Alternative Legal Services
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Access To Justice: Spending Impact
Have you considered how few Americans can really afford a lawyer when they need one?
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* The Ninth Circuit, President Donald Trump’s judicial archnemesis, affirms Judge Derrick Watson’s (modified) preliminary injunction against the “grandma ban.” [How Appealing]
* Donald Trump Jr. opens up to the Senate Judiciary Committee about that infamous June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer. [New York Times]
* Consolidation continues in the legal-services world: Counsel On Call acquires e-discovery company DSicovery LLC (DSi). [ABA Journal]
* The Trump administration sides with the anti-gay-marriage baker in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case that will be decided this coming Term by SCOTUS. [How Appealing]
* ICYMI: Deborah Farone — Cravath’s chief marketing director for the past 14 years, and the “gold standard” in legal marketing — is leaving Cravath to start her own consulting firm and to write a book on law firm marketing (to be published next year by the Practising Law Institute). [Law.com]
* Cooley raids Wilson Sonsini for talent for the second time in three months, this time hiring emerging growth specialists Jon Avina, Calise Cheng, and Rachel Proffitt. [Big Law Business]
* Legal research startup Casetext — led by CEO Jake Heller, COO Laura Safdie, and VP Pablo Arredondo — continues on its upward trajectory. [ABA Journal]
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Of everything happening in the legal industry today, what will have enduring and sustained influence decades from now?
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Can Technology Redefine Litigation Itself? Stephen Kane Thinks So.
Innovative new technology could make courts obsolete in straightforward civil disputes.
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Will it pass quickly, or does it represent the beginning of a major change?
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General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Technology
alt.legal: An MBA For Lawyers! Bruce Macmillan’s Vision
Could lawyers — especially in-house lawyers — benefit from an MBA made especially for them?
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Need Biglaw To Get To alt.legal? (Raj Goyle Didn’t)
Meet Harvard Law grad Raj Goyle, a high-end lawyer turned legal entrepreneur who never bothered with Biglaw.
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Career Alternatives, Technology
alt.legal: Now You Are Speaking My Language
Do you need to conduct document review in a foreign language? This entrepreneur can help.
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alt.legal: Follow The White Rabbit
Alternative legal service providers (ALSPs) are transforming the business and practice of law.
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Litigation Finance, Litigators, Money, Technology
alt.legal: If Money is Speech, Then Crowdfund Your Favorite Public Interest Lawsuit
A new venture offers citizens, lawyers and non-lawyers alike, a way to participate in important courtroom battles.
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Career Alternatives, Pro Bono, Technology
Mind The Gap: Felicity Conrad And Paladin’s Legal Justice Mission
If this “benefit corporation” model succeeds in legal, it could open up the world of pro bono to public investment.
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alt.legal: The New Alt-Enabled View On Contracts And Diligence
Contract management is super hard.
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Conferences / Symposia, In-House Counsel, Technology
alt.legal: Casey And The Case For Change
What does change really look like for some corporate legal departments, and why is change so hard?
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Career Alternatives, Money, Technology
alt.legal: How To Make A Billion Dollars — From Biglaw To Big Bucks
By 2027, the legal industry will produce many billionaires — but few, if any, will be practicing attorneys.
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Graduating The Hype Cycle In alt.legal: Three Areas Of Change In 2017
Change says easy and does hard; it visualizes in a flash but materializes at a crawl.
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Litigation Finance, Technology
David v. Goliath: Legalist Levels The Lit Playing Field
An innovative startup harnesses technology and big data to solve the access-to-justice problem.
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alt.legal: A Challenge For the Public Good
What can alt.legal companies do to advance the public interest and bridge the justice gap?
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Pillsbury’s Equation: Biglaw + alt.law = Modern Cybersecurity Solution
It’s unusual to see a Biglaw firm like Pillsbury announcing a partnership with an alt.legal company.