Public Interest
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The DFNDER Project: Leveraging eDiscovery Technology To Do Good For The World
A great pro bono opportunity for firms and lawyers using Relativity.
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Technology Implementation: Process Before Purchase And Data Before Decision
Biglaw can learn a lot from the best practices of small firms when it comes to technology investments.
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We need to elevate the average person’s knowledge for preventative legal checkups, but how?
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Clio Unveils Major Overhaul Of Its Platform And New Focus On Moving Practice To The Cloud
Huge news from the Clio Cloud Conference, which kicked off in New Orleans earlier today.
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A Free Law Project To Make Judicial Opinions Available to Public
These documents have monumental value but are not easily available to the public.
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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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* Prosecutors raid Jones Day. This is not a joke. [Am Law Daily]
* Jim Harbaugh’s gonna be pissed. [ABA Journal]
* Harvard Law grad sentenced in kidnapping case. [SF Gate]
* Judge Gorsuch doesn’t really buy legislative history because sticking your fingers in your ears and going, “na, na, na, I’m not listening” is always solid jurisprudence. [Corporate Counsel]
* Should privilege cover PR flacks? [Law360]
* Lawyers may hate numbers, but clients don’t. [Legaltech News]
* Florida wants to bolster its stand your ground law, because there’s never been any problems with it. [Washington Post]
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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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Conferences / Symposia, Immigration, Technology
Shira Scheindlin Tackles Immigration Challenges
The former judge is back in the headlines, launching a new organization to help immigrants.
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* It turns out former Acting AG Sally Yates may have first gotten under the administration’s skin when she warned them about Michael Flynn’s dealings with Russia. [Boston Globe]
* That’s a good question… where is Don McGahn in all this? [The Careerist]
* Crowell & Moring’s PPP up $412,000 over the previous year. So, I guess they could afford that associate salary increase. [National Law Journal]
* A lot of companies talk about valuing diversity. HP is withholding legal fees from firms that fail their diversity staffing requirements. [Corporate Counsel]
* New AI system finds tax law answers in Australia. Now, if it can just prove whether or not a dingo ate that baby…. [The Australian]
* Federal judge thinks Holland & Knight may have improperly doubled their pleasure. [Law360]
* Biglaw has stepped up in a big way in response to the Muslim travel ban. Orrick is contributing to the cause with sound data collection, creating a cloud-based system to track the victims of the order. [Big Law Business]
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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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This Week In Legal Tech: Real-World Examples Of Using Tech To Narrow The Justice Gap
Great examples of how technology can enhance the delivery of legal services to the poor and underserved.