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Lawmatics, Legal CRM and Marketing Platform, Rolls Out Major UI Overhaul, Targeting Improved Usability

Law Sites

Lawmatics, a legal technology platform for client intake, CRM and marketing automation, is rolling out a comprehensive redesign of its user interface aimed at making its increasingly complex feature set more accessible and intuitive for law firms of all sizes.

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AI in Law Firms: The AI Revolution in the Business of Law

Attorney at Work

Gene Commander | Strategies for leveraging AI for growth, talent development, and improved client service. The post AI in Law Firms: The AI Revolution in the Business of Law appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Can AI Bridge the Justice Gap? Legal Aid Lawyer and Innovator Sateesh Nori Thinks So

Law Sites

From legal aid attorney to legal tech innovator, Sateesh Nori brings a unique perspective to the intersection of artificial intelligence and access to justice.

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Lawmatics Now Integrates with CARET Legal

Lawmatics

For law firms, managing client data across multiple platforms has always been a headache. Entering details into multiple systems, making new typos at every turn, wasting precious time that could be better spent helping clients juggling data like this is frustrating, inefficient, and frankly, risky. The good news? Were continuing to build solutions to meet legal professionals where they are.

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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 risks before they become problems.

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LegalOn Expands AI Contract Review Platform with Feature to Create Custom Playbooks

Law Sites

LegalOn Technologies today released My Playbooks, a new feature that enables legal teams to customize the platform’s AI contract review system according to their internal standards and preferred language.

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Unlocking the Potential of Generative AI for Lawyers: Red Flags and Best Practices

My Shingle

This blog post is based on a free 50-minute webinar on AIredflagsfor lawyers. To access the fullwebinar, click HERE. Generative AI (GenAI) is revolutionizing industries worldwide, including the legal profession. While this technology presents immense opportunities, it also comes with unique challenges that lawyers must understand and navigate. This guide highlights the red flags lawyers… The post Unlocking the Potential of Generative AI for Lawyers: Red Flags and Best Practices appeared fi

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Manage ‘Underdog’ Perceptions

Your Trial Message

By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: There is a case currently playing out in the Southern District of New York, Major League Baseball Players Inc.,v. Underdog Sports, Inc. There is a common dynamic called out right there in the caption: One side is the “Major League” while the other side is the “Underdog.

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Insurtechs’ Approach to Wildfire Insurance: Part II – Kettle

Insurance Journal

While the Los Angeles wildfires inch closer toward containment, estimates of insured losses continue to creep higher. CoreLogic said the industry price tag of the Palisades and Eaton fires could land between $35 billion and $45 billion.

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Should I exercise my right to remain silent during a DUI stop?

DAPHNE ALABAMA CRIMINAL DEFENSE BLOG

Most people feel relatively anxious while interacting with police officers. Even those who do not ever intentionally break the law may worry about somehow implicating themselves. Police officers often use that nervousness to their advantage during encounters with the general public. For example, police officers may ask people questions that could provide grounds for an arrest with the expectation that those individuals may offer information.

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New York Proposes Plan to Stabilize Broken Taxi Insurance Market

Insurance Journal

New York Governor Kathy Hochul proposed measures to stabilize the city’s taxi and rideshare insurance industry, which is reeling from the insolvency of its largest provider American Transit Insurance Co.

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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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6 Things You Should Always Tell Your Legal Recruiter

InHouseBlog

If you ask an attorney about how to get an in-house counsel job, one of the first things they will tell you is to work with a good legal recruiter. As part of this, there.

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New Orleans Landscaper Ordered to Pay $319K in Back Wages

Insurance Journal

TheU.S. Department of Labor has recovered $319,065 in back wages for 49 workers employed by a New Orleans landscaping company that misclassified them as independent contractors and, by doing so, denied them overtime pay.

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How to Implement Contract Redlining Software In 2025

Percipient

You know how reviewing contracts can be a total time sink? Between hunting for the latest version, figuring out who changed what, and juggling everyones feedback, its a mess. Contract redlining software solves these problems by taking over the most tedious parts of the process. Its like having all the tools you need in one place. You can track changes, collaborate in real time, and always know youre working on the right draft.

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Generali, BPCE to Form Europe’s Second-Largest Asset Manager

Insurance Journal

Assicurazioni Generali SpA and BPCE have reached a preliminary deal to combine their investment units and create Europe’s second-largest asset manager amid a deal wave in the industry.

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Trial Prep: What Attorneys Really Want (And How to Deliver It)

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

Get ready to uncover what attorneys really need from you when it comes to trial prep in this new webinar! Attorney and law professor, Joe Stephens, J.D., will share proven techniques for anticipating attorney needs, organizing critical documents, and transforming complex information into compelling case presentations. Key Learning Objectives: Organization That Makes Sense 🎯 Learn how to structure and organize case materials in ways that align with how attorneys actually work and think.

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How risk mitigation can power strategic business success

Legal Dive

With the right tools, the compliance team can bring insight to the table that can do more than keep an organization out of trouble; it can open the door to growth opportunities.

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FEMA Transfers $758M in US Flood Program Risk to 27 Private Reinsurers

Insurance Journal

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said its reinsurance renewal for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) included the transfer of nearly $758 million to the private market through the use of 27 reinsurance companies up from 18 companies …

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In-house lawyers are stressed. Here are some ways to help them.

Legal Dive

Working remotely and available at all hours, coupled with mounting workloads, has made professional burnout a crisis for many in-house teams.

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Alliant Employees Blocked From Soliciting Former MMA Clients

Insurance Journal

A federal judge in Manhattan overseeing an insurance brokerage poaching case has blocked three Alliant Insurance Services employees from soliciting or contacting any current Marsh & McLennan Agency (MMA) clients or using a spreadsheet of MMA clients that MMA alleges …

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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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SEC Crypto 2.0: Acting Chairman Uyeda Announces Formation of New Crypto Task Force

Securities Docket

Today SEC Acting Chairman Mark T. Uyeda launched a crypto task force dedicated to developing a comprehensive and clear regulatory framework for crypto assets. Commissioner Hester Peirce will lead the task force. Richard Gabbert, Senior Advisor to the Acting Chairman, and Taylor Asher, Senior Policy Advisor to the Acting Chairman, will serve as the task forces Chief of Staff and Chief Policy Advisor, respectively.

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Connecticut Resiliency Plan Includes Flood Insurance, History Notification Mandate

Insurance Journal

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont is proposing legislation aimed at improving the state’s resilience in the face of severe weather events, including requiring expanded notification to homeowners and renters of the availability of flood insurance and the flood history of a …

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The Law and Politics of Drug Price Controls and Pharmaceutical Innovation

IP Watchdog

My conversation this week with John White was much like any number of conversations we have had over the years over dinner or drinks. What prompted me to ask John to speak with us this week was an article he recently wrote, which we published on IPWatchdog. It was styled as an open letter to Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the incoming co-leaders of the soon-to-be Department of Government Efficiency.

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Hawaii Fireworks Blast Victim Injuries Comparable to Those Seen on Battlefield, Doctor Says

Insurance Journal

Some wounds suffered by six Hawaii residents flown to Arizona for medical treatment after a deadly illegal fireworks explosion on New Year’s are comparable to battlefield injuries, the doctor overseeing their care said. Dr.

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Deposition Prep Like a Pro: Insights from a Paralegal's Playbook

Speaker: Kaitlyn "The Persnickety Paralegal" Story

Deposition preparation is a critical aspect of a paralegal's role, requiring meticulous attention to detail and proactive management of the case timeline. In this session, participants will explore how effective deposition preparation not only contributes to the success of the legal team but also helps maintain a balanced workflow, minimizing last-minute crises.

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New Requirement for Traveling to Europe

Planet Depos

Starting in 2025, U.S. passport holders will need a travel authorization via the ETIAS before boarding a plane bound for 30 European countries. What is ETIAS? ETIAS stands for the European Travel Information and Authorization System. Based on its American equivalent ETAS , the system will check the security credentials and charge a fee to travelers visiting EU member countries for business, tourism, medical, or transit purposes.

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Kaplansky Insurance Buys 3 Massachusetts Agencies

Insurance Journal

Kaplansky Insurance has acquired two central Massachusetts insurance agencies and a third in the western part of the state. The agencies acquired are Buckley Insurance and Mobilio Insurance in Worcester and Pijar Insurance in Holyoke.

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Meta’s SEAMLESSM4T: Redefining Global Communication with AI Translation

Complex Discovery

Editor’s Note: Meta Platforms, Inc. is redefining multilingual communication with its SEAMLESSM4T model, delivering real-time translation across more than 100 languages. This innovative AI-driven system seamlessly integrates speech-to-speech, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and text-to-text translations, offering unprecedented accuracy and adaptability.

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LA Braces for Fire Risk From Bone-Dry Winds as Winter Rains Lag

Insurance Journal

Dangerous winds and drought will create extreme fire risk across Southern California Tuesday, putting more than 11 million people in the path of conditions that would allow blazes to spread quickly as the region holds out hope for rain.

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Stay On Top of Newly Filed State & Federal Litigation: Curated Just for You!

With Daily Filings Report by Trellis you will receive an email and csv file daily with all new cases filed in the jurisdictions you're tracking. Each new case will include all case metadata like judge, parties, counsel, practice area, and even direct links to the full docket and complaint. Trellis Daily Filings Reports provide direct access to newly filed state and federal litigation curated just for you.

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Former U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger Returns to Greenberg Traurig as Co-Chair of Global Litigation Practice | Greenberg Traurig LLP

Securities Docket

Former U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger will rejoin Greenberg Traurig, LLP Feb. 1 as co-chair of the firms Global Litigation Practice and founding chair of the New Jersey office. Prior to his appointment as U.S. Attorney in 2021, Sellinger founded Greenberg Traurigs New Jersey office in 2002 and served as co-chair of the firms Global Litigation Practice.

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Florida Snowman: As Ice and Snow Come to the State, DeSantis Declares Emergency

Insurance Journal

As a rare snowstorm was bearing down on northern Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday declared a state of emergency for the region, readying the National Guard and state agencies to respond as needed.

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Weil Adds Former SEC Leader Andrew Dean in New York – Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Securities Docket

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Andrew Deanhas joined the Firm as a partner in the nationwide Securities Litigation and White Collar Defense, Regulatory and Investigations practices, based in the New York office.Andrew will advise clients on internal and government investigations and enforcement actions, as well as related civil litigation and compliance-related issues.

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People Moves: SCOR UK Promotes Mummé-Young to CUO; QBE Taps Allianz’s Marega for New Role as European Product Manager, Professional Indemnity

Insurance Journal

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at SCOR UK and SCOR Syndicate as well as QBE. A summary of these new hires follows here.

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“Under the Wire” E-Comms Settlements: More Confusion Than Closure | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Securities Docket

Normally, these kinds of group announcements are line-drawing exercises intended to clearly identify violative conduct and to warn of continued, vigorous enforcement against such conduct. However, this situation perhaps raises more questions than answers. In assessing the impact of these settlements, fund managers should consider the following open points: The Recordkeeping Rule has existed (in various iterations) for over half a century, and the SECs current position on its coverage differs fro