Attorney at Work
JULY 7, 2025
Excessive permissions, orphaned accounts, and unsanctioned AI tools operating in the shadows — all of which create a minefield of regulatory and litigation exposure. The post The Next Legal Nightmare: Compliance Risks of Unmanaged AI and SaaS Access appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
JURIST
JULY 7, 2025
Over 30 human rights organizations and NGOs on Monday urged the United Nations and governments worldwide to hold Chinese officials to account for the continued systemic repression of human rights lawyers. The letter warned that as a result of the systemic crackdown on the legal profession, legal professionals’ and activists’ willingness to express their views has significantly declined, resulting in a chilling effect on opposition against government repression , crimes against humanity , a
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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
JULY 6, 2025
Big firms may seem unassailable, in terms of how they market their businesses. They just have tons of money ! If you’re a small firm attorney, how can you even compete, with the bags of cash, that those big law firms would be able to leverage. Well, don’t give up: because there are some cracks in that armor. The thing is: big law firms tend to do similar things, in terms of how they market their businesses.
Above The Law
JULY 7, 2025
Most in-house legal teams talk about contracts in terms of risk. They focus on fallbacks, approval workflows, and redlines. Rarely do they talk about contracts in terms of data. And that’s where the real opportunity is hiding. In a recent episode of Notes to My (Legal) Self , legal tech leader Colin Levy offered a perspective that should make every in-house lawyer stop and think.
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The Volokh Conspiracy
JULY 9, 2025
In New York, several employees of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) were recently caught doing the one thing at which government drones seem efficient: corruptly profiting from their positions. They weren't alone in selling driver's licenses to ineligible customers; similar stories frequently appear around the country wherever public workers see a way to make a few bucks by providing official identification documents, often in fake names, to anybody with cash in hand.
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JURIST
JULY 5, 2025
The US Supreme Court confirmed Thursday that the US government may proceed with the deportation of eight migrants to South Sudan. This order comes at a time when the US State Department has issued a “Level 4: Do Not Travel” advisory for South Sudan due to high levels of armed conflict and violent crime. On April 18, Judge Brian Murphy of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts preliminarily enjoined the government from removing “any alien” to a “country not explicitly p
SCOTUSBlog
JULY 8, 2025
In Dissent is a recurring series by Anastasia Boden on Supreme Court dissents that have shaped (or reshaped) our country. It was a case that sent one justice into a mental health crisis and is said to have left another, just two weeks later, on the floor of his chambers from a stroke. A case that Chief Justice Earl Warren – the same man who presided over Brown v.
Above The Law
JULY 3, 2025
When I first started my own law practice over six years ago, several attorneys were instrumental in helping me launch my law firm. Some lawyers gave me valuable advice in the early months of launching the firm, and other lawyers referred work to me that helped generate revenue in my first years of self-employment. Over the past several years, I have also assisted numerous lawyers launching their own practices with referrals or advice.
The Volokh Conspiracy
JULY 7, 2025
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party's newly minted candidate to be the next mayor of New York City, found himself in some hot water last week after The New York Times reported that he claimed to be both "Asian" and "Black or African American" on his college application to Columbia University in 2009. Mamdani holds U.S. citizenship, but was born in Uganda to Indian parents.
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Attorney at Work
JULY 8, 2025
Kerry Barrett | Welcome to the world of attorney video anxiety — where brilliant legal minds suddenly feel like they’re being held for ransom by their own webcam. The post Stop Looking Like a Hostage on Camera: The Attorney’s Guide to Professional Video Presence appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
JURIST
JULY 3, 2025
The European Commission proposed on Tuesday to amend the EU Climate Law , setting a binding target of a 90 percent reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, compared to 1990 levels. The proposal would replace Articles 4(3) and 4(5), creating a midpoint to help track progress and guide compliance. The Commission said the proposal offers businesses and governments greater predictability in investment and planning.
NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
JULY 6, 2025
There’s a new generation of software, that is ‘AI-first’ – and, you’re already using it. ChatGPT, for example, is a software buil t on a n AI platform, attached to a large language model (LLM). That kind of software is fundamentally different tha n a software program that was created without using AI. AI-first software is better suited for the AI use case.
Above The Law
JULY 8, 2025
Ed. note : This is the latest in the article series, Cybersecurity: Tips From the Trenches , by our friends at Sensei Enterprises , a boutique provider of IT, cybersecurity, and digital forensics services. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is an excellent resource for businesses seeking guidance and instruction to secure their information systems.
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Why does it take 20-40 hrs. to create a compliant legal brief? TypeLaw analyzed 10,000+ briefs to determine the anatomy of the average brief—how many words, paragraphs, citations to the record, and more. See the research results in this infographic.
EvidenceProf Blog
JULY 8, 2025
Federal Rule of Evidence 804(b)(3) provides an exception to the rule against hearsay for A statement that: (A) a reasonable person in the declarant’s position would have made only if the person believed it to be true because, when made,
Attorney at Work
JULY 9, 2025
Gray Robinson says the walls think protect you are likely keeping you from the things you want most. Instead, focus on building character. The post Lawyers, Are Your Emotional Walls Holding You Back? appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
JURIST
JULY 6, 2025
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs placed Nikolai Polozov , a lawyer currently residing in Ukraine, and Alla Konstantinova , a “Mediazona” journalist, on a wanted list on Friday, according to local media. Both individuals have previously been marked as “foreign agents.” Charges against Polozov are not known yet. In December 2024, Polozov was identified as a “foreign agent.” A month later, he was fined on the charges of discreditation of Russian forces fo
HowAppealing
JULY 3, 2025
“‘There’s Just Too Much Lawlessness’: Three Legal Experts on an Embattled Supreme Court.” The New York Times has posted online this written discussion among law professors Kate Shaw , William Baude , and Stephen I. Vladeck.
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Analyzing contract trends with manual contract management is like sifting through a pile of papers in a dimly lit room, trying to find clues manually. Advanced CLM software’s contract data analytics, on the other hand, is like having an AI-based, intelligent magnifying glass that not only highlights key clues but also connects the dots for you. With innovative, AI-powered contract data analytics, you can solve the mystery of trends faster and with greater accuracy, making informed decisions base
Above The Law
JULY 8, 2025
Last week, Microsoft announced an AI Diagnostic Orchestrator tool for the diagnosis of complex cases that often require several specialists to resolve. Certainly, there are plenty of differences between legal and medical problems. But both systems have become bloated, expensive, and hard to access regardless of economic status. Tools like Microsoft’s new offering could help bridge that gap as well as improve the quality of legal services.
The Volokh Conspiracy
JULY 3, 2025
Is Zohran Mamdani's success in New York politics the mark of socialist resurgence or just a reflection of a deeply fractured party base? Zach Weissmueller is joined by two very concerned New Yorkers. Our own Liz Wolfe and Inez Stepman, who's a policy analyst at the Independent Women's Forum. Stepman critiques the ideological cocktail attracting young New Yorkers to socialism.
SCOTUSBlog
JULY 8, 2025
The National Constitution Center and the Center on the Structural Constitution at Texas A&M University School of Law are holding a review of the 2024-25 Supreme Court term. There are a multitude of excellent participants, including Sarah Isgur, the host of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast and senior editor for The Dispatch. Isgur will be speaking at 5:50 pm EDT, alongside Jonathan Adler of William & Mary Law School, Daniel Epps of Washington University in St.
JURIST
JULY 5, 2025
The US Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a pair of consolidated cases that could reshape the legal landscape for state-run transportation systems operating across state lines. The court granted limited certiorari to determine whether the New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) qualifies as an “arm of the state” entitled to interstate sovereign immunity in negligence lawsuits filed outside New Jersey.
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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?
HowAppealing
JULY 9, 2025
“Far-right lecturer asks Third Circuit to restore retaliation claims over suspension; The New Jersey Institute of Technology suspended philosophy professor Jason Jorjani after articles surfaced of him making favorable comments about Adolf Hitler and eugenics”: Jackson Healy of Courthouse News Service has this report. You can access the audio of today’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S.
Above The Law
JULY 3, 2025
Legal technology has a way of missing the vast middle of the legal market. Biglaw has the resources to build out the latest and greatest in tech. Small law jumps into technology to keep themselves competitive. But like Jan Brady, the midsize firms are often in an awkward position : big enough not to need technology to sink or swim, but not big enough to dump resources into a cutting edge infrastructure.
The Volokh Conspiracy
JULY 6, 2025
Maryland is facing a $3 billion budget gap that it hopes to close with a new " tech tax." The first-in-the-nation tax , which took effect on Tuesday as part of the state's budget bill , imposes a 3 percent levy on "the sale of many informational technology services," reports Maryland Matters. The tax could generate approximately $747 million in tax revenue by FY 2030, but critics warn that the cost will outweigh any fiscal benefits.
LawSites
JULY 3, 2025
When legal research giant LexisNexis and legal AI giant Harvey announced a strategic alliance last month, legal tech commentator Richard Tromans called it “possibly the most important legal tech move in a decade.
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