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Here we have created articles on law, technology, mental health and history which we believe you will find engaging, interesting and surprising. The Copyright and the Commodore
February 4, 2023
From naval service to the first federal copyright. Maybe?...
Read More In Defense of Mobsters
January 27, 2023
Dillinger had the "Lady in Red." His associate, Henry Pierpont, had this lady in law....
Read More In Defense of a Monster
January 20, 2023
Sometimes criminal defense work means you have to defend a monster....
Read More Before Rosa
January 13, 2023
Rosa Parks set off a civil rights firestorm. Learn about the person who lit the match....
Read More The Printer’s Legal Woes
December 23, 2022
The tale of the legal woes of the man who printed one of the world's most famous bibles....
Read More How Bad Was It Really?
December 16, 2022
Every American law student knows Hawkins v. McGee...
Read More The Seventh
December 2, 2022
The complicated story of "Tokyo Rose," the seventh person convicted and sentenced for treason in the United States....
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Current legal document workflow management isn’t working
November 21, 2022
Part Three in the series "You need the right tools to minimise the document admin you’re not aware you’re doing, and get on with your actual work, your deep work"....
Read More The Bequest
November 18, 2022
Who is John Smithson? And what does he have to do with preserving history?...
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Convert PDF to text on the fly with OCR
November 11, 2022
Right now, new technology is making it easier for lawyers to work with digitised documents. Most lawyers are familiar with pdfs: the standard file format for storing scanned documents, as...
Read More She Did It Her Way
November 11, 2022
Suffragist and Temperance Movement leader Amanda Way predated many better-known figures of both movements...
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Digital Detox
November 9, 2022
Casedo is a tech company, and so more than most we can suffer from 'overtech' and find that we spend most of our time on screens, gadgets and other 'labour-saving'...
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7 productivity tips for lawyers to improve efficiency
November 8, 2022
From the constant flow of queries, through to the client who telephones you with suggested changes to a court document just hours before it is due to be filed, life...
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What’s stopping you from being a better lawyer?
November 8, 2022
In the lawyer’s ideal world, monthly billing and work-in-progress targets are always on track, deadlines are never missed, while senior partners and clients alike are singing your praises. And to...
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How Legal Firms Can Break Remote Working Barriers
November 8, 2022
The legal sector, owing to its historic resistance to technology and the immediate effects of the global crisis, has experienced severe disruption. Casedo CEO and practicing barrister, Ross Birkbeck, found...
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Is working with paper bundles all bad?
November 7, 2022
Part Two in the series "You need the right tools to minimise the document admin you’re not aware you’re doing, and get on with your actual work, your deep work"....
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PDF types – How many are there?
November 4, 2022
Depending on the way the file originated, PDF documents can be categorised into 3 different types, however we found 8 different pdf data types. How the PDF was originally created...
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You are what you eat.
November 4, 2022
Katie McKenna delves into what we're all made of: In my case, I must be chocolate. In all honesty, our reality is driven by what we consume daily and I’m not...
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What kind of work do you do?
November 2, 2022
Part One in the series "You need the right tools to minimise the document admin you’re not aware you’re doing, and get on with your actual work, your deep work"....
Read More I Ain’t Afraid of No…
October 28, 2022
Who you gonna call when you're trying to sell a haunted house?...
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Are you able to charge for enough of your time? Two areas to focus on to generate more work
October 19, 2022
Having enough chargeable work is the lifeblood of your practice, without that you won’t have the successful career you wish for and may even have to diversify into other areas....
Read More Before Jackie
October 7, 2022
If Jackie Robinson was not the first African American MLB player...
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How I Approach Academic Research & Tools and Tricks That Help Me
October 2, 2022
Casedo makes life easier whenever I’m working through complicated concepts in a stack of documents. That is, with all the smart tools and the pleasant all-in-one workspace, academic research is...
Read More Manumission Before Emancipation
September 30, 2022
Robert Carter III did something the Founding Fathers never did - he manumitted his enslaved people almost 100 years before the Emancipation Proclamation....
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How We Choose Software Solutions at Casedo
September 25, 2022
Choosing software solutions can be daunting. And although we're a software company, it's no less daunting for us to find the right solution....
Read More Legal Legerdemain
September 24, 2022
While Houdini was a magician by trade, he had several other interests such as film and aviation. He was also an innovator, seeking to improve existing items with an escapist...
Read More Counsel on Trial
September 16, 2022
On April 18, 1857, Clarence Darrow was born in Kinsman, Ohio. The name is likely familiar, as Darrow was one of the most famous lawyers of his day. In his...
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Best Practices in Choosing Legal Technology Software
September 13, 2022
Choosing any new software, especially legal tech software, can be daunting. We've been on both sides of the selection process....
Read More A Reluctant First
September 9, 2022
In the early 1800s, as settlers from the newly-formed United States set forth into the lands west of the original colonies, their plans of manifest destiny were delayed by the...
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From Barrister to Legal Tech Innovator
September 1, 2022
Ross Birkbeck talks about his unconventional journey from video editing to law. After realising something was missing in his work flow, Ross talks about his story of designing Casedo. ...
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Are PDF Forms redundant? – Part 2
July 22, 2022
In the first part of this blog I looked at what forms are and what makes a good form. I then had a look a both Word and PDFs for...
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Are PDF Forms redundant? – Part 1
July 22, 2022
Submitting data, whether it’s to apply for a loan, registering a child for a summer camp, or signing a local petition, is part of life. But how the data is...
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Casedo Solves Common Problems with Legal Workflows
April 4, 2022
We’ll look at common workflow problems that legal professionals face when working on cases and legal research and explore how Casedo solves these problems. ...
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Casedo Case Study: General Civil Law
February 10, 2022
In our latest Case Study, Christian Fox, Christian Fox, a General Civil law barrister, explores how Casedo gives him the feeling of using a paper bundle....
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How to build an argument
January 31, 2022
It doesn’t matter what the context is – a court submission, an advice to a client, or a letter to a colleague – building a convincing argument involves some fundamental...
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Casedo Case Study: Financial Disputes and Civil Litigation
January 26, 2022
In this part of our series, Nicholas Barnes explores how Casedo helped him manage his practice as Financial Disputes and Civil Litigation Barrister....
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Casedo Case Study: Student Research and Organisation
January 5, 2022
UCL Law Student Louis Stripp shares how he uses Casedo to grasp an overall understanding of different topics....
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Casedo Case Study: Employment and Personal Injury Claims
November 23, 2021
In the next part of our series, David Green explains how Casedo has helped him work more efficiently....
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Casedo Case Study: Real Property & Landlord and Tenant law
November 10, 2021
In the next part of our series, Fern Schofield explains how Casedo has helped shape her practice....
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Casedo Case Study: Family Law
September 17, 2021
In this part of our case study series, Rhys Taylor, A family law barrister explains how Casedo works for him in his practice....
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How to Facilitate Successful Collaboration in Digital Workspaces
August 24, 2021
If you've had to drastically shift to a work-from-home setup during the pandemic, you're far from alone. In fact, 8.4 million people in the UK, including 46.4% of London's working population, have...
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Has the Family Law System Avoided The Backlog?
April 19, 2021
From electronic bundles, to online diaries and enhanced electronic communications between legal professionals and court staff, the family legal system has experienced notable changes in recent years. In 2015, the...
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5 last minute tips for legal directories submissions
April 9, 2021
The Legal 500 deadlines for barristers in London fall on 16th April (regional deadlines have already passed) and the Chambers barristers guide deadlines for various categories fall on 6th April....
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Delivering Digital Courts is the only solution to the Backlog
April 6, 2021
Milad Shojaei investigates the digitisation of the Criminal and Civil Justice systems. Working in the Criminal Justice System, Milad has dealt with the backlog first-hand, leveraging the benefits of technology to...
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Casedo Case Study: Public Right of Way
March 29, 2021
In the second in our series of Case Studies, Sue Rumfitt explains how Casedo has transformed the way she works....
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