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Cyberweek 2015 – Call for Proposals
August 18, 2015
It is time once to prepare for the annual conference on Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), Cyberweek 2015. This online conference provides a week of activities and dialogue regarding the world of ODR. Cyberweek 2015 will take place beginning Monday, November 2nd through Friday, November 6th. And it’s FREE! We are currently in the process of identifying potential activities for the conference. Here are some questions to help you consider developing a proposal. •Is there an ODR topic on which...
August 18, 2015
It is time once to prepare for the annual conference on Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), Cyberweek 2015. This online conference provides a week of activities and dialogue regarding the world of ODR. Cyberweek 2015 will take place beginning Monday, November 2nd through Friday, November 6th. And it’s FREE! We are currently in the process of identifying potential activities for the conference. Here are some questions to help you consider developing a proposal. •Is there an ODR topic on which...
Today’s Tech: A Litigation Attorney Uses Technology To Level The Playing Field
August 18, 2015
Some of the Android apps he uses most often on his tablet include Fastcase (in conjunction with Google Scholar) for research,...
August 18, 2015
Some of the Android apps he uses most often on his tablet include Fastcase (in conjunction with Google Scholar) for research,...
‘Artificially Intelligent Attorney’ Gets BigLaw Gig
August 17, 2015
First came the outsourcing of legal work once done by U.S. lawyers to cheaper foreign counterparts. Now, it appears, would-be BigLaw associates may also have to compete with artificial intelligence applications in the foreseeable future. Megafirm Dentons and some major U.S. law firms have agreed to train Ross, a so-called artificially intelligent attorney developed by students at the University of Toronto, in U.S. bankruptcy law, reports the Globe and Mail. Using IBM’s Watson computer,...
August 17, 2015
First came the outsourcing of legal work once done by U.S. lawyers to cheaper foreign counterparts. Now, it appears, would-be BigLaw associates may also have to compete with artificial intelligence applications in the foreseeable future. Megafirm Dentons and some major U.S. law firms have agreed to train Ross, a so-called artificially intelligent attorney developed by students at the University of Toronto, in U.S. bankruptcy law, reports the Globe and Mail. Using IBM’s Watson computer,...
Lex Machina Releases First-Ever Study of U.S. Copyright Litigation Trends
August 17, 2015
Legal Analytics® Platform Gives Companies and Law Firms Easy Access to Valuable Copyright Data to Inform Winning Legal Strategies Lex...
August 17, 2015
Legal Analytics® Platform Gives Companies and Law Firms Easy Access to Valuable Copyright Data to Inform Winning Legal Strategies Lex...
Dentons’ Nextlaw Labs Teams Up with IBM Cloud
August 16, 2015
NextLaw Labs signs ROSS Intelligence, a startup developing a legal advisor app powered by IBM Watson. Making good on its plan to develop, deploy and invest in new technologies, Am Law 100 firm Dentons’ innovation arm—NextLaw Labs—has partnered with IBM to develop a program that will allow startups to create and deploy legal applications more quickly. Over the next few years, the increasing use of technology to collaborate with clients and create a more transparent working relationship...
August 16, 2015
NextLaw Labs signs ROSS Intelligence, a startup developing a legal advisor app powered by IBM Watson. Making good on its plan to develop, deploy and invest in new technologies, Am Law 100 firm Dentons’ innovation arm—NextLaw Labs—has partnered with IBM to develop a program that will allow startups to create and deploy legal applications more quickly. Over the next few years, the increasing use of technology to collaborate with clients and create a more transparent working relationship...
Statistical Add-Ins for Excel Users
August 15, 2015
With an array of statistical software products on the market (e.g., Stata, SPSS, SAS, R, etc.), I limit my use of Excel to data management tasks. That said, I know that others exploit Excel's full capacity and use it for some limited analytical and statistical tasks. To this end, I pass along information on a recent release of an add-in, RegressIt, which is designed to enrich (and ease) Excel's regression capabilities. Developed by a pair of B-School professors, Robert Nau (Duke) and John Butler...
August 15, 2015
With an array of statistical software products on the market (e.g., Stata, SPSS, SAS, R, etc.), I limit my use of Excel to data management tasks. That said, I know that others exploit Excel's full capacity and use it for some limited analytical and statistical tasks. To this end, I pass along information on a recent release of an add-in, RegressIt, which is designed to enrich (and ease) Excel's regression capabilities. Developed by a pair of B-School professors, Robert Nau (Duke) and John Butler...
iPad App: Picture It Settled – Negotiation App for Lawyers
August 14, 2015
Settlement negotiations are never fun. The back and forth and countless rounds of negotiations can cause the process to be drawn-out...
August 14, 2015
Settlement negotiations are never fun. The back and forth and countless rounds of negotiations can cause the process to be drawn-out...
iPad App: Picture It Settled – Negotiation App for Lawyers
August 12, 2015
Settlement negotiations are never fun. The back and forth and countless rounds of negotiations can cause the process to be drawn-out...
August 12, 2015
Settlement negotiations are never fun. The back and forth and countless rounds of negotiations can cause the process to be drawn-out...
Need To Negotiate and Settle A Case? There’s An App For That
August 11, 2015
Settlement negotiations are never fun. The back and forth and countless rounds of negotiations can cause the process to be drawn-out...
August 11, 2015
Settlement negotiations are never fun. The back and forth and countless rounds of negotiations can cause the process to be drawn-out...
A Game-Changing Litigation Technology Trend
August 8, 2015
According to a recent article in Corporate Counsel magazine, more legal departments are now experimenting with alternative fee arrangements (AFAs) in litigation (29%) than in other practice areas. However, litigation is not at all where the greatest impact of AFAs are going to be felt for many in-house legal departments and law firms.The Brad Pitt film, Moneyball, portrays Billy Beane as the baseball team manager of the Oakland A’s struggling against accepted dogma in player selection. Beane’s...
August 8, 2015
According to a recent article in Corporate Counsel magazine, more legal departments are now experimenting with alternative fee arrangements (AFAs) in litigation (29%) than in other practice areas. However, litigation is not at all where the greatest impact of AFAs are going to be felt for many in-house legal departments and law firms.The Brad Pitt film, Moneyball, portrays Billy Beane as the baseball team manager of the Oakland A’s struggling against accepted dogma in player selection. Beane’s...
