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Writing to Win: What Makes an Effective Appellate Brief

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In civil litigation, the trial court’s judgment is often not the last word. If you lose at that the trial court, you may still have a chance to prevail if you can convince the appellate court that the trial court judge...more

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Texas Ethics Opinion Clarifies Limits on Nondisparagement Clauses in Settlements

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This month, the Texas Professional Ethics Committee issued Opinion No. 708, clarifying that attorneys licensed in Texas may not agree to settlement provisions that restrict their ability to practice law. The opinion...more

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The Untapped Power of Law Firm Alumni Programs

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In an era where relationships drive business, law firms are increasingly recognizing the strategic value of alumni programs, not just as a goodwill gesture, but as a powerful engine for growth, brand loyalty, and revenue...more

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AI Hallucinations Are Destroying Legal Careers: Here's How to Fight Back

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Lawyers are getting sanctioned for AI-generated fiction masquerading as legal research. The most infamous case, Mata v. Avianca in New York federal court, saw attorneys submit a brief containing six completely fictional...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Building a Unified Legal Tech Stack in the AI Era

Legal departments stand at a critical inflection point. With soaring workloads, shifting regulations, and accelerating business demands, today’s teams are being asked to do more with less – and to do it faster, smarter, and...more

Law School Toolbox

Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 316: Spotlight on Torts (Part 1 – Negligence)

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This is the first of three episodes in which we summarize the topics from Torts we've covered in our "Listen and Learn" series. Today, we're focusing on negligence and its four...more

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Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 509: Listen and Learn -- Third-Party Rights in Contracts (Part 2 - Beneficiaries)

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! This is the second episode of a two-part discussion of third-party rights in contracts. Last time we covered assignments and delegations, and today we focus on third-party...more

Akerman LLP

The AI Legal Landscape in 2025: Beyond the Hype

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The conversation around AI in legal practice has fundamentally shifted. We're no longer debating if AI will transform legal work, but how we implement it effectively. After 25 years navigating the intersection of law and...more

Akerman LLP

Strategic Implementation: Turning Legal AI Vision Into Reality

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The gap between AI's promise and its practical implementation in legal organizations is substantial. After 25 years designing and deploying technology solutions in legal environments, I've observed a consistent pattern: the...more

Akerman LLP

The Convergence Point: Where Legal Expertise Meets AI Architecture

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AI promises to transform legal practice. That's both true and incomplete. After 25 years leading technology transactions and building software solutions, I've concluded that the most powerful transformation happens not when...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Lawyers Continue to Get in Hot Water for Citing AI Hallucinated Cases

We have previously outlined several cases where lawyers have been sanctioned by courts for citing fake cases generated by artificial intelligence (AI), also known as “hallucinations.”...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Chambers Guidance: Using AI Large Language Models (LLMs) Wisely and Ethically

Tomorrow, I’m delivering a talk to the Texas Second Court of Appeals (Fort Worth), joined by my friend, Lynne Liberato of Houston. We will address LLM use in chambers and in support of appellate practice, where Lynne is a...more

Epiq

How AI and eDiscovery Tools Enable Internal Investigations

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As AI continues to equip legal teams to enhance operations, gone are the days when internal investigations require extensive manual effort to address misconduct effectively. AI tools enable compliance teams to uncover...more

Williams Mullen

PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Gag Clause Prohibitions

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On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt discusses prohibitive gag clauses under the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA). While intended to promote transparency, not all gag clauses are...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Culture as catalyst: What our poll reveals about innovation in legal functions

As part of our commitment to advancing innovation in legal services, we recently asked our network: What do you believe are the most critical enablers of innovation within a legal function? The results were both revealing and...more

Nextpoint, Inc.

Key Discovery Points: Petty Finger Pointing Over Search Terms Results in Wasted Time

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In this Key Discovery Points video, Brett Burney of Nextpoint and Doug Austin of eDiscovery Today discuss key takeaways from Tremblay v. OpenAI, where the court denied plaintiffs’ proposed search terms for a third time. They...more

Hsu Untied (by Richard Hsu)

Hsu Untied interview with Shaalu Mehra, Partner at Foley

An interview with Shaalu Mehra, Partner at Foley by Richard Hsu...more

Hsu Untied (by Richard Hsu)

Hsu Untied interview with David Cohen, General Counsel at Infinite Athlete

An interview with David Cohen, General Counsel at Infinite Athlete by Richard Hsu...more

Hsu Untied (by Richard Hsu)

Hsu Untied interview with Brad Waugh, General Counsel at TP-Link

An interview with Brad Waugh, General Counsel at TP-Link by Richard Hsu...more

JD Supra Perspectives

11 Hurdles Facing Corporate Law Firms in 2025

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John Eix explores key hurdles facing corporate law firms in 2025—challenges that must be addressed to remain relevant, profitable, and resilient in a client-first legal economy....more

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Managing Client Expectations in a Transforming Legal Market

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At the ALA National Conference in Nashville, a timely panel brought together operational leaders to explore the evolving expectations of law firm clients. The session, titled “Evolving Client Expectations,” featured senior...more

Best Era

Excellence or Extinction: Why the Legal Industry's AI Revolution Will Destroy the Middle

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The legal profession stands at the edge of a cliff, and most practitioners are sleepwalking toward it. This isn't about gradual change or market evolution. The legal industry is being rewired in real time by artificial...more

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"It's about providing value in a different way" – Hannah O'Grady on GenAI, governance and innovation in legal services

What does innovation in legal services mean to you? True innovation is about identifying the value we provide to clients and thinking creatively about how we provide that value in a different way that might be better for us...more

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New AI, New Risks: Inside GenAI’s Cybersecurity Dilemma

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Generative artificial intelligence, once the subject of experimental labs and speculative fiction, is now a central force in digital transformation, and cybersecurity professionals are finding themselves on unfamiliar ground....more

Hsu Untied (by Richard Hsu)

Hsu Untied interview with Bobby Earles, Partner at Cooley

An interview with Bobby Earles, Partner at Cooley by Richard Hsu...more

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