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Why we [LexisNexis] Acquired Ravel Law

Jeff Pfeifer, LegalITInsider
To be successful in today’s competitive legal environment, lawyers need to make faster, more informed...

Financial Times: Artificial Intelligence Closes In On The Work Of Junior Lawyers

Paul Caron, TaxProf Blog
“The 2020s will be the decade of disruption,” says Professor Richard Susskind, co-author of The Future...

Law Schools and Law Students Both Benefit from Hands-on Experiential Learning Programs

Christy Burke, LegalTech Lever
Don Philbin, a top-ranked mediator in Texas as well as adjunct faculty member and double alumnus at Pepperdine...

@United and @AmericanAir Prove #Apology Theory

Donald R. Philbin, Jr., ADRtoolbox.com and Picture it Settled
Researchers have recently studied the impact of apologies in averting and resolving disputes. But not even...

What Solo and Small Firms Should Know About Artificial Intelligence

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Here’s the good news: robot lawyers are not taking over, despite emerging applications for artificial...

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The New Handshake: Using ODR to Create Value for Consumers and Businesses
John Lande, Indisputably
My first post is about The New Handshake: Online Dispute Resolution and the Future of Consumer Protection, by my colleague, Amy...

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Judging Judicial Foreclosure
Brian D. Feinstein, Journal of Empirical Legal Studies
For the third time in the last several decades, policymakers are contemplating an overhaul of mortgage‐finance regulations....

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Judicial Analytics Company Gavelytics Expands with New Rulings Database and Arbitrator Archive
Robert Ambrogi, LawSites
When last we wrote about judicial analytics company Gavelytics on March 13, it was announcing a $3.2 million funding round to support development of new features and expansion into additional jurisdictions. Today, the first two of these new features roll out — a rulings database and an arbitrator archive. With today’s enhancements, Gavelytics adds two features: Trial court rulings. This databases includes thousands of Los Angeles trial court orders dating back to 2000....

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Jury Pool Underrepresentation in the Modern Era: Evidence from Federal Courts
Mary R. Rose, Raul S. Casarez and Carmen M. Gutierrez, Journal of Empirical Legal Studies
Despite a constitutional mandate that jury pools in the United States be representative of their communities, almost no datasets...

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