AB 2811 is one of dozens of bills California lawmakers introduced this year to regulate the development and use of generative artificial intelligence ..read more

Many in legal tech are split on if the FTC’s ban on noncompetes will bring massive changes in hiring and talent acquisition, or come up short ..read more

From importing your checklist to delivering the closing book, you can bolster client service throughout the entirety of a transaction. Sign up, attend, and receive CLE! The post How Transactional Lawyers Can Better Serve (And Maintain) Their Clients appeared first on Above the Law ..read more

Both technical and non-technical measures are vital in the legal industry. The post Using Employee Engagement And Technical Controls To Reduce Insider Risk  appeared first on Above the Law ..read more

? Hooray!! Honored for Trellis Law to be recognized by Tracxn — in their Top Emerging Startups in #Legaltech 2024 Awards! So amazing (and humbling) to be recognized (again!) as a most promising startup leading the Legal Tech industry. Tracxn ratings were... The post Trellis Recognized by Tracxn as Top Emerging Startup in #LegalTech 2024 Awards first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog ..read more

From : Blog Entry >> Stephanie’s Blog Entry Please enjoy this blog post by Stephanie Carty, Senior Manager, Real Estate Practice Group. “I finally figured it out”, my sister sighed into the phone. “It’s ADHD.” As frustrations around focus, time management, overwhelm and disorganization mounted, my sister was running out of patience. She is a talented attorney who is well liked and respected, but she has one major adversary: Herself. The fast paced and demanding day of a big law associate is challenging enough, but enduring additional [More ..read more

The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism is pleased to announce that Chief Counsel Mark C. Palmer has been selected to receive a 2024 Outstanding Alumni Award from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Department of Sociology. Palmer, a 1999 graduate, was selected among all alums of the Department of Sociology’s Bachelor of Arts program. He will be honored alongside the recipient of the Outstanding Alumni Award for PhDs, Michael G. Flaherty, Professor of Sociology at Eckerd College. The virtual ceremony will be held on Friday, May 3, at 4 p.m. CDT. on Zoom and is open t ..read more

Our Professionalism Spotlight series highlights Illinois legal professionals who demonstrate the ideals of professionalism as they work to advance equitable, efficient, and effective justice in Illinois. In this Professionalism Spotlight, we spoke with Kristen Sonday, the Co-Founder and CEO of Paladin, a legal technology platform that is dedicated to increasing access to justice by helping legal teams run more efficient pro bono programs. Kristen started her career at the U.S. Department of Justice and was part of the founding team of a New York City-based tech startup, where she learned to ..read more

Law Day, celebrated each year on May 1, was first recognized by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958 to mark the nation’s commitment to the rule of law. Since then, every president has issued an honorary Law Day proclamation. The theme of the 2024 Law Day celebration, selected by the American Bar Association (ABA), is “Voices of Democracy.” This theme encourages Americans to participate in the 2024 elections by deepening their understanding of the electoral process; discussing issues in honest and civil ways; turning out to vote; and, finally, helping to move the country forward after free ..read more

It goes without saying that one of the most critical functions of a law firm is to train its associates adequately. But time constraints and a lack of consistency, as I have previously discussed, make good, sound training of associates problematic in many firms. However, large language models and GenAI, even open models, may offer potential solutions. Provided, of course, that the firm and its partners understand the risks and benefits of these models and how to use them. The Shortcomings of Traditional Training Methods Part of the problem with training young lawyers is that, by necessit ..read more