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The Biden administration is ramping up antitrust investigations against Big Tech and other industry sectors. Meanwhile, attorneys are eyeing climate change and artificial intelligence as potential areas of future antitrust litigation.

Attorneys say Latrina Cothron v. White Castle Systems in the Illinois Supreme Court is the most significant and dangerous development in biometric legislation to date, making businesses vulnerable to bankruptcies and complicating existing BIPA settlements.

Why are lawyers incompetent when it comes to e-Discovery: Hubris. Time. Perceived easier options. Stephanie Wilkins recently wrote an excellent article entitled, “Is Attorney E-Discovery Incompetence the Elephant in the Room?” In it, Wilkins notes a recent Report from eDiscovery Today, a website paper from EDRM, commentary by several exerts, and several recent examples that... Continue Reading

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is rapidly changing the way law firms operate. The legal industry has been slow to adopt new technologies, but AI is now being embraced by many firms as a way to improve efficiency and reduce costs.…
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For many law firms, live chat is a critical link in converting prospective clients to actual clients. The post How To Choose A Live Chat Provider For Your Law Firm appeared first on Above the Law.

With threats of an economic downturn looming, ROI and UX/UI are now two of the hottest buzzwords when it comes to law firm technology purchasing.

With an estimated 10 billion emojis sent every day to express emotion and tone, the long-term impacts of this popular form of communication are an increasing focus for eDiscovery professionals.

U.S. District Judge Frank Volk on AI and the law: "This is something we need to be on the cutting edge of or we're going to get cut with it."

Debevoise's AI-dedicated practice includes Avi Gesser and six associates, up from three associates 18 months ago.

By Babar Hayat, head of tech and transformation at Konexo and Robbie Smith, technical consultant at Konexo Many in-house legal teams have access to some fairly powerful technology already without … Guest post: Five legal tech options in-house teams don’t know they already have Read More » The post Guest post: Five legal tech options in-house teams don’t know they already have appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

A lack of knowledge about FRE 502(d)—the easiest and most fool-proof of safety nets—has kept attorneys and judges from utilizing the valuable claw back provision. But Judges Andrew Peck and Paul Grimm warn that, with increasing digital evidence, such ignorance is tantamount to malpractice.