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SEC establishes new enforcement unit for cyber and emerging tech
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced the formation of an updated task force to fight cyber-related crimes and to help retail owners of cyber/crypto assets maintain their holdings against the nefarious folks who would want to take them away or somehow disrupt their ownership thereof.
The current Crypto ... (full story)
Here comes the NextGen Bar Exam
Starting in 2028, law school graduates sitting for the bar exam will join 33 other jurisdictions by taking the NextGen Bar Exam.
That would seem to cover most current law school freshmen, so pay attention if you fall into that category.
In a press release, Michel Jendretzky, attorney services director at the Supreme Court ... (full story)
Two legal AI platforms that might not be garbage
Legal AIs affiliated with LexisNexis and Bloomberg Law have just been opened to curious lawyers and, like the headline says, they may not be garbage. No guarantees, of course.
LexisNexis has launched their Protégé AI Assistant to general availability.
According to the company, Protégé comes with ... (full story)
Using online content aggregators
Ever wonder where to go for up-to-date legal news (besides, of course, this publication)?
Content aggregators!
Online push content aggregators can both give you information that you want, curated to your interests, and can also provide topics to blog/ YouTube/TikTok about on your website as a part of your marketing. In addi ... (full story)
Project will capture every employment law in the US
If you deal in employment law, especially if you work with out-of-state entities, you may want to take a look at SixFifty (https://www.sixfifty.com/), a company that says that it has very single employment law and reg, along with research and analysis, in its database.
SixFifty’s business model helps businesses automate e ... (full story)