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Lawyer Suspended for Coaching Client During Telephone Deposition

"This case is a wakeup call that attorneys can't demonstrate less than the highest standards of conduct, even in informal or electronic proceedings," said Barry Rigby, the lawyer's defense counsel.
5 minute read

Law.com

'A Work-Hard, Play-Hard World': Practicing Lawyers on Reddit Get Blunt About Weed and Other Drug Use

A viral Reddit thread on substance abuse in the legal profession began Tuesday with a simple question from an undergraduate student considering law school: "Any practicing lawyers here that still smoke weed?"
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Cyber Insurers' Increased Risk Threatens Many Small Firms' Coverage

In the last few years insurance carriers have shouldered expensive cybersecurity claims. To avoid some of that risk, some providers are now dropping small firms with underwhelming cyber controls or exiting the market entirely.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Priori's New Product, Scout, Takes Aim at Outside Counsel Relationship Data

The Scout platform creates a custom database and dashboards that allows in-house counsel to search for information on metrics such as lawyer and law firm experience, diversity, and relationship and pricing history, along with reviews.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

The Top 3 Reasons to Build a Digital Records Room

As a part of firms' strategic thinking for 2022, firms need a strategy for onsite paper, i.e. their onsite records rooms. Here are three reasons a digital records room is way past due.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

N.J. Supreme Court Issues Rules on When Proceedings Should Be Conducted In Person or Virtually

The order provides that judges "shall have discretion to determine whether to conduct court proceedings virtually or in person," but also sets out some concrete rules for certain types of proceedings.
2 minute read

Legaltech News

Baker Donelson Looks to Law Students to Learn From Corporate Market's Innovation Efforts

Baker Donelson chief client solutions officer David Rueff discusses why the firm launched a new Innovator Fellowship Program with the University of Richmond School of Law, where law students research how other industries' approaches to innovation can help Baker Donelson's own efforts.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Gamification: Why Do We Care About Robinhood? What Could the SEC Realistically Do?

Trading was once pursued by retail investors as a means to wealth creation (or, at least, enhanced retirement savings). Today, it seems for many, more a form of recreation and entertainment. This transition has consequences.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Supreme Court Says 53-Year-Old Defamation Venue Rules Still Hold Up in Internet Age

Even after decades of technological change, the Supreme Court said in an opinion on a defamation case, the existing standard to establish venue is effective.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Cloud+ Strategic Partnerships: The Evolution of Cloud Services

Cloud+ Strategic Partnerships offer a new avenue for cloud providers to collaborate with leading companies and for companies to build new cloud-based businesses. But companies entering into Cloud+ Strategic Partnerships should know the risks and how to negotiate these deals.
6 minute read

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