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Navigating Tribal Law Research: A Short Guide for Washington Attorneys

WA Bar News

STEPHEN In law school, you probably learned how to find both state and federal law in your legal research and writing classes. 7 Or you might represent an insurance company that is sued for breach of contract by a Tribe in Tribal court instead of Washington state court. The research guide suggests several secondary sources.

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Lot of sneaky buggers out in cyberland

Legal Research is Easy

Once upon a time, I was a legal researching God working in a law library. Hackers accessed the attorney’s email and modified wire transfer instructions for a real estate closing, diverting client funds (about $150,000) resulting in a malpractice claim filed which was resolved with cyber insurance payout.

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Word of the Month for May 2025: Earmark

Legal Research is Easy

I suspect, the problem is not so much that money is being spent as much as insuring that the money appropriated for this spending is actually accounted for and spent the way it is intended. Lindsey Graham (RS.C.) I mean, was all of the $14 BILLION dollars really spent directly on T he Big Dig or was some it funneled into people's pockets?

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Westlaw Precision: Next-Generation Legal Research With a Human Touch

Attorney at Work

Thomson Reuters has launched Westlaw Precision, its most dramatic update to the Westlaw research platform since Westlaw Edge in 2018. For this new version, Westlaw tackled the underlying issues that slow down legal research — namely lack of precision in search results, which leads to extra hours reviewing cases that aren’t relevant.

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The Five Most Momentous Legal Tech Fails

Law Sites

ROSS was ahead of its time in striving to use artificial intelligence to empower legal research. But the outlook for ROSS changed almost overnight when it was sued by Thomson Reuters in 2020 on allegations that it surreptitiously stole content from Westlaw to build its own competing legal research product.

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The Future of Law Firms: How Legal Tech Is Modernizing Traditional Practice

Attorney at Work

There may also be serious liability insurance implications. Legal technology programs aren’t one-size-fits-all. Are outdated or slow methods being used for legal research? How to Know What Tech Works for You. Many, in fact, target specific practice pain points. What digital security measures is your firm using now?

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The Legal Singularity and the Future of Legal Research – Benjamin Alarie and Abdi Aidid (TGIR Ep. 193)

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

He became interested in the future of legal education and how artificial intelligence will affect the profession, which led him to co-found Blue J , a legal technology company in Toronto. On the other hand, Abdi Aidid practiced as a commercial litigator in New York before becoming the Vice President of Legal Research at Blue J.