Court backlogs persist in this state because of shortage of attorneys; ‘the wheels of justice depend on lawyers’

Home Daily News Court backlogs persist in this state because… Judiciary Court backlogs persist in this state because of shortage of attorneys; ‘the wheels of justice depend on lawyers’ By Debra Cassens Weiss March 10, 2023, 1:50 pm CST Image from Shutterstock. Georgia courts are having trouble addressing case backlogs because the state has a … Read more

Weekly Briefs: Legal sector continues to gain jobs; Roe v. Wade archive auctioned

Home Daily News Weekly Briefs: Legal sector continues to… News Roundup Weekly Briefs: Legal sector continues to gain jobs; Roe v. Wade archive auctioned By Debra Cassens Weiss March 10, 2023, 11:57 am CST Image from Shutterstock. Legal sector adds 1,500 jobs The legal services sector continues to add jobs, despite reports of layoffs at … Read more

DoNotPay doesn’t live up to its billing as a ‘robot lawyer,’ offers ‘substandard’ legal docs, suit claims

Home Daily News DoNotPay doesn’t live up to its billing… Technology DoNotPay doesn’t live up to its billing as a ‘robot lawyer,’ offers ‘substandard’ legal docs, suit claims By Debra Cassens Weiss March 10, 2023, 9:24 am CST A would-be class action lawsuit alleges that the DoNotPay website is engaged in the unauthorized practice of … Read more

Family law gave this lawyer some ideas about what clients really want

Home Daily News Family law gave this lawyer some ideas about… Asked and Answered Family law gave this lawyer some ideas about what clients really want By Stephanie Francis Ward February 27, 2023, 8:39 am CST Image from Shutterstock. Jessica Bednarz has spent much of her career representing people, researching access-to-justice issues and using that … Read more

What to expect from ABA Techshow 2023

One of the biggest and longest-running legal technology shows in the country, the ABA Techshow, is right around the corner. From March 1 to 4, thousands of lawyers, legal professionals and vendors will descend upon Chicago to talk about technology. Whether it’s the neophyte looking to learn about the basics of Windows, Apple’s operating system … Read more

Citing lack of lawyers, public defenders in this state ask to let law grads work before bar admission

Home Daily News Citing lack of lawyers, public defenders… Legal Education Citing lack of lawyers, public defenders in this state ask to let law grads work before bar admission By Stephanie Francis Ward February 13, 2023, 9:40 am CST Image from Shutterstock. A Florida proposal to allow court appearances for law school graduates, up to … Read more

Legal services company Axiom opens ‘reimagined law firm’ to directly serve clients, thanks to Arizona approval

Home Daily News Legal services company Axiom opens ‘reimagined… Law Firms Legal services company Axiom opens ‘reimagined law firm’ to directly serve clients, thanks to Arizona approval By Debra Cassens Weiss January 25, 2023, 3:41 pm CST Image from Shutterstock. A subsidiary of legal services provider Axiom Global will open as an Arizona law firm, … Read more

Should lawyers embrace or fear ChatGPT?

For some academics, researching, writing, editing and publishing a scholarly piece of work can take months, if not years, of painstaking effort, diligent commitment and rage-inducing frustration. In December, Andrew Perlman, the dean of the Suffolk University Law School and the inaugural chair of the governing council of the ABA Center for Innovation, authored one … Read more

Listen to our 10 favorite podcast episodes of 2022

Home Daily News Listen to our 10 favorite podcast episodes… Year in Review Listen to our 10 favorite podcast episodes of 2022 By Lee Rawles December 23, 2022, 8:42 am CST Image from Shutterstock. Looking for a new listen? We’ve picked our favorite 2022 episodes from each of the ABA Journal’s three podcasts. And if … Read more

CEO Roundtable With Ari Kaplan: Legal services and legal tech CEOs reflect on 2022 and offer perspectives for 2023

Ari Kaplan recently spoke with leading chief executive officers in a year-end CEO roundtable discussion on Zoom. Ari Kaplan: Welcome to the 11th Ari Kaplan Advisors CEO roundtable. I am the principal of Ari Kaplan Advisors, which is a 16-year-old consulting firm that helps legal services and legal technology companies engage their clients and prospects … Read more