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Expert Analysis

• How Emotionally Intelligent AI Could Assist With E-Discovery

  

  While artificial intelligence has already revolutionized the e-discovery field, the development of emotionally intelligent AI promises to explore data in an even more nuanced and human way, thereby further reducing the burden on legal teams, say Lisa Prowse and Brian Schrader at e-discovery services provider BIA.

• Sports Gambling Compliance: Big Money Worth The Wager

  

  As America teeters on the edge of a sports betting revolution, both prudent betting operators and the banks they use should roll out tailored compliance programs that effectively manage reputational, regulatory and business risks to avoid civil or criminal penalties, say attorneys at Cadwalader.

• Preventable Risks Your Law Firm May Be Overlooking

  

  Although most lawyers are well-prepared to defend or justify the value of an insurance claim for clients, often law firms have not clearly identified their own potential liabilities, planned for adequate insurance or established prudent internal risk management practices, says Victor Sordillo at Sompo International.

• 6 Ethics Tips For Attorneys Making Lateral Transfers

  

  With lateral transfers between law firms on the rise, it is more important than ever for partners to understand the steps they must take to adhere to ethics rules and other requirements when making a transition, say attorneys at Harris Wiltshire.

• Consider The Power Of Tactical Empathy

  

  By employing tactical empathy techniques to understand the interests behind the positions taken by others, attorneys can gain the upper hand in deal negotiations and litigation while still promoting and preserving long-term relationships with opponents, judges and others, say Shermin Kruse of TEDxYouth@Wrigleyville and Ursula Taylor of Strategic Health.

• The Problem — And Opportunity — Of Implicit Bias In The Bar

  

  Law firms are beginning to recognize implicit bias as a problem. But too few recognize that it is also an opportunity to broaden our thinking and become better legal problem solvers, says Daniel Karon of Karon LLC.

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  Judging A Book: Thapar Reviews Gorsuch's 'A Republic'

  

  U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch's new book "A Republic, If You Can Keep It" offers hope for our constitutional system through stories of American greatness, and sheds much-needed light on originalism for skeptics, says Sixth Circuit Judge Amul Thapar.

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  True Wellness Requires A Deeper Look At Atty Profession

  

  While I applaud all of the law firms that have signed the American Bar Association's campaign to improve attorney well-being, to achieve a truly holistic solution we must ask difficult questions about what we do, how we do it and the expectations we have set for ourselves and our clients, says Edward Shapiro at Much Shelist.

• 2nd Circ. Ruling Holds Key Lessons On Harassment Probes

  

  In Menaker v. Hofstra University, the Second Circuit’s opinion demonstrates how accused harassers who have been fired can successfully file Title VII discrimination complaints, and also that proper handling of harassment investigations can minimize liability for such claims, says Sarah Indrawes at McDermott.

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  Pursuing Wellness

  

  In this Expert Analysis series, leaders at some of the law firms that committed to the American Bar Association's 2018 pledge to improve mental health and well-being in the legal industry explain how they put certain elements of the initiative into action.

• What To Do When A Private Equity Firm Wants Your Business

  

  With private equity firms clamoring to put an increasing supply of dry powder to work, business owners should come to the bargaining table prepared, and resist the temptation of a quick, off-market deal, say David Kaufman and Nathan Viehl at Thompson Coburn.

• How BigLaw Is Adapting To Plaintiff-Side Litigation

  

  While many have treated Kirkland & Ellis' recent creation of a contingency fee-based plaintiffs practice as market disruptive, it is another manifestation of forces that have been changing the business of BigLaw for some time, says Elizabeth Korchin at Therium Capital Management.

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  Pursuing Wellness: A Focus On Firm Holistic Health Training

  

  Our most concerted efforts toward implementing the American Bar Association's well-being pledge, which we signed one year ago, have centered on educating attorneys and staff by including well-being components in firm trainings and professional development programs, says Andrew Glincher at Nixon Peabody.

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  Judging A Book

  

  Are the latest books on the judicial system worth reading? Federal judges share their thoughts in this series of book reviews.

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  Judging A Book: Jackson Reviews 'When Should Law Forgive?'

  

  Readers of Martha Minow's new book "When Should Law Forgive?" will be exposed to a refreshingly robust vision of justice that transcends myopic perspectives of wrongdoing and punishment, says U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the District of Columbia.