CourtTechBulletin

DECEMBER 16, 2021

We were curious as to the status of online court help to the self-represented litigants as a good 2021 year-end wrapup article for the CTB? For reference, an earlier list was compiled by the legaltechdesign.com website in 2018 and posted at: [link] The following list was compiled December 13-15, 2021. We share what we found below.

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MyCase

JANUARY 26, 2021

Planning for 2021 isn’t an easy task since there are so many unknowns. For that reason, it’s important to create a flexible plan that will serve as the foundation for your firm’s success in 2021. Automating Legal Services: Justice through Technology. Internet Legal Research On A Budget.

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Most lawyers are familiar with Rule 5.4 In a nutshell, it says that lawyers must own law firms. The purpose is supposedly to prevent nonlawyers from interfering with a lawyer’s independent and professional judgment. In January 2021, the state eliminated its Rule 5.4. Why should legal services be any different?

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LawTechnologyToday

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

But according to the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center’s 2021 Legal Technology Survey Report results on the use of technology in the legal profession, there is still work to be done. In fact, the results show that the use of these services has declined from several years ago.

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Above The Law

MARCH 3, 2025

What if instead you could get some hands-on lawyering experience and help others along the way? The public pathways pilot program is an outgrowth of a yearslong debate on the value of the bar exam as a measure of fitness for legal service in the state. ” certificate?

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Bar Exam Social Media Management Law School Legal Services 99

LawSites

OCTOBER 21, 2021

25, to submit nominations for The Changing Lawyer Awards 2021 , sponsored by Litera, which will be presented to winners Nov. 10 as part of the fourth Changing Lawyer Virtual Summit. Legal Innovator of the Year Award for the individual who has driven the most significant. The deadline is Monday, Oct.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

A late 2021 survey by McKinsey & Company found 40% of employees in the U.S. As Lawyers Seek Greener Pastures, Talent Retention Becomes Law Firms’ Top Concern. The survey also showed that lawyers are in the top three areas where firms anticipated budget growth in the next five years. Research from the U.S.

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Cenza

JANUARY 27, 2023

It took years to shape into a formal industry and to be christened Alternative Legal Service Providers. This fact was further reiterated by Thomson Reuters’ Alternative Legal Service Providers 2021 Report, which unveiled that nearly 79% of law firms and over 71% of corporate law departments are leveraging the services of ALSPs.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Sooner or later, every lawyer in solo or small firm practice asks themselves whether they should create a law firm website — or how long they can put it off. According to the ABA 2021 Legal Technology Survey , 86% of law firms use social networks for online marketing, with LinkedIn being the most popular choice.

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LawTechnologyToday

APRIL 2, 2021

The evolution of the legal technology industry has progressed significantly over the last few years. This has resulted in the provision of legal services and the practice of law needing to adapt accordingly. All of these changes are here to stay for the year 2021 and beyond. The Shift Towards Digitization.

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Cenza

AUGUST 25, 2021

Therefore, legal service providers have been contending to streamline their processes and systems with the aid of technology. An effort to maximize the value delivered by technology and enable business growth has resulted in the genesis of Alternative Legal Service Providers (ALSPs). Tracing the ALSPs’ growth path.

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LawTechnologyToday

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The ABA Legal Technology Survey Report research is contained in five volumes of organized responses and the resulting data; it is helpful to many firms of differing sizes. The published results represent one of the most comprehensive technology surveys of lawyers available. The Tipping Point for Laptops.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 28, 2021

.” That “what’s next” spans a range of topics, from rethinking legal education to innovating legal practice, from developing new technology to driving greater diversity. These are among the topics that listeners found most interesting during 2021, based on their downloads of LawNext episodes.

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 26, 2021

Others — about 30% of organizations using contract staff in 2021, by Tower Staffing’s count — are doing so for the first time. As lawyers from firms and corporations saw opportunities in changing their work and lifestyles during the pandemic, the pool of contract talent has grown. The Contract Talent Pool Is Top-Notch.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 20, 2022

Related: “8 Legal Practice Areas Growing in 2021 and Beyond” Document automation levels up. Every gain in efficiency frees up lawyers to focus on high-value activities and increase billable work. With more lawyers working remotely, firms are more vulnerable than ever.

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MyCase

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Every year I write a post that highlights the mobile lawyering statistics from the latest ABA Legal Technology Survey Report. Not surprisingly, the number of lawyers working remotely has increased year over year as attorneys became more comfortable using the technologies that permitted them to work from anywhere.

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LawTechnologyToday

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Paul, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, took the unusual and creative step of asking a Section to assume responsibility for an initiative to examine ways that lawyers could use the internet and other electronic resources to deliver legal services to people of moderate means, more efficiently and effectively.

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MyCase

MAY 18, 2021

Credit cards have been used by consumers to purchase products and services for decades now. Lawyers, however, have been slower to adapt to accepting credit cards as payment for any number of reasons. For example, some lawyers have avoided accepting credit card payments due to ethical concerns.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 10, 2022

It also finds a profession grappling with work-life balance, as many lawyers are changing jobs in search of work-life balance and 49% say they would rather work from home. The past two years have fundamentally changed how lawyers define the role of work in their lives,” said Jack Newton , Clio’s founder and CEO. Hourly Rates Below CPI.

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LawTechnologyToday

DECEMBER 8, 2021

For the past 30 years, the American Bar Association has produced the premier legal technology survey of lawyers, the ABA Legal Technology Survey Report. The 2021 Survey included 313 questions divided into five separate questionnaires. Every Wednesday, we’ll be posting a new report from one of our experts, so stay tuned!

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InHouseOps

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Brad Blickstein, founder of Blickstein Group reflects on ILTACON 2021, and its gradual shift of focus over the past few years. I was one of the lucky ones who was able to attend ILTACON 2021 in Las Vegas in late August. New Service Models. It’s about building scale in legal business and legal services.”

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JURIST

JANUARY 29, 2022

In August 2021, Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a letter to the legal community calling for help. He asked that lawyers and law students alike step up to help households apply for the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program, volunteer with legal aid providers, and assist courts in implementing eviction diversion programs.

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The pandemic has raised a number of ethical issues for lawyers and resulted in the issuance of several ethics opinions addressing those issues. In addition, lawyers working remotely must consider the security and confidentiality of their procedures and systems. New York County Lawyers Association Formal Opinion 754-2020 (Aug.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 27, 2022

After the pandemic ushered in remote work, lawyers who serve as outside counsel to Silicon Valley tech companies quickly forged new ways of working with their in-house counterparts. But now that economic headwinds have arrived, it’s more important than ever for outside counsel to nurture those relationships and provide top service.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

That makes the Technology Initiative Grants awarded annually by the Legal Services Corporation all the more significant, as they are among the few funding sources specifically targeting such technology. Here is the complete list of 2021 TIG grants: Alaska . Connecticut . District of Columbia .

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SimplyLawJobs

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

From September 2021, the current route to qualification as a solicitor will be replaced by the SQE – Solicitors Qualifying Examination. To qualify you must: have a degree (in any subject) or equivalent qualification (such as legal apprenticeship). Working as a serious fraud lawyer. A day in the life of an associate lawyer.

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Attorney at Work’s new “You at Work Spotlight” series focuses on traditional and emerging career paths for lawyers and business professionals. Murdock was elected Managing Partner at Stinson LLP , an AmLaw 200 firm with 450 lawyers in 12 offices nationwide. As I did so, I developed relationships with lawyers throughout our firm.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 21, 2021

25, to submit nominations for The Changing Lawyer Awards 2021 , sponsored by Litera, which will be presented to winners Nov. 10 as part of the fourth Changing Lawyer Virtual Summit. Legal Innovator of the Year Award for the individual who has driven the most significant. The deadline is Monday, Oct.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

It is as if we are serving time in a legal tech limbo. Whereas 2020 ended with a newfound sense of the possible, 2021 ends with us still not knowing what is ahead, and therefore which way to turn. After all, it was a good year for the legal tech industry. But in 2021, progress felt slower, as if we were mired in malaise.

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MyCase

AUGUST 8, 2022

SaaS for Lawyers. If you’ve ever used tools like Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, or MyCase legal practice management software, you’re familiar with SaaS—software as a service. SaaS is modernizing the legal industry in two ways: by making law firms more efficient and creating career opportunities for lawyers worldwide.

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MyCase

AUGUST 8, 2022

SaaS for Lawyers. If you’ve ever used tools like Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, or MyCase legal practice management software, you’re familiar with SaaS—software as a service. SaaS is modernizing the legal industry in two ways: by making law firms more efficient and creating career opportunities for lawyers worldwide.

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The Estrin Report

MAY 23, 2021

Article By NICOLE BLACK on April 29, 2021 at 12:45 PM Originally published on AboveTheLaw. That’s why I found this year’s Thomson Reuters Institute 2021 Report on the State of the Midsize Legal Market, which was produced in collaboration with the Georgetown Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession, so interesting.

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The Estrin Report

MAY 23, 2021

Article By NICOLE BLACK on April 29, 2021 at 12:45 PM Originally published on AboveTheLaw. That’s why I found this year’s Thomson Reuters Institute 2021 Report on the State of the Midsize Legal Market, which was produced in collaboration with the Georgetown Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession, so interesting.

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LawTechnologyToday

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The ABA TechReport combines data from the annual ABA Legal Technology Survey Report with expert analysis, observations, and predictions from leaders in the legal technology field. The 2022 ABA Legal Technology Survey Reports provide insights into these questions so that firms can best position themselves for the future.

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MyCase

APRIL 13, 2021

With markedly increased remote interaction during the pandemic, legal services consumers will expect similar connection to and engagement with law firms in 2021 and beyond. People manage and execute many of their day-to-day activities online – whether on their phones or on a laptop or other device. External Communications.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

It pointed out that governments have struggled to respond effectively to a resurgent Taliban which now reportedly has access to government and legal records which disclose sensitive information about lawyers, judges and other individuals who worked alongside Canada and its allies.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 28, 2021

.” That “what’s next” spans a range of topics, from rethinking legal education to innovating legal practice, from developing new technology to driving greater diversity. These are among the topics that listeners found most interesting during 2021, based on their downloads of LawNext episodes.

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