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Answer Bar: Maximizing Technology in Your Law Practice

Contains material from Jun 2018 to May 2022
Answer Bar: Maximizing Technology in Your Law Practice
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Jason Boulette - he is just too good. Love hearing him speak any time I can!

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Session 1: The Duty of Technology Competence - Understand the importance of technology competence for your practice and the ethical obligations to be competent. Explore the current landscape and recent decisions in this area, as well as common problem areas for attorneys.

Session 2: Data Analytics: The Answer to Your Law Firm's Innovation Efforts - Learn how to easily kick-start your firm’s innovation efforts, close the gender pay gap (for you and your clients), and use data to reduce bias, improve inclusion as part of a diversity and inclusion initiative, and simultaneously use proven scientific methods to improve bottom-line profitability!

Session 3: Is Your Bot Bigoted? The Looming Risks of Bias in AI and ML - Join Heather and Amit as they explore the basics of AI and ML, the challenges in avoiding bias in these technologies, the current landscape of legal claims, and best practices for avoiding liability and harm. Join us to learn about this growing area, even if you are new to the world of AI and ML. 

Session 4: Conducting Cost-Effective E-Discovery and the Use of Technology Assisted Review (TAR) - Examine how technology-based processes, specifically technology assisted review (TAR), can be cost-effective and efficient solutions for e-discovery in litigation. This session highlights situations where TAR is often the preferred tool over attorney review and flags times that it is not, and discusses how to address contentious issues that may arise in TAR-related negotiations with opposing counsel.

Session 5: Avoiding Ethical Issues with Lawyers' Use of Social Media - The world of social media has engulfed us all. Not only has it transformed our society, but it has worked its way into every legal field as well. Discover the ethical issues facing you as attorneys—and that of your clients—in this social media age.

Session 6: Communication - Attorneys have a duty to keep client communication secure. Get practical tips on conducting communication with the courts or with opposing counsel, as well email filtering and its impacts on communication including filing deadlines, etc.

Session 7: Cybersecurity and Protecting Against Cyber Scams - An informative program about the legal standards that govern a compliant cybersecurity program as well as an update about the ethical duty of technology competence that affects all Texas lawyers.

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1. The Duty of Technology Competence (May 2022)

Hon. John G. Browning

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Session 1 —57 mins

The Duty of Technology Competence (May 2022)

Understand the importance of technology competence for your practice and the ethical obligations to be competent. Explore the current landscape and recent decisions in this area, as well as common problem areas for attorneys.

Originally presented: Apr 2022 Essential Technology Competence for Attorneys

Hon. John G. Browning, Of Counsel, The Cole Law Firm, McKinney, Texas and Distinguished Jurist in Residence, Faulkner University School of Law - Plano, TX

2. Data Analytics: The Answer to Your Law Firm's Innovation Efforts (Jun 2018)

Zev J. Eigen

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29 mins

Session 2 —29 mins

Data Analytics: The Answer to Your Law Firm's Innovation Efforts (Jun 2018)

Learn how to easily kick-start your firm’s innovation efforts, close the gender pay gap (for you and your clients), and use data to reduce bias, improve inclusion as part of a diversity and inclusion initiative, and simultaneously use proven scientific methods to improve bottom-line profitability! 

Originally presented: May 2018 Labor and Employment Law Conference

Zev J. Eigen, Syndio - Los Angeles, CA

3. Is Your Bot Bigoted? The Looming Risks of Bias in AI and ML (Jun 2021)

Heather J. Meeker, Amit Itai

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59 mins
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Session 3 —59 mins

Is Your Bot Bigoted? The Looming Risks of Bias in AI and ML (Jun 2021)

Join Heather and Amit as they explore the basics of AI and ML, the challenges in avoiding bias in these technologies, the current landscape of legal claims, and best practices for avoiding liability and harm. Join us to learn about this growing area, even if you are new to the world of AI and ML.

Originally presented: May 2021 First Friday Ethics (May 2021)

Heather J. Meeker, O'Melveny & Myers LLP - Menlo Park, CA
Amit Itai, O’Melveny & Myers LLP - Menlo Park, CA

4. Conducting Cost-Effective E-Discovery and the Use of Technology Assisted Review (TAR) (Jun 2021)

Christine Payne, Hon. Andrew Peck

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Session 4 —47 mins

Conducting Cost-Effective E-Discovery and the Use of Technology Assisted Review (TAR) (Jun 2021)

Examine how technology-based processes, specifically technology assisted review (TAR), can be cost-effective and efficient solutions for e-discovery in litigation. This session highlights situations where TAR is often the preferred tool over attorney review and flags times that it is not, and discusses how to address contentious issues that may arise in TAR-related negotiations with opposing counsel.

Originally presented: Apr 2021 E-Discovery Essentials

Christine Payne, Gunster - Austin, TX
Hon. Andrew Peck, DLA Piper LLP US - New York, NY

5. Avoiding Ethical Issues with Lawyers' Use of Social Media (Dec 2019)

Jason Boulette

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Session 5 —43 mins

Avoiding Ethical Issues with Lawyers' Use of Social Media (Dec 2019)

The world of social media has engulfed us all. Not only has it transformed our society, but it has worked its way into every legal field as well. Discover the ethical issues facing you as attorneys—and that of your clients—in this social media age.

Originally presented: Nov 2019 Advanced Patent Law Institute

Jason Boulette, Boulette Golden & Marin L.L.P. - Austin, TX

6. Communication (May 2022)

Lisa Angelo

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Session 6 —30 mins

Communication (May 2022)

Attorneys have a duty to keep client communication secure. Get practical tips on conducting communication with the courts or with opposing counsel, as well email filtering and its impacts on communication including filing deadlines, etc.

Originally presented: Apr 2022 Essential Technology Competence for Attorneys

Lisa Angelo, Angelo Law Firm PLLC - Houston, TX

7. Cybersecurity and Protecting Against Cyber Scams (May 2022)

Elizabeth Rogers

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Session 7 —28 mins

Cybersecurity and Protecting Against Cyber Scams (May 2022)

An informative program about the legal standards that govern a compliant cybersecurity program as well as an update about the ethical duty of technology competence that affects all Texas lawyers.

Originally presented: Apr 2022 Essential Technology Competence for Attorneys

Elizabeth Rogers, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP - Austin, TX