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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. Example 2: In 2019 at a mid-sized real estate law firm in Texas, an employee clicked a phishing email that led to credential harvesting. Another key feature of the library in which I worked was that it was not sound-proof.

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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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My Clear Add-On Winner for Workplace Efficiency

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Just as you might lay out a project on your desk, expanding the on-screen space on your desktop provides more real estate to focus on the webpages, documents and platforms that enable you to do your job successfully. Spread It Out, More. We call it a desktop for a reason. 1-2-3 Dual Monitors Setup.

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The Future of Legal Technology

Lawmatics

Some key trends and developments in the legal tech industry include: 1 Automation and AI Legal tech companies increasingly incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to streamline repetitive tasks, such as document review, contract analysis, and legal research.

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Get Focused

Legal Research is Easy

Seems student has not quite thought out what they want to write about since, when I asked what they wanted to write about, student said: Real Estate. The problem with this is that "Real Estate" (i.e. I mean, there are hundreds of avenues that can be taken when examining Real Estate.

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6 Tips For Hiring a Paralegal

Practice Panther

Paralegals act as support staff to assist lawyers in a firm with tasks like client communication , drafting letters and memos, conducting legal research , and more. Specialists : Offer focused assistance and legal support in niche areas, providing expertise in specific legal fields.

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ABA Survey: Mobile Lawyer Trends in 2021

MyCase

When it comes to working from home, understanding how lawyers conduct legal research remotely and which tools they use is a great place to start. According to the ABA Report, 90% of lawyers sometimes use laptops to conduct legal research while away from the office.