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What Is the Best Invoice Software for Lawyers?

Practice Panther

Legal tech is booming, and billing software is riding the wave with the whole industry taking note. In fact, according to Statista , most legal professionals understand that legal tech is only going to become more important in the coming years. One area that benefits greatly from this tech advancement is billing. Law firms lose time (and money) every day to clunky spreadsheets, unclear invoices, and late payments.

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Gavel Says Its New AI Assistant, Gavel Exec, Performs At Senior-Level Capacity for Small Law Firms

Law Sites

Document automation company Gavel today released Gavel Exec, an AI assistant embedded in Microsoft Word that it says can perform at a senior-level capacity for small law firms.

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Legal Compensation Strategies: From Market Analysis to Fair Pay Practices

Attorney at Work

Camille Stell | Compensation is one of the most powerful levers a firm has to shape behavior, reward success and signal its values. The post Legal Compensation Strategies: From Market Analysis to Fair Pay Practices appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Missouri DCI Estimates High Uninsured Rates in St. Louis Amidst Tornado Recovery

Insurance Journal

The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance released preliminary uninsured estimates for properties in the St. Louis in response to the F3 tornado that struck the region on Friday, May 16.

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Prep with Purpose: How to Build Better Trial Binders

Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

Get ready to master the art and science of trial preparation organization that top attorneys rely on in this exclusive webinar! Attorney and law professor, Joe Stephens, J.D., will walk through proven systems for creating comprehensive trial notebooks and binders that transform scattered case materials into a powerful command center. Learning Objectives: Strategic Organization 📊 Learn the essential sections every trial notebook needs and how to structure them for maximum clarity and acce

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Other Barks & Bites for Friday, May 23: TTAB Properly Applies Lexmark’s Zone-of-Interests Test; PTAB Reversed on Claim Construction of X-Ray Patent; and ALI Members Approve Copyright Restatement

IP Watchdog

This week in Other Barks & Bites: Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi unveils an electric SUV to rival Teslas Model Y; the Federal Circuit affirms the Trademark Trial and Appeal Boards dismissal of opposition proceedings under Lexmarks zone-of-interests tests, but reverses the Patent Trial and Appeal Boards finding of no patent invalidity over the erroneous construction of claim terms; the Federal Trade Commission renews its campaign to remove drug delivery device patent listings from the Orang

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‘The Questions Here Are Hard’: Judge Explains Postponement of Trial In Thomson Reuters-Ross Litigation

Law Sites

The judge presiding over the long-running copyright litigation between Thomson Reuters and Ross Intelligence today issued a memorandum opinion explaining his April 10 issuance of an 11th-hour order postponing the scheduled trial to allow Ross to file an interlocutory appeal of the judges partial grant of summary judgment.

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Dangerous-Dog Owners in Florida Must Now Get $100,000 in Liability Insurance

Insurance Journal

Owners of dangerous dogs in Florida will soon have to secure at least $100,000 in liability insurance coverage after the governor signed House Bill 593 into law this week.

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FTC Renews Campaign to Remove ‘Junk’ Inhaler and Device Patents from Orange Book Listings

IP Watchdog

Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent a series of seven warning letters to several pharmaceutical companies renewing the agencys challenge to dozens of patent listings in the U.S. Food & Drug Administrations (FDA) Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations, also known as the Orange Book. The FTCs redoubled effort to improve consumer access to generic drugs by removing patent listings from the FDAs list of approved New Drug Applications (NDAs), which continu

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LawNext: Lawyer and Serial Legal Entrepreneur Monica Zent on Building the Future of Legal Services

Law Sites

Monica Zent is a true pioneer in legal innovation and entrepreneurship. She is the founder of ZentLaw, an award-winning alternative legal services provider that broke the traditional law firm mold when she founded it in 2002.

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Legal Minds Under Pressure: Top 5 Ways Lawyers Are Using Mental Health Tech in 2025

Attorney at Work

Jamie Spannhake | Your legal mind is your most valuable asset. Use these tools to keep it sharp, steady and calm. The post Legal Minds Under Pressure: Top 5 Ways Lawyers Are Using Mental Health Tech in 2025 appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Leverage Trellis Court Data To Identify More Investment Opportunities

Finance teams find Trellis to be particularly effective in conducting comprehensive due diligence on both individuals and businesses. With our court data solution, financial experts can access critical litigation insights, making it an invaluable resource for informed decision-making in the financial sector.

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AIG Settles Lawsuit Against E&S Rival Dellwood and Former Employees

Insurance Journal

Global insurer American International Group (AIG) has reached an out of court settlement of its legal dispute with the excess and surplus insurance firm Dellwood that was started by former AIG executives.

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Another Text Message String Case

E-Discovery LLC

Marris Hoffee [1] and Michael Berman Milne v. ProAll Intl. Mfg., Inc., 2025 WL 1374125 (C.D. Cal. May 12, 2025), addresses the relationship between ESI Protocols and production of text message strings. The Milne court denied a motion to compel further responses to requests for production. The court recited the general principles governing discovery and requests for production.

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How It Works: My 15 Minute Demo with EvenUp

Law Sites

In the latest installment of our How It Works series, we explore EvenUp, a legal technology company leveraging AI to transform personal injury law. This 15-minute product demo focuses on a few of EvenUp’s just-released features, including their AI Drafts Suite, Smart Workflows, and the Medical Bills Summary.

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Deep Dive Recap: Get Paid During Intake

Lawmatics

Chasing down payments? Not exactly the dream when you started your law firm. Whether its prospects who never paid their consultation fee or leads dragging their feet on a retainer, the early stages of client onboarding can get bogged down fast. And when payment isnt built into your intake process, it usually falls on someones shoulders to follow up, again and again.

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The Tech-Savvy Paralegals Playbook: How To Leverage AI

Speaker: Allison Mears, Adela Wekselblatt, and George Socha

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry, and paralegals are at the forefront of this transformation. As AI becomes more integrated into legal workflows, paralegals can streamline their daily tasks, enhance efficiency, and add greater value to their firms and organizations. But what exactly does AI mean for paralegals today—and how can you leverage it to your advantage?

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Underwriters of the Future Are Constant Partners With Agents, Carrier Exec Says

Insurance Journal

The future of underwriting will be built on closer relationships between carriers and insurance agents, with carriers working hand-in-hand with agencies to maximize profits from books of business.

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New Jersey Decision Permits Geofence Warrants Upon a Proper Predicate

E-Discovery LLC

In NJ Court Rules Police Geofence Warrants Are Constitutional (Bloomberg Law May 20, 2025), Alex Ebert reported that a New Jersey intermediate appellate court upheld a geofence warrant, within specified limits. Discussing those limits, Mr. Ebert wrote: That framework allows for a big funnel at the beginning of the process, and only requires police to have specificity when seeking to strip anonymity in the data from providers further in the process.

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At Its Momentum Conference in Dallas, Aderant Launches Next-Gen Cloud Financial Applications Aimed At Transforming Law Firm Operations

Law Sites

At its Momentum Global conference in Dallas today, legal technology company Aderant unveiled four new cloud-based financial management applications, marking a significant expansion of the company’s AI-powered offerings for law firms.

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ITC Asks Federal Circuit to Redo Lashify Ruling on Domestic Industry Interpretation

IP Watchdog

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) filed a combined petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc on Wednesday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), arguing that the courts March precedential decision vacating a Commission determination on the economic prong of the domestic industry requirement overlooks the cardinal rule that statutory language must be read in context.

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Smarter Patent Family Research: The Tools And Tactics You Need Now

Speaker: Andrew Klein

Are there mysteries lurking in your family tree? 🕵 No, not a long-lost half-brother - I'm talking about a patent family tree! IP paralegals need fast and easy ways to verify and report on essential data about foreign equivalents of US assets. Join us to master the global scope of key assets to support prosecution, portfolio management, litigation, licensing, competitive monitoring and more!

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People Moves: Willis Promotes Williamson as Canada Leader; HDI Global Taps RSA’s McDowell as Sales & Distribution Lead for International Programs and Captives

Insurance Journal

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis in Canada and HDI Global in London. A summary of these new hires follows here.

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“Apex” Depositions of High Government Officials Under the “Morgan” Doctrine

E-Discovery LLC

Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. Lambert , __ Md. App. __, 2025 WL 1291491 (Appl. Ct. Md. May 5, 2025), addressed the important issue of apex depositions in the governmental context. Plaintiffs, a parent and a school-age minor, in a personal injury claim against a school system sought the depositions of nine high-ranking government employees.

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The Unbearable Darkness of Jail

The Marshall Project

Jails in St. Louis, Cleveland and Jackson, Mississippi, dont provide direct access to sunlight and fresh air even when their own policies require it.

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SAG-AFTRA Says Fortnite’s Use of AI Instead of Actors Is Unfair

IP Watchdog

The union that represents U.S. actors, journalists and other artists has filed an Unfair Labor Practices complaint against the production company for the popular interactive video game, Fortnite. The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), filed the complaint against Llama Productions, which is wholly owned by Epic Games, Inc., charging that the games use of artificial intelligence (AI) to recreate the voice of deceased actor James Earl Jones as Dar

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Fresh Out of School: How to Become an Expert Paralegal

Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

The difference between a paralegal and an exceptional paralegal isn't just competence—it's the bold initiative to anticipate needs, master hidden firm dynamics, and transform challenges into opportunities that showcase your indispensable value. Join this webinar with attorney Joe Stephens to get an insider's perspective into how you can become a strategic asset to your practice!

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Hack of Contractor Was at Root of Massive Federal Data Breach

Insurance Journal

A software company that handles sensitive data for nearly every US federal agency was the victim of a cyber breach earlier this year due to a “major lapse” in security measures, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg News.

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Court Recommends Denial of Rule 37(e)(2) Motion, While Providing Guidance Under Rule 37(e)(1)

E-Discovery LLC

In Cooper v. Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., 2025 WL 1416943 (D. Md. May16, 2025)(Coulson, J.), the Court did justice and partially rescued a party that overreached by moving for sanctions under Rule 37(e)(2) while not making an alternative, belts and suspenders request under Rule 37(e)(1). Defendants moved for game ending sanctions under Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(e)(2); however, the United States Magistrate Judge recommended that the motion be denied.

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Five Years After George Floyd’s Murder, Police Reforms Are Being Rolled Back

The Marshall Project

As reforms stall in some states, the U.S. Supreme Court just made it easier for police to be sued and perhaps easier for police to defend themselves.

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CAFC Sheds Light on Trademark Doctrine of Foreign Equivalents Analysis

IP Watchdog

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Wednesday in a precedential decision affirmed a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) decision finding that the mark VETEMENTS for clothing items is generic and merely descriptive without acquired distinctiveness under the doctrine of foreign equivalents.

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AI for Paralegals: Everything You Need to Know (and How to Use It Safely)

Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

Ready to cut through the AI hype and learn exactly how to use these tools in your legal work? Join this webinar to get practical guidance from attorney and AI legal expert, Joe Stephens, who understands what really matters for legal professionals! What You'll Learn: Evaluate AI Tools Like a Pro 🔍 Learn which tools are worth your time and how to spot potential security and ethics risks before they become problems.

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Senate Will Try to Block California Vehicle Standards That Would Phase Out Gas-Powered Cars

Insurance Journal

The U.S. Senate will move this week to block California from enforcing a series of vehicle emissions standards that are tougher than the federal government’s, including first-in-the-nation rules phasing out the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.

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Pro Se Renewed Motion for Sanctions is Denied

E-Discovery LLC

In Adams-Devonish v. KEHE Distributors , 2025 WL 1413282 (D. Md. May 15, 2025)(Aslan, J.), a pro se plaintiff sued for alleged discrimination. Plaintiffs renewed motion for sanctions was denied for several reasons. First , the Court declined to entertain a repetitive motion. It wrote: The Court has ordered production of the redacted materials, which has been completed and, as the pending motion and exhibits thereto make clear, Mr.

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Love Beyond Bars: Larry and Gloria

The Marshall Project

Larry Moses and Gloria Armour first dated in their 20s. The New Orleans duo reunited in their 60s, after Moses was wrongfully imprisoned for 29 years.

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Woodward is Seeking a Patent Agent

IP Watchdog

Woodward is seeking a detail-oriented and collaborative corporate patent agent to join its legal team. This role plays a critical part in protecting the company's innovations by drafting, filing, and managing patent applications in close coordination with its engineers, inventors, and legal professionals. The ideal candidate will combine technical knowledge, legal insight, and exceptional analytical skills to support and advance Woodward's intellectual property strategy.

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Trellis Launches Trellis AI to Streamline Trial Court Litigation

Trellis AI leverages the largest repository of state trial court data to help litigators evaluate cases, automate brief drafting, suggest winning strategies, and more. Key components: Draft Arguments — Uses similar/successful motions in the Trellis database to generate arguments/citations for your motions seeking dismissal, summary judgment, etc. Case Assessment — Predict the likely outcomes of a case at any stage to help you decide to accept it, guide motion practice, make settlement offers, an