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Lawyers Liable For Hacked Funds?

The North Carolina State Bar recently ruled that as long as a lawyer takes reasonable security measures to safeguard client […]

Key Certification For A Litigation Support Provider

If you have a third party hosting your litigation data, that party needs to be certified, specifically under ISO 27001:2013– […]

Homeless Man Steals Law Firm Data, Goes On One-Year Spree

A man, described by prosecutors as “homeless,” got a job at a law firm through a temp agency and was […]

Texas Firm Faces $200M Malpractice Verdict

A jury has levied a $200 million judgment against Texas law firm Andrews Kurth, known for its work in the […]

Schools, Firms Collaborate On Pro-Bono Clinics

Law firms, collaborating with law schools, are providing mentoring and hand-on experience to new lawyers, in the context of…

Chinese Law Firms Branching Into U.S.

Small offices have opened and are slowly doing more actual legal work as opposed to “window dressing,” as one Chinese […]

Some Big Firms Are Doing Commodity Work, And Cheap

They are taking on “document-heavy, repetitive legal work while keeping fees low by using flex-time attorneys and technology.”

Antitrust Settlement Lets LegalZoom Operate in N. Carolina

The North Carolina state bar and legal document provider LegalZoom have settled an antitrust lawsuit that was filed by LegalZoom […]

Law Firm Leaders Say Robots Will Replace Attorneys

According to a recent survey, law firm leaders say that within 10 years, new attorneys and paralegals could be replaced […]

Mother Of All Legalese Screeds

The Lawyerist challenged three attorneys to combine their skills to write the worst piece of legal writing imaginable. The result […]

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