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National Association of Realtors Heading to Court Again as Antitrust Suit Is Refiled

Practice of Law

was the undisputed royalty of the real estate world, overseeing the buying and selling of homes and properties in the United States. a company co-founded by reality TV star and "celebrity" real estate agent Mauricio Umansky, had withdrawn a suit while a settlement for commission-fixing was decided. One of the N.A.R.'s

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What If I Don’t Want to Litigate? Law Degree Alternatives: Exploring Unconventional Career Paths

The Barrister

While many law graduates do indeed follow the path of practicing lawyers, the training and knowledge acquired during law school can lead to a wide range of non-traditional career opportunities, such as roles in public policy, legal technology, or social advocacy. Nneoma Uche & Brenna Swanston, What is real estate law?

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Lot of sneaky buggers out in cyberland

Legal Research is Easy

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. Criminals used AI technology to clone CEO Assaf Rappaport's voice and then sent voicemails to dozens of employees asking them for their credentials.

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Lawyering Ethically in a Time of Uncertainty

Joseph, Hollander & Craft

Comment 8 to the rule explains: To maintain the requisite knowledge and skill, a lawyer should keep abreast of changes in the law and its practice, including the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology, engage in continuing study and education, and comply with all continuing legal education requirements to which the lawyer is subject.

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Old Flames

Securities Docket

Blockchain technology, given its early stage and potential for transforming the way our financial system and perhaps other systems work, is ripe for experimentation. The SEC’s Crypto Task Force has received written comment on the issue of sandboxes.

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Five Phases of Technological Adoption

Joseph, Hollander & Craft

FEATURE ARTICLE: Five Phases of Technological Adoption 1 Author: Professor Michael H. There are five phases to every technological adoption. That means no technology can become transformative without causing disruption — upheaval to “the usual order.”

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Legal Ethics & Malpractice Reporter, Vol. 6, No. 6

Joseph, Hollander & Craft

Our CLEs on legal technology routinely have high participation and result in some of the most engaging questions and discourse. Our CLEs on legal technology routinely have high participation and result in some of the most engaging questions and discourse. Morison, Men, Machines, and Modern Times (50th Anniversary ed. 477R (2017).