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The 30 Largest Law Firms In Europe (2024)
Because size matters in the legal profession. Which are the largest law firms in the EU? You may be surprised by how many are U.S.-based. The post The 30 Largest Law Firms In Europe (2024) appeared first on Above the Law.(Photo by EyesWideOpen/Getty Images)There are...
Conquering Conferences: Enjoying Small Victories
It's the small steps and the individual moments that create the most memorable experiences. The post Conquering Conferences: Enjoying Small Victories appeared first on Above the Law.Ed. note: This is the latest in a series providing a comprehensive guide to networking...
The Three Principles of Responsible AI Development, and Other Takeaways from the Everlaw Summit
At the Everlaw Summit in San Francisco last week, the annual customer conference of the e-discovery company Everlaw, founder and CEO AJ Shankar delivered a keynote address in which he announced the general availability of three generative AI features the company first...
Recorded Live At #ClioCon: A Deep Dive into the 2024 Clio Legal Trends Report, with Joshua Lenon, Clio’s Lawyer in Residence
At the recent Clio Cloud Conference in Austin, Texas, Clio released its ninth annual Legal Trends Report, a report that uses both survey responses and anonymized data from Clio users to paint a picture of key trends in law practice and legal technology. This year’s...
Attention Legal Tech Startups: Applications Now Open for the 9th Annual Startup Alley and Pitch Competition at ABA TECHSHOW 2025
Ever since Startup Alley first launched in 2017, the pitch competition has helped catapult the success of a long list of legal technology startups and become a seminal event of the American Bar Association’s annual TECHSHOW. I am thrilled to say that the competition...
Trademark Docketing Software Alt Legal Expands Into Paralegal Services with Acquisition of WeberMark
Alt Legal, a company that provides software for automated trademark docketing, is expanding into providing trademark paralegal services through the acquisition of WeberMark. Alt Legal will now offer paralegal services under the brand Alt Legal Assist, to supplement...
How It Works: Demo of CaseMark’s AI-Powered Legal Document Summary Generator
In this week’s episode of our video series How it Works, I received a demonstration of Casemark, a legal document summarizer intended to improve deposition summaries, trial summaries, and more. In the founders’ words: CaseMark has strived to build the “easy button”...
How I Made Public Office: ‘Embrace Action Over Excessive Planning,’ Says Jennifer Sellitti of the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender
"The biggest piece of advice I would give to my younger self is to embrace action over excessive planning. As a natural planner, I have often found myself caught up in analyzing potential outcomes and scenarios, especially in the context of trial work. This hesitation...
‘Unfair Competition’?: Akerman Files Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Against Maryland Nonprofit
"Defendant CASA was given numerous notices of infringement and actual confusion by Plaintiff CASA," Akerman partner Bryan G. Scott alleged in the complaint demanding injunctive relief and damages from the Maryland nonprofit advocacy group. Hi there.The email you...
Keker Secures Defense Win for EDA Software Company Real Intent in Synopsys Copyright Infringement Case
The defense prevailed on a copyright defense of fair use, but the San Jose federal court jury awarded nominal damages of $550,000 to Synopsys on its breach-of-contract claim. Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by...
Personal Branding – For You, Lawyers
Business lawyers – your clients’ products are known by their brands. We’ve written many times about the tools you can use as a company’s attorney to help your clients build value by insightful trademark selection, appropriate trademark use, and successful trademark...
US Fifth Circuit Departs From Sister Courts on Copyright Infringement Damages
Grande Communications asked the Fifth Circuit to modify the damages award to $22,066,446 based on 662 copyright works, versus the 1,403 sound recordings cited in the verdict. Hi there.The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by...