Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This article will explore the relationship between the theoretical knowledge gained in school and the practiced skills honed as a paralegal on the job through interactions with fellow paralegals, attorneys, and online resources. How School Helped Me Build a Strong Foundation 1. Get tips on improving your paralegal writing skills.

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DECEMBER 14, 2021

5, 2011, LexisNexis formally launched Lexis Advance , its next-generation legal research platform, which succeeded the research platform formerly called Lexis. But with its formal launch of Lexis Advance, Lexis dropped those various targeted offshoots for a single Lexis Advance designed for legal professionals in any setting.

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LLRX

AUGUST 27, 2024

David Colarusso founded and co-directs the Suffolk University Law School's Legal Innovation & Technology (LIT) Lab. By training he is an attorney and science educator. LLRX is pleased to share what Colarusso states is not a traditional syllabus, because this class he is teaching is not a traditional class.

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MyCase

JANUARY 24, 2024

Understanding AI for Lawyers Legal AI aims to enhance and streamline various law firm processes, providing lawyers with tools to navigate daily operations more efficiently. Ultimately, legal AI uses algorithms and machine learning to automate tasks that were historically time-consuming or labor-intensive.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

For all the discussion of how generative AI will impact the legal profession, maybe one answer is that it will weed out the lazy and incompetent lawyers. By now, in the wake of several cases in which lawyers have found themselves in hot water by citing hallucinated cases generated by ChatGPT, most notoriously Mata v.

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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. I was honored to be in the inaugural Fastcase 50 class in 2011. Gordan Glover , Founder, Glover Law Firm.

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LawTechnologyToday

JANUARY 13, 2021

Roberta Tepper | Lawyer Assistance Programs Director of the State Bar of Arizona . Jennifer Wondracek | ( @JenWondracek ) | Director of the Law Library, Professor of Legal Research and Writing at Capital University Law School.

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LawTechnologyToday

AUGUST 3, 2022

Dyane O’Leary is the Associate Professor of Legal Writing; Director Legal Innovation & Technology Concentration at Suffolk University Law School. Three points to summarize you and your work in legal tech. How did you become involved in legal tech?

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LawSites

JULY 12, 2021

“Each year since the inaugural awards in 2011, the Fastcase 50 award has spotlighted the often under-recognized efforts of pioneers and architects of the future of law and legal technology,” Fastcase said in announcing this latest round. Danielle Holley-Walker , Dean and Professor of Law, Howard University School of Law.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 14, 2021

5, 2011, LexisNexis formally launched Lexis Advance , its next-generation legal research platform, which succeeded the research platform formerly called Lexis. But with its formal launch of Lexis Advance, Lexis dropped those various targeted offshoots for a single Lexis Advance designed for legal professionals in any setting.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 27, 2023

A related story on the most popular list was about the sanctions imposed on lawyers in New York who cited “bogus” cases in their brief. Among other popular stories on my blog this year: The sad and untimely death of Monica Bay, the longtime editor of Law Technology News. In First for A U.S. Appeals Court, 5th U.S.

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MyCase

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Lawyers must learn how to write as effectively as they prosecute and defend. While you may have graduated from law school to perform duties in court, day-to-day tasks will also include drafting, reviewing, and editing legal documents. Why is High-Quality Legal Writing Important? Legal Research and Writing.

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LawSites

JANUARY 2, 2024

“For those who cannot afford a lawyer, AI can help. “The paper world familiar to lawyers for centuries had largely given way to today’s electronic regime.” ” He notes that AI can earn Bs on law school exams and even pass the bar exam, and he says that legal research “may soon be unimaginable without it.”

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Patently O

JANUARY 4, 2024

Winston Strawn Plagiarism Complaint Winston Strawn Plagiarism Attachments I recall being asked to draft my first patent infringement complaint back in early 2003 – a few months after graduating from law school. As a result, some copying from secondary sources or prior briefs furthers clients’ interests in efficiency.

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LawTechnologyToday

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Copyright Office, and as an Adjunct Professor of Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing at Georgetown Law. She has worked with startups and entrepreneurs in the legal tech space, and written articles on legal tech and regulatory tech. She is a graduate of Yale University and the University of Michigan Law School.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Yesterday, Allen & Overy , one of the world’s largest law firms, announced that it had integrated the legal artificial intelligence product Harvey into its global practice, where it will by used by more than 3,500 lawyers across 43 offices operating in multiple languages.

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Attorney at Work

APRIL 28, 2022

Attorney at Work’s “Women in Law” series focuses on successful women lawyers who have carved a path for themselves in the legal industry and beyond. Associate Regional Chief Legal Officer. Stetson University College of Law, J.D. What was your experience like after graduating from law school?

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LawSites

OCTOBER 28, 2021

It currently contains more than 1,800 legal blogs written by more than 31,000 blog authors. That syndication piece is critical for making this content widely available to the legal profession, O’Keefe believes. California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) with Golden State Lawyer.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Some of the stress and long hours will depend on the lawyer you work with, the organization you work for, and the practice area you work in. You are not going to be spending your days writing those IRAC-method memos like they teach you in that Legal Research & Writing class. This is no different than any other career.

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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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LawSites

OCTOBER 28, 2021

It currently contains more than 1,800 legal blogs written by more than 31,000 blog authors. That syndication piece is critical for making this content widely available to the legal profession, O’Keefe believes. California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) with Golden State Lawyer.

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Legal Research is Easy

OCTOBER 29, 2020

So, what has all this to do with law and legal things (and yes, there is a connection)? The other day I'm talking with a lawyer person. Seems lawyer person is having a quandry. Seems lawyer had filed a civil action. Pursuant to S.C. He tells me - do I file a request for default (under S.C.

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The Estrin Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

I read the job description further: Develops and implements learning solutions to address identified gaps or challenges to assist lawyers with learning about and adopting innovation tools. . Research training……. Then: Reviews and edits existing training documentation. Who the heck trains in research outside of law school?

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MyCase

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

New technologies continue to evolve the legal landscape. As lawyers adapt to recent industry-wide changes prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, many wonder: What’s next? In this guide, we’re breaking down what attorneys need to know about legal technology, including: . What is Legal Technology? . Legal research .

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LawTechnologyToday

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The 2022 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report showed the surge in cloud usage we expected after March 2020 starting to take off, led by solo lawyers. The 2022 Survey results again show lawyers still using the cloud much less than the rest of the business world, and probably much less than most individuals. SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

You only learn how to be a professional and a very basic understanding of legal research and some drafting. It will not enable you to be a paralegal without proper training and experience. In all honesty, lawyers LOVE talking about themselves. Ask them: “Do you love being a lawyer?”. Let them talk.

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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 the difference between a lawyer and a paralegal?

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Fordham Law News

MARCH 25, 2023

Chat GPT can co-write law review articles in record time [1] and pass law school exams, including multiple choice and essay questions. [2] Dean Andrew Perlman of Suffolk Law School, who co-wrote the law review article with Chat, said “the bot ‘isn’t ready for prime time,’” but does not seem too “far off.” [3]

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 21, 2023

They taught me how to draft a legal research memo using the IRAC method, but no one’s asking me to draft a legal research memo. Why would you want any lawyer to look at any paralegal and think they’re not very good at their job? Look, you’re not alone.

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LexForti

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Pursuant to the Call for Papers released in September 2021, the Committee received numerous submissions from reputed law schools across India. The Committee envisages this event as an endeavour to encourage and promote legal scholarship in the area of employment and labour law. About the Event. Registration.

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LawTechnologyToday

JANUARY 14, 2021

As a new generation of lawyers is about to enter the workforce, they bring new ideas, perspectives and ways of working that are bound to influence how law will be practiced in the future. These are capabilities that are likely to be highly valued by next-generation lawyers. Education and training: Help me get better.

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Paralegal Mentor

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Paralegals and paralegal students often have difficulty developing their writing skills to the level expected in the legal industry. Legal professionals rely heavily on both verbal and written communication, so writing skills are essential for both lawyers, paralegals, and legal secretaries.

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Legal Research is Easy

JULY 22, 2020

For those not in law school or who may never use AmJur Proof of Facts , Proof of Facts provides expert advice on how best to prepare your case. Question-and-answer dialogues guide lawyers in assembling facts, preparing factual issues for settlement or trial, and examining every type of witness.

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LegalTalkNetwork

MARCH 4, 2020

Blue J Legal’s Ben Alarie and Elevate Service’s Warren Agin sit down with host Dennis Kennedy to discuss predictive analytics and how lawyers can better guide their clients by using historic data. abatechshow pic.twitter.com/GDU9C63ING — Legal Talk Network (@LegalTalkNet) February 29, 2020. The future is nigh!

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LawSites

JUNE 28, 2023

A Stanford Law School graduate, where he was president of the Stanford Law Review, Heller founded Casetext in 2013 after stints clerking for 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Michael Boudin and as an associate at law firm Ropes & Gray. For one, the number one constraint that we have right now is content.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 9, 2022

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. One website in France calls a Law Clerk a, “Second-in-Command Lawyer.”

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LegalTalkNetwork

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

In terms of specifics, here is what experts from MIT’s Legal Forum are saying artificial intelligence can and can’t currently take over: Can: Repetitive tasks not requiring creativity or special attention. Can: Drafting of contracts in predictable areas of law. Can: Assist in legal research. pic.twitter.com/BVBDA54vb0.

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