Law Sites
OCTOBER 7, 2024
Calling it a major first step in its wider AI product roadmap, the law practice management company Clio today released Clio Duo, a generative AI product built directly into the Clio Manage law practice management platform.
Attorney at Work
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Karen Dunn Skinner and David Skinner | Here are five process improvement tips to help you handle conflict checks efficiently and ethically. The post Lawyer Conflict Checks: 5 Tips to Tune Up Your Process appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
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E-Discovery LLC
OCTOBER 11, 2024
“A stipulation has all the binding force of a contract.” Waterworks Restoration Baltimore, LLC v. Shine Home Improvements, Inc., 2024 WL 4198164, at *1 (Apls. Ct. Md. Sept. 16, 2024) (unreported) (citation and quotations omitted). Parties stipulate “to save the time of the court, the expense and difficulty of producing witnesses, and for other good reasons,” and therefore “they are bound by that stipulation.
The Marshall Project
OCTOBER 5, 2024
The Marshall Project recently investigated how faulty drug tests at hospitals lead to pregnant women being reported to authorities and at times separated from their children.
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.
Law Sites
OCTOBER 7, 2024
Usage of artificial intelligence by legal professionals has skyrocketed from 19% in 2023 to 79% this year, according to the ninth edition of the Legal Trends Report, released today by Clio during its Clio Cloud Conference in Austin.
Attorney at Work
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Lawyers get sanctioned for filing bogus cases concocted by generative AI. This storyline is all too familiar to us legal professionals. While these headlines deliver a powerful cautionary message, they should not deter you from using GenAI in your law practice. What Lawyers Need to Know About GenAI […] The post Keys to Using GenAI in Your Law Practice?
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Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 11, 2024
The company that owns the New York Mets professional baseball team is the target of a class action lawsuit alleging the organization collects and profits from fans’ biometric information at its stadium, CitiField, in violation of the city’s biometrics privacy …
Law Sites
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Clio’s choice of Austin, Texas, for its Clio Cloud Conference this year was a foray into enemy territory, and the enemy responded strategically with guerilla tactics of its own. Austin, as it happens, is the home base of AffiniPay, the parent company of MyCase, LawPay, CASEPeer and Docketwise, all of which are competitors to Clio.
Attorney at Work
OCTOBER 9, 2024
Last month, I kicked off our series on survival skills for lawyers, and stress by discussing emotional resilience, the ability to bounce back from the inevitable disappointments and obstacles encountered in practicing law. In this blog post, we’ll discuss essential stress management practices specifically tailored for lawyers and ways to deal with chronic stress.
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 9, 2024
As more states legalize recreational marijuana, the incidence of children accidentally ingesting cannabis edibles has also risen dramatically. According to Pediatrics, a journal published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the number of children under six years old who have consumed cannabis products surged by 1,375% from 2017 to 2021. See Marit S.
Advertiser: Trellis
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.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 9, 2024
Even before the second megastorm in as many weeks brings devastating floodwaters to the Southeast US, it’s already clear that federal flood-risk maps underpinning decisions by millions of American homeowners and businesses are severely out of sync with a new …
Law Sites
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Hope it wasn’t something he said on my podcast. A week after appearing on my LawNext podcast to discuss his one-year anniversary as chief executive officer at UnitedLex, James Schellhase is out of that job, replaced by the company’s general counsel Renee Meisel.
Attorney at Work
OCTOBER 7, 2024
One of the most overlooked aspects of cybersecurity is training for law firm employees. The post Law Firm Cybersecurity Awareness: Training for Employees Has Never Been More Critical appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 8, 2024
On October 7, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order list that included cert denials for several intellectual property cases that were presented to the nation’s highest court. In rendering those denials, the Supreme Court leaves in place an appellate ruling invalidating patents claiming improvements to computer networking technologies under Section 101’s abstract idea jurisprudence.
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.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 10, 2024
The insurance industry faces significant challenges in covering catastrophic risks, especially as climate change drives more extreme weather events. With soaring premiums and increasing exclusions, the need for an accurate assessment of these risks is more important than ever.
Law Sites
OCTOBER 10, 2024
“Momentum is the driving force that turns short bursts of energy into sustained success.” With those words during his opening keynote that has been become a signature event of the Clio Cloud Conference, Clio founder and CEO Jack Newton explained why the conference chose “momentum” as its theme this year.
Attorney at Work
OCTOBER 9, 2024
This checklist will help you tidy up by the end of the year and give you a clear picture of your firm’s financial performance. The post Law Firm Financial Management: A 5-Step Checklist to Close Out the Year appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
Complex Discovery
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Editor’s Note: McDonald’s recent legal action against the U.S. meatpacking industry’s ‘Big Four’—Tyson, JBS, Cargill, and National Beef—marks a significant moment in antitrust litigation, with serious implications for both corporate governance and market competition. By accusing these industry giants of manipulating beef prices through collusion, McDonald’s aims to expose practices that allegedly violate the Sherman Act.
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Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 9, 2024
Hurricane Milton could result in a $60 billion loss for the global insurance industry, creating a surge in 2025 reinsurance prices which could boost some insurance companies’ shares, analysts at RBC Capital said.
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 10, 2024
In a landmark judgment with far reaching ramifications, a German court recently held that the copying of images by Large-scale Artificial Intelligence Open Network (LAION) - a nonprofit organization that provides datasets, tools and models to liberate machine learning research – did not infringe copyright law. The Kneschke v. LAION case, heard by the Hamburg Regional Court, centered on LAION's automatic downloading of images, including a copyrighted work by photographer Robert Kneschke, for AI t
Attorney at Work
OCTOBER 8, 2024
In this tips series, the legal technology training experts at Affinity Consulting Group offer straightforward answers to common questions about popular software programs used in law offices. This time: Handling Bates numbering in Power PDF, adapted from “Kofax (Nuance) Power PDF for Legal Professionals.“ The Bates numbering system has its roots in the late 19th […] The post How to Bates Number Documents in Kofax Power PDF appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
Complex Discovery
OCTOBER 9, 2024
Editor’s Note: This article highlights the challenges and trends shaping the cybersecurity landscape in 2024, focusing on the critical gaps in external attack surface management as revealed in the 2024 State of Attack Surface Threat Intelligence Report by TacitRed and Cybersecurity Insiders. The survey findings are particularly relevant to cybersecurity and information governance professionals, who must prioritize maturing their security programs to withstand increasingly sophisticated thr
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 7, 2024
Coalition, the San Francisco-based cyber managing general agent and cyber-security firm, has appointed Tine Simonsen as the company’s head of Insurance for Continental Europe.
WA Bar News
OCTOBER 8, 2024
COLUMN > Write to Counsel Illustration © Getty/ MicrovOne WRITE TO US > If you have a question about legal writing that you’d like to see addressed in a future “Write to Counsel” column by UW Law writing faculty, please submit it to wabarnews@wsba.org , with the subject line “Write to Counsel.” BY MIREILLE BUTLER In the realm of legal practice, drafting transactional documents that are clear and unambiguous is paramount.
Attorney at Work
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Wendy Merrill | For firms committed to securing a sustainable future, it falls to their managing partners to set a tone of transparency. The post Managing Partners: Transform Your Law Firm by Leading with Transparency appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
Practice Panther
OCTOBER 10, 2024
As with any business, your law firm depends on sound billing and accounting practices. With the end of the year in sight (trust use, we can’t believe it’s Q4 either), you want to be sure you’ve caught up on reconciling your trust accounts, accounted for all unbilled time, collected your outstanding balances, and prepared for the upcoming year.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 7, 2024
Amid inflation and labor shortages, the growing impact of electric vehicles (EVs) and rising repair costs, insurers and repairers will have a bumpy road to navigate in the year ahead, according to CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc.
Complex Discovery
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Editor’s Note: Russia’s latest move to block the popular messaging platform Discord signals its continued strategy to exert control over foreign tech companies operating within its borders. This action, taken by Roskomnadzor, highlights the intensifying regulatory environment as Russia seeks to clamp down on content it deems illegal or extremist, further emphasizing the geopolitical complexities in the wake of the Ukraine invasion.
WA Bar News
OCTOBER 8, 2024
COLUMN > Ethics & the Law Illustration © Getty/Nuthawut Somsuk By Mark J. Fucile Dealing with unrepresented persons is so common across practice areas that we rarely stop to think about it. For example, we could be handling a pro bono matter for a tenant and interfacing with an unrepresented landlord. In another circumstance, we may be contacting an unrepresented fact witness.
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 11, 2024
This week in Other Barks & Bites: the U.S. Department of Justice proposes multiple remedies to Google’s alleged monopolistic practices, including breaking up the tech giant; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) overturns a lower court ruling, reviving a patent infringement lawsuit against Salesforce; and Limp Bizkit sues Universal Music Group for $200 million in unpaid royalties.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Insurance agents and carriers in the path of Hurricane Milton reported only minor damage to their own offices and homes but a rapidly growing number of claims from residential and commercial policyholders for roof, flood and auto damage.
Complex Discovery
OCTOBER 5, 2024
Editor’s Note: The shifting landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) regulation in California signals a crucial turning point for industries reliant on emerging technologies, particularly those in cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery. As California seeks to balance innovation with consumer protection, recent legislative actions—especially Senate Bill 896 and Assembly Bill 2013—demonstrate a forward-thinking approach to regulating AI, including generative AI that is reshap
Legal Dive
OCTOBER 7, 2024
In-house counsel expect process efficiencies and cost savings but a majority say their companies aren’t ready for the change effects, ACC survey finds.
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