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Inspire 2025 Recap: Powering the Intelligent Legal Platform

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Every October and November, we gather for Inspire — our annual celebration of customers, partners, and innovation. This year, in Phoenix, London, and Melbourne, the energy was unmistakable. The legal industry is changing...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Podcast - Allergic to Courtrooms

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In this episode of "The Trial Lawyer's Handbook," litigation attorney Dan Small looks back on his experience prosecuting the notorious New England mob boss Raymond Patriarca — or lack thereof. As a 73-year-old man who had...more

Poston Communications

PR: Essential Reading for Change Management Leaders

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Leading organizational change requires more than instinct. It demands frameworks, insight and the wisdom that comes from understanding both the mechanics of transformation and the human experience at its center....more

Copo Strategies + Law Firm Editorial Service

How NOT to Write a “Year in Review” Thought Leadership Article

If you want to write a Year in Review thought leadership article that builds your authority, avoid doing these five things. Each year, as November turns into December and December turns into January, attorneys who serve...more

U.S. Legal Support

What is an Errata Sheet?

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Your batch of chocolate chip cookies won’t turn out very good if you think someone is telling you to add flower instead of flour. Homonyms—words that sound or look the same but have different meanings—can cause trouble when...more

DLA Piper

Should An AI System Be Treated Like A Trainee Lawyer Or Paralegal?

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Yes – our view is that, in the context of privilege, AI Systems should be treated like a “subordinate” of the lawyer, much like a trainee solicitor, pupil barrister, or paralegal working under the “direction and supervision”...more

The Modern Firm

Should I Hire a Law Firm Marketing Agency or In-House Marketing Professional?

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For most law firms, it’s not a question of whether to market their services, but how. Law firm marketing is a necessary investment, especially in crowded markets and competitive practice areas. But most firms, especially...more

JD Supra Perspectives

Questions Every Law Firm Leader Should Be Asking To Find Opportunity & Support Growth

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Mike Mellor shares a comprehensive checklist of questions which, when accompanied by relevant statistics and explanations, offer a focused guide for uncovering opportunity and driving sustainable growth within your firm....more

Society54

Leading with Heart: Lessons from Loss and a Challenge for 2026

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2025 has been a year of profound personal reflection. January started with a devastating jolt as the Pacific Palisades fires swept across my childhood home, erasing happy memories in its wake, like bicycling with my twin...more

Cimplifi

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad AI Wolf? Reflections from NAMWOLF’s Annual Conference

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I recently had the privilege of moderating a dynamic panel at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) Annual Meeting: “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad AI Wolf?”...more

Best Era

Your Bonus Check Is Your Escape Hatch: Why 2026 Is the Year to Start Your Own Firm

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December is here. Bonuses hit bank accounts. And thousands of lawyers are doing the same math they do every year: Is this enough to keep me here? Here is the truth most BigLaw partners will never tell you: The barriers to...more

9Sail

Six Legal Marketing Trends Law Firms Must Get Ahead Of in 2026

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The firms that will dominate client acquisition in 2026 are making fundamentally different strategic moves than their competitors. Will your firm lead the transition or chase after it?...more

Best Era

[Webinar] What you need to know about AI as a paralegal in 2026 - December 18th, 3:00 pm EST

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Register for Our Upcoming Webinar - Join us for a webinar on what paralegals need to know about AI to prepare for 2026. Learn from industry experts and get your questions answered. Register now to secure your spot!...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Resource: 2026 Combined Congressional Calendar

To help you plan ahead, Shumaker Advisors has compiled a 2026 U.S. Congressional calendar, highlighting when the Senate and House of Representatives are in session. These dates cover committee activity, floor weeks, and...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Finding an Expert Witness (Part 2): Best Practices for Choosing the Best Candidate

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Once you’ve done the mental legwork and have candidates to consider as an expert witness, how do you choose the best one? Several considerations may influence your final choice. Verifying licensure, education, and employment...more

TransPerfect Legal

Redefining Your Value in the Age of Legal AI

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Before We Begin… By the end of this piece, you’ll understand why AI rattles even the smartest people in our profession, why that fear says nothing about your intelligence, and how one small action—today—will turn...more

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani

New York Expands Use of Affirmations: A Win for Efficiency in Modern Law Practice

On November 21, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a measure that quietly but powerfully reshapes civil practice in New York. The amendment to CPLR Rule 2106 allows any person, wherever they may be, to affirm the...more

TransPerfect Legal

Digital Strangers in Litigation: Does Sharing with AI Breach Privilege?

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way lawyers work. For litigators, the attraction is clear: faster review, sharper analysis and definitive cost saving. Yet with these opportunities come a sharper risk – that...more

Cornerstone Research

5 Questions with David Card: Quantifying Complexity in Labor, Employment, and Higher Education

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We interview Nobel Laureate David Card, professor at the University of California, Berkeley, to gain his perspectives on analyzing alleged discrimination in pay and promotions, evaluating complex university admissions...more

Cimplifi

Taming Modern Data Challenges: Preservation Challenges and Best Practices for Linked Documents

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Many legal professionals talk about the challenge of collecting linked documents, but there are historical preservation challenges as well. Preserving linked documents may require ensuring that the content remains unchanged...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

[Webinar] Presentation of the 2025 Winner of the GO Spirit Award - December 16th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

Founded in 2021, the Gayle O’Connor Spirit Award celebrates e-discovery and legal technology community members whose singular energy, enthusiasm, and verve echo the spirit of the late Gayle O'Connor (1956-2020). The GO Spirit...more

Copo Strategies + Law Firm Editorial Service

These are the five ways thought leadership is a real-time positioning tool for your personal brand

In this video, Wayne Pollock (Founder of Copo Strategies and the Law Firm Editorial Service) explains five ways that your thought leadership can help you position yourself in the way you want to be seen by your target...more

IR Global

The 8-Figure Blindspot: Why Your Greatest Strength Becomes Your Ceiling

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There’s a moment every ambitious founder eventually faces—one that separates the leaders who rise from seven figures into eight … and those who stall out despite their brilliance....more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Illumination Zone: Episode 218 | Nate Latessa of HaystackID sits down with Mary Mack and Holley Robinson

In this episode, the thirty-fifth in a series, Nate Latessa, Chief Revenue Officer and Vice President of Advisory Services for EDRM Trusted Partner HaystackID, sits down with EDRM’s Mary Mack and Holley Robinson to update us...more

J.S. Held

AI as IP™: A Framework for Boards, Executives, and Investors

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This article is the second installment in our three-part series, Artificial Intelligence as Intellectual Property or “AI as IP™”, which explores how artificial intelligence assets should be treated as a form of intellectual...more

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