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Two legal technology companies said this week that they are offering free access to their products to attorneys involved in civil rights matters. Legal research company Casetext is offering free access to its Compose brief automation for Title VII motions through the remainder of the summer. MORE
As I previously wrote about Clearbrief, it does something unlike any other legal technology product I have seen. Lawyers can use the product both to review the strength of the lawyer’s own brief and to evaluate a brief received from an opponent. MORE
From the New York Times: an article discussing celebrity tweets and products. Is this the new face of product placement MORE
A first-of-its-kind tool introduced last year to automate the drafting of litigation briefs has been named new product of the year for 2021 by the American Association of Law Libraries. It later expanded to add employment law briefs and product liability briefs. Second Product Award. MORE
That means that these products differ not only in the kinds of analytics they offer, but also in the results they deliver. ” When the librarians tested that query across the seven products, they got widely different answers. Yes (only for Product Liability cases). MORE
There are casting notices out there for SAG new media productions under the “SAG New Media Contract.” Third, performers should recognize that independent producers are unlikely to make much, if any, money on these productions. Even the studios are shutting down their new media production entities (Stage 9, 60 Frames). A few notes may help clarify what these are, and help performers enforce a few of their rights. MORE
The e-discovery company CloudNine has released updates to its cloud-based review and productions platform CloudNine Review that includes what the company is describing as the next generation in self-service productions. MORE
Last month, just hours before the scheduled start of production on Columbia Pictures’ “Moneyball&# , starring Brad Pitt and directed by Steven Soderbergh, the studio pulled the plug on production, putting the project into “limited turnaround&#. MORE
In the case of film and theatre projects, the SPE would be created to produce a single film or production. In a common scenario, the producer of the company may have several projects in various stages of production at any given time. You want the people that are helping you with the production to be tuned in to the company structure and financing setup… So they should be the ones putting together the SPE as well. MORE
The product, the company says, “is poised to disrupt the $437 billion legal services industry and fundamentally change our understanding of what types of professional work are uniquely human.” Casetext is a company that is known for developing innovative legal research products. MORE
The post Top 10 Product Announcements at ABA Techshow appeared first on Robert Ambrogi's LawSites. I am just back from ABA Techshow in Chicago. It was well worth the trip, with great programming, a teeming exhibit hall, and abundant opportunities for networking and socializing. The one question I was most often asked there (and that I most often asked others) was, “What have you seen that is new and interesting?” ” […]. MORE
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Thomson Reuters is announcing two new features today: the Thomson Reuters Marketplace , an online store where users can research, demo, test and buy products and services, and Thomson Reuters Legal Home , a single point of entry where legal professionals can log in and access all their TR products. MORE
A man and woman who live in the building claim residents weren't warned by producers when a fire started during filming of 'Motherless Brooklyn.' read more. THR, Esq. Movies Movies THR Online MORE
Reynen Court , the platform that describes itself as the app store for legal technology, has introduced a new feature, appropriately called One-Click Test Drive, that makes it easy for law firms and legal departments to test products without having to buy them or negotiate trial licenses. MORE
A commonly used, but often misunderstood type of contract used throughout the entertainment industry is the Production Services Agreement. What is a Production Services Agreement? The production company brings to bear all of its expertise, knowledge, personnel, and other resources to produce and deliver the Project according to the financier’s specifications. When would I use a Production Services Agreement? Production Fee and Cash Flow Schedule. MORE
The site includes only commercial legal technology, meaning products intended for law firms and corporate legal departments. When a user views a particular product, the listing page also shows similar results, pointing the user to other products with similar functionality. MORE
That is starting with developing new products that will power every part of the contracting process with AI, and that, he said, “will offer functionality no one has seen before.”. MORE
In this video, Entertainment Lawyer Gordon Firemark answers a question about using quotes in your production. This is intended as general information only and does not establish an attorney-client relationship. It is not a substitute for a private, independent consultation with an attorney selected to advise you after a full investigation of the facts and law relevant to your matter. MORE
As with other SixFifty products, the questionnaire and assessment is developed in consultation with attorneys at Wilson Sonsini and based on their legal expertise. MORE
Ken Crutchfield , vice president and general manager of legal markets, told me during a preview demonstration that the internal development team referred to this as the “next generation” of the product, and it lives up to that description. MORE
Atlanta-based Aderant , a global provider of business management software for law firms, has named Jairam Padmanabhan to the newly created position of chief product officer. MORE
Now, building on these experiences, Factor is launching a productized, tech-enabled Legal Transaction Optimization service specifically for law firms. ” Sohn believes this new product could become the blueprint for how transactions are done in years ahead. MORE
How to find investors for your film or theatre production. If you’re producing an independent film or any kind of theatre project, it’s a safe bet that, at some point, you’re going to be asking the question: “Where do I find investors?” ” Well, the answer is deceptively simple, and yet still amazingly complex. In short, investors are all around you. You just need to know how and where to look, how to approach them, and how to close the deal. MORE
First Product Release. DocAI is Zuva’s first product release, with a second slated to be released later this year. Vigilant AI will use the technology in a cost-recovery product that examines vendor activity for potentially recoverable claims. MORE
For law firms, it is becoming increasingly common to develop technology products of their own. It has introduced a Law Firm Partner Program that founder Nicole Bradick says enables firms to share the burden and risk of product development. MORE
How to get investors for your theatrical production (tele-class). Finding investors and donors for theatrical productions is a challenging task. Broadway Producer Michael Roderick and Theatrical Attorney Gordon Firemark will lead this tele-class in exploring Backer Auditions, donor presentations and other approaches to engaging prospective financiers for theatrical productions. I’m pleased to be a part of this tele-class being offered next Thursday, the 13th. MORE
To help legal professionals who are having to work from home or make other adjustments during the coronavirus crisis, I have created a page where I will track offers of free products and services from legal technology companies and others. MORE
LexisNexis Legal & Professional is today unveiling a major reengineering of its CourtLink federal and state docket research product that moves it to the Lexis Advance platform and that gives users more options for searching dockets while reducing the steps involved in doing so. Although now integrated within Lexis Advance, the product remains available as a standalone offering. CourtLink now integrates with the docket-analytics product Lex Machina. MORE
Last year , the legal research company Casetext launched Compose , a first-of-its-kind product that uses artificial intelligence to help create the first draft of a litigation brief in a fraction of the time it would normally take. This will be a paid product. MORE
Apollo is a new AI-driven software product being released today by ZERO, a company whose flagship product automatically captures billable time spent on emails and documents on mobile phones and tablets. It also works with timekeeping products from Intapp and Thompson Reuters. MORE
As it has almost every year since 2011, the legal technology newsletter TechnoLawyer has published its picks for the top products of the year. Winner of the top product award this year is TrialLine , which is software for creating timelines for litigation and other legal uses. MORE
Aderant , a global provider of business management software for law firms, is today unveiling a benchmarking tool for law firm billing that is the first product to emerge from the newly minted Aderant Intelligence group. . MORE
How to find investors for your film or theatre production. If you’re producing an independent film or any kind of theatre project, it’s a safe bet that, at some point, you’re going to be asking the question: “Where do I find investors?” ” Well, the answer is deceptively simple, and yet still amazingly complex. In short, investors are all around you. You just need to know how and where to look, how to approach them, and how to close the deal. MORE
How to make sure your production doesn't get shut down. In this post, I'll explain why, and also how savvy producers can avoid a similar fate for their productions. In June, at least two productions were forced to close right after opening. In 2009, I wrote about a situation in which Stephen Sondheim ordered an Australian production of “Company” closed unless the unauthorized “cuts” were restored. MORE
They create the product they want to create, without knowing whether it’s a product anyone else gives a rat’s ass about. They determine what their customers want (not need, but WANT), and then they develop products that give it to them. What the REAL product is… The television business isn’t about buying and selling Art, or even good quality programs. The shows you and I love to watch on TV aren’t the product… they’re the BAIT. MORE
The company says that the new product, called LinkSquares Finalize, will work seamlessly with its existing post-signature product, which it now calls LinkSquares Analyze, to provide an integrated platform. MORE
Law practice management company Clio has acquired the automated court-calendaring company CalendarRules , Clio’s first acquisition since becoming the first law practice management company to achieve unicorn status earlier this year and its second acquisition ever. MORE
Its first product, launched in 2019, automated compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act. Using this new product, companies can generate employment policies as part of a single employee handbook or a-la-carte, SixFifty says. MORE
Say you are reading an article online about contract lifecycle management and want to know what companies offer products for that. A new extension for the Chrome browser puts the answer a click away. MORE
Legal research company Casetext is further extending Compose , its first-of-its-kind automated brief-drafting product, to cover a new practice area, products liability involving pharmaceuticals and medical device. MORE
A new product called Map Engine aims to solve that problem by making it easy and economical for law firms to create attractive and interactive maps to visualize multijurisdictional data. The product they created employs a fully responsive design so that maps can be viewed on any device. MORE
The product allows organizations to draft customized policies, notices, contractual clauses, and impact assessments in English and Chinese. This new PIPL product asks companies a series of questions about their business and how they handle personal information from China. MORE
Nicole Negowetti, Valparaiso University Law School, is publishing Opening the Barnyard Door: Trasparency (sic) and the Resurgence of Ag-Gag & Veggie Libel Laws in volume 38 of the Seattle University Law Review (2015). Here is the abstract. Over the past MORE
Co-Development of Products. But the bigger news is in what else today’s announcement says: The two companies will be working together into the future to develop additional product integrations and joint features. MORE
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AUGUST 30, 2021
As I previously wrote about Clearbrief, it does something unlike any other legal technology product I have seen. Lawyers can use the product both to review the strength of the lawyer’s own brief and to evaluate a brief received from an opponent.
LawSites
JUNE 7, 2021
A first-of-its-kind tool introduced last year to automate the drafting of litigation briefs has been named new product of the year for 2021 by the American Association of Law Libraries. It later expanded to add employment law briefs and product liability briefs. Second Product Award.
LawSites
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Apollo is a new AI-driven software product being released today by ZERO, a company whose flagship product automatically captures billable time spent on emails and documents on mobile phones and tablets. It also works with timekeeping products from Intapp and Thompson Reuters.
Gordon P. Firemark
DECEMBER 8, 2015
A commonly used, but often misunderstood type of contract used throughout the entertainment industry is the Production Services Agreement. What is a Production Services Agreement? The production company brings to bear all of its expertise, knowledge, personnel, and other resources to produce and deliver the Project according to the financier’s specifications. When would I use a Production Services Agreement? Production Fee and Cash Flow Schedule.
LawSites
MAY 13, 2021
Ken Crutchfield , vice president and general manager of legal markets, told me during a preview demonstration that the internal development team referred to this as the “next generation” of the product, and it lives up to that description.
LawSites
JULY 28, 2021
Law practice management company Clio has acquired the automated court-calendaring company CalendarRules , Clio’s first acquisition since becoming the first law practice management company to achieve unicorn status earlier this year and its second acquisition ever.
Media Law
MARCH 4, 2021
Its first product, launched in 2019, automated compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act. Using this new product, companies can generate employment policies as part of a single employee handbook or a-la-carte, SixFifty says.
Media Law
AUGUST 20, 2020
As it has almost every year since 2011, the legal technology newsletter TechnoLawyer has published its picks for the top products of the year. Winner of the top product award this year is TrialLine , which is software for creating timelines for litigation and other legal uses.
Media Law
OCTOBER 13, 2020
The site includes only commercial legal technology, meaning products intended for law firms and corporate legal departments. When a user views a particular product, the listing page also shows similar results, pointing the user to other products with similar functionality.
Media Law
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
Atlanta-based Aderant , a global provider of business management software for law firms, has named Jairam Padmanabhan to the newly created position of chief product officer.
LawSites
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
First Product Release. DocAI is Zuva’s first product release, with a second slated to be released later this year. Vigilant AI will use the technology in a cost-recovery product that examines vendor activity for potentially recoverable claims.
Media Law
MARCH 19, 2020
To help legal professionals who are having to work from home or make other adjustments during the coronavirus crisis, I have created a page where I will track offers of free products and services from legal technology companies and others.
LawSites
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
Aderant , a global provider of business management software for law firms, is today unveiling a benchmarking tool for law firm billing that is the first product to emerge from the newly minted Aderant Intelligence group. .
LawSites
JUNE 8, 2021
Now, building on these experiences, Factor is launching a productized, tech-enabled Legal Transaction Optimization service specifically for law firms. ” Sohn believes this new product could become the blueprint for how transactions are done in years ahead.
Media Law
FEBRUARY 25, 2020
The product, the company says, “is poised to disrupt the $437 billion legal services industry and fundamentally change our understanding of what types of professional work are uniquely human.” Casetext is a company that is known for developing innovative legal research products.
Gordon P. Firemark
APRIL 28, 2014
How to find investors for your film or theatre production. If you’re producing an independent film or any kind of theatre project, it’s a safe bet that, at some point, you’re going to be asking the question: “Where do I find investors?” ” Well, the answer is deceptively simple, and yet still amazingly complex. In short, investors are all around you. You just need to know how and where to look, how to approach them, and how to close the deal.
Media Law
JUNE 24, 2020
As with other SixFifty products, the questionnaire and assessment is developed in consultation with attorneys at Wilson Sonsini and based on their legal expertise.
Media Law
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
That means that these products differ not only in the kinds of analytics they offer, but also in the results they deliver. ” When the librarians tested that query across the seven products, they got widely different answers. Yes (only for Product Liability cases).
Media Law
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Thomson Reuters is announcing two new features today: the Thomson Reuters Marketplace , an online store where users can research, demo, test and buy products and services, and Thomson Reuters Legal Home , a single point of entry where legal professionals can log in and access all their TR products.
Gordon P. Firemark
JANUARY 28, 2014
In this video, Entertainment Lawyer Gordon Firemark answers a question about using quotes in your production. This is intended as general information only and does not establish an attorney-client relationship. It is not a substitute for a private, independent consultation with an attorney selected to advise you after a full investigation of the facts and law relevant to your matter.
Media Law
MARCH 23, 2021
Last year , the legal research company Casetext launched Compose , a first-of-its-kind product that uses artificial intelligence to help create the first draft of a litigation brief in a fraction of the time it would normally take. This will be a paid product.
Gordon P. Firemark
JULY 3, 2014
How to make sure your production doesn't get shut down. In this post, I'll explain why, and also how savvy producers can avoid a similar fate for their productions. In June, at least two productions were forced to close right after opening. In 2009, I wrote about a situation in which Stephen Sondheim ordered an Australian production of “Company” closed unless the unauthorized “cuts” were restored.
Media Law
MARCH 9, 2021
Say you are reading an article online about contract lifecycle management and want to know what companies offer products for that. A new extension for the Chrome browser puts the answer a click away.
Digital Media Law
JUNE 16, 2009
There are casting notices out there for SAG new media productions under the “SAG New Media Contract.” Third, performers should recognize that independent producers are unlikely to make much, if any, money on these productions. Even the studios are shutting down their new media production entities (Stage 9, 60 Frames). A few notes may help clarify what these are, and help performers enforce a few of their rights.
Media Law
AUGUST 12, 2019
LexisNexis Legal & Professional is today unveiling a major reengineering of its CourtLink federal and state docket research product that moves it to the Lexis Advance platform and that gives users more options for searching dockets while reducing the steps involved in doing so. Although now integrated within Lexis Advance, the product remains available as a standalone offering. CourtLink now integrates with the docket-analytics product Lex Machina.
Gordon P. Firemark
MARCH 20, 2016
In the case of film and theatre projects, the SPE would be created to produce a single film or production. In a common scenario, the producer of the company may have several projects in various stages of production at any given time. You want the people that are helping you with the production to be tuned in to the company structure and financing setup… So they should be the ones putting together the SPE as well.
LawSites
JULY 14, 2021
That is starting with developing new products that will power every part of the contracting process with AI, and that, he said, “will offer functionality no one has seen before.”.
Media Law
APRIL 1, 2021
The e-discovery company CloudNine has released updates to its cloud-based review and productions platform CloudNine Review that includes what the company is describing as the next generation in self-service productions.
Media Law
JULY 10, 2020
Two legal technology companies said this week that they are offering free access to their products to attorneys involved in civil rights matters. Legal research company Casetext is offering free access to its Compose brief automation for Title VII motions through the remainder of the summer.
Media Law Prof Blog
JUNE 10, 2013
From the New York Times: an article discussing celebrity tweets and products. Is this the new face of product placement
Media Law
APRIL 22, 2021
A new product called Map Engine aims to solve that problem by making it easy and economical for law firms to create attractive and interactive maps to visualize multijurisdictional data. The product they created employs a fully responsive design so that maps can be viewed on any device.
Media Law
DECEMBER 3, 2019
Co-Development of Products. But the bigger news is in what else today’s announcement says: The two companies will be working together into the future to develop additional product integrations and joint features.
Media Law
MARCH 31, 2014
The post Top 10 Product Announcements at ABA Techshow appeared first on Robert Ambrogi's LawSites. I am just back from ABA Techshow in Chicago. It was well worth the trip, with great programming, a teeming exhibit hall, and abundant opportunities for networking and socializing. The one question I was most often asked there (and that I most often asked others) was, “What have you seen that is new and interesting?” ” […].
Gordon P. Firemark
OCTOBER 8, 2013
They create the product they want to create, without knowing whether it’s a product anyone else gives a rat’s ass about. They determine what their customers want (not need, but WANT), and then they develop products that give it to them. What the REAL product is… The television business isn’t about buying and selling Art, or even good quality programs. The shows you and I love to watch on TV aren’t the product… they’re the BAIT.
Media Law Prof Blog
OCTOBER 22, 2015
Nicole Negowetti, Valparaiso University Law School, is publishing Opening the Barnyard Door: Trasparency (sic) and the Resurgence of Ag-Gag & Veggie Libel Laws in volume 38 of the Seattle University Law Review (2015). Here is the abstract. Over the past
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
MARCH 27, 2018
A man and woman who live in the building claim residents weren't warned by producers when a fire started during filming of 'Motherless Brooklyn.' read more. THR, Esq. Movies Movies THR Online
Media Law
JUNE 2, 2020
The company says that the new product, called LinkSquares Finalize, will work seamlessly with its existing post-signature product, which it now calls LinkSquares Analyze, to provide an integrated platform.
Gordon P. Firemark
APRIL 25, 2014
How to find investors for your film or theatre production. If you’re producing an independent film or any kind of theatre project, it’s a safe bet that, at some point, you’re going to be asking the question: “Where do I find investors?” ” Well, the answer is deceptively simple, and yet still amazingly complex. In short, investors are all around you. You just need to know how and where to look, how to approach them, and how to close the deal.
Gordon P. Firemark
JULY 7, 2009
Last month, just hours before the scheduled start of production on Columbia Pictures’ “Moneyball&# , starring Brad Pitt and directed by Steven Soderbergh, the studio pulled the plug on production, putting the project into “limited turnaround&#.
Media Law
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Legal research company Casetext is further extending Compose , its first-of-its-kind automated brief-drafting product, to cover a new practice area, products liability involving pharmaceuticals and medical device.
Gordon P. Firemark
JANUARY 7, 2011
How to get investors for your theatrical production (tele-class). Finding investors and donors for theatrical productions is a challenging task. Broadway Producer Michael Roderick and Theatrical Attorney Gordon Firemark will lead this tele-class in exploring Backer Auditions, donor presentations and other approaches to engaging prospective financiers for theatrical productions. I’m pleased to be a part of this tele-class being offered next Thursday, the 13th.
Media Law
JULY 23, 2020
For law firms, it is becoming increasingly common to develop technology products of their own. It has introduced a Law Firm Partner Program that founder Nicole Bradick says enables firms to share the burden and risk of product development.
Media Law
DECEMBER 14, 2020
Reynen Court , the platform that describes itself as the app store for legal technology, has introduced a new feature, appropriately called One-Click Test Drive, that makes it easy for law firms and legal departments to test products without having to buy them or negotiate trial licenses.
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