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Grammar Quiz: What’s Wrong With These Sentences?

Attorney at Work

Teddy Snyder | Let's test your attorney grammar skills with a communication quiz! Figure out if these sentences are fine or if you can make them better. The post Grammar Quiz: What’s Wrong With These Sentences? appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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A Review of Gavel, for Automating Legal Documents and Selling Online Legal Services

Law Sites

Document automation software is a key tool for any law firm looking to streamline its creation of legal documents and better manage client-intake data. But with a number of products to choose from, picking the right document automation software for your firm can be difficult.

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Why is Client Intake Important?

Lawmatics

Effective legal client intake is more than a mere formality—it's the bedrock of a thriving attorney-client relationship. This critical process isn't just about gathering data; it's an opportunity to deeply understand the client's legal dilemmas and aspirations. By tailoring legal advice and representation to meet these unique needs, attorneys can set clear expectations right from the start—ensuring clients feel informed and reassured about the journey ahead.

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Tillis, Issa, Kiley Ask Vidal to Investigate Issues Raised by ‘Patent Examiner’ Reddit Thread

IP Watchdog

Last week, IPWatchdog’s CEO and Founder Gene Quinn exposed a “Patent Examiner Reddit” thread in which a purported examiner asked peers for advice on how to approach examination of patents that have purposes they may fundamentally disagree with politically. Now, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Representatives Kevin Kiley (R-CA) and Darrell Issa (R-CA) have sent a letter to U.S.

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Visibility Into the Strategy & Supporting Documents of Major US Law Firms

Law Firm Intelligence by Trellis aggregates state trial court data across the Trellis platform enabling users to: look up a particular metric related to a specific law firm (such as, how many cases a law firm had or has against another law firm), and see the actual dockets and documents supporting the metric. Trellis data is maximized in a revolutionary and unique way to provide users an exclusive look into a law firm litigating in state trial courts.

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Child Support And The SW&L Attorneys Calculator

SW&L Attorneys Blog

For years, the State of North Dakota has provided a child support calculator for the general public to use. It can be found at this web address , by clicking the word “calculator.” The Family Law Group at SW&L Attorneys has found the State’s calculator can be difficult to use for the general public. In light of the issues and complaints received regarding the State’s calculator, we have created our own child support calculator with the general, non-law trained, public in mind.

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Chestek Takes Challenge of USPTO Domicile Address Rule for Trademark Applicants to High Court

IP Watchdog

On May 13, trademark law firm Chestek PLLC filed a petition for writ of certiorari asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a challenge to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) promulgation of rules requiring trademark applicants to disclose their domicile address to the agency. According to Chestek’s petition, the Federal Circuit’s lower ruling improperly reads the agency’s notice-and-comment requirement for all general rulemaking out of the relevant statute, here resulting in the unwa

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Panelists Push for Predictability at IPWatchdog’s 2024 Patent Litigation Masters Program

IP Watchdog

"Make it happen.” That was the request U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) Judge Pauline Newman made of attendees of IPWatchdog’s Patent Litigation Masters 2024 program on Monday, imploring them to “think creatively” to solve the intellectual property problems of today. Pointing to developments such as the Unified Patent Court (UPC), Newman said “it’s a time of change and flux, and we can learn a good deal, not only from the UPC, but the way the law is developing in jurisdiction