A survey of earnings of solo and small-firm attorneys in the United States finds that the average attorney’s compensation dropped last year, while a wide gender gap persists.
Conducted for the second year, the Martindale-Avvo Attorney Compensation Report said that the average compensation for a solo or small-firm attorney in 2018 was $194,000, down…
May a state assert copyright in the publication of its legal materials?
That is the issue presented in a case that the Supreme Court will review next term. Its outcome could shape the future of innovation in legal research and the public’s right of access to the laws that govern them.
The case, Georgia v.…
Congratulations to Walter Olson, whose popular blog on reforming the American civil justice system, Overlawyered, turns 20 today.
The blog, which Olson notes is “often named the oldest law blog,” published its first post on July 1, 1999. I’m not sure about the “often named” part of his comment, but I do know…
The smart-contracts company Clause said today that it has raised $5.5 million in a Series A financing round.
The round was led by Galaxy Digital, an investment firm that specializes in blockchain, digital exchanges, and business-to-business software.
The round included strategic investment from the electronic signature company DocuSign, whose technology Clause integrates…
The e-discovery company Relativity said today that Mike Gamson, formerly a senior vice president with LinkedIn, has been named its new chief executive officer, effective July 1, and that founder Andrew Sieja will move to a new role as executive chairman of the company’s board of directors.
Gamson comes to Relativity after…
A unique collaboration between two law schools and a private company has produced a tool designed to help low-income tenants avoid eviction and seek redress for unsafe living conditions.
The new tool, being unveiled today, is called Hello Landlord, and is designed to help tenants more effectively communicate with their landlords about issues that…
In my column this week at Above the Law, I report on a vote scheduled for this Friday that could lead to sweeping changes in the delivery of legal services in California, including allowing private businesses to deliver legal services without regard to whether the businesses have lawyer ownership or management.
The meeting of…
AffiniPay, the Austin, Texas, payment processing company that operates LawPay, which is among the most popular online payment tools for legal professionals, is announcing today that it has named a new chief executive officer.
As of June 1, founder and CEO Amy Porter moved into a new role as executive chairman of AffiniPay’s…
In a post here December, I wrote that the AI-based contract management company Evisort “might just be the hottest legal tech and AI company you’ve never heard of.” But since then, the company has been making a name for itself. In February, it raised $4.5 million seed funding. In May, it recruited…
Harvard Law School’s Caselaw Access Project, which last year completed a massive project to digitize all U.S. case law, this week released a tool called Historical Trends that allows a user to visually graph the frequency of words and phrases in those cases over time.
The tool is similar in function to the…
When I left for vacation 2.5 weeks ago, I jokingly sent out a tweet, “Dear #legaltech world: Please stop making news for two weeks. I’m trying to take some time off.” Unfortunately, the legal tech world did not get my message. The news kept coming, even if I wasn’t here to cover it. So allow…
The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) today invited companies to apply for spots in the StartUp Hub at its annual ILTACON conference, which takes place Aug. 18-22 in Orlando, Fla.
The StartUp Hub is a special area of the exhibition hall designed to showcase legal IT and tech startups, disruptors and visionaries. Participants will be selected…
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