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LegalZoom Appoints Board Chairman As CEO
Online legal services provider LegalZoom announced to investors on Tuesday the appointment of its current board of directors chairman as its new chief executive to replace the departing Dan Wernikoff.
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AI Billing Startup PointOne Raises $3.5M In Seed Funding
Legal billing startup PointOne announced on Wednesday the closing of a $3.5 million seed round, with plans to scale its automated timekeeping software.
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UK Startup FromCounsel Partners With Legal AI Leya
Legal tech startup FromCounsel, which provides an online corporate law information service, has announced a partnership with artificial intelligence legal assistant Leya, beginning with a two-month pilot with U.K. and U.S. law firms.
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Fennemore Craig Launches Remote Work Program
Fennemore Craig PC announced on Tuesday a new remote work program called Fennemore Forward, along with the hiring of a Taylor English Duma LLP remote programming director to lead the initiative.
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Small And Midsize Firms Plan To Invest In AI, Meritas Reports
A majority of responding small and midsize business law firms within the international legal network Meritas are planning to invest more in technology in the next five years, according to a survey published Tuesday.
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Consultancy Legaltech Hub Acquires Legal Tech Consultants
Consulting firm Legaltech Hub has announced its acquisition of fellow advisory company Legal Tech Consultants, with its chief executive joining as vice president of vendor advisory.
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Lowenstein Sandler Adds Admin, Tech Leaders To C-Suite
Lowenstein Sandler LLP announced Monday that it has added two new members to its senior management team, with the firm saying its new chief administrative officer and chief innovation and information officer are part of the New Jersey firm's efforts to build its brand nationally.
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For Atty Well-Being, Ga. Law Prof Promotes Meditation
For her first-year students at Georgia State University College of Law, Kendall Kerew says a minute of meditation at the start of her contracts class goes a long way toward boosting their well-being and overall longevity as a lawyer.
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Hedge Fund Accuses Legal Tech Co. Of Delaying Meeting
The board of directors for legal software provider Dye & Durham must stop its entrenchment tactics and not delay the Aug. 20 special meeting of shareholders, a New York City-based hedge fund said in a letter Monday.
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Hebbia Raises $130M In Series B Led By Andreessen Horowitz
Tech company Hebbia announced on Monday the completion of a $130 million Series B funding round led by venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz.
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3 Things That Have Surprised Firm Leaders So Far In 2024
Law firm leaders approached 2024 with caution as economic and political uncertainties loomed large. Yet, the first half of the year still brought unanticipated developments, with artificial intelligence continuing its rapid proliferation and a competitive lateral hiring market among the surprises that unfolded.
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How Reshaped Circuit Courts Are Faring At The High Court
Seminal rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court's latest term will reshape many facets of American society in the coming years. Already, however, the rulings offer glimpses of how the justices view specific circuit courts, which have themselves been reshaped by an abundance of new judges.
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Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
The U.S. Supreme Court's lethargic pace of decision-making this term left the justices to issue a slew of highly anticipated and controversial rulings during the term's final week — rulings that put the court's ideological divisions on vivid display. Here, Law360 takes a data dive into the numbers behind this court term.
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High Court Flexes Muscle To Limit Administrative State
The U.S. Supreme Court's dismantling of a 40-year-old judicial deference doctrine, coupled with rulings stripping federal agencies of certain enforcement powers and exposing them to additional litigation, has established the October 2023 term as likely the most consequential in administrative law history.
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The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
The U.S. Supreme Court's session ended with a series of blockbuster cases that granted the president broad immunity, changed federal gun policy and kneecapped administrative agencies. And many of the biggest decisions fell along partisan lines.
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5 Moments That Shaped The Supreme Court's Jan. 6 Decision
When the high court limited the scope of a federal obstruction statute used to charge hundreds of rioters who stormed the Capitol, the justices did not vote along ideological lines. In a year marked by 6-3 splits, what accounts for the departure? Here are some moments from oral arguments that may have swayed the justices.
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The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
In a U.S. Supreme Court term teeming with serious showdowns, the august air at oral arguments filled with laughter after an attorney mentioned her plastic surgeon and a justice seemed to diss his colleagues, to cite just two of the term's mirthful moments. Here, we look at the funniest moments of the term.
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Legal Tech Roundup: OpenText, Robin AI
An information management company laying off more than a thousand employees as part of a "business optimization" plan tops this roundup of industry news.
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The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
This U.S. Supreme Court term featured high-stakes oral arguments on issues including gerrymandering, abortion and federal agency authority, and a hot bench ever more willing to engage in a lengthy back-and-forth with advocates. Here's a look at the law firms that argued the most cases and how they fared.
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Legal Jobs Continued To Tick Up In June
The U.S. legal sector added 1,400 jobs in June, continuing an uptick that began this spring, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked Independence Day with another busy week as BigLaw adjusted practices and the U.S. Supreme Court ended a historic term. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Law School Pros On 'Evolving' AI Shifts Noted In ABA Study
The American Bar Association and the ABA Task Force on Law and Artificial Intelligence recently released the results from their survey of law school deans and faculty members about AI in legal education. Here is a deeper look at the survey results.
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Judge OKs Bid To End FindLaw Trade Secrets Lawsuit
A New York federal judge has approved a deal to resolve a trade secrets dispute between West Publishing Corp. and RizeUp Media Inc. stemming from the departure of several key employees from West.
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Data Analytics Co. Lupa Raises $1.8M In Seed Funding
Construction data analytics company Lupa Technology Inc. has raised $1.8 million in seed funding that will be used to expand in "key markets," improve user interface and support ongoing research and development.
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Legal Tech Co. Dye & Durham Rejects Call To Remove Director
An investment holding firm, whose request to remove a director from Dye & Durham's board was rejected by the legal technology company, voiced frustration on Tuesday, calling the move a "nakedly tactical attempt to disenfranchise" its shareholder rights.