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Unlocking History: How a Small Group of Researchers Dominates the Declassification Appeals Process

LLRX

A small core group of researchers and historians have filed most of the declassification appeals being reviewed by the responsible appellate body.

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Paralegal Roles in Other Countries

Paralegal Bootcamp

They are responsible for: Drafting documents/agreements Corresponding with clients Meeting with clients for the signing of documents Legal Research Using eDiscovery software Representing individuals in small matters Administrative duties. Here’s the interesting part. The duties change significantly depending on the province you are in.

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Unlocking History: How a Small Group of Researchers Dominate the Declassification Appeals Process

LLRX

A small core group of researchers and historians have filed most of the declassification appeals being reviewed by the responsible appellate body.

Diligence 111
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Time’s Up: Will Law Firms Say Goodbye To Billable Hour In The (Gen)AI Era?

Above The Law

For instance, this type of data analysis would likely illustrate that junior associates spend a significant portion of their time on document review, legal research, and initial draft preparation precisely the tasks that are most vulnerable to AI automation. is Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Legal Decoder.

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Block Billing: Why To Avoid It + Tips To Bill More Efficiently

MyCase

Block Billing Example Let’s say you worked on a client’s case for four hours and logged it as “Legal Research: 4 hours.” Instead of saying it took six hours for legal research, use a more detailed billing approach to break these tasks down individually: Initial case review: 2 hours Research case law: 2.5

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Plagiarism Police come for Winston & Strawn

Patently O

The case thus raises questions about the extent to which legal pleadings and motions, as petitions to the government for redress, are protected speech. And, the implications of this lawsuit may extend to how law firms draft motions and whether they can freely use existing legal documents as templates without infringing on copyright.

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Women of Legal Tech: Julie Saltman

LawTechnologyToday

This initiative launched in 2015 with a list of innovators and leaders in legal technology and with this year’s additions, that list now includes 141 talented and influential women leaders. Copyright Office, and as an Adjunct Professor of Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing at Georgetown Law.

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