The Estrin Report

MAY 13, 2024

Estrin Legal Apartheid: The Poisonous Impact of the ‘Non-Lawyer’ Label on Professional Equality There is a petition going around to strike the term “non-lawyer” from use by the ABA. They bring a wealth of knowledge and skill to their roles , often serving as indispensable members of legal teams.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Three lawyers representing Russian dissident and critic Alexei Navalny were detained Friday following raids of their residences. Vadim Kobzev, Igor Segunin and Alexei Lipster have represented Navalny in his many legal struggles, with Kobzev acting for him since 2010. While detained, Navalny’s lawyers can no longer represent him.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. Here, a Staff Correspondent for JURIST in Kabul offers his observations on a Taliban move to take direct regulatory control of defense lawyer licensing, shifting that from the country’s bar association.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 2, 2022

ICC defence staff members are young lawyers acting as legal assistants and case managers. ICC defence staff members are young lawyers acting as legal assistants and case managers. Defence teams are made up of 2/3 support staff; over 30 lawyers are expected to be involved in this labour action.

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LawSites

JUNE 8, 2023

EvenUp , a company that uses AI to turn medical documents and case files into demand packages for personal injury lawyers, has raised $50.5 The same technology that already powers EvenUp’s demand packages, it is being released today as a self-service solution for use by PI lawyers and their staffs.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

It’s a battle as old as WordPerfect versus Word: Should lawyers type? Since lawyers have keyboarding skills, how many can be assigned to one admin assistant? All the extra stuff that you, the lawyer, get to do — or worse, pile up because you are too busy to handle it. The Shrinking Admin Assistant: How Did We Get Here?

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Still less than a year since it launched, CoCounsel, the generative AI legal assistant originally developed by Casetext, has had quite a year. It was March 1, 2023, that Casetext launched CoCounsel , a product developed in partnership with OpenAI that uses the GPT-4 large language model to assist lawyers with a variety of tasks.

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JURIST

MARCH 5, 2021

JURIST EXCLUSIVE – International concern grew Friday for Myanmar lawyers and law students arbitrarily detained in the wake of the February 1 military coup that deposed the civilian government and prompted mass pro-democracy street demonstrations that continue despite the killing of over 50 protestors by security forces in the last two weeks.

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Diane Drain

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Diane is honored by Legal Services Corp – Pro Bono Service Award for establishing the Self Help Center at the Arizona Bankruptcy Court. The LSC is an independent nonprofit established by Congress in 1974 to provide financial support for civil legal aid to low-income Americans. Drain, who founded the Law Office of D.L. Drain, P.A.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

As every lawyer knows, time is money. Its especially crucial for corporate legal departments to maximize efficiency when there arent enough people to go around. And lawyers and paralegals can easily see their pending tasks that have been assigned to them by others on the team.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JULY 25, 2022

As society shifts and the need for lawyers to work faster and smarter grows, it becomes increasingly important that lawyers are able to nurture partnerships with freelance paralegals and legal assistants. For one, legal assistants focus solely on administrative work, clearing up time for lawyers to focus on other tasks.

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LawSites

MAY 21, 2021

At a time when many are predicting a tsunami of eviction cases resulting from the pandemic, the organization Pro Bono Net , in collaboration with several legal aid organizations, has launched TenantHelpNY.org , an online resource designed to help tenants in New York understand their housing rights.

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LLRX

AUGUST 21, 2021

Imagine what a lawyer does on a given day: researching cases, drafting briefs, advising clients. While technology has been nibbling around the edges of the legal profession for some time, it’s hard to imagine those complex tasks being done by a robot. As Professors Elizabeth C.

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MyCase

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Legal directories are online platforms where attorneys and law firms showcase their expertise, credentials, and services. These directories serve as a vital resource for potential clients seeking legal help, offering quick access to detailed attorney profiles categorized by practice area, location, and reviews.

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LawSites

MARCH 1, 2023

With the legal industry consumed with interest in generative AI and legal tech companies scrambling to incorporate the technology into their products, it was a sure bet that, sooner rather than later, Casetext would come out with a product of its own. Legal research memo. Review documents. Review documents.

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Above The Law

MARCH 17, 2025

Access to justice shouldnt be a privilege reserved for those with deep pockets or legal expertise. In Season 10, Episode 4 of “Notes to My (Legal) Self ,” I had the privilege of speaking with Sonja Ebron, the co-founder and CEO of Courtroom5. “Lawyers are trained in power,” Sonja noted. Legal Positioning.

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LawSites

APRIL 13, 2023

Is Coming for Lawyers.” ” With GPT-4 having passed the bar exam and legal tech companies launching AI-based legal assistants , it sometimes seems that the potential for AI in law is limitless. A few days ago, The New York Times declared, “ A.I. Why is that?

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 9, 2022

With this being the case, we focus on a variety of paralegal, legal assistant, and administrative assistant legal positions in our home country. Assistant Juridique (Legal Assistant): Legal assistants in France perform similar duties to that of legal assistants in the USA, but they don’t necessarily work for law firms.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Ive been very busy getting our new course done the AI Boot Camp for Legal Professionals. So youre really good at drafting discovery, doing legal research, managing document productions, etc. If you work for a lawyer, this applies to you, regardless of your title. It launches on January 20th, and theres a lot to do before then.

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A People's Choice

OCTOBER 24, 2020

If you are researching how to get divorced without hiring a lawyer, you are probably encountering a lot of legal terms for the first time. Sometimes one concept goes by more than one name, and sometimes very different concepts have confusingly similar names.

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LawSites

MAY 12, 2021

Two non-profit pilot programs won approval this week under Utah’s regulatory sandbox to provide non-lawyer legal assistance to individuals with medical debt. Both programs were approved May 7 by the Utah Supreme Court’s Office of Legal Innovation , which oversees the sandbox and reviews and approves applicants.

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MyCase

APRIL 30, 2024

AI is early in its lifecycle, but the technology is already a powerful resource for legal professionals. ChatGPT and related AI tools can write, edit, and research—three tasks that weigh heavily on the daily agendas for paralegals and legal assistants. What Are the Roles of Paralegals and Legal Assistants?

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SimplyLawJobs

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

I am a legal assistant working at a multi-claimant legal US firm specialising in commercial, employment and consumer class action litigation. In September I got my first full time legal job at Keller Lenkner UK working on the class-action Vehicle Emissions Claims. Search the latest Legal Secretary jobs.

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JURIST

JUNE 15, 2024

Serbia’s Higher Court in Belgrade decided on Thursday to extradite Belarusian filmmaker Andrei Gnet to Belarus pursuant to the Law on International Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters and the interstate agreement Serbia and Belarus made on January 3, 2019. Gnet and his lawyers believe that his case is politically motivated.

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DigitalParalegalServices

JULY 28, 2015

3 Common Reasons Solo Attorneys Call a Virtual Legal Assistant. Smart lawyers often learn from their peers by engaging in mentor relationships. Some take it a step further and retain professional services of a lawyer coach. These lawyers need help, but they are not sure how much.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 22, 2022

That changed as larger firms adopted standard-size offices, open floor plans and clustered workstations, and a growing cadre of lawyers — particularly solo practitioners — moved to shared offices. Prior to the pandemic, demand swelled for co-working spaces — including office centers designed specifically for the legal community.

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MyCase

AUGUST 7, 2023

A lawyer’s day-to-day tasks outside of case work, from billing and invoicing to managing payments, are often time-consuming. As a result, many law firms seek out legal assistants to keep everything running smoothly and boost their productivity. What is a Legal Assistant?

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Blackstone Career Institute

JANUARY 24, 2025

Blackstone Career Institute offers a clear pathway for people looking to become certified paralegals through the online Legal Assistant/Paralegal Program and NALA Certification Bundle available for purchase. Paralegals, also called legal assistants, help lawyers do their jobs by preparing for trials, hearings, and proceedings.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 6, 2022

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of paralegals and legal assistants is projected to grow 12 percent from 2020 to 2030, faster than the average for all occupations. Paralegals and legal assistants held about 345,600 jobs in 2020. Federal Government 5%. Finance and Insurance 3%. Meet the Author.

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MyCase

AUGUST 17, 2021

Not surprisingly, the legal profession has not been immune, and lawyers and their firms have been impacted in many different ways. Many of these technologies and practices are here to stay, but because of all the change, it’s difficult to predict what the legal profession will look like on the other side of the pandemic.

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CARET Legal

JUNE 10, 2024

Using legal practice management software (LPMS), firms can automate time-consuming but necessary tasks – like organizing case files and scheduling meetings – to free up time for other responsibilities. Legal practice management software allows tasks to be assigned and tracked digitally.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 28, 2022

These are all important considerations when shopping for a legal shared office space. Typically, lawyers who take an office with another law firm will do so because the cost is cheaper than a professional co-working operator and they do not need to sign a lease. The Legal-Only Shared Office Space Option. Paralegal support.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 20, 2022

I’ve mentioned in previous articles that 43 years ago, the profession of “paralegals” and “legal assistants” didn’t really exist. Legal secretaries absorbed some of what is now considered paralegal responsibilities. I’ll start with what I view as most important, both in life and in legal. Value your legal team.

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Conflict of Laws

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

The convergences between legal collaboration among countries and technological innovations have revolutionized how cross-border legal issues are approached and resolved. These tools streamline international legal processes, overcoming old obstacles and generating new challenges. In article 4.6,

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JURIST

JULY 12, 2023

” The statement is the culmination of years of international calls, starting in 2020, in which UN experts stated, “[T]he profession of human rights lawyer has been effectively criminalised in China.” .” First, the group calls upon China to end its crackdown on lawyers and human rights defenders.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Every lawyer I’ve ever met wants to do everything on their own. In other words, every lawyer secretly desires to be a solo attorney. Of course, there comes a time when your business grow s to the point that you need some real help; and, since you can’t clone yourself, it’s necessary to hire.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 20, 2021

They don’t all have to do with the legal profession because paralegal career development doesn’t just mean gaining more knowledge and skills about your particular practice area. The World’s First AI Legal Assistant. And what’s really cool is ROSS AI gives this tool to legal aid lawyers for free!

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