LawSites

JUNE 24, 2024

A new legal ethics opinion on the use of generative AI in law practice makes one point very clear: lawyers are required to maintain competence across all technological means relevant to their practices, and that includes the use of generative AI.

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Above The Law

APRIL 3, 2025

Jake points to examples like the SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) for startup fundraising, the ISDA Master Agreement for financial derivatives, and even Pennsylvanias standard residential real estate contract. In industries like technology, standards often simplify highly complex processes (e.g., Streamlined Variables.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The presidents of the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology previously appeared before a congressional committee for a hearing on December 5.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 20, 2021

As technology became easier to use, lawyers legitimately began to wonder whether they could work remotely and maintain appropriate security. of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct (requiring lawyers to maintain technological competence), and the overall security of the most commonly-used apps available to lawyers.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In a blog post , Google stated that the settlement “ is another step along the path of giving more meaningful choices and minimizing data collection while providing more helpful services.”

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LawTechnologyToday

MARCH 21, 2023

Advances in technology are having a profound impact on personal injury cases. From gathering evidence to providing expert testimony, the use of technology is revolutionizing the way lawyers and medical professionals approach these cases.

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JURIST

MARCH 7, 2024

The StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice (SCLJ) and two Jewish students filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), alleging that the university has violated the students’ rights under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by fostering an environment of antisemitism.

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Above The Law

MARCH 22, 2023

Prominent Pennsylvania family law attorney Helen Casale characterized the ruling as a total travesty. The post Another Court Sends Shock Waves By Denying Parental Rights To Lesbian Mom appeared first on Above the Law.

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Pennsylvania Bar Association Formal Opinion 2020-300 (April 10, 2020). This opinion does not reiterate guidance provided in prior New York State ethics opinions regarding technological competence and confidentiality, but rather highlights distinct characteristics of practicing remotely that require additional consideration.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

New York and Pennsylvania are still considering versions of California’s legislation. But some of the technology required to follow the new law, like age verification, is sometimes deemed invasive. Several states have adopted the approach. Some commentators say it can act as a model for national legislation.

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The Crime Report

JULY 13, 2022

A new set of algorithms, created by members of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Idaho Justice Project and the University of Pennsylvania, aims to assess the likelihood of defendants being mistreated in court, reports Government Technology.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

For all the money being poured into legal technology development these days, woefully little gets spent on technology designed to enhance access to justice for low-income Americans. Based on these assessments, staff and volunteers will receive customized technology trainings that address any deficiencies in their knowledge.

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Intelligize Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Located along the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Three Mile Island gained fame 45 years ago for all the wrong reasons – as the site of the worst nuclear accident in U.S. It seems only fitting, then, that to feed the energy needs of its AI services, Microsoft has turned to the nuclear plant at Three Mile Island.

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InHouseBlog

OCTOBER 22, 2023

LHH’s guide also indicates that the legal sector may be one of the first to be impacted by the advent of AI technology and tools that will change the delivery of legal services: “Researchers at Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, and New York University concluded that legal services is the industry most exposed to AI*, (..)

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Law 360

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

A Pennsylvania federal judge said an ex-saleswoman can't collect a six-figure back pay award after a jury found she was unlawfully fired from an information technology company over her mental health issues but only gave her $1 in damages, noting that she found another job following her termination.

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CARET Legal

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Continuing education isn’t all you can do to be successful While CLE is always going to be an important facet of having a successful practice, technology can play a big part in setting your firm up for scalable growth. 50-Minute Hour: A 50-minute credit hour means that a 60-minute session will usually provide 1.2 credit hours.

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Law 360

AUGUST 10, 2021

The co-founder and former chief operating officer of a Pittsburgh-area camera technology company said he was tricked into quitting the company's board of directors in exchange for an investment lifeline during the pandemic and was subsequently fired by the new board, according to a lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania state court.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 3, 2022

A recent peer-reviewed study by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and collaborators at Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pennsylvania suggests that existing risk assessment instruments commonly used to guide the life-altering decisions made by judges, prosecutors, and parole boards about the liberty of the people before them could be retooled (..)

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 30, 2021

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority v. PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC v. Arguing that Mansky had approved of an earlier Supreme Court decision allowing transit authorities to prohibit such advertising, the transit system asks for the court’s review.

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MyCase

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Every year the American Bar Association releases The Legal Technology Survey Report. The Report offers timely statistics regarding the technologies that lawyers are using and how they are being implemented in law firms. As of now, 26% of lawyers reported that their firms offer clients access to a secure client portal.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 27, 2025

Jake points to examples like the SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) for startup fundraising, the ISDA Master Agreement for financial derivatives, and even Pennsylvanias standard residential real estate contract. In industries like technology, standards often simplify highly complex processes (e.g., Streamlined Variables.

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MyCase

JANUARY 12, 2021

First, there are the ethical issues related to using remote technology tools to run a law firm and practice law. In April of 2020 the Pennsylvania Bar Association addressed the ethical issues that arise when law firms operate virtually in Formal Opinion 2020-300. These opinions fall into two different categories.

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 6, 2021

The May 18 panel will consider the lessons of Changzhou Sinotype Technology Co., Rockefeller Technology Investments (Asia) in the California courts, considering contract terms, arbitration and litigation strategy, arbitral award and judgment recognition, and the application of the Hague Service Convention. EDT each day.

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LawSites

MARCH 22, 2024

A bit late with this, as it was announced earlier this week, but the International Legal Technology Association, in celebration of Women’s History Month, has named five women as its 2024 Influential Women in Legal Tech. In 2012, Alma founded her own legal technology company. from Pennsylvania State University.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 5, 2022

On my own time, I: Study the trends and online content regarding the Legal Operations field Research emerging legal technologies; Study the Project Management field for ideas; Study my team. Now that I am the Paralegal Manager, what else do I do outside of work today ?

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Patently O

DECEMBER 9, 2022

This Week, the Senate confirmed John Murphy to become a Federal District Court Judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. We were both co-counsel with Leif Sigmund representing Trading Technology in patent litigation (two separate cases). Murphy holds a PhD Chemical Engineering from CalTech in addition to his Harvard Law degree.

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LawTechnologyToday

MARCH 29, 2022

If you practice in a state with several big cities like Pennsylvania, New York, California, Florida, or Texas, operating a virtual law office allows you to substantially expand your potential client base. . The post Top Five Benefits of a Virtual Law Practice appeared first on Law Technology Today. Reduced Overhead Costs .

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Permitting CO 2 Pipelines focuses on pipeline regulation at the federal level, as well as in ten states that have been identified as potential candidates for DAC Hubs: Alabama, Arizona, California, Illinois, Louisiana, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wyoming.

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ALPS

JUNE 8, 2023

The Terminator (1984) Ok, so maybe we’re not at the point where we have to rely on a waitress at a short-order diner to save humanity from the clutches of a technology bent on human destruction, but advances in artificial intelligence (“AI”) are moving quickly enough to give even the bravest among us some cause for concern.

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LawTechnologyToday

APRIL 22, 2021

University Of Pennsylvania. Another prestigious school to get into, with an acceptance rate of 18%, the University of Pennsylvania will be sure to help you land your first job in law soon after you graduate, with a likeliness of around 95-97%. Credentials? Undergraduate GPA 25th-75th percentile: 3.66-3.9. The criteria?

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

For all the money being poured into legal technology development these days, woefully little gets spent on technology designed to enhance access to justice for low-income Americans. Based on these assessments, staff and volunteers will receive customized technology trainings that address any deficiencies in their knowledge.

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FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Baumhardt was the Regulatory Affairs/Quality Assurance Executive for medical devices at IBM, where she worked on new and novel artificial intelligence/machine learning technologies. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and her B.A., Before joining HP&M, Ms. Gaulkin practiced FDA law at an AmLaw 100 firm.

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Broadcast Law Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

April 3 is also the deadline by which radio and television stations licensed to communities in Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas with employment units of five or more full-time employees must upload Annual EEO Public File Reports to station online public inspection files.

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The Fashion Law

APRIL 29, 2021

Thanks to the public’s embrace of smart speakers, intelligent car displays and voice-responsive phones – along with the rise of voice intelligence in call centers – marketers say they are on the verge of being able to use AI-assisted vocal analysis technology to achieve unprecedented insights into shoppers’ identities and inclinations.

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Everchron

MARCH 19, 2025

If a legal professional elects to use AI or generative AI (GenAI) to get work done, then the professional must understand what the technology can and cannot do, according to recent guidelines from the New York City Bar. Competence The ABAs Model Rule 1.1 Again, firms should look for platforms that keep data siloed by matter.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Back in 2021, a survey showed only 32 percent of Jewish students directly experienced antisemitism while 31 percent of Jewish students saw antisemitism that wasn’t aimed towards them.

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Broadcast Law Blog

MAY 8, 2022

Zonecasting technology allows FM boosters to originate some local programming so an FM broadcaster can provide different commercials or news inserts to different parts of its service area. We covered these FCC actions in more detail on the Broadcast Law Blog, here.

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