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Despite the evolving landscape of legal technology, the legal industry remains one of the most traditional sectors, often resistant to change. However, adoption of technology has never been more paramount, particularly in the...more
As a product of the COVID-19 pandemic, Washington courts, like many others, were forced to adopt a virtual format with respect to live hearings and trials. This meant opting to conduct proceedings using Zoom, Microsoft Teams,...more
New York’s state court judges will soon have a new resource at their fingertips when holding court remotely. As detailed in a recent article in the New York Law Journal, New York’s Court Modernization Action Committee...more
The Executive Committee of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association hosted a very special guest speaker at its final meeting of 2024: The Honorable Timothy S. Driscoll from the...more
While we may have passed through the worst of the global pandemic, it has unquestionably left a deep and lasting impact on our personal and professional lives. Restrictions that left everyone housebound for months on end...more
The phrase “a spanner in the works” is used in Great Britain to describe some sort of problem thrown into the clockwork machinery of life. Your previously precisely ordered schedule grinds to a halt, and you have to readjust....more
While emerging technology has created new opportunities for the way both lawyers and the public interact with the judicial system, judges haven’t been left behind. On today’s show, Judge John Owens of the 9th Circuit Court of...more
Whilst the world has been physically isolating thanks to the pandemic, lockdown has triggered a sharp increase in online knowledge sharing. I was honoured to speak at such an event recently: the ICC’s Arbitration Day ‘in’...more
Muting Audio and Video - It is critical that the participating attorney as well as all witnesses and client representatives be hyper-focused on appropriate muting of audio and video when doing virtual events. Back when...more
Platform Assistant - Try using an associate, paralegal, or other assistant to help the presenting lawyer with the virtual process. When considering a virtual mediation, hearing, deposition, or arbitration, we advise...more
The legal community’s forced apprenticeship with remote technology during the COVID-19 pandemic changed, almost overnight, how litigation is conducted in the United States. From mundane interactions like client meetings to...more
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound and likely lasting impact on the way litigation lawyers conduct their practice. Below are some practical tips for managing in this new environment. Originally published on the...more
On August 11, 2020, following input from external users, the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) issued a significant update to its 2020 LCIA Arbitration Rules. Among other things, the 2020 LCIA Rules include...more
Difficult times foster change and an exploration of alternative and better ways of doing business. With that thought in mind, NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation), one of the nation's leading providers of Alternative...more
Is there dialogue from a film more apropos to our current wants and desires than the following? Doc Brown: Marty, you gotta come back with me! Marty McFly: Where? Doc Brown: Back to the future! Back to the Future –...more
Join the ACEDS Toronto Chapter for an overview of the recent initiatives of the Ontario e-Hearings Task Force. This session will include a discussion of e-Hearings best practices, different perspectives on participating in an...more