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Microsoft Loop: Transform Your Law Firm’s Process Documentation

Attorney at Work

Danielle DavisRoe | Microsoft 365 includes three apps — Bookings, Forms, and ToDo — that make it easy to streamline your work. The post Microsoft Loop: Transform Your Law Firm’s Process Documentation appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Geofence Search Warrant Held Valid

E-Discovery LLC

County police officers were investigating a theft of farm equipment. They applied for a “geofence warrant” to be served on Google: “A geofence warrant authorizes the seizure of location data collected from smartphones of individuals within a particular area over a specified range of time.” United States v. Rhine , 652 F. Supp. 3d 38, 66 (D.D.C. 2023).

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Today Live on Legaltech Week: We’re Talking Toilet Paper, So Bring Your Best Potty Puns to the Chat

Law Sites

On today’s live Legaltech Week, we’ll be talking toilet paper — and what it signifies for life and legal tech. Also on the agenda: stories about legal ethics and AI, AI risk in legal research, surging billing rates, and more. The show is live at 3 p.m. E.T.

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Chevron is Out: SCOTUS Says Doctrine Flouts APA, Dissent Accuses Colleagues of ‘Judicial Hubris’

IP Watchdog

The U.S. Supreme Court today issued its opinion in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, overruling the Court’s seminal case on administrative agency deference, Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. Chief Justice Roberts delivered the opinion of the Court and Justices Kagan, Sotomayor and Jackson dissented.

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The Tech-Savvy Paralegals Playbook: How To Leverage AI

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?

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Deep Dive Recap: Mastering Criminal Defense Workflows with Lawmatics

Lawmatics

In the high-stakes world of criminal defense, where every move can change a client's future, streamlining your workflows is more than essential—it's critical. Imagine being able to respond promptly to every client's needs without pulling focus from their matters or that of your other clients. Our latest Deep Dive Webinar showcases the power of criminal defense workflows in Lawmatics, making it easy to disengage unqualified leads and win more clients with impactful marketing campaigns.

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Five Great Reads on Cyber, Data, and Legal Discovery for June 2024

Complex Discovery

Editor’s Note: Five Great Reads is a monthly newsletter that focuses on cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery. The publication selects five top articles to keep legal, business, and technology professionals informed about key developments in cyber discovery, data discovery, and legal discovery. Published by ComplexDiscovery OÜ, a digital publication that delivers insights on digital events and issues, the digest contextualizes relevant discoveries, regulations, technologies, and

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Other Barks and Bites for Friday, June 28: RIAA Sues AI Music-Generating Platforms for Mass Copyright Infringement; EPO Releases Annual Review for 2023; and News Non-Profit Launches Lawsuit Against Open AI and Microsoft for Copyright Infringement

IP Watchdog

This week in Other Barks and Bites: WIPO releases a study that finds intangible investment is growing rapidly in part due to IP; the Center for Investigative Reporting files a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft; and the RIAA files a lawsuit against AI music-generating platforms for mass copyright infringement.

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Is an exodus of federal government attorneys coming? If so, in-house teams could benefit

Legal Dive

Attorneys with experience at agencies such as DOJ could assist with AI and other regulatory work and investigations, search executives say.

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LITIG launches AI Benchmarking Report to drive generative AI transparency 

Legal IT Insider

The Legal IT Innovators Group (LITIG) led by CMS’ chief innovation and knowledge officer John Craske has launched a benchmarking initiative that aims to agree an industry-wide methodology for measuring […] The post LITIG launches AI Benchmarking Report to drive generative AI transparency appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Gena Rowlands’s Alzheimer’s Disease Highlights Importance of Estate Planning Before Cognitive Decline

Practice of Law

Life imitates art in the recent announcement of Gena Rowlands’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. The honorary Oscar award-winning actress played the role of Allie Calhoun, a woman who has Alzheimer’s Disease, in the 2004 tearjerker movie, “The Notebook.” Rowlands’s son, Nick Cassavetes, who was also the film’s director, told Entertainment Weekly that she has been battling the disease for the past five years.

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Uncovering The Hidden Connections: A Patent Family Survival Guide

Speaker: Andrew Klein

Are there mysteries lurking in your family tree? 🕵 No, not a long-lost half-brother - I'm talking about a patent family tree! IP paralegals need fast and easy ways to verify and report on essential data about foreign equivalents of US assets. Join us to master the global scope of key assets to support prosecution, portfolio management, litigation, licensing, competitive monitoring and more!

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NFL slammed with $4.7B verdict in Sunday Ticket antitrust case

Legal Dive

A Calif. jury found that the NFL colluded to overcharge fans with its arrangement for selling access to out-of-market games.

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Six-Figure Salaries or Six-Figure Debt? New Data Questions if Law School is Worth It

Practice of Law

If you’re currently in or looking to go to law school, a recent survey may not be super encouraging. New data shows that the earning potential of law grads isn’t as lucrative as commonly thought, and often doesn’t keep pace with the debt taken to get a legal education. The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) is a research and policy institute within the university’s school of public policy.

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Incident Response Plans Are Now Accounting Controls? SEC Brings First-Ever Settled Cybersecurity Internal Controls Charges | Compliance and Enforcement

Securities Docket

The settlement marks a striking expansion of the SEC’s view of its oversight authority relating to public company cybersecurity policies and procedures. In particular, the SEC Enforcement Division’s “expansive interpretation” of Section 13(b)(2)(B)—the internal accounting controls provision added to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) by the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (the “FCPA”)—as covering incident response policies is in clear tension with the Director of the

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SCOTUS Expands Right to Sue Police Who Bring Baseless Charges

Practice of Law

In a win for the little guy, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision that will make it easier for people to sue law enforcement for bringing charges without probable cause. Last Thursday, the Court sided with a jeweler from Ohio, ruling that he could pursue a claim for “malicious prosecution” against the police who charged him with a felony crime without having probable cause.

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AI for Paralegals: Everything You Need to Know (and How to Use It Safely)

Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

Ready to cut through the AI hype and learn exactly how to use these tools in your legal work? Join this webinar to get practical guidance from attorney and AI legal expert, Joe Stephens, who understands what really matters for legal professionals! What You'll Learn: Evaluate AI Tools Like a Pro 🔍 Learn which tools are worth your time and how to spot potential security and ethics risks before they become problems.

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Jarkesy

Securities Docket

I continue to think that there is a live possibility that, in the not too distant future, the Supreme Court will rule that the SEC has no power to make rules, and all of its rules are invalid. But not today. The court ruled that Jarkesy had a constitutional right to a jury trial, and stopped there: “We do not reach the remaining constitutional issues and affirm the ruling of the Fifth Circuit on the Seventh Amendment ground alone.

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Operation Safe Spaces Task Force announces leadership team

Legal IT Insider

Operation Safe Spaces, a task force assembled to ensure the safety of women at conferences, has announced its leadership team, with Esther Birnbaum, the associate general counsel of Interactive Brokers […] The post Operation Safe Spaces Task Force announces leadership team appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Crypto Unmentioned at First 2024 U.S. Presidential Debate

Securities Docket

Crypto did not come up during the first general debate in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, despite industry participants’ hopes. Source: Crypto Unmentioned at First 2024 U.S.

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Kim awarded top spot in Hyperion low/no code workflow report

Legal IT Insider

No-code document generation and data automation platform Kim has been recognised in the ‘advanced solutions’ category by the Low/No Code Workflow Hyperion MarketView Report. You can request the full report […] The post Kim awarded top spot in Hyperion low/no code workflow report appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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The New Way of Conducting Patent Research: Proven Strategies For Efficient Due Diligence

Speaker: Andrew Klein

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.

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SEC CHARGES SOUTH FLORIDA COMPANY AND PRINCIPAL IN FRAUD SCHEME

Securities Docket

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today it filed an action against BorrowMoney.com, Inc. and its sole officer and majority shareholder, Florida resident Aldo Piscitello. According to the SEC’s complaint, BorrowMoney.com purports to provide an internet-based platform to match mortgage and loan providers with prospective borrowers, earning revenue by supplying leads of prospective customers to those lenders.

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SEC’s Top Cop Concerned About Private Credit Valuations, Opacity – Bloomberg

Securities Docket

During a wide-ranging interview this week, Gurbir Grewal said he sees a range of potential risks in the $1.7 trillion private-lending industry. The enforcement chief signaled everything from market concentration to the way assets are valued will face more scrutiny. “I’m concerned about valuation issues: how they’re marking these investments because they are illiquid,” Grewal said.

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Supreme Court Strikes Down SEC’s Use of Administrative Law Judges in Civil Penalty Actions | The D&O Diary

Securities Docket

The United States Supreme Court has held that that, in light of the Seventh Amendment’s right to a jury trial, the SEC must pursue enforcement actions seeking civil penalties in a jury trial proceeding in federal court rather than in an action before an administrative law judge. The Court’s 6-3 ruling could have significant consequences for the many SEC enforcement actions now pending in the agency’s administrative tribunals, as well as for the agency’s pursuit of future enforcement actions.

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Legal Fee Tracker: Lawyer’s 4,000 hours help Sullivan & Cromwell reach $200 mln mark in FTX case | Reuters

Securities Docket

Even for a busy lawyer at a big corporate law firm, billing close to 11 hours a day on a single case, five days a week for 18 months straight is no easy feat. That’s the average pace Brian Glueckstein has kept up as one of the lead lawyers in the FTX bankruptcy since it began in November 2022, according to court records though April. All those hours — including 342 in December 2022 alone — have helped his law firm Sullivan & Cromwell amass close to $200 million in billings as debtor

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Trellis Launches Trellis AI to Streamline Trial Court Litigation

Trellis AI leverages the largest repository of state trial court data to help litigators evaluate cases, automate brief drafting, suggest winning strategies, and more. Key components: Draft Arguments — Uses similar/successful motions in the Trellis database to generate arguments/citations for your motions seeking dismissal, summary judgment, etc. Case Assessment — Predict the likely outcomes of a case at any stage to help you decide to accept it, guide motion practice, make settlement offers, an

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Proskauer Adds Anti-Corruption and Investigations Partner Kevin Abikoff – Proskauer Rose LLP

Securities Docket

Proskauer, a leading international law firm, today announced that it has welcomed Kevin Abikoff as a partner in its Litigation Department. Kevin advises clients in various industries across the globe on a full range of governance and anti-corruption issues. He brings more than 30 years of experience in securities and white-collar criminal litigation, enforcement, regulation and counseling to Proskauer.

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Finra Enforcement Actions Decline as Regulator’s Budget, Headcount Expand – Bloomberg

Securities Docket

Two days after Christmas, a prominent Wall Street regulator updated a database with news of interest to the industry: A $1.4 trillion brokerage had been slapped with one of the year’s biggest fines for allegedly losing track of almost a million trades. But there was no press release when the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority hit LPL Financial Holdings Inc. with the $6 million penalty.

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