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What happens when AI finally does learn to write legal briefs? A future imagined.

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VADIM TRIFEL

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Jan 26, 2024

A few weeks ago, I received an email about a job offer. It was an invitation to train a legal AI. The email did not go into detail. I assumed I would be involved in some type of machine learning. I would sit behind a computer and correct the program’s mistakes, give it a human touch. And perhaps, unwittingly, I would teach it enough of what I have spent over a decade learning for it to take over my job one day in the not-too-distant future.

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AI
Technology

Crime and punishment, revised edition

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Elizabeth A. Orrick

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Jan 26, 2024

The 2023 legislative session was busy, with a record-breaking number of bills. In the end, 75 new chapters of law were adopted. In the criminal sector, numerous laws were added, existing laws modified, and some laws repealed.

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Criminal Law

Brace yourself. Here are seven legal tech trends that are transforming the practice of law.

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Todd C. Scott

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Nov 30, 2023

So where might we be going from here? And what does 2024 have in store for attorneys trying to stay windward of the tidal change happening with law office workflows? Humbly, we have identified seven legal tech trends that will bring transformational change to lawyers and law firm processes everywhere.

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Technology

Put plain language in Minnesota’s court rules

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Ian Lewenstein

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Nov 30, 2023

Even the sclerotic federal government has slowly shuffled ahead of Minnesota in its dedication to washing court rules of legalese. I think that it’s time for Minnesota to follow suit.

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Courts
Legal Writing

Deuce-Ace's Law Dictionary

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The Rev. Dr. Felix Rabbits Van Deuce-Ace, Esq., L.L.M., M.A., M.B.A., M.D., Ph.D.

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Nov 30, 2023

Scholarly square-toes will find much objectionable about the dictionary, as will the somber office drudge. This because the bloody thing wasn’t written for the serious, but for your average mouth-breather.

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Legal Research and Writing

Better together: Toward a mutual-care approach to practicing law

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Natalie Netzel

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Nov 01, 2023

Natalie Netzel explores how mental health issues are exacerbated, even created, by the norms of our profession starting in law school, and then explores how individual lawyers can work together to promote mutual care as a new norm to counteract our damaging status quo.

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Wellbeing

Trust us Antitrust is back: And it’s coming for Big Tech

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Dan Gustafson and Abou Amara

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Nov 01, 2023

More than a century ago, the critical industries of the day in the United States—railroads, electricity, oil, and gas—rested in the hands of a few powerful corporations.

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antitrust

Secret recordings, privacy, and the pursuit of truth

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By James Todd

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Nov 01, 2023

The question for family-law practitioners is how to advise clients when it comes to secret recordings—whether to gather them and, when presented with secret recordings, whether to use those recordings as evidence in a family court proceeding.

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Family Law

Going to Trial: Three Tips for Junior Lawyers

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Cianna Guerra Halloran

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Nov 01, 2023

This may be a rare experience overall, but as a new civil litigator I can attest that one should be prepared for the potential of a trial anyway. The problem is, how can you be prepared for trial when you are entirely new to the practice of law?

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Civil Litigation
New Lawyers

Reading the fine print: The extensive changes to Minnesota landlord-tenant law in 2023 mostly codify best practices

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By Timothy A. Baland

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Oct 01, 2023

The 2023 Minnesota legislative session saw what have been heralded as unprecedented changes to landlord-tenant law in Minnesota. Unless otherwise noted, the statutes discussed in this article become effective on January 1, 2024. For the most part, the changes reflect best practices for landlords—things that landlords already are or should be doing.

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Landlord-Tenant Law

The lawyer as private investigator: Parsing new ABA Model Rule 1.16(a)—Inquiring Into and Assessing Representations

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William J. Wernz

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Oct 01, 2023

In August 2023, the ABA adopted a new first sentence for Rule 1.16(a) of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, requiring lawyers to “inquire into and assess the facts and circumstances of each representation [of a client] to determine whether the lawyer may accept or continue the representation.”

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Rules of Professional Conduct

The changing workplace

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Beth L. LaCanne and Shannon E. Eckman

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Oct 01, 2023

The 2023 Minnesota legislative session was a pivotal one for laws impacting Minnesota’s workplaces. In particular, the session saw a wave of laws affecting employees’ rights and well-being.

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Employment and Labor Law

Construction law: updated indemnification and wage theft rule

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Jevon Bindman, Anna Barton, and Carly Johnson

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Oct 01, 2023

The 2023 legislative session spelled many changes for the construction industry, from deeming indemnification agreements in connection with public improvements unenforceable to creating upstream liability for contractors and potentially owners when subcontractors engage in wage theft.

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Construction Law

Hail the departing chief: Gildea’s legacy includes 13 cases for 13 years

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Cathy E. Gorlin and Marshall H. Tanick

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Oct 01, 2023

There will be a new look at the Minnesota Supreme Court this fall due to the October retirement of Chief Justice Lorie Gildea after 13-plus years at the helm.

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Judges
Courts

From 0 to HF100: Legal cannabis comes to Minnesota

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Jared M. Reams & Rachel S. Kurth

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Sep 01, 2023

Gov. Tim Walz signed HF100 on May 30, 2023, after a nearly six-month journey through numerous committees and revised engrossments in the Minnesota House and Senate, making Minnesota the 23rd state to legalize recreational-use cannabis.

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Legislation
Cannabis

Understanding expungement under the new cannabis law

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Dea Cortney & Samuel Edmunds

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Sep 01, 2023

Some, but not all, expungements will occur automatically.

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Criminal Law
Cannabis

In the weeds: Firearm ownership, cannabis, and the hemp exception

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AARON EDWARD BROWN

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Sep 01, 2023

There’s a cannabis-related absurdity in federal firearms law.

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Legislation
Cannabis

Why are we using race and gender tables to set tort damages in 2023?

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Sep 01, 2023

The Legislature is the likeliest source of change.

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Tort Law

Public access, private lives

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Michael P. Boulette, Seungwon R. Chung, and Abby N. Sunberg

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Aug 02, 2023

In Minnesota most divorce records are public documents, accessible to anyone with an internet connection. That’s a problem.

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Divorce
Courts

Minnesota reforms law to ban (almost) all noncompete agreements

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George H. Singer

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Aug 02, 2023

This year Minnesota became the first state in 100 years to ban the widely used but controversial agreements.

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Employment Law

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What happens when AI finally does learn to write legal briefs? A future imagined. (?)

VADIM TRIFEL (?)

Jan 26, 2024

Crime and punishment, revised edition (?)

Elizabeth A. Orrick (?)

Jan 26, 2024

Brace yourself. Here are seven legal tech trends that are transforming the practice of law. (?)

Todd C. Scott (?)

Nov 30, 2023

Put plain language in Minnesota’s court rules (?)

Ian Lewenstein (?)

Nov 30, 2023

Deuce-Ace's Law Dictionary (?)

The Rev. Dr. Felix Rabbits Van Deuce-Ace, Esq., L.L.M., M.A., M.B.A., M.D., Ph.D. (?)

Nov 30, 2023

Better together: Toward a mutual-care approach to practicing law (?)

Natalie Netzel (?)

Nov 01, 2023

Trust us Antitrust is back: And it’s coming for Big Tech (?)

Dan Gustafson and Abou Amara (?)

Nov 01, 2023

Secret recordings, privacy, and the pursuit of truth (?)

By James Todd (?)

Nov 01, 2023

Going to Trial: Three Tips for Junior Lawyers (?)

Cianna Guerra Halloran (?)

Nov 01, 2023

Reading the fine print: The extensive changes to Minnesota landlord-tenant law in 2023 mostly codify best practices (?)

By Timothy A. Baland (?)

Oct 01, 2023

The lawyer as private investigator: Parsing new ABA Model Rule 1.16(a)—Inquiring Into and Assessing Representations (?)

William J. Wernz (?)

Oct 01, 2023

The changing workplace (?)

Beth L. LaCanne and Shannon E. Eckman (?)

Oct 01, 2023

Construction law: updated indemnification and wage theft rule (?)

Jevon Bindman, Anna Barton, and Carly Johnson (?)

Oct 01, 2023

Hail the departing chief: Gildea’s legacy includes 13 cases for 13 years (?)

Cathy E. Gorlin and Marshall H. Tanick (?)

Oct 01, 2023

From 0 to HF100: Legal cannabis comes to Minnesota (?)

Jared M. Reams & Rachel S. Kurth (?)

Sep 01, 2023

Understanding expungement under the new cannabis law (?)

Dea Cortney & Samuel Edmunds (?)

Sep 01, 2023

In the weeds: Firearm ownership, cannabis, and the hemp exception (?)

AARON EDWARD BROWN (?)

Sep 01, 2023

Why are we using race and gender tables to set tort damages in 2023? (?)

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Sep 01, 2023

Public access, private lives (?)

Michael P. Boulette, Seungwon R. Chung, and Abby N. Sunberg (?)

Aug 02, 2023

Minnesota reforms law to ban (almost) all noncompete agreements (?)

George H. Singer (?)

Aug 02, 2023

What happens when AI finally does learn to write legal briefs? A future imagined.

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VADIM TRIFEL

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Crime and punishment, revised edition

(?)

Elizabeth A. Orrick

(?)

Brace yourself. Here are seven legal tech trends that are transforming the practice of law.

(?)

Todd C. Scott

(?)

Put plain language in Minnesota’s court rules

(?)

Ian Lewenstein

(?)

Deuce-Ace's Law Dictionary

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The Rev. Dr. Felix Rabbits Van Deuce-Ace, Esq., L.L.M., M.A., M.B.A., M.D., Ph.D.

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Better together: Toward a mutual-care approach to practicing law

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Natalie Netzel

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Trust us Antitrust is back: And it’s coming for Big Tech

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Dan Gustafson and Abou Amara

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Secret recordings, privacy, and the pursuit of truth

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By James Todd

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Going to Trial: Three Tips for Junior Lawyers

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Cianna Guerra Halloran

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Reading the fine print: The extensive changes to Minnesota landlord-tenant law in 2023 mostly codify best practices

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By Timothy A. Baland

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The lawyer as private investigator: Parsing new ABA Model Rule 1.16(a)—Inquiring Into and Assessing Representations

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William J. Wernz

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The changing workplace

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Beth L. LaCanne and Shannon E. Eckman

(?)

Construction law: updated indemnification and wage theft rule

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Jevon Bindman, Anna Barton, and Carly Johnson

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Hail the departing chief: Gildea’s legacy includes 13 cases for 13 years

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Cathy E. Gorlin and Marshall H. Tanick

(?)

From 0 to HF100: Legal cannabis comes to Minnesota

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Jared M. Reams & Rachel S. Kurth

(?)

Understanding expungement under the new cannabis law

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Dea Cortney & Samuel Edmunds

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In the weeds: Firearm ownership, cannabis, and the hemp exception

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AARON EDWARD BROWN

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Why are we using race and gender tables to set tort damages in 2023?

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Public access, private lives

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Michael P. Boulette, Seungwon R. Chung, and Abby N. Sunberg

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Minnesota reforms law to ban (almost) all noncompete agreements

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George H. Singer

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