As temperatures rise, so does the pace of innovation. This July, under the blazing sun and behind glowing screens, we’re seeing a surge of momentum across the legal tech world. From new strategies to fresh insights, the digital world is heating up—and we’re here to help you stay ahead of the curve. Here’s what we’re reading, watching, and listening to this month: |

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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is one of the New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. This 2022 novel by Gabrielle Zevin follows the relationship between two friends who begin a successful video game company together. It is Zevin’s fifth novel for adults and tenth novel overall.

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„The Bear“ follows a young fine-dining chef’s return to Chicago to run his family’s sandwich shop after his brother’s suicide. Far from the world he’s used to, Carmy must navigate small business struggles, a strong-willed kitchen staff, and strained family ties. As he fights to transform the shop and himself, his rough-around-the-edges crew slowly becomes his chosen family.

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A completely AI generated lawyer examines brealthroughs in legal AI, covering theme like:
“The AI‑Powered Legal Frontier”
“The Legal AI Revolution: Shifting Paradigms”

Scaling a Custom Chat Export Solution with ModernETL
What began as a simple proof of concept—converting undocumented XML into RSMF files for review—quickly evolved into a true enterprise-scale challenge:
- 17+ million chat messages
- Hundreds of embedded ZIP archives
- Multiple attachments, compounding complexity
Standard desktop workflows couldn’t handle it. Starting over wasn’t an option.
The result? A scalable, repeatable workflow that turned weeks of processing into hours—and got review teams working before ingestion even finished.
Read how Sandline scaled this custom chat solution with ModernETL.

ILTACON
August 10-14
Women’s Bar Association of DC Stars of the Bar
September 11
Marcus Evans Chief Litigation Officer Summit
September 15-16
RelativityFest
October 7-9
Global Litigation & eDiscovery ConfEx
October 20
Everlaw Summit
October 20-23