LawSites

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Thomson Reuters today delivered on its promise to integrate generative AI within its flagship legal research platform, introducing AI Assisted Research in Westlaw Precision, available immediately to all U.S. The quality of the process, TR says, comes from Westlaw’s proven and long-established legal research platform.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JUNE 13, 2022

For example, the job description may have the skill of legal research and investigation skills. You haven’t done much legal research in your commercial paralegal position, but you have done some big due diligence projects on those pending transactions. With a little bit of training, that skill would be transferrable.

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LawSites

APRIL 26, 2022

” Meanwhile, discovery appears to be continuing apace in the case, with both parties having issued a slew of document requests, interrogatories and deposition subpoenas. TR filed its lawsuit in May 2020 , alleging that ROSS stole content from Westlaw to build its own competing legal research product.

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My Shingle

APRIL 10, 2023

Last month, DLA Piper publicly announced that it would utilize Casetext’s groundbreaking platform, Co-Counsel which is powered by GPT-4 to perform substantive tasks such as legal research, document review, deposition prep, and contract analysis.

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MyCase

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Block billing is a legal billing practice in which multiple tasks are grouped together under a single time entry instead of itemizing each task individually. For example, instead of listing separate times for reviewing case law, drafting a motion, and attending a client deposition, they are all combined into one block of hours.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

It is shared across an entire team Evernote is used by a number of attorneys, particularly for capturing information for legal research, productivity tasks and even case management. They can also monitor accepted settlements, tracking any pending payments, recording any deposited checks, and projecting any future income streams.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Conflicting testimony of the witness (a reference to prior statements, depositions, interrogatories, etc.). Deposition transcript with highlighted key questions. Think of this section of your Trial Binder as your legal research section, not on particular issues like the pending motions, but rather, general legal issues and the rules.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 4, 2024

Prepare for depositions, mediations, and arbitrations. Those job responsibilities can sound vague to someone who does not already work in the legal profession, so let’s take a closer look at a few key responsibilities of a litigation paralegal. Prepare for depositions, mediations, and arbitrations. Assist at trial.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 11, 2022

It’s challenging to obtain a damaging admission during a deposition, but social media feeds and chat threads contain more admissions than a Taylor Swift confessional. Legal Research Tools That Find the Previously Unfindable. With the delete key a tap away, it’s vital to defensibly collect this evidence while you can.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JULY 24, 2023

A litigation paralegal is a legal professional who provides vital support to attorneys who work in the area of litigation. Paralegals play an indispensable role in the legal process, handling things such as document review and analysis, legal research, drafting pleadings, and managing case files.

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CARET Legal

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

AI is expected to automate nearly half of legal tasks in the US and Europe. Several legal technology trends are set to reshape how law firms operate. Artificial Intelligence and GenAI in the Legal Industry One of the most prominent law firm technology trends is the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), including Generative AI (GenAI).

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LawSites

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Lawyers and legal professionals using the AI-powered document drafting tool Clearbrief to create a legal brief or document will now be able to seamlessly view any case law they cite thanks to a partnership with the legal research and intelligence company Fastcase , the companies announced today.

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LawSites

JUNE 7, 2022

Now, Casetext is formally launching that search tool under a new name, AllSearch , and with a focus on helping litigators search large sets of legal documents, including for e-discovery or to search internal databases and repositories, such as brief banks, litigation records, deposition transcripts, and expert reports.

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LawSites

MAY 30, 2023

The law firm, Nextpoint Law Group (NLG), will provide discovery and litigation legal services to other law firms and to corporate legal departments, including trial strategy, early case assessment, document review, discovery drafting, legal research and brief writing. Its lawyers will not appear in court.

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LawSites

MARCH 1, 2023

“Our AI legal assistant is the first of its kind,” said Jake Heller, cofounder and CEO of Casetext. “It It creates a momentous opportunity for attorneys to delegate tasks like legal research, document review, and contract analysis to an AI, freeing them to focus on the most impactful aspects of their practice.”

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LawTechnologyToday

AUGUST 1, 2023

Invest in technology: Digital applications and automation robots, like in every other field, can streamline routine and repetitive activities within the legal sphere.

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LawTechnologyToday

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Firms that needed to managed transcripts from depositions or hearings used “E-trans” (32.1%), LiveNote (21%), and TextMap (19.8%). After that, laptops are being used to access email (42.9%), legal research (40%), and only 38% are using laptops for delivering presentations.

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LawSites

AUGUST 31, 2022

For all the advances made in the science of legal search, we are – as Pablo Arredondo , cofounder and chief innovation officer of Casetext likes to say – stuck in the keyword prison. Virtually all search tools – whether for legal research, e-discovery review, document review, or anything else – are confined to indexes.

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MyCase

APRIL 24, 2024

Performing legal research and discovery. ChatGPT legal research can summarize cases, laws, deposition transcripts, or pleadings filed with the court. Because AI hallucinations are common, any ChatGPT legal research should be carefully reviewed and fact-checked. Transcribing voice and video recordings.

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LawSites

MARCH 11, 2024

At Friday’s conference, he proposed a solution: Congress should pass a law mandating that any edict of government, including those issued by the states and local governments, be subject to mandatory deposit within the Government Publishing Office, where they would be openly available to anyone.

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How To Become A Paralegal

JULY 30, 2018

Many good two and four year paralegal programs also offer courses such as deposition and medical records summary. By and large, these programs cover substantive law and include legal research and writing. There are also fantastic certificate programs that are designed for individuals with an existing college degree.

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LawSites

JANUARY 23, 2023

Users host meetings, mediations, and depositions that mimics real-life litigation scenarios and provides a level of security befitting legal proceedings. CaseUp Elevator Pitch: CaseUp provides a faster and easier way to share exhibits in remote depositions. We started with depositions. What makes you unique or innovative?

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LawTechnologyToday

MARCH 3, 2023

On the positive side, the ChatGPT power may permit lawyers to produce documents and perhaps even legal research more efficiently, making legal services for the underserved less expensive. And we have already seen efforts to have bots advise “clients” on run-of-the-mill legal representation issues in court.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

One paralegal did all of the legal research, cite checking and investigations. Ask your attorneys if you can help get ready for depositions or get ready for trial; if it’s been years that you’ve been in that same lane, then go get some outside training in those areas. One paralegal did all of the discovery.

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MyCase

APRIL 30, 2024

Paralegals Paralegals spend the bulk of their time on legal or case-related tasks, such as: Conducting legal research and discovery: Paralegals access databases and books to identify and document regulations and precedents that apply to a specific case. Their work frees up lawyers to focus on case strategy.

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MyCase

MAY 9, 2023

By harnessing the power of artificial intelligence, legal professionals can optimize and streamline their daily workflows—saving their firms time and money. Key benefits include: Efficiency: AI-powered tools can automate various tasks, such as legal research, contract drafting, and document review.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Users host meetings, mediations, and depositions that mimics real-life litigation scenarios and provides a level of security befitting legal proceedings. Learn more about this company at the LawNext Legal Tech Directory. Read this startup’s detailed application.

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MyCase

JUNE 25, 2024

Contingency fee agreements must specify: The percentage of the award the attorney receives Whether the percentage is taken before or after the deduction of court fees and litigation expenses Retainer Fees An attorney retainer fee is an upfront deposit that is paid by the client and earned by the attorney over time. billion in 2000 to $117.4

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MyCase

JUNE 5, 2024

AI Legal Research Tools What they do: AI legal research tools enable lawyers and legal professionals to search for relevant case law, statutory and regulatory law, and treatises about specific topics or issues. Who uses them: Smaller litigation firms and larger firms.

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Rocket Matter

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Hard matter costs might include: Court costs Depositions Expert witness fees Filing fees Mediation fees Medical record expenses Printing costs Transcription costs Travel expenses Soft matter costs Expenses that are less explicit are considered soft costs.

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LawTechnologyToday

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

We have a discovery schedule requiring depositions to be completed by next week, however, we are requesting an adjournment of one month due to an illness. Even if it is objected to by your adversary, the court will see it and it will still be helpful to visualize what the parties testified to in a deposition.

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LawTechnologyToday

MARCH 1, 2023

Users host meetings, mediations, and depositions that mimics real-life litigation scenarios and provides a level of security befitting legal proceedings. Learn more about this company at the LawNext Legal Tech Directory. Read this startup’s detailed application.

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Lawfecta

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

There are three types of virtual legal staff: Virtual paralegal: A virtual paralegal is an experienced professional who can help you with specific projects such as client intake, pleadings, law and motion drafting, due diligence matters, legal research, summarizing depositions and testimony, and locating and interviewing witnesses.

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MyCase

JUNE 17, 2024

These costs are associated with tangible expenses necessary for legal service delivery, such as: Court filing fees Expert witness fees Deposition fees Laboratory fees Hard costs are typically viewed as necessary expenses by clients and are, therefore, more readily reimbursed.

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MyCase

JUNE 17, 2024

These costs are associated with tangible expenses necessary for legal service delivery, such as: Court filing fees Expert witness fees Deposition fees Laboratory fees Hard costs are typically viewed as necessary expenses by clients and are, therefore, more readily reimbursed.

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Cenza

MARCH 30, 2022

Contracts : With an exhaustive Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) to be dealt with diligently, from creation, negotiation to approval, outsourcing is the way to go.

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LexBlog

JULY 26, 2019

A successful paralegal possesses a wealth of knowledge as it relates to the legal field and is an effective researcher. While most may believe that anyone can “research” by typing it into Google, that is not the case with legal research. What is it like to be a paralegal?

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