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Understanding Juror Demographics: A Data Analysis Guide

Jury Analyst

Jury selection isnt just about demographics anymore. Heres what matters most: Key Insights : Studies show diverse juries make fairer decisions. For instance, all-white juries convict Black defendants 81% of the time versus 66% for white defendants; adding a single Black juror levels conviction rates at approximately 7677%.

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7 Tips to Navigate Social Media Ethics for Lawyers

Practice Panther

Advertise Wisely and Transparently Advertising your legal services on social media can effectively reach potential clients, but it requires adherence to ethical guidelines. mandates that any communication about your services must be truthful and not misleading. ABA Rule 7.1 ABA Rule 3.5(b)

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Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges: Tackling Racial Bias in Law with LexisNexis Fellows 2023 (TGIR Ep. 231)

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

They discuss the goal of the fellowship program and the projects undertaken by the fellows , including technology solutions to alleviate racial bias in jury selection and law clinic support tools to combat systemic racism in the legal system. So sometimes the resources are human. Greg Lambert 15:12 Thank you.

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Competence and the Lawyer’s Use of GenAI: ABA formal opinion 512

Joseph, Hollander & Craft

For instance, the opinion includes cases in which lawyers use AI for jury selection. and Formal Opinion 93-379 : GAI tools may provide lawyers with a faster and more efficient way to render legal services to their clients, but lawyers who bill clients an hourly rate for time spent on a matter must bill for their actual time.