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 Opinion has coverage: As many as 50 South Dakota law students will be able to bypass the bar exam over the next five years under a set of rules for alternative licensure recently approved by the state Supreme Court.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 6, 2024

* Applications for law school are up 35 percent just in time for these students to compile massive loans before firms replace entry level legal jobs with AI. [ American Lawyer ] * The ranking of best law firm offices in the UK won't be out for a while but here's a sneak peak at what the survey is turning up.

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Attorney at Work

APRIL 5, 2022

A lawyer sets clients at ease by effectively communicating, which means client email that is prompt, informed, easy to read and proactive. For most lawyers fresh out of law school, it’s going to be a bit before they’re arguing in a courtroom or negotiating in a boardroom on behalf of a client.

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InHouseOps

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

I counted at least six sessions on this topic: Redefining Delivery of Legal Services; The Changing Nature of Legal Procurement: “NewLaw and Aggregators of Legal Products and Services; Legal Business Design Challenge; Ewww, David! New Service Models. There were probably more. There were probably more.

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SimplyLawJobs

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

If you’re in the United Kingdom, and looking to get in the field of law, then look no further! Studying law in the UK is not only a great choice, but it’s also the best place to attend law schools, as many British schools and universities cater to those looking to score a job in law. Nottingham Law School.

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ALPS

JUNE 8, 2023

Many are by now aware of the fact that AI tools such as ChatGPT have been able to pass exams from prestigious law schools and business schools. The chatbot tool was able to pass four exams at the law school of the University of Minnesota and one exam at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

A leading voice at the University of Minnesota Law School, Schwarcz bridges the academic and practical worlds of AI, insurance law, and legal technology. When OpenAIs ChatGPT burst onto the scene, Schwarcz dove headfirst into studying how this technology could affect legal education and practice.

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LegalTalkNetwork

OCTOBER 14, 2020

ONE: If the real world is taking its toll, voting rights lawyer turned novelist Steven Wright has an escape route. Modern Law Library host Lee Rawles explores the world of dark money campaigns and election chicanery in Wright’s book “The Coyotes of Carthage.” Find out how to quit selling and help clients buy.

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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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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Where legal innovation in 2020 was characterized by acceleration and adaptation, in 2021 it was slowed by a sense of malaise – malaise driven by uncertainty. Do lawyers return to the office or not? Do legal conferences return live or not? Yes, in 2020, the legal industry accelerated its adoption of technology.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Notably, the most-downloaded episode featured a discussion of how law schools should teach tech, with April G. Dawson , associate dean of technology and innovation and professor of law at North Carolina Central University School of Law. How Law Schools Should Teach Tech, with April Dawson.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In the blur of activity that was last week, I attended two legal tech conferences, plus an adjacent legal technology summit. After starting the week in New York at the glitzy celebration of big law tech that is Legalweek , and ending it in Charlotte, N.C., The justice gap extends well beyond low-income Americans.

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JULY 19, 2023

I say “fortunately” because, as I wrote when last year’s list was announced, the Fastcase 50 is probably the best-available roster of those who are leading the charge on innovation in law. This year’s list of honorees reflects a year of transformation for legal services.

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JURIST

JULY 18, 2022

Sri Lankan law students are reporting for JURIST on the situation in that country since mass protests and the physical invasion of the President’s House in Colombo by demonstrators forced the departure and resignation of Sri Lanka’s president and precipitated the imposition of emergency rule.

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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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LawSites

MAY 22, 2023

A new first-of-its-kind app and companion website, called FosterPower , provide foster youth with comprehensive but easy-to-understand information about their rights to mental health care, education and legal protections. Developed by Bay Area Legal Services , a nonprofit law firm in Tampa, Fla.,

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JUNE 6, 2023

A legal innovation lab launching today seeks to answer the question of how to approach the training and development of new lawyers in an age of generative AI. Gillespie was formerly an executive with global legal services provider UnitedLex and, before that, global co-head of innovation at law firm Eversheds Sutherland.

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ALPS

JULY 14, 2021

And we are in the midst right now of spending a three-part miniseries within the podcast of really looking in terms of what’s going on in the law schools. We know that they are training the next generation in our profession and we know that these issues are becoming much more acutely aware in the environment. BREE: Right.

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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. Maybe you have started by claiming a free Google business profile for your law firm and using social media to connect with potential clients. Boost Your Credibility 2.

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LawSites

JUNE 6, 2023

Noella Sudbury became interested in the issue of criminal records expungement soon after law school, while working as a criminal defense lawyer. Last month, Inc. named Sudbury to its Female Founders 200 list, a selection of women founders who have moved the needle in business and in their communities.

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LawSites

AUGUST 12, 2021

This year’s courses will focus on three projects: Innovation for Justice, in which students will design new initiatives at the intersection of regulatory reform and housing instability, with a focus on developing a program for non-lawyer advocates to help in housing matters. She also sees that as an important component of legal education. “If

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LegalTalkNetwork

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

On a related note, we also caught up with the American Bar Association’s Marty Balough who brought along CNN’s Joey Jackson and Sidley Austin ’s John Levi as well as concert performers Robert Sims and Nancy Hays to talk about their support of the Legal Services Corporation and the type of work it funds. .

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2023

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 Legal Services. Training Lawyers to Use Generative AI, with AltaClaro Founder Abdi Shayesteh. Top 15 of All Time 1.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

In our forthcoming Spring 2025 publication, Fighting the Hypothetical: Why Law Firms Should Rethink the Billable Hour in the Generative AI Era, [1] we hypothesize that Generative AI (GenAI) technology will change forever how legal services are delivered and will force law firms to re-engineer their legacy economic model.

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ALPS

AUGUST 4, 2022

So I am a recent transfer to the law school, but I would say probably, more importantly, I’m a proud aunt, first-generation law student, and first-generation college student. So really involved in the South Dakota State Bar, American Bar Association, and the Young Lawyers Division. Introduce yourself.

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LawTechnologyToday

MARCH 1, 2023

Should Rules of Professional Conduct be relaxed to address the growing access to justice problem and other challenges affecting legal services delivery in our state? Bennett , Jazz Hampton Thursday, March 2, 2023 | 8:30AM – 9:45AM Grand Ballroom EF KEYNOTE: PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSALS TO AMEND RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT 5.4

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LawSites

MARCH 9, 2023

Chas is an outspoken advocate of transformation in the legal industry, inspiring increased access to legal services through technology and new business models. I specifically remember Reinvent Law and the impact it had on the profession and my own view of legal services.

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LawTechnologyToday

MARCH 8, 2021

I’m not a lawyer or a technologist! I also bring my experiences working in and volunteering with nonprofits and my passion for equity to my work in legal tech. The Duke Law Tech Lab has been mostly virtual in the past (other than Demo Day), so that part of my work doesn’t feel too different.

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ALPS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Heidi experienced her first migraine and drank a lot while in law school. This week on the Path to Well-Being in Law podcast, Bree and Chris continue their mission to highlight people doing important work in the space of lawyer well-being by welcoming Heidi Alexander. Sound familiar? Transcript: . BREE: Absolutely.

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LawTechnologyToday

MARCH 3, 2023

I asked ChatGPT if lawyers were required to be competent with their technology and it replied (initially) that lawyers had no duty of technical competence under U.S. Several days later, it seemed to have learned about legal ethics and I got a different (and correct) answer citing legal ethics rules.

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InHouseOps

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In this piece from Bloomberg Law, Evisort’s Memme Onwudiwe and Credit Karma’s Tom Stephenson make the case that having a law degree is not – and should not be – a prerequisite for a legal operations job. Those trained in cutting-edge technology can manage lawyers, they say. For more, go to Bloomberg Law.

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Rocket Matter

JULY 29, 2022

Part of networking for lawyers is meeting people who could be potential clients or sources of referrals. Even if a new acquaintance doesn’t work in the legal field, their professional background might overlap with your target client audience. Where did you go to law school? Be prepared. Ask attendees about themselves.

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LawSites

MARCH 10, 2023

Part 1 ) ( Part 2 ) Ed Walters, CEO at Fastcase, Adjunct Professor at the Georgetown University Law Center and at Cornell Law School/Cornell Tech Ed Walters is the CEO of Fastcase , a legal intelligence company based in Washington, D.C. He is the author and editor of Data-Driven Law (Taylor & Francis 2018).

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LawSites

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Notably, the most-downloaded episode featured a discussion of how law schools should teach tech, with April G. Dawson , associate dean of technology and innovation and professor of law at North Carolina Central University School of Law. How Law Schools Should Teach Tech, with April Dawson.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Fourteen years ago this week, a federal judge in Seattle dismissed the class action complain t filed by two lawyers seeking to shut down the lawyer-rating site Avvo, which had launched five months earlier. Legal Tech Look-Back is a continuing series of posts that turn back the calendar on legal tech news.).

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LawSites

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Fourteen years ago this week, a federal judge in Seattle dismissed the class action complain t filed by two lawyers seeking to shut down the lawyer-rating site Avvo, which had launched five months earlier. Legal Tech Look-Back is a continuing series of posts that turn back the calendar on legal tech news.).

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