Above The Law
JANUARY 29, 2024
Some Biglaw firms want to stay far away from generative AI, but others are using it to their advantage. The post This Is How Am Law 100 Law Firms Are Using Generative AI appeared first on Above the Law.
ABA Journal
JANUARY 23, 2024
Generative artificial intelligence—which can generate new content based on a prompt—has the potential to “dramatically improve the efficiency of a lawyer’s practice,” but it also…
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SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 22, 2024
Share The Supreme Court on Thursday granted a request from the Biden administration to allow federal Border Patrol agents to cut or move razor wire installed by Texas along a portion of the U.S.-Mexico border. Three migrants – a woman and two children – drowned on Jan. 12 near the disputed area, the Biden administration told the justices in a filing last week, while the Mexican government had to rescue two more who were suffering from hypothermia.
JURIST
JANUARY 24, 2024
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the seizure of 700 safety deposit boxes under the process of civil asset forfeiture went beyond the warrant issued and violated the Fourth Amendment prohibition against unreasonable search and seizure. The case began in 2021, when the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) obtained a warrant to search a storage facility in Beverly Hills, California, as part of its investigation into the company US Private Vaults for the alleged crime of money
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Above The Law
JANUARY 11, 2024
The 'industrial Metaverse' found the spotlight at CES. Here's one way it could apply to lawyers. The post Is The Metaverse A Solution For Declining Trial Experience? appeared first on Above the Law.
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Above The Law
JANUARY 23, 2024
Even assuming the firm is correct. this seems very wrong. The post Biglaw Firm Fires Multiple Attorneys Without Warning Over Zoom appeared first on Above the Law.
Attorney at Work
JANUARY 17, 2024
Annette Choti | The legal marketing landscape will be heavily influenced by tech — but not just AI. How will these trends shape your 2024 marketing strategy? The post Top Digital Marketing Trends for Lawyers in 2024 appeared first on Attorney at Work.
ABA Journal
JANUARY 30, 2024
A Colorado lawyer’s “demeaning and unprofessional language” and threats of disclosure in a demand letter seeking $50,000 for her client’s injuries at a Phish concert…
JURIST
JANUARY 23, 2024
Amnesty International reiterated its calls to stop the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith in Alabama by nitrogen hypoxia. The date for execution has been set for January 25, 2024. In urging Alabama to cancel the execution, Justin Mazzola, a researcher at Amnesty International, stated: The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman, and degrading punishment, and we urge Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to use her clemency power to stop the execution of Kenneth Smith before it’s too late.
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A Synergistic Approach to eDiscovery In the space of eDiscovery, the convergence of document summarization, sentiment analysis, and chatbots represents a significant change in how legal professionals navigate and manage electronic information. These technologies not only expedite the review process but also empower legal teams with deeper insights into the emotional context and key information within electronic documents.
Patently O
JANUARY 4, 2024
Hsuanyeh Law Group v. Winston & Strawn , 23-cv-11193 (S.D.N.Y. 2024) A recent copyright infringement lawsuit filed by small Boston intellectual property boutique Hsuanyeh Law Group PC (HLG) against international giant Winston & Strawn LLP focuses a dividing line that can highlight when copying the work of another firm is permissible. I believe that Winston & Strawn will eventually prevail based upon a fair use defense, but it is still an embarrassing situation for the firm and attor
SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 4, 2024
Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Court will consider a whopping 472 petitions and applications at this Friday’s conference, making it the biggest conference since the behemoth end-of-summer “long conference.
Above The Law
JANUARY 19, 2024
The former Pfizer statistician worked on the clinical trial for the Covid-19 drug Paxlovid. A jury found the employee guilty of insider trading for transactions made before clinical data for the antiviral were publicly announced.
Attorney at Work
JANUARY 14, 2024
If a reviewer is not a current or former client and has never consulted with me, may I respond to a bad review by stating that I have never represented the individual? The post Ethical Options for Responding to Negative Online Attorney Reviews appeared first on Attorney at Work.
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ABA Journal
JANUARY 29, 2024
The conservative legal group America First Legal has filed a misconduct complaint against three federal judges in Illinois who issued orders intended to encourage “newer,…
JURIST
JANUARY 8, 2024
The Pakistani Government raised concerns in a letter to The Economist on Friday regarding an article purportedly written by former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is currently in jail after a conviction in a corruption case. Khan questions the fairness of the upcoming general election in the piece. Murtaza Solangi, Pakistan’s Federal Caretaker Minister for Information, Broadcasting, and Parliamentary Affairs, said while announcing the letter, “It is puzzling and disconcertin
LawSites
JANUARY 10, 2024
In a marriage of pro bono platforms, Paladin , a company whose platform connects lawyers with opportunities to provide free legal help, has acquired Pro Bono Manager , a product developed by Pro Bono Net to enable large law firms to manage and measure their pro bono programs. This is the first acquisition for the nine-year-old Paladin, a company that counts billionaire Shark Tank panelist Mark Cuban among its backers.
SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 22, 2024
Share Eight years after the Supreme Court blocked his execution so that it could consider a challenge to Oklahoma’s lethal-injection protocol, the justices agreed on Monday to take up the case of Richard Glossip , who is seeking to set aside his conviction and death sentence. In an unusual twist, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond supported Glossip’s petition for review, telling the court that “justice would not be served by moving forward with a capital sentence that the State can no lo
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CLM tools have always strived to push contract management into the digital age for almost 30 years. But the complexities of digitising a legal document are numerous. The current scenarios in business development have shown that having a fully automated CLM has become a mandate for every law firm and in-house legal department. To determine if you need a CLM system, it's essential to clearly identify the on-ground business challenges you aim to solve.
Above The Law
JANUARY 22, 2024
Are we playing the religious people get to ignore the laws game or not? The post Pastor Faces Charges For Giving The Homeless A Place To Sleep appeared first on Above the Law.
iHire
JANUARY 3, 2024
Why are resume objective statements outdated, and what should you use instead? Get expert advice from a Certified Master Resume Writer on what to put in a resume summary.
ABA Journal
JANUARY 4, 2024
I do not recall ever facing a new year with such a sense of trepidation and even fear of what to expect. The presidential election campaign of 2024 promises to be unlike any we have seen in American history, and it seems inevitable that the U.S. Supreme Court will play a large role. And the docket for the current term is filled with major issues about controversial matters, such as abortion, administrative law, gun rights and the First Amendment and social media.
JURIST
JANUARY 19, 2024
Norwegian authorities criminally charged 20 Indigenous Saami activists and supporters on Friday for blocking access to multiple government buildings in protest over the continued operation of wind turbines in the Fosen region. The operation occupies the same land as traditional reindeer herding grounds, despite a 2021 Norwegian Supreme Court ruling calling for an end to the turbines operation, according to a statement from the Saami activists’ attorneys.
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JonathanTurley
JANUARY 12, 2024
The World Economic Forum has surveyed the world’s experts and issued its 2024 “ Global Risks Report. ” The international elite of experts have declared that the number one threat to humanity is not terrorism or pandemic or even climate change (which is second), but “misinformation and disinformation.” Of course, that means that the only hope for humanity is censorship and speech controls.
SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 16, 2024
Share In 2018, in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees , the Supreme Court held that government employees who are represented by a union but do not belong to that union cannot be required to pay a fee to cover the union’s costs to negotiate a contract that applies to all employees. On Tuesday, the justices rejected a request to decide whether the state of Alaska can decline to deduct union dues from a state employee’s paycheck unless it has the employee’s clea
Above The Law
JANUARY 23, 2024
The right wing of the Supreme Court is playing a dangerous game. The post Only 5 Supreme Court Justices Believe In The Supremacy Clause And That’s A Real Fricking Problem appeared first on Above the Law.
iHire
JANUARY 1, 2024
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