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Atty Says Legal Tech Co. Ignored Bias, Sexual Assault Claims
Lawgeex Cuts Staff, Splits Operations In Two
Oakley Capital Invests In Legal Database VLex
Clearbrief CEO Talks Innovation, Common Writing Mistakes
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JND Legal Administration Hires VP From KCC
Seattle-based settlement solutions company JND Legal Administration has hired a new vice president of operations from administrative legal services provider KCC, the company said Thursday.
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How New Attys Can Use Legal Tech Skills To Gain An Edge
Legal technology encompasses everything from blockchain and artificial intelligence to Microsoft Word and Excel, but if new lawyers can master the spectrum of tools, they will be a vital part of their teams, panelists at a Thursday virtual event said.
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E-Discovery Co. Lighthouse Taps Microsoft Exec For CEO
Lighthouse Chief Executive Brian McManus is stepping down and being replaced by Microsoft executive Ron Markezich on Oct. 1, the e-discovery and information governance services company announced Wednesday.
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Innovation Takes Hold With Firms And Summer Associates
Law firms are integrating technology training and innovation projects into their summer associate programs, with more than half of law students saying they'd been given the opportunity to work in that area, according to the results of a new Law360 Pulse survey.
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Summer Programs Close In On Pre-COVID Way Of Life
Law firm summer associate programs are beginning to return to pre-COVID norms with many more being conducted in person, according to a recent Law360 Pulse survey, although firms say some of the adjustments they made to their programs as a result of the pandemic could prove to be long-term changes.
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Legal Tech Service Built For Public Defenders Raises $2.2M
JusticeText, a service that helps public defenders and defense attorneys comb through video and audio evidence, said Tuesday it raised $2.2 million in seed funding from groups like Bloomberg Beta, angel investor Reid Hoffman and musician John Legend.
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HaystackID Acquires NY E-Discovery Firm BIA
Washington, D.C.-based e-discovery service HaystackID announced Wednesday that it has acquired New York-based e-discovery service provider Business Intelligence Associates, its fifth acquisition since April 2018.
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UnitedLex Opens Buenos Aires Office, Its 29th Location
Legal services and technology provider UnitedLex said Wednesday that it has opened its third Latin America office — in Buenos Aires, Argentina — marking its 29th office location in 26 cities and 19 countries.
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Maptician CEO On Law Firm Office Design In The Hybrid Era
Maptician CEO Alaa Pasha talks to Law360 Pulse about law firm office design in the hybrid era, challenges that law firms face when it comes to real estate management and the top workspace preferences for lawyers.
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These Firms Were The Top For Their Summer Associates
BigLaw summer programs got more high marks from lawyers-in-training this year, with many praising firms for copious in-person learning opportunities in the wake of the pandemic and the chance to dedicate their time to innovation projects.
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All You Need To Know About Summers' Winning Firms
Which firms offer the best programs to their summer associates? How do they compare in four key areas, which we asked summers to rate based on their satisfaction? Explore firms' ability to deliver on the summer associate work experience with our interactive graphic.
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Summer Associates Gain More Hands-On Training In Court
Despite the widespread adoption of remote training, law students still long for hands-on, real-world practical work experience, according to a survey by Law360 Pulse that found more summer associates were able to accompany firm attorneys in courtroom proceedings this year.
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Betty Blocks Aligns With Jameson Legal Tech
Jameson Legal Tech, a division within recruiter Jameson Legal with a focus on legal tech software sales and advice, joined up with no-code platform Betty Blocks on Monday.
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Blockchain-Based Document Startup Gets Early Seed Funding
DoxyChain, a startup that combines traditional document management with blockchain technology, raised €2.2 million (about $2.17 million) in early seed round funding on Monday.
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Law360 MVP Awards Go To 188 Attys From 78 Firms
The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2022 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.
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Cyril Amarchand Launches Legal Tech Certification Program
Indian law firm Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas announced on Friday a new certification for legal technology and innovation, which will be offered to 30 students selected by eight law colleges beginning in next week.
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Everest Discovery Joins Relativity's Justice For Change
Philadelphia-based litigation support and e-discovery provider Everest Discovery LLC announced on Tuesday that it would serve as a partner for Justice for Change, a program from software developer Relativity that provides support to attorneys tackling cases and research related to racial and social justice.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The end of August marked another action-packed week for the legal industry as attorneys for former President Donald Trump saw increased scrutiny and BigLaw made moves with lateral hires and new office space. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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Legal Tech Roundup: Dye & Durham, Morae
A partnership between two big names in legal technology tops this roundup of recent industry news.
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What Law School Should Teach, But Often Doesn't
Law school focuses on teaching how to practice law. But for Osato F. Chitou, it should also emphasize how to be a healthy human being who practices law. Here, Chitou and other attorneys share with Law360 Pulse the lessons they wished they had received in law school, but instead had to learn on their own once they entered the workplace.
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To Build The Internet's Future, Meta's CLO Looks To The Past
In her first profile since becoming Meta's legal chief in 2019, Jennifer Newstead talked with Law360 Pulse about user privacy, the company's civil rights organization and the potential of the metaverse to create change in areas such as diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Veteran Google Attorney Joins Dialpad As General Counsel
A longtime Google attorney was named the new general counsel of communications platform Dialpad on Thursday.
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Troutman Pepper Launches Client Service Program
Troutman Pepper has launched a new client service program that will tailor solutions to certain business objectives like meeting diversity initiatives, legal project management and pro bono efforts.
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Netherlands-Based Legal Tech Co. Taps New CEO
Legalsense B.V., an online practice management provider for legal professionals, plans to grow its international presence with the help of a new chief executive officer.
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US Ranked Best Country To Complete Management Changes
The United States is the cheapest and fastest jurisdiction in the world to complete management/officer changes due to its highly competitive legal sector, according to a new industry study.
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A Law Student's Guide To Thriving As A Summer Associate
Summer associates are expected to establish a favorable reputation and develop genuine relationships in a few short weeks, but several time management, attitude and communication principles can help them make the most of their time and secure an offer for a full-time position, says Joseph Marciano, who was a 2022 summer associate at Reed Smith.
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How I Owned My Power As An Asian American Woman In Law
Gibson Dunn's Debra Yang shares the bumps in her journey to becoming the first female Asian American U.S. attorney, a state judge and a senior partner in BigLaw, and how other women can face their self-doubts and blaze their own trails to success amid systemic obstacles.
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Successful In-House Alt Legal Services Start With 4 Questions
Law firms that are considering creating an in-house alternative legal service provider should focus not on recapturing revenue otherwise lost to outside vendors, but instead consider how a captive ALSP will better fulfill the needs of their clients and partners, say Beatrice Seravello and Brad Blickstein at Baretz & Brunelle.
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How Firms Can Prepare For AI-Based Knowledge Management
Law firms implementing artificial intelligence tools to help lawyers find answers to administrative questions should remember that poor data integration practices can be costly and time-consuming, and must consider four steps to lay the groundwork, says Bim Dave at Helm360.
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Guiding Principles For Implementing New Legal Technology
Best practices for adopting new legal technology include considering the details of the organization's needs, assembling an implementation team, integrating the new tool into the workflow and making it as easy as possible for the user, says Kate Orr at Orrick.
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Future Lawyers Expect DEI Commitments Beyond Recruiting
To attract future lawyers from diverse backgrounds, firms must think beyond recruiting efforts, because law students are looking for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that invest in employee professional development and engage with students year-round, says Lauren Jackson at Howard University School of Law.
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How Law Firms Can Innovate Amid Rising Client Demands
As clients increasingly tell law firms to integrate new legal technologies, firms should consider service delivery advancements that directly address the practice of law and can truly distinguish them — both from a technology and talent perspective, say members of Axiom Consulting.
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The Case That Showed Me The Value Of E-Discovery Plans
Robert Keeling at Sidley reflects on leading discovery in the litigation that followed the historic $85 billion AT&T-Time; Warner merger and how the case highlighted the importance of having a strategic e-discovery plan in place.
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What Litigators Can Expect From The Metaverse
As virtual reality continues to develop, litigators should consider how it will affect various aspects of law practice — from marketing and training to the courtroom itself — as well as the potential need for legal reforms to ensure metaverse-generated data is preserved and available for discovery, says Ron Carey at Esquire Deposition Solutions.
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The Future Of Legal Ops: Time To Get Serious About DataMost corporate legal departments collect surface-level data around their operations, such as costs and time to resolution, but legal leaders should explore more in-depth data gathering to assess how effective an attorney was, how efficiently legal work was performed, and more, says Andy Krebs at Intel.
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Why You Should Leverage AI For Privilege Review
While many lawyers still believe that a manual, document-by-document review is the best approach to privilege logging, certain artificial intelligence tools can bolster the traditional review process and make this aspect of electronic document review more efficient, more accurate and less costly, say Laura Riff and Michelle Six at Kirkland.
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Tips For Evaluating Machine Learning For Contracts Review
Law firms considering machine learning and natural language processing to aid in contract reviews should keep several best practices in mind when procuring and deploying this nascent technology, starting with identifying their organization's needs and key requirements, says Ned Gannon at eBrevia.
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Collaborative Tech Will Dictate Future Law Firm Success
Law firms need to shift their focus from solving the needs of their lawyers with siloed solutions to implementing collaboration technology, thereby enabling more seamless workflows and team experiences amid widespread embrace of hybrid and remote work models, says Kate Jasaitis at HBR Consulting.
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How Dynamic Project Management Can Help Law Firms
Law firms looking to streamline matter management should consider tools that offer both employees and clients real-time access to documents, action items, task assignee information and more, overcoming many of the limitations of project communications via email, says Stephen Weyer at Stites & Harbison.
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How Firms Can Benefit From Creating Their Own ALSPs
As more law firms develop their own legal services centers to serve as both a source of flexible personnel and technological innovation, they can further enhance the effectiveness by fostering a consistent and cohesive team and allowing for experimentation with new technologies from an established baseline, say attorneys at Hogan Lovells.