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The Future of Law: Creating Your Own Marketplace of Ideas

Can't attend a major conference? Creating a forum centered around legal tech isn't as much work as you think.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Post-Trial Motions Are Usually, But Not Always, an Appellate Prerequisite

Pennsylvania appellate practitioners recite like a mantra the necessity of filing post-trial motions prior to an appeal—and not without reason. Pa R. Civ. P. 227.1 requires that post-trial motions be filed within 10 days of the final decision to preserve issues for appeal.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I saw the proposed amendments to the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct, particularly Rule 8.4(g). This involves professional discipline for harassment or discrimination. Has this been adopted yet?
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Four Takeaways From the ABA Institute's Blockchain Conference

I recently attended the American Bar Association's annual institute on blockchain technology, digital currency, and ICOs (initial coin offerings). Some might view these new technologies as libertarian, even revolutionary.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cycling Through Life's Career Highs, Lows and Uncertain Times

It turns out that all through our lives we are always moving through a cycle of renewal, according to Frederic M. Hudson, an author and thought leader in the field of managing life changes and strategies for self-renewal and metamorphosis.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Why No Comment Is a Comment—And It's Not a Good One

In this age of 24/7 news cycles and instantaneous social media coverage, directly answering a question to a potentially damaging situation can be fraught with anxiety.
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Appraisal, Quasi-Appraisal and Indemnification—Are Deals at Risk?

Delaware litigators and deal lawyers around the globe are keen on accounting for the risk of dissenting stockholders exercising appraisal rights when negotiating and structuring a corporate transaction.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The One Thing Missing From Most CLM Platforms 

CLMs should be more than just a repository for contracts; they should also provide a means for attorneys and business teams to collaboratively negotiate contracts.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

BAR REPORT - Answering 'Why Does Oral Argument Matter?'

Oral argument can be absolutely critical, according to a panel of expert jurists who spoke at the NJSBA annual meeting.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Decision Leaves Fate of Employee Class Actions to Congress and the Court of Public Opinion

It has been perhaps a disorienting couple of weeks for those keeping track of where, and how, employers can be sued by their employees. Take, for example, the May 10 step toward transparency in the #MeToo era by Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber), which announced that it will not push for individual sexual harassment and assault claims to be determined through private arbitration proceedings going forward.
7 minute read

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