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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruption for businesses and individuals around the globe. Our content focuses on its impact on the legal industry, including law firms, the court system, in-house counsel, tech companies and law schools.
By Phillip Bantz | September 15, 2020
"We see that people in law firms are fighting for the billable hour and it may be higher hourly rate lawyers who are grabbing those hours as opposed to lower rates, so we're watching that as well," said Quovant president Michael Sheridan.
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By Robert Storace | September 15, 2020
Some Connecticut defense attorneys are livid on how criminal proceedings are held. They say it's unfair that defense attorneys and their clients have to be in court in person, while judges and prosecutors and clerks can appear virtually.
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By Anthony E. Davis and Janis M. Meyer | September 15, 2020
In their Professional Responsibility column, Anthony E. Davis and Janis M. Meyer discuss two recent ethics opinions from the New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics addressed the duties of lawyers with respect to the Retention And Disposition Of Lawyer's Closed Files (Opinion 1192, issued in June) and the Disposition Of Wills (Opinion 1182, issued in January), which we previously addressed in March.
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By Victoria Hudgins | September 15, 2020
Consumer-facing legal platforms say the growing demand for their services isn't a loss for attorneys. In fact, recent state developments may actually make lawyer and tech partnerships more likely.
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By Jerry P. Brodsky | September 15, 2020
Regional maps of Latin America with COVID-19-related information show a multi-colored tapestry reflecting different impacts from the pandemic and conditions in different countries, not unlike the multiple colors on maps of the United States used to reflect COVID-19-related conditions in various states and regions.
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By David Gialanella | September 15, 2020
"Attorneys and clients have now become accustomed to meetings by teleconference," says Katerin Traugh, executive director of Scarinci Hollenbeck. "While this was happening to some degree in the past, it was never entirely accepted by lawyers and clients. That has changed forever, and teleconferencing is here to stay."
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By Ross Todd | September 15, 2020
"Even if you were to say, we're not going to do it on Zoom, we're going to do it in person, it's still not going to be the way you thought it was or the way it used to be."
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By Ross Todd | September 15, 2020
"Even if you were to say, we're not going to do it on Zoom, we're going to do it in person, it's still not going to be the way you thought it was or the way it used to be."
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By Erica Silverman | September 15, 2020
Firms including Blank Rome and Greenberg Traurig have developed apps in-house to make returning to the office safer.
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By Ryan Tarinelli | September 14, 2020
As New York continues to navigate the coronavirus pandemic, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore reported Monday that the state court system is moving forward with more jury trials.
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