation; and, There Was a Gap in Employee Handbook Clause Permitting Employer Access Post-Termination

E-Discovery LLC

The Court wrote: “By our count, the parties have brought a total of seven lawsuits against each other, although many of the legal arguments throughout these suits are obscured by personal attacks by both parties and stories that are inconsistent even within themselves. 3, 2024), is a lengthy and complex decision. I can only speculate.”

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Legal ChatGPT: Tips, Prompts, and Use Cases

MyCase

Performing legal research and discovery. ChatGPT legal research can summarize cases, laws, deposition transcripts, or pleadings filed with the court. Deposition summary: Act like a paralegal and summarize key points plus any inconsistencies or admissions within this deposition.

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What Is a Litigator? And the Differences From a Lawyer

CaseFox

They must possess exceptional oral and written communication skills, as they are responsible for presenting complex legal arguments and persuading judges or juries. Litigators are skilled in gathering evidence, conducting depositions, and cross-examining witnesses effectively.