In this edition of the Priori Digest, a weekly look at what’s happening in law and technology, we will tease out some hard data from the newly released 2018 Clio Legal Trends Report, which aggregates and anonymizes data from nearly 70,000 legal professionals to provide a comprehensive analysis of business insights for the legal profession. Enjoy!
What we’re reading
- The 2018 Clio Legal Trends Report has been released. View it here
- Given how the position of general counsel has evolved in recent years, this piece looks at how in-house lawyers at tech companies stay proactive, indispensable and sane
- The psychology behind the technology of voice assistant products like Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri and how these devices are changing us
- A new Supreme Court case aims to close the loophole in U.S. “Double Jeopardy” law
- How to create a calm workplace
- The global financial crisis started just over ten years ago with the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Here is a list of commonly used technology companies and products that didn’t exist then
What in the weird
- At a cafe in Rhode Island, students pay not with money, but with personal data
- For those that live in or have visited New York City and have wondered how many squirrels live in Central Park, you’ll soon find out, as the Squirrel Census is currently taking place
By the numbers
- 83: According to new research, 83 percent of legal professionals work alongside people they “dislike” or find “frustrating”
- 10: Significant general counsel comings and goings of 2018
- 6: SCOTUS cases to watch this term