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Generational Collaboration: The Opportunity For Law Firms In The Age Of AI

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The legal profession is stuck in the past. Most law firms still operate like they did fifty years ago. Senior lawyers assign tasks. Junior lawyers do the tasks. This is the old way....more

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What Will Lawyers Do in the Future?

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Disruption is not on the horizon. It is already here. From generative AI and automation to shifting client expectations and the commodification of legal knowledge, the legal industry is undergoing rapid transformation. This...more

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Can’t Find Good Talent? You’re The Problem, It’s You.

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Hiring in today’s legal market feels like trying to find a unicorn in a thunderstorm. The great ones aren’t applying. The good ones ghost you. The ones who do come through the door often aren’t a fit....more

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Will Your Law Firm Exist in 5 Years?

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The legal profession is standing at the edge of a radical transformation. Technology, shifting client expectations, new business models, and the accelerating pace of change are exposing a critical question: Will your law firm...more

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The Mazares Method: Asking for Help is a Sign of Strength

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Asking for help in business (and in life) is a sign of strength. It demonstrates confidence, leadership, and a commitment to teamwork. It is also a selfless act. I have learned this in over 45 years as a business leader. ...more

Fishman Haygood LLP

ABA Issues Formal Guidance for Use of Generative AI: An Update to Ethical Rules for Using Generative AI in Your Practice

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As the “AI Revolution” continues to gain momentum, questions concerning professional ethics have arisen across almost all professions. For legal services providers in particular, this disruptive technology poses both risks...more

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Attorneys Face Potential Sanctions for Alleged Misuse of AI

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A federal judge in the Western District of Virginia has ordered a plaintiff’s attorneys to show cause why they should not be sanctioned for the alleged misuse of artificial intelligence (AI)....more

JND Legal Administration

Finding the Right Fit: How to Pick the Best Path for a Career in eDiscovery

The eDiscovery industry is a sought-after career path for a wide variety of reasons. Legal professionals enjoy a fun, challenging, and rewarding field, with abundant career growth opportunities and resilience during times of...more

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AI Etiquette: A User’s Manual Provided by the NYSBA

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On April 2, 2024, the New York State Bar Association’s (“NYSBA”) Task Force on Artificial Intelligence released a report concerning the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in the legal profession (“Report”). New York joins...more

Stotler Hayes Group, LLC

10 New Year Resolutions for Attorneys with ADHD in 2024: Realistic and Actionable Goals for the Year Ahead

Nearly one in five attorneys (20%) may suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (“ADHD”), compared to one in twenty (5%) of the general population.  In other words, attorneys are four times more likely to have...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Update on the ChatGPT Case: Counsel Who Submitted Fake Cases Are Sanctioned

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We previously wrote about the widely-publicized Southern District of New York case involving lawyers who submitted papers citing non-existent cases generated by the artificial intelligence program ChatGPT, Mata v. Avianca,...more

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Raoul Shah: Keeping Humanity and Compassion Close

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For Raoul Shah, the decision to become a lawyer was always about helping people. His passion stems from validating victims’ experiences and helping them hold their wrongdoers accountable. ...more

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Three Moves to Help Your Law Firm Thrive in 2023

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According to most economists, we’re not in a recession, at least right now. However, the only certainty appears to be uncertainty. How will law firms achieve growth in an unstable environment? We’ve reviewed two leading...more

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Your Millennial Attorney CAN Be Your Hot Seat Operator—But Should They?

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Millennials are often extremely valuable, hard-working additions to your trial team. We are sure many of our clients would agree, as we have gotten to work alongside quite a few truly impressive young trial attorneys....more

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ABA’s Innovation Trends Report: What law firms should know

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Law firms and the legal profession as a whole have the long-held reputation of being slow to innovate andstymied in tradition. In 2016 the American Bar Association launched its Center for Innovation to guide “innovations...more

Carlton Fields

Embracing Technology in a Changing Legal Landscape

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With virtual court appearances now the reality before both trial and appellate judges, our lawyers are using state-of-the-art technology to prepare for such appearances and to present our cases effectively....more

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Some Thoughts on the First Year of Civil Practice

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I was a prosecutor for two and a half years before transitioning to civil practice. As a prosecutor, I managed thousands of traffic, misdemeanor, juvenile, and felony cases from intake to disposition. I served as lead counsel...more

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You Can't Always Get What You Want

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JW Way Fundamental #25: Candidly discuss, then align  - "Healthy, respectful discussion creates better solutions. Discuss concepts without personal attacks. Check your ego and search for the best solution rather than...more

Hanzo

Zero to Sixty in Ediscovery: The Value of On- and Off-the-Job Training

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Ricky Brooman, CEDS, Litigation Support Project Manager at Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, discusses specialized ediscovery training, low-tech workflow hacks, building an ediscovery A-team, and embracing creativity and soft...more

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Combining Processes & Technology to Make eDiscovery a Standard Business Procedure

eDiscovery has become a well-established industry, having been used in litigation for nearly two decades now. And whether we want to admit it or not, nearly every case filed has a potential eDiscovery element. So, what do you...more

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New York Court Encourages Attorneys to Use TAR for Document Review

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Attorneys across the country use technology assisted review (“TAR”) to streamline and manage document review, which is the most time consuming aspect of litigation because of the high volume of data that organizations...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

eDiscovery Update including AI for Technology Assisted Review

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..Any judge who begins an opinion about ediscovery with a quote from Donald Rumsfeld (of all people!), and then tosses in a reference to Marge from The Simpsons while quieting lawyers’ fears of technology by noting that...more

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Critical Road Map for ESI in Litigation

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It is the beginning of a new year and I thought it the ideal time to list out those steps that are absolutely critical when an attorney is confronting his/her obligation to produce e-discovery in connection with a litigation....more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Trees Grow Back -- Paper Your File

Papering your file (or PDFing an electronic file) is an important, if underappreciated, method to protect both you and your clients. Regular memos to a file will help cut down time necessary to analyze a new development in...more

LawVision

10 Projects That Can Produce Big Results in 2016

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Success often comes in a series of small steps…not one huge leap. Too many partnerships try to address too many challenges at one time. The net result is often very minor progress on all fronts and little overall progress....more

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