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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NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Justia’s mission is to make the law and legal resources free for all. In keeping with this mission, the Justia Portal offers free access to statutes from all 50 states, cases from federal courts and the highest state courts, legal guides, and more! law schools and the law school admissions process.

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Legal Writing Launch

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Creating a legal writing sample cover page can be daunting, especially when aiming to make a strong impression on potential employers. This ultimate guide delves into crafting an impeccable cover page for your legal writing sample. This guide addresses the following key points: What is a Legal Writing Sample Cover Page?

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C|M|LAW Library

MARCH 22, 2022

The Legal History and Rare Books Special Interest Section (LHRB) of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), in cooperation with Gale , a Cengage Company, is conducting its annual Morris L. Essays may be on any topic related to legal history, rare law books, or legal archives.

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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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LawSites

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In October, LexisNexis released its generative AI research tool, Lexis+ AI, for general availability for U.S. customers , along with limited release in law schools to select faculty, librarians and students. LexisNexis says it used its earlier limited roll-out in law schools to test the application in the law school environment.

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Legal Writing Launch

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Choosing the perfect legal writing sample can determine your success in a job application, whether for a law firm or a governmental agency. Your submitted writing sample not only represents your ability to construct logical arguments but also reflects your attention to detail, technical proficiency, and overall legal acumen.

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Legal Writing Launch

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Writing a legal memo is a crucial skill for any practicing lawyer. Whether you are new to the field or have years of experience, understanding the format, essential components, and effective strategies for crafting a compelling legal memorandum is vital. The essential components of a legal memo that make it effective.

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Legal Writing Launch

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Legal writing is a cornerstone skill for any successful attorney. Whether you are drafting an ironclad contract or a persuasive brief, mastering legal writing can set you apart in your practice. This article explores how to improve legal writing skill s by examining top techniques, examples, and best practices.

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C|M|LAW Library

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Want to practice your legal research skills and learn some new ones? Well if you answered yes, you should get a Lexis Legal Research Certification. The certification is an excellent way to prove you can perform online legal research efficiently and effectively to potential employers.

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C|M|LAW Library

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Want to practice your legal research skills and learn some new ones? If you answered yes, consider Lexis Legal Research Certification. The certification is an excellent way to prove you can perform online legal research efficiently and effectively to potential employers.

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LawTechnologyToday

MARCH 17, 2021

The Legal Technology Resource Center ’s Women of Legal Tech initiative is intended to encourage diversity and celebrate women in legal technology. Every Monday and Wednesday, we will be featuring a woman from our class of 2021. Every Monday and Wednesday, we will be featuring a woman from our class of 2021.

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Legal Writing Launch

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Your legal writing sample is a crucial component when applying for legal positions or internships. It gives potential employers insight into your legal writing skills and ability to formulate persuasive arguments. Let’s dive in to develop your legal writing skills and craft an exceptional legal writing sample.

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Above The Law

MAY 8, 2024

CNN ] * Columbia Law School still feels good about its graduates despite clerkship boycott from 13 conservative judges. Hey, as long as Columbia grads understand how to perform basic legal research they're still a leg up on the judges themselves. Bloomberg Law News ] The post Morning Docket: 05.08.24

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

It was a bathroom break that inspired Bradley Neal , a 3L at The George Washington University Law School , to develop a product that uses generative AI to help law students better understand and brief cases. Returning to class after a visit to the bathroom, he had lost the thread of the case the professor was discussing.

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The Estrin Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Research training……. Then: Reviews and edits existing training documentation. OK, now it’s beginning to look like a research trainer. Who the heck trains in research outside of law school? Clearly, this was a job for an instructional trainer with a specialization in legal research.

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AUGUST 3, 2022

The Legal Technology Resource Center ’s Women of Legal Tech initiative is intended to encourage diversity and celebrate women in legal technology. Every Monday and Wednesday, we have featured a woman from our class of 2022. Three points to summarize you and your work in legal tech.

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LawSites

JULY 12, 2021

If you are wondering where the innovators are in law, look no farther than the Fastcase 50, the annual award doled out by the legal intelligence company Fastcase that honors 50 of the law’s “smartest, most courageous, innovators, techies, visionaries, and leaders.”. Sam Fletcher , Research Scientist, Kira Systems.

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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. How did you get started in the legal profession? Meet Elena Kohn. Elena Kohn.

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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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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Chloe Field joined the Sabin Center as a Legal Fellow to contribute to the Center’s work addressing climate risk and resilience in the financial sector. Working with the Initiative on Climate Risk and Resilience Law she will focus on federal and state regulatory efforts to address climate-related financial risks. She received her J.D.

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LawSites

JULY 19, 2023

Over the years, the list has included a diverse selection of lawyers, legal technologists, policymakers, judges, law librarians, bar association executives, and people from all walks of life who are innovating in the legal profession. (I I was honored to be in the inaugural Fastcase 50 class in 2011.

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C|M|LAW Library

MARCH 7, 2023

The Legal History and Rare Books Special Interest Section (LHRB) of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), in cooperation with Gale , a Cengage Company, is conducting its annual Morris L. Essays may be on any topic related to legal history, rare law books, or legal archives.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Aah legal tech. Today I am introducing Legal Tech Look-Back , a recurring series of posts that will turn back the calendar on legal tech news. What was the news in legal tech five or 10 or 15 years ago this week? How far we’ve come. How far we haven’t. That is what this series will focus on. Lexis Advances.

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LawSites

AUGUST 9, 2023

For example, in advance of last year’s conference, I wrote : “Often, when I hear people rattle off the names of the leading legal technology conferences in the United States, this one is not even on their radar. In fact, I’ve written about the increasingly essential role of the law librarian in the age of AI.

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LawTechnologyToday

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The Legal Technology Resource Center ’s Women of Legal Tech initiative is intended to encourage diversity and celebrate women in legal technology. Copyright Office, and as an Adjunct Professor of Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing at Georgetown Law. How did you become involved in legal tech?

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CARET Legal

APRIL 12, 2024

Amidst all these responsibilities, it’s important to remember that your attorneys are there to do what they do best – provide exceptional legal advice, represent clients, and win cases. They didn’t go to law school to become swamped with administrative tasks.

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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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Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

You are not going to be spending your days writing those IRAC-method memos like they teach you in that Legal Research & Writing class. What you are learning is the foundation stuff: the terminology, the theory, the civil rules of procedure, contract law, etc. This is no different than any other career.

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MyCase

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

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. The execution of each of these documents requires legal knowledge as well as writing skills. What is Legal Writing? Legal Research and Writing.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Look over this list of my blog posts that were most popular this year, and there is no doubt about the topic that most captivated the legal industry. Two popular stories were about GPT taking the bar exam: one in March when GPT passed the bar exam, and the second in November when it passed the legal ethics exam. In First for A U.S.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In an initiative intended to provide better access to and visibility for the insights and commentary published on legal blogs, LexBlog , a company that provides professional blogs and turnkey digital publishing solutions for law firms and legal organizations, has launched the Open Legal Blog Archive. Kevin O’Keefe.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

When I was starting out, many people told me that I will need a few years of experience being a legal assistant/secretary and/or a paralegal degree before landing a paralegal position. This is why most law firms don’t hire a paralegal graduate without experience right out of paralegal school.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 23, 2022

We are thrilled to welcome Matthew Eisenson to the Sabin Center, where his work will focus on leading and expanding the Renewable Energy Legal Defense Initiative (RELDI), which uses legal research and engagement to support siting utility- and community-scale renewable energy facilities and associated transmission and storage equipment.

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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. The Massachusetts case did involve a lawyer, as well as the lawyer’s associate and two recent law school graduates not yet admitted to practice. XYZ Corporation.

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MyCase

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

While your time in law school gave you a strong legal foundation, chances are you didnt learn much about the numerous lawyer tools that can simplify your job. For instance, marketing may not seem essential when youre pontificating about substantive issues in law school. Technology for lawyers has several benefits.

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Patently O

JANUARY 4, 2024

The role of attribution is also receiving increasing focus as attorneys begin to rely more heavily on AI outputs for their legal documents. This form of copying and imitation is a longstanding legal tradition, but the question is whether copying ever goes too far. 3d 396 (S.D.N.Y.

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