This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Artificial intelligence tools have become prevalent in legal practice, particularly in eDiscovery. Despite their benefits, many legal organizations have been hesitant to implement AI tools. Accuracy is critical in eDiscovery. A Few Tips on Getting Started With AI Tools in eDiscovery. AI Hesitation.
In a first for an e-discovery technology company, Chicago-based Nextpoint is launching an Arizona law firm June 1 under that state’s liberalized law practice rules that allow non-lawyers to own law practices. ” Leading the firm as managing partner is Andrew R. Greene will divide his time between Arizona and Chicago.
At one point, early in the generative AI era, I wondered if developing this technology to essentially take over first-pass review and hand senior lawyers who view computers much like the Supreme Court views voting rights access to interrogate discovery materials might deal a devastating blow to the alternative legalservice provider sector.
In ordering that change, as well as a package of additional reforms, the Arizona Supreme Court acted on the recommendations of a task force that had called for fundamental changes in the regulation of legalservices, all with the goal of enhancing access to justice. Thank You To Our Sponsors.
As awful as was the year 2020 for so many reasons, my year-end report last year found reasons to be optimistic. The silver lining of 2020,” I wrote, “is that we have been forced to consider changes that were long overdue and then given the opportunity to implement those changes.”. It is as if we are serving time in a legal tech limbo.
As the world is increasingly adopting technology, legalservice delivery is changing its service models, delivery programs, and business structures in order to adapt to new demands.
You can also check out the most popular LawNext episodes of 2022 , of 2021 , of 2020 and of 2019. Theory and Principle Founder Nicole Bradick on Designing and Building Legal Tech Products. Documate Founder Dorna Moini on Rebranding As Gavel and How Law Firms Can Productize their LegalServices.
Specialized Experience: Legalservices in the military. Moliere and host Charles Volkert discuss hiring trends and the most desirable candidate attributes in 2020. This includes tech proficiency for lawyers and experience with ediscovery for paralegals. . On the latest Paralegal Voice, host Carl Morrison interviews MSgt.
Since its inception in the mid-twentieth century, LPO has grown considerably, and it is now a dominant business, with law firms in the Global South exporting legalservices to typically white-shoe law offices in affluent countries at a much-reduced cost. Benefits of Legal Process Outsourcing. Why Does LPO Matter?
Litigation Technology and E-discovery. 74% of respondents said that they were involved in the selection process for the technologies employed at their firm (down from 81% in 2020). The 2021 Technology Survey Report Covered the following areas: Online Research. Technology Basics and Security. Law Office Technology.
According to the report, “84% of respondents report personally using remote access software for law-related tasks (compared with 76% in 2021, 75% in 2020, and 73% in 2019). The benefits of technology in the delivery of legalservices are well-documented, so why are fewer than half of lawyers in small firms using even the most common tools?
The 2022 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report is published in five volumes: Online Research, Technology Basics & Security , Law Office Technology , Marketing & Communication Technology, Litigation Technology & E-Discovery. Continuing innovation in legal technology provides better and easier ways to practice law.
Demo video: [link] Founded: 10/28/2020, Vancouver, BC, Canada Target customer: Solos, small and medium size firms. Altumatim Elevator Pitch: Altumatim is the story-based eDiscovery platform that fully automates document review and finds the most important evidence by learning the story the attorney wants to tell. Anything else?
Traction: We have 30+ solo and small law firm subscriptions since coming out of a soft launch in December 2020. We continue to listen to our legal user community to develop future functionalities to add that will further enhance and empower the cybersecurity needs of target users. Founded: 2/20/2020. Founded: 4/1/2020.
In 2020, the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker verified at least 930 press freedom incidents in 79 cities since May 25, 2020, when Minneapolis police killed George Floyd. Legal-adjacent careers on the rise. Because of a paradigm shift in the delivery of legalservices, many traditional paths to legal careers are on shaky ground.
As awful as was the year 2020 for so many reasons, my year-end report last year found reasons to be optimistic. The silver lining of 2020,” I wrote, “is that we have been forced to consider changes that were long overdue and then given the opportunity to implement those changes.”. It is as if we are serving time in a legal tech limbo.
Traction: We have 30+ solo and small law firm subscriptions since coming out of a soft launch in December 2020. We continue to listen to our legal user community to develop future functionalities to add that will further enhance and empower the cybersecurity needs of target users. Founded: 4/1/2020. Founded: 9/1/2020.
The legal industry was ahead of the curve in the use of word processing features and plug-ins. And e-discovery leveraged search, AI, and semantic processing well before the typical corporate IT department had those items on their radar.
You can also check out the most popular episodes of 2021 , of 2020 and of 2019. How Legal Departments Can Use Data to Drive Smarter Decision-Making, with Jeffrey Solomon of Wolters Kluwer. The State of the E-Discovery Industry, with Doug Austin. The State of the E-Discovery Industry, with Doug Austin.
We preached for years about the many benefits of electronic payments, but the pandemic pushed law firms who weren’t allowing electronic payments to adopt them – and the benefits became immediately obvious as the mail slowed and the e-payments came in steadily, increasing cash flow and decreasing the time it took to get paid.
The letter writing protest was tried in 2020 where an open letter from Lawyers Defending Democracy was signed by more than 1,500 attorneys and you can see where that led nowhere. Corporate demand is likely to push an even larger boost of needed legalservices. Paralegals and legal analysts may have expanded workload.
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 99,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
Let's personalize your content