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Legal Education In A Lockdown, with UCLA Law Dean Jennifer Mnookin

The coronavirus crisis has created turmoil for legal education and bar admissions, as law schools have shut down their campuses and states have put off bar exams. One proposal, advocated by , dean of , and , dean of , in , is for states to…

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How One Judge Jury-Rigged An Online Court

As chair of the in Jefferson Parish, La., manages what may be one of the most advanced courts in the country for delivering justice online, and he does it almost entirely with off-the-shelf software he cobbled together himself.  Even before the…

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Managing Legal Matters with Microsoft Teams

As the COVID-19 pandemic has forced legal professionals to work remotely, many are scrambling to find the best tools and technology to help them manage their legal matters and continue to closely collaborate with their colleagues. While many law firms…

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Legal Futurist Richard Susskind on Coronavirus, Courts and the Legal Profession

Ever since the publication of his seminal 1996 book, , has remained the world’s most-recognized and most-respected speaker and author on the future of legal services. But even he could not have foreseen the sudden relevance of his latest book,…

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David Lat on His Brink-of-Death Battle with COVID-19

defied the popular conception of who should be hit with a serious case of COVID-19. Just 44 years old, a two-time marathoner, with a young family and a successful career as a and journalist, and best known as the founder of the blog , he did not fit…

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Episode 69: Using Tech to Manage COVID-19 Legal Issues in Australia

In Australia, as elsewhere, COVID-19 is creating a surge in the demand for legal help, especially among low-income individuals, as people face job losses, evictions, bankruptcy, domestic violence, and end-of-life issues. Further complicating the…

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Episode 68: Litera CEO Avaneesh Marwaha on Growth During A Crisis

Even as the COVID-19 pandemic scrambled any sense of business as usual last week, the document-automation company seemed to stay a step ahead, becoming one of the first major legal technology companies to take , quickly pivoting to develop a lite…

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Episode 67: Clio CEO Jack Newton on His Company’s $1M COVID-19 Relief Fund

On Monday, March 23, the practice management company announced that it was committing $1 million to a to help the legal community successfully navigate the challenges and hurdles brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. “We want to ensure lawyers are…

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Episode 66: How One Law School Prepared for Coronavirus Shutdown

On Thursday, March 12, facing the escalating threat of the coronavirus pandemic, made the decision to close down live classes, send students home, and teach the remainder of the semester online.  As it happened, LawNext host Bob Ambrogi was at…

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Episode 65: PwC’s Global Innovation Leader Vicki Huff Eckert

At ABA TECHSHOW 2020, , U.S. and global new ventures and innovation leader at , was the featured speaker at the Rebels Riot Luncheon, an event honoring the Legal Technology Resource Center’s 2020 Women of Legal Tech and the ABA Journal’s Legal…

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