Practice Technology

How to stop worrying and learn to love data-driven law

Data informs, and in some cases controls, every aspect of modern life. Well, almost every aspect. “If you look at finance or medicine or sports, almost every other thing in the world is using data to make better decisions,” says Ed Walters. “Everything except law.”

Oct 24, 2018 6:00 AM CDT

Appeals court rules that Georgia annotated code cannot be copyrighted

Georgia’s official annotated state code is not copyrightable and belongs in the public domain.

Oct 23, 2018 12:46 PM CDT

Internet Brands renames legal offerings as Martindale-Avvo

Internet Brands, which bought Avvo in March, has rebranded its legal business as Martindale-Avvo, according to a press release. “Our new name, Martindale-Avvo, reflects the strong recognition and trust among attorneys of both the Martindale and Avvo brands,” said Diana Schulz, president of Martindale-Avvo, in a statement. “The integration of…

Oct 23, 2018 10:40 AM CDT

In the battle for net neutrality, the A2J community is notably quiet

The battle over net neutrality is opening new fronts.

Just a few weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Justice sued California to stop its new net neutrality law from going into effect.

Oct 22, 2018 6:00 AM CDT

Knowledge sharing starts with trust

Ari Kaplan spoke with Hélène Russell, a U.K.-based knowledge management specialist and the founder of The Knowledge Business. She helps law firms with knowledge sharing and learning challenges through her books, training and consulting.

Oct 19, 2018 6:00 AM CDT

ABA ethics opinion offers guidance on data breaches

Lawyers have to safeguard client data and notify clients of a data breach, and the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has issued a formal opinion that reaffirms that duty.

Oct 17, 2018 4:20 PM CDT

Could 80 percent of cases be resolved through online dispute resolution? (podcast)

Perhaps in five to seven years, as Colin Rule sees it, half of U.S. citizens who file court cases will have access to online dispute resolution software walking them step by step through their matters, resolving up to 80 percent of cases.

Oct 17, 2018 7:00 AM CDT

New game lets players train AI to spot legal issues

Got a free minute? There’s a new game that will help train an artificial intelligence model to spot legal issues and help close the access-to-justice gap.

Oct 16, 2018 6:30 AM CDT

DoNotPay app aims to help users sue anyone in small claims court—without a lawyer

Updated: A new update to an existing chatbot app promises to allow users to "sue anyone in small claims court for up to $25,000 without the help of a lawyer," though early users warn of technical bugs and legal and ethical concerns.

Oct 10, 2018 9:30 AM CDT

Voice-activated time-tracking assistant Tali wins $100K in Clio’s Launch//Code competition

Tali, a voice-based time tracker, won Clio’s inaugural Launch//Code competition, taking home the $100,000 prize. Clio chief executive officer Jack Newton announced the winner during his closing remarks at the 2018 Clio Cloud Conference in New Orleans on Friday. With a stated purpose of identifying the most “creative, powerful and…

Oct 9, 2018 9:25 AM CDT

Let’s trash ‘data dump’ litigation ploys

Lawyers become their own worst enemies when they abandon reasonable discovery compromise to chase the ever-elusive smoking gun. A second misconception that has to go is that only the manual review of produced documents will suffice.

Oct 5, 2018 6:00 AM CDT

Clio acquires Lexicata, launches customer relationship product Clio Grow

Clio has acquired Lexicata, a cloud-based client intake and management tool, and is launching Clio Grow, a customer relationship management feature. The announcement was made Thursday morning by Clio CEO Jack Newton at the Clio Cloud Conference in New Orleans. Celebrating 10 years in business, this is Clio’s first acquisition.…

Oct 4, 2018 1:36 PM CDT

Clio Cloud Conference 2018 returns to New Orleans with a new software competition

Celebrating 10 years in business, the Clio Cloud Conference will bring lawyers and technologists to New Orleans this week. The conference, which takes place Thursday and Friday at the Hyatt Regency Hotel near the French Quarter, boasts speakers from around the country and Canada who will discuss the Clio platform,…

Oct 3, 2018 6:00 AM CDT

Alternatives to email give law clients secure communication options

Security professionals have long known about issues with PGP and S/MIME encryption. Secure online portals such as MyCase, Rocket Matter and Clio and end-to-end encrypted messaging apps provide client communication alternatives.

Oct 1, 2018 1:10 AM CDT

Simplify a tedious deposition review with technology

Handling a litigation case from start to finish is no easy task. This is because litigation matters are typically complex and document-intensive. Because of this, as part of the pretrial process, attorneys face the daunting task of gaining a mastery of complicated fact patterns, obtaining and chronicling evidence, and reviewing and analyzing deposition testimony.

Sep 25, 2018 6:00 AM CDT