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Wolters Kluwer Expands AI Enhanced Capital Markets Clause Analytics for Drafting and Benchmarking Deals

By Jean O'Grady on June 24, 2019

Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. continues to expand suite of securities law and workflow products with today’s launch of Capital Markets Clause Analytics. Similar to the M&A Clause Analytics which they launched in 201?, CAPA offers a workflow solution that leverages artificial intelligence and expert human curation. CAPA is the latest addition to Wolters Kluwer’s Transactional Law Suite for Securities, promises to bring new efficiencies to capital markets document drafting workflow. The tool…

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Weekly Round Up – Fastcase Adds Case Alerts; TR Adds Jurisdictional Surveys; Bloomberg Law Ends UK Coverage; New Exhibitors at AAALL — Innovation Survey!

By Jean O'Grady on June 20, 2019

I was traveling this week, so I will provide a summary of some legal information and technology highlights. Fastcase and Florida Bar Launch Case Alerts Fastcase which seems to have a weekly product launch or feature enhancement – did not disappoint this week. On Tuesday they announced that in collaboration with the Florida Bar they had launched Case Alerts, a daily report of court decisions in key practice areas. The subscription-only service introduced Florida Family…

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Join Me At SLA Annual Meeting Program: Don’t Just Be Integral Be Alligned

By Jean O'Grady on June 14, 2019

I will be moderating a hot topic program at the Special Libraries Association Annual Conference in Cleveland. The Event is sponsored by Lucidea. Don’t Just Be Integral: Be Aligned. Building on the themes drawn out during last year’s successful Lucidea-sponsored session, “Don’t Just Be Integrated, Be Integral”, we will present the next in our SLA Hot Topics series on special library sustainability, during which we’ll explore what a special librarian’s mission truly is, and…

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Registration Closing for PLLIP Summit: The Road to 2030 with Jordon Furlong Keynote and Design Thinking Workshop

By Jean O'Grady on June 13, 2019

It seems like only yesterday that Joan Axelroth and I were Co-Chairs of the 2012 PLL Summit themed as “The Road to 2020.” That year’s Keynote Speaker was Jordan Furlong, a leading legal industry consultant who inspired the audience with a talk entitled “Climbing the Value Ladder. Rethinking the Law Library on the Road to 2020” Furlong is back and this years Summit theme is “The Road to 2030.” In retrospect, many of Furlong’s predictions about…

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Lex Machina Launches Environmental Analytics Product: Hosting Webcast June 11th

By Jean O'Grady on June 11, 2019

Today Lex Machina a LexisNexis product, is launching an Environmental Analytics module which provides insights on nearly 14,700 environmental cases pending in federal court since 2009. This is the fourteenth module in the Lex Machina suite of products. The product provides previously unreported data, e.g. more than $22 billion in damages have been awarded in environmental litigation cases over the last decade. High profile cases…

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Law Firm Innovation Survey For AALL Conference “Hot Topic” Panel- Results in July

By Jean O'Grady on June 5, 2019

Almost all players in the legal market talk about innovation. Law firms start incubators, clients demand innovation, and providers promote their innovative solutions. But just what is innovation, who’s doing it, and how do rank and file legal market workers handle it? I am moderating a Hot Topic panel at AALL Embracing Sustainable Innovation – Building a Future Focused Library. To prepare for a conference, the panelists are seeking to answer these questions by conducting an anonymous survey.…

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Casemaker Releases Casemaker4 With “Intelligent Algorithms” and New Features

By Jean O'Grady on June 3, 2019

Casemaker has announced the launch of Casemaker4 – a “next generation” research platform with a new look, faster search and expanded functionality New features were added based on extensive testing and user feedback. New features include: alerts delivered via email; advanced search opinions; predictive “type ahead” functionality; and “intelligent algorithms” which suggest related primary and secondary materials related to the research query. Casemaker4 is positioned in the low cost online research market which has benefited…

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Dean Sonderegger Named SVP & General Manager of Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory

By Jean O'Grady on May 29, 2019

Only weeks after Wolters Kluwer was in news for surviving a malware attack, today there is happier news. Dean Sonderegger has been named SVP & General Manager of Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory . He succeeds former LRUS head Greg Samios who was recently named as President & CEO of the Wolters Kluwer Health division’s global Health Learning, Research & Practice. Sonderreger has decades of experience in the legal technology and publishing space. Most recently he…

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Bloomberg Law Expands KM and Workflow Tools With Practical Guidance for Litigators

By Jean O'Grady on May 22, 2019

Today Bloomberg Law announced the expansion of Litigation Practice Guidance which includes overviews, checklists, sample forms and filings that are organized around the litigation process. They are structured to guide attorneys through each phase of initiating and defending litigation– addressing both legal and logistical issues. A new Litigation Resources page organizes the key research tools and reference materials needed for daily practice, including statutes of limitations, jury instructions, court rules, laws, and regulations. The guidance…

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Casetext SmartCite Taking on Shepard’s, KeyCite, and BCite – Innovation With a Chance of Disruption

By Jean O'Grady on May 21, 2019

Is Casetext’s SmartCite poised to disrupt the legal research market? But it is just a citator right? Why would that be? One of the reasons that LexisNexis® and Thomson Reuters have been able to maintain their dominance of the legal research market is the strength and reputation of their citation systems. Shepards dates back to 1873 but was acquired by the parent of LexisNexis® 1996. Thomson Reuters launched KeyCite and 1997. The development of Key…

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Wolters Kluwer Expands AI Enhanced Capital Markets Clause Analytics for Drafting and Benchmarking Deals

Weekly Round Up – Fastcase Adds Case Alerts; TR Adds Jurisdictional Surveys; Bloomberg Law Ends UK Coverage; New Exhibitors at AAALL — Innovation Survey!

Join Me At SLA Annual Meeting Program: Don’t Just Be Integral Be Alligned

Registration Closing for PLLIP Summit: The Road to 2030 with Jordon Furlong Keynote and Design Thinking Workshop

Lex Machina Launches Environmental Analytics Product: Hosting Webcast June 11th

Law Firm Innovation Survey For AALL Conference “Hot Topic” Panel- Results in July

Casemaker Releases Casemaker4 With “Intelligent Algorithms” and New Features

Dean Sonderegger Named SVP & General Manager of Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory

Bloomberg Law Expands KM and Workflow Tools With Practical Guidance for Litigators

Casetext SmartCite Taking on Shepard’s, KeyCite, and BCite – Innovation With a Chance of Disruption

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