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This post was originally published on this siteIf you are attending the annual meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries starting Saturday in Washington, D.C., then consider attending Monday’s “super session” on the use of litigation analytics in federal and state courts. The 2.5 hour session will include three separate panels — one of […]

This post was originally published on this siteSubscribers to the legal research company Casetext can now get access to public and business records at a reduced cost, as the result of a new partnership between the company and Tracers, a provider of public records data to law firms, software integrators, technology partners and others. Tracers […]

This post was originally published on this siteAnnually since 2011, legal research company Fastcase has named the Fastcase 50, an award that honors “the law’s smartest, most courageous innovators, techies, visionaries, and leaders.” Today, Fastcase named its 2019 honorees, a list that includes practicing lawyers, legal academics, law librarians, corporate counsel, journalists, company executives, bar […]

This post was originally published on this siteThe document technology company Litera Microsystems said today that it has acquired Workshare, a London company that provides products used by legal professionals for document comparison, protection and sharing. Chicago-based Litera says the move underscores its focus on providing a seamless drafting experience for users across best-of-breed technologies. […]

This post was originally published on this siteThirty-six states have adopted the duty of technology competence for lawyers, and now Michigan is considering joining the list with proposed changes to its Rules of Professional Conduct. In April, the Michigan Supreme Court put out a request for public comment with regard to proposed amendments to Rules […]

This post was originally published on this siteDoNotPay, the company founded in 2015 by a London teenager who developed a “robot lawyer” to help people automatically appeal parking tickets, said last week that it had raised $4.6 million in a funding round backed by a number of big-name Silicon Valley investors. Founder Joshua Browder, now […]

This post was originally published on this siteLexBlog today is rolling out a major enhancement of its publishing platform that should mean its customers’ blogs will load significantly faster on mobile devices, rank higher in search results, and display better on certain social media platforms such as Twitter and LinkedIn. The enhancement makes LexBlog’s platform […]

This post was originally published on this siteA survey of earnings of solo and small-firm attorneys in the United States finds that the average attorney’s compensation dropped last year, while a wide gender gap persists. Conducted for the second year, the Martindale-Avvo Attorney Compensation Report said that the average compensation for a solo or small-firm […]

This post was originally published on this siteMay a state assert copyright in the publication of its legal materials? That is the issue presented in a case that the Supreme Court will review next term. Its outcome could shape the future of innovation in legal research and the public’s right of access to the laws […]

This post was originally published on this siteCongratulations to Walter Olson, whose popular blog on reforming the American civil justice system, Overlawyered, turns 20 today. The blog, which Olson notes is “often named the oldest law blog,” published its first post on July 1, 1999. I’m not sure about the “often named” part of his […]