Law Sites
JUNE 4, 2024
Last week, I reported here that researchers at Stanford University planned to augment a study they released of generative AI legal research tools from LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters, in which it found that they deliver hallucinated results more often than the companies say in their marketing of the products.
Attorney at Work
JUNE 5, 2024
Intake is most important process in your law firm. Here are three top tips for improving it. The post Law Firm Intake: Save Time and Convert More Clients With These 3 Tips appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
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IP Watchdog
JUNE 6, 2024
Several major educational publishing companies, including Macmillan, Elsevier and McGraw Hill, have sued Google in a New York district court alleging contributory and vicarious copyright infringement, trademark infringement and violations of New York’s General Business Law. The companies claim that Google’s search engine is facilitating infringement by promoting pirate sites that sell heavily discounted versions of educational textbooks.
E-Discovery LLC
JUNE 6, 2024
Thanks again to the Maryland State Bar Association for publishing my blog – – Admissibility of Internet Searches About Terminating Pregnancy | Maryland State Bar Association (msba.org) Please also see Thanks to Md. State Bar Association – E-Discovery LLC (ediscoveryllc.com) for other republished blogs.
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Law Sites
JUNE 4, 2024
Last September, two litigation-focused Canadian legal technology companies, CiteRight and Jurisage, announced their merger, with the promise of combining CiteRight’s litigation drafting program with Jurisage’s AI technology to create an integrated legal research and drafting solution.
Attorney at Work
JUNE 4, 2024
Jay Harrington | Initiating client conversations positions you as a trusted advisor who is the “first phone call” when new legal needs arise. The post Client Conversations: You’re Not Bugging Your Clients If You’re Providing Value appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
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E-Discovery LLC
JUNE 4, 2024
It was an honor to be part of a presentation on “Social Media in Litigation” to the Maryland Judicial College today, together with The Hon. Paul W. Grimm (ret.), Magistrate Connie Marvel of Wicomico County, Craig Ball, Esq., my co-professor, Alicia L. Shelton, Esq., and Ms. Ashley Aranega. The program lasted most of a day and began with a discussion of key Maryland decisions on authentication of social media.
Law Sites
JUNE 5, 2024
This has been a notable year for BriefCatch, a legal technology company devoted to helping legal professionals improve their legal writing. It started nine months ago, with the company’s raise of a $3.
Attorney at Work
JUNE 6, 2024
Get to the Point | Consider tight word count limits as a challenge to your writing prowess. The post Not Paying Attention When We Told Lawyers to Be Concise? appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
IP Watchdog
JUNE 5, 2024
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC), the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) and the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) are among a number of organizations that have recently submitted comments on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) proposed fee schedule for 2025 to express their concern about certain substantial fee increases.
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?
E-Discovery LLC
JUNE 3, 2024
In Robins Kaplan Can’t Escape Sanction Over Dropbox Access – Law360 (May 31, 2024), Emily Johnson reported on an appellate decision in the “Dropbox rummaging” sanctions case. A $150,000 sanction against both a law firm and its client was affirmed. Ms. Johnson reported: “The First Department of the New York Appellate Division found Thursday that the trial court’s decision to sanction Robins Kaplan and KrunchCash in October was not an abuse of discretion, rejecting KrunchCash&#
Law Sites
JUNE 5, 2024
Today on the LawNext PR podcast, Assembly Software CEO Daniel Farrar joins Bob Ambrogi to discuss today’s launch of NeosAI, a suite of AI-powered features integrated directly into the Neos case management platform.
Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips
JUNE 7, 2024
Trial lawyers generally over try their cases and talk to too much. It’s a mistake. Jurors of today have short attention spans and respond to messages that get to the point. Here are examples of what I think demonstrates how a brief, simple message can be very powerful. They are not long. They are not detailed, but they tell a story and do so in a simple well-crafted manner.
IP Watchdog
JUNE 2, 2024
In Dragon Intellectual Property LLC v. Dish Network LLC, - (Fed. Cir., May 20, 2024), a divided panel of the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that a prevailing defendant in an otherwise “exceptional” patent infringement case could not recover attorney fees expended in a parallel inter partes review (IPR) proceeding because the defendant’s initiation of the IPR was “voluntary.
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!
Joseph, Hollander & Craft
JUNE 5, 2024
NEWS RELEASE For immediate release June 5, 2024 OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Joseph, Hollander & Craft (JHC) is proud to welcome Ashley Franden to its Overland Park family law group. Ashley joins four other family law attorneys who practice in the greater Kansas City area, expanding JHC’s ability to serve clients in Johnson County, Wyandotte County, and surrounding areas.
Law Sites
JUNE 3, 2024
LexisNexis Legal & Professional said today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Henchman, a Belgium-based contract drafting legal technology company. LexisNexis said it is acquiring the company for its document management system that enable faster document drafting.
Practice Panther
JUNE 7, 2024
No matter where you are in your career, retirement needs to be on your radar. Having a solid plan in place is beneficial to your future when it comes time to retire or transition into a semi-retired role. There are many reasons lawyers may put off retirement, but having a plan helps you confront your challenges and make smart decisions for the future.
The Marshall Project
JUNE 7, 2024
These St. Louis families have waited years for answers. They say police seem to have forgotten their loved ones.
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.
IP Watchdog
JUNE 4, 2024
On June 1, one year after the date when patents with unitary effect became effective in the European Union (EU), the European Patent Office (EPO) announced that it had registered more than 27,500 unitary patents, representing about 25% of all European patents granted over the past year. The EPO also reported that the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has received a total of 373 case filings since that court first became operational one year ago, although news reports indicate that technical issues have
SW&L Attorneys Blog
JUNE 7, 2024
In today’s world, more and more people have mixed families: a “half-this or a step-that.” As the complexity of modern family dynamics increases, so does the need for a comprehensive estate plan. Yet, in 2024, only 32% of Americans have an estate plan. Moreover, 40% of these people claim it is because of a lack of assets. The issue with this position is that without an estate plan, a person gives up control over what happens to their assets when they die.
MyCase
JUNE 7, 2024
The legal industry is currently experiencing a shake-up due to the latest advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), especially regarding document management and automation. This isn’t just a step up from the usual—it’s a complete game-changer. Niki Black highlights this in her American Bar Association (ABA) article on document automation , stating that “the integration of generative artificial intelligence into legal software tools in the coming months represents more than
The Marshall Project
JUNE 6, 2024
The city’s homicide unit has dealt with short staffing, long hours and a ballooning DNA backlog.
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IP Watchdog
JUNE 7, 2024
This week in Other Barks and Bites: a California district court dismisses a class action copyright lawsuit against Google; an AI lobby group launches a campaign to defend AI against copyright lawsuits; and the National Academy of Inventors announces top 100 universities for granted utility patents.
Steno
JUNE 5, 2024
Every attorney knows that finding the deposition you need can be a pain. Whether it was taken months ago or you’re sure another attorney at your firm has deposed the witness before, the challenge of finding the required testimony often involves hours of footwork searching through your firm's repository. Then you have to read through the transcripts.
MyCase
JUNE 5, 2024
The primary aim of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly in the legal industry, is to streamline operations that traditionally require extensive human intervention. Generative AI (GAI) , like the popular ChatGPT tool, emulates human cognitive functions like learning, problem-solving, and decision-making. By automating routine and time-consuming tasks, AI liberates legal professionals from the drudgery of rote work, allowing them to concentrate on the more strategic aspects of their practice
The Marshall Project
JUNE 5, 2024
Several officers in the homicide unit faced internal complaints that they slept on the job, failed to get key evidence and lied to superiors.
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.
IP Watchdog
JUNE 5, 2024
In May 2024, the Brazilian Senate Committee on Science, Technology, Innovation, and Informatics hosted two public hearings to discuss implementing Regulatory Data Protection (RDP) for pharmaceutical products of human use. The call for hearings (REQ 27/2023) was presented by Senator Izalci Lucas (Liberal Party). While recognizing that regulatory changes would have significant implications for the local industry, the healthcare system, and consumers, Sen.
Joseph, Hollander & Craft
JUNE 4, 2024
Webinar Date: Monday, June 17, 2024 Webinar Time: 12:00–12:50 p.m. Location: Zoom Please join your Kansas and Missouri Bar colleagues for a complimentary CLE webinar: The Ethics of Absence: Illness, Vacations, and Sabbaticals Sponsored by Joseph, Hollander & Craft LLC Approved for 1.0 hour of ethics CLE credit in Kansas & Missouri REGISTER Resources PARTICIPATION GUIDE PRESENTATION SLIDES (Will be posted here after the webinar and shared in the post-webinar attendee confirmation email se
MyCase
JUNE 5, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the way law firms operate. Legal AI tools are making it easier for lawyers and legal professionals to streamline processes, automate tasks, and increase efficiency and productivity. According to recent reports, law firms are well on their way to adopting and implementing AI technology. An article from The American Bar Association revealed 35% of attorneys have already integrated AI into their practice, and 57% intend to implement it within
The Marshall Project
JUNE 4, 2024
In the past decade, police solved fewer than half of the homicide cases with Black victims and two-thirds of the cases with White ones.
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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