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Bridgeway Software, Inc. has added two new e-invoicing services to enhance its eCounsel product. These new Bridgeway services offer the choice of using either secure Web transport or flexible and simple e-mail to receive invoices. Both eCounsel Cost Management services enable corporate legal departments to receive invoices electronically from law firms directly into eCounsel, reducing processing time and eliminating manual data entry. Bridgeway's Web e-invoicing solution occurs as the result of a strategic partnership between Bridgeway and Tripoint Systems Development Corporation. Bridgeway will offer DirectInvoice, tightly integrated with eCounsel, as its premier Web e-invoicing service to enhance its cost management solution. This option not only provides a secure and comprehensive system to track and manage legal invoices, but also enhances eCounsel's capabilities in workflow approval, invoice auditing, data analysis and AP integration. For more information, please visit http://www.bridge-way.com/.
Client Profiles has announced the release of a completely redesigned scanning interface for its Case and Financial Management systems, available for current subscribers as a patch to Version 6. The new imaging system allows users to scan and profile documents for multiple matters, collaborate on scanned documents using the new 'scanned document review workflow process,' and export multiple individual scanned pages into a single multi-page .TIF document.
In a separate announcement, Client Profiles has also released Client Profiles LITE for small or specialty 'boutique' practices, utilizing Microsoft Developer Edition (MSDE) technology as their database server. Client Profiles LITE comes ready to use on a CD configured with pre-designed legal practice areas and Client Profiles' Financial System ' all of the features and functionality of the MS SQL 2000 database system without the added hardware and server requirements or costs. The product is suitable for law firms that do not require more than 10 simultaneous users of its case and financial management system. For more information, please visit http://www.clientprofiles.com/.
Compulit has announced that it has become a Preferred Solutions Provider with Verdict Systems, LLC. This partnership will integrate Compulit's litigation support services, electronic discovery, imaging, coding and online Compulit.Net document repository with Verdict Systems' Sanction. Sanction is a totally integrated, Windows-style document management and digital trial presentation system. For further information, please visit http://www.compulit.com/ or http://www.verdictsystems.com/.
Martindale-Hubbell has acquired eAttorney, a recruiting relationship management company that connects law students, attorneys, law schools and law firms. The acquisition of eAttorney will allow Martindale-Hubbell, a part of the LexisNexis Group, to extend its business into legal recruiting. For more information, please visit http://www.martindale.com/.
RealLegal, LLC has announced the release of RealLegal Binder 6.0, its transcript and exhibit management software. Enhancements include Optical Character Recognition (OCR) ' enabling users to word search scanned documents, exhibits and images ' and the Document Annotator tool. These two features in RealLegal Binder
6.0 make transcripts and documents equally manageable from a single interface. The OCR engine available with RealLegal Binder 6.0 is powered by the integration of ABBYY Optical Character Recognition technology. The Document Annotator tool enables attorneys and paralegals to apply a color-coded issue and note directly to a scanned document in evidence. As with transcript annotations, the document annotation appears in reports, digests and case summaries. For more information please visit http://www.reallegal.com/ or http://www.abbbyyusa.com/.
West has announced a new version of West kmT, the company's knowledge management service. According to the company, West km 2.0 is the first knowledge management system in any industry to fully automate the analyzing and indexing of documents to a universally accepted classification system, substantially improving the accuracy of research retrieval. West km 2.0 uses West's proprietary CaRE (Categorization and Routing Engine) technology to classify law firm documents, such as briefs, memoranda and depositions, to the 10,000 legal topics of the KeySearch hierarchy. The ability to categorize to an existing and proven taxonomy means that law firm documents can be indexed consistently to the same system that has been used to organize the universe of legal information resources for more than 125 years. To help technologists, legal professionals and the public better understand the underlying technologies underlying CaRE, West has released West km 2.0, Classifying Document Collections with CaRE, a white paper written by Daniel Dabney, Peter Jackson and Kingsley Martin. Also available is A Brief Practical Introduction to Taxonomies. These white papers can be found at http://west.thomson.com/westkm.
Bridgeway Software, Inc. has added two new e-invoicing services to enhance its eCounsel product. These new Bridgeway services offer the choice of using either secure Web transport or flexible and simple e-mail to receive invoices. Both eCounsel Cost Management services enable corporate legal departments to receive invoices electronically from law firms directly into eCounsel, reducing processing time and eliminating manual data entry. Bridgeway's Web e-invoicing solution occurs as the result of a strategic partnership between Bridgeway and Tripoint Systems Development Corporation. Bridgeway will offer DirectInvoice, tightly integrated with eCounsel, as its premier Web e-invoicing service to enhance its cost management solution. This option not only provides a secure and comprehensive system to track and manage legal invoices, but also enhances eCounsel's capabilities in workflow approval, invoice auditing, data analysis and AP integration. For more information, please visit http://www.bridge-way.com/.
Client Profiles has announced the release of a completely redesigned scanning interface for its Case and Financial Management systems, available for current subscribers as a patch to Version 6. The new imaging system allows users to scan and profile documents for multiple matters, collaborate on scanned documents using the new 'scanned document review workflow process,' and export multiple individual scanned pages into a single multi-page .TIF document.
In a separate announcement, Client Profiles has also released Client Profiles LITE for small or specialty 'boutique' practices, utilizing
Compulit has announced that it has become a Preferred Solutions Provider with Verdict Systems, LLC. This partnership will integrate Compulit's litigation support services, electronic discovery, imaging, coding and online Compulit.Net document repository with Verdict Systems' Sanction. Sanction is a totally integrated, Windows-style document management and digital trial presentation system. For further information, please visit http://www.compulit.com/ or http://www.verdictsystems.com/.
Martindale-Hubbell has acquired eAttorney, a recruiting relationship management company that connects law students, attorneys, law schools and law firms. The acquisition of eAttorney will allow Martindale-Hubbell, a part of the
RealLegal, LLC has announced the release of RealLegal Binder 6.0, its transcript and exhibit management software. Enhancements include Optical Character Recognition (OCR) ' enabling users to word search scanned documents, exhibits and images ' and the Document Annotator tool. These two features in RealLegal Binder
6.0 make transcripts and documents equally manageable from a single interface. The OCR engine available with RealLegal Binder 6.0 is powered by the integration of ABBYY Optical Character Recognition technology. The Document Annotator tool enables attorneys and paralegals to apply a color-coded issue and note directly to a scanned document in evidence. As with transcript annotations, the document annotation appears in reports, digests and case summaries. For more information please visit http://www.reallegal.com/ or http://www.abbbyyusa.com/.
West has announced a new version of West kmT, the company's knowledge management service. According to the company, West km 2.0 is the first knowledge management system in any industry to fully automate the analyzing and indexing of documents to a universally accepted classification system, substantially improving the accuracy of research retrieval. West km 2.0 uses West's proprietary CaRE (Categorization and Routing Engine) technology to classify law firm documents, such as briefs, memoranda and depositions, to the 10,000 legal topics of the KeySearch hierarchy. The ability to categorize to an existing and proven taxonomy means that law firm documents can be indexed consistently to the same system that has been used to organize the universe of legal information resources for more than 125 years. To help technologists, legal professionals and the public better understand the underlying technologies underlying CaRE, West has released West km 2.0, Classifying Document Collections with CaRE, a white paper written by Daniel Dabney, Peter Jackson and Kingsley Martin. Also available is A Brief Practical Introduction to Taxonomies. These white papers can be found at http://west.thomson.com/westkm.
Overview of Regulatory Guidance Governing the Use of AI Systems In the Workplace
Businesses have long embraced the use of computer technology in the workplace as a means of improving efficiency and productivity of their operations. In recent years, businesses have incorporated artificial intelligence and other automated and algorithmic technologies into their computer systems. This article provides an overview of the federal regulatory guidance and the state and local rules in place so far and suggests ways in which employers may wish to address these developments with policies and practices to reduce legal risk.
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While Federal Legislation Flounders, State Privacy Laws for Children and Teens Gain Momentum
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Revolutionizing Workplace Design: A Perspective from Gray Reed
In an era where the workplace is constantly evolving, law firms face unique challenges and opportunities in facilities management, real estate, and design. Across the industry, firms are reevaluating their office spaces to adapt to hybrid work models, prioritize collaboration, and enhance employee experience. Trends such as flexible seating, technology-driven planning, and the creation of multifunctional spaces are shaping the future of law firm offices.
From DeepSeek to Distillation: Protecting IP In An AI World
Protection against unauthorized model distillation is an emerging issue within the longstanding theme of safeguarding intellectual property. This article examines the legal protections available under the current legal framework and explore why patents may serve as a crucial safeguard against unauthorized distillation.