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In the legal profession, planning for an appeal often begins as early as drafting the first complaint or answer in the initial suit ' and sometimes even before that. Because time is always of the essence in the judicial system, the ability to quickly move case information into a digital workflow is critical to maximizing the analysis time for each matter. Surprisingly, in this predominantly electronic business age, a majority of attorneys and judges are still behind the information technology curve. These legal professionals are drowning in a sea of tedious, costly and error-prone manual processes for creating, collecting and organizing case data.
Over the last decade, legal organizations have begun to reap the benefits of using computerized practice management systems. The only remaining drawback is document creation manually via hand typing. This process is painful (literally) and costly for highly paid legal professionals. Most people type at about 40 words per minute, but speak three or four times as fast. As a result, typing speed is usually a productivity bottleneck for anyone other than professional typists. Outsourcing this task to a transcriptionist may seem like the perfect solution. However, a traditional transcription workflow presents its own problems, including lengthy information turnaround time and added overhead expense. Last year, legal organizations spent over $5 billion for manual transcription services. On average, a single attorney or judge spends upwards of $20,000 per year to digitize case information. In times like these, reducing costs, unnecessary errors and providing better service to clients can be the key to your organization's success and profitability.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Beach Boys Songs Written Decades Ago Triggered Current Quarrel With Lawyers
There's current litigation in the ongoing Beach Boys litigation saga. A lawsuit filed in 2019 against Nevada residents Mike Love and his wife Jacquelyne in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada that alleges inaccurate payment by the Loves under the retainer agreement and seeks $84.5 million in damages.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?