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Stop Wasting Time: How to Run More Efficient Law Firm Meetings

Attorney at Work

Process Improvement Tips | Most meetings are a colassal waste of time. Let's fix that. The post Stop Wasting Time: How to Run More Efficient Law Firm Meetings appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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‘My Dear Miss Glory, the Robots Are Not People,’ Says Judge In Yet Another Hallucinations Case

Law Sites

“My dear Miss Glory, the Robots are not people. Mechanically they are more perfect than we are; they have an enormously developed intelligence, but they have no soul.” With that quote from R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots), a 1920 science fiction play by Czech writer Karel apek, U.S. District Judge Kai N.

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Motorcycle Expert Witness Case Summary

Expert Witness Blog

In the case of Morris v. Harley-Davidson Motor Company , a jury awarded $287 million to Harold Morris, a 79-year-old Navy veteran, following a tragic accident involving a Harley-Davidson trike motorcycle. The testimony of a Motorcycles Expert Witness played a pivotal role in this litigation. Case Background In 2020, Harold Morris was operating his Harley-Davidson trike with his partner, Pamela SinClair, as a passenger.

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Investigations to Legislation: Florida Lawmakers Weighing Insurance Industry Changes

Insurance Journal

Florida legislative leaders, facing increasing pressure from the public and the press, this week pledged to investigate property insurers’ financial structures.

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Leverage Trellis Court Data To Identify More Investment Opportunities

Finance teams find Trellis to be particularly effective in conducting comprehensive due diligence on both individuals and businesses. With our court data solution, financial experts can access critical litigation insights, making it an invaluable resource for informed decision-making in the financial sector.

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Law Firm Talent Development: Rebooting Career Advancement Strategies

Attorney at Work

Theres a growing talent gap in the legal industry. Gene Commander points to talent development and career advancement strategies that can propel midsize and smaller firms into the next decade. The post Law Firm Talent Development: Rebooting Career Advancement Strategies appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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BriefCatch ‘Conquers the Bluebook’ with AI-Powered Citation and Writing Tools In Its New Version 4

Law Sites

BriefCatch, a legal technology company whose Microsoft Word add-in helps legal professionals improve their writing, has unveiled two new features that use generative artificial intelligence to enhance legal document preparation: AI-driven Bluebook citation correction and a context-aware writing advisor.

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US Anger Grows Over Global Reach of EU’s ‘Hostile’ ESG Rules

Insurance Journal

As trans-Atlantic relations grow increasingly fraught, Europe’s ESG regulations are becoming yet another flashpoint that threatens to sour ties.

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‘Wait, It’s Not All About Me?’ In and Out of the Firm, Part-Time Law Practice Is Feeling Awesome

Attorney at Work

Attorney Susan Cohodes shares wisdom from her long career in small firm practice and her transition to "less-than-full-time" practice. The post ‘Wait, It’s Not All About Me?’ In and Out of the Firm, Part-Time Law Practice Is Feeling Awesome appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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ALSP QuisLex Names Sirisha Gummaregula as President and CEO

Law Sites

The alternative legal services provider QuisLex today announced the appointment of Sirisha Gummaregula as its president and chief executive officer, succeeding former CEO Ram Vasudevan. “This leadership transition underscores the companys continued commitment to delivering innovative, high-quality legal and compliance solutions to clients around the globe,” the company said in a statement.

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Software for Contract Management: 5 Best Options in 2025

Percipient

Contracts arent just paperworktheyre the foundation of business relationships. In fact, contracts govern 70% to 80% of business operations , whether its dealing with clients, partnerships, or employee agreements. That means nearly everything a company does is tied to some form of contract. And when contracts arent managed properly? Delays, compliance risks, and financial losses start piling up.

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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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Marsh Acquires Milan-Based Brokerage Fontana Rava-Toscano & Partners

Insurance Journal

Marsh, the insurance brokerage business of Marsh McLennan, announced that it has acquired Fontana Rava-Toscano & Partners (FRT), a Milan-based insurance brokerage. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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It’s National Grammar Day! Three SCOTUS Cases Where Grammar Made a Difference

Attorney at Work

Teddy Snyder | National Grammar Day is a good time to review SCOTUS cases where grammar and usage dictated the outcome. The post Its National Grammar Day! Three SCOTUS Cases Where Grammar Made a Difference appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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CaseMap, the LexisNexis Case Management Platform, Gets Gen AI for Summaries, Timelines, and More

Law Sites

LexisNexisLegal & Professional said today that it has launched CaseMap+ AI, a new version of its platform for managing litigation matters and evidence that incorporates generative artificial intelligence to enhance the review of deposition transcripts and documents.

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Uber Technologies – Another Hyperlink Decision

E-Discovery LLC

In In Re: Uber Technologies, Inc. Passenger Sexual Assault Litigation , 2025 WL 678543 (Mar. 3, 2025), the court issued another hyperlinked document discovery decision arising out of the parties ESI Protocol. While production issues concerning hyperlinked or modern attachments have been extensively litigated, in this blog I discuss some related evidentiary issues.

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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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Markets/Coverages: RenaissanceRe Launches Property Catastrophe Bond Fund

Insurance Journal

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. announced the launch of an Irish-domiciled property catastrophe bond fund, RenaissanceRe Medici UCITS Fund (Medici UCITS).

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Advancing Litigation Support: 3 Ways to Fuel Innovation Within Your Litigation Team

Attorney at Work

A new study by Ari Kaplan Advisors and Opus2 highlights three ways to jumpstart innovation, including ways to inject GenAI into your processes. The post Advancing Litigation Support: 3 Ways to Fuel Innovation Within Your Litigation Team appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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LawNext: Eve CEO Jay Madheswaran on Building AI-Native Law Firms for the Plaintiffs’ Bar

Law Sites

After building his career as an engineer at Facebook and as a venture capitalist at Lightspeed Venture Partners,Jay Madheswaranand his cofounders spotted an opportunity to deploy cutting-edge AI to transform what they saw as an underserved segment of the legal market, launchingEve, an AI platform purpose-built for plaintiffs law firms.

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Requesting Parties Are Denied “Input” Into Producing Party’s Search Terms

E-Discovery LLC

In Tremblay v. OpenAI, Inc., 2025 WL 635335 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 27, 2025), plaintiffs, the requesting parties, sought to have input in determining search terms to be used by defendant, the producing party. Based on the specter of too many future delays and disputes over methodology and search term formulation, the request was denied. Two subsequent requests were also denied.

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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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Florida E&S Market Leveling Off After Years of Growth, FSLSO Data Show

Insurance Journal

The steady growth in excess and surplus lines’ business in Florida appears to be leveling off, another sign that the insurance market in the state is settling down after years of turbulence.

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Other Barks & Bites for Friday, March 7: Lashify Wins ITC Appeal on Economic Prong Analysis; CAFC Says Apple Did Not Violate Discovery Obligations at PTAB; and ParkerVision Files Reply Brief on Rule 36 Appeal at SCOTUS

IP Watchdog

This week in Other Barks & Bites: the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued several precedential decisions this week, correcting the U.S. International Trade Commissions economic prong analysis for the domestic industry requirement of Section 337, finding that petitioners at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board have no self-executing discovery obligations to present evidence from parallel ITC proceedings, and more; strong global demand for AI chips buoys Broadcoms first quarter

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ABA Tech Survey Finds Growing Adoption of AI in Legal Practice, with Efficiency Gains as Primary Driver

Law Sites

There has been a significant increase in the adoption of artificial intelligence-based tools among law firms, with 30% of respondents now using AI technology compared to just 11% in 2023, according to the just-released 2024 edition of the American Bar Association’s Legal Technology Survey Report.

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Agreement in ESI Protocol to Produce All “Hits,” Without Review

E-Discovery LLC

In Rouse v. H.B. Fuller Co., 2025 WL 573278 (D. Minn. Feb. 21, 2025), the court wrote: The parties negotiated an ESI Protocol that, in relevant part , required Defendants to collect documents from fifty custodians and produce documents and family members that produced a hit on agreed-upon search terms. Pursuant to the ESI Protocol, Defendants produced voluminous ESI that was generated between January 2016 and April 2023 (and, in the case of certain custodians, September 2023).

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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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Cyber Insurance Firm Coalition Gets $30M Equity Investment From Mitsui Sumitomo

Insurance Journal

Global cyber insurance provider Coalition announced a new $30 million equity investment from Insurance Co., Ltd. (MSI), a member of MS&AD Insurance Group.

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Special Edition: The Best of Season 8 – Highlights from the Top 8 Episodes

Legally Speaking

Hey listeners, it’s been an absolute joy to bring you diverse voices and fascinating perspectives on the Legally Speaking Podcast Season 8. From legal experts to innovators, the conversations have been truly engaging and inspiring. These highlights are from this season’s top 8 rated episodes, showcasing the very best of what we’ve shared with you.

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Another New Study of Legal AI Shows Some Models Can Significantly Improve Work Quality and Efficiency

Law Sites

Just last week, I wrote about a first-of-its-kind benchmarking study of legal AI tools, and now comes another, much-different study, that is also the first of its kind.

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JD Supra 2025 Readers’ Choice Top Author Award

E-Discovery LLC

It is an honor to receive the JD Supra 2025 Readers Choice Top Author Award. JD Supra announced that: Now in their tenth year, I am thrilled to announce the 2025 JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards, recognizing 344 authors from among more than 70,000 who published on our platform throughout 2024! Meet JD Supra’s Top Authors – 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards Are Here!

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

Speaker: Andrew Klein and Jennifer Vandenplas

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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UK’s Specialist Risk Group Acquires Specialist Schemes Broker, Brentacre Insurance

Insurance Journal

Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announce the acquisition of Brentacre Insurance, a specialist broker with deep expertise in providing insurance for modified and performance vehicles, subject to regulatory approval. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Celebrating Legal Excellence at the Clio Modern Law Awards 2025!

Legally Speaking

A huge thank you to Clio, the headline sponsor of the Modern Law Awards, for hosting our Legally Speaking Podcast host, Robert Hanna, at this incredible event at The Vermilion in Manchester.

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Federal Judge in Virginia Declines To Sanction Lawyer Who Filed AI-Generated Erroneous Citations

Law Sites

In yet another case involving the use and misuse of generative AI in legal research, a federal district court judge has declined to impose sanctions on an experienced attorney who submitted a brief containing miscited and misquoted cases generated by artificial intelligence. Although the attorney, Thad M.

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“Self Help” Discovery Results in Striking of Wrongfully Obtained Evidence

E-Discovery LLC

Campbell v. Aberdeen Providing Ground Federal Credit Union , 2025 WL 608046 (D. Md. Feb. 25, 2025)(Bredar, J.), is an employment discrimination case. At its most general level, the holding was that a litigant may not invoke the courts to assert their legal rights, then engage in extralegal conduct. At issue was ESI that the employee obtained from an employers computers and attached to her Complaint, in violation of the employers ethics policy.

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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.