Above the Law - Technology

DECEMBER 4, 2023

AltFee Elevator Pitch: AltFee revolutionizes law firm pricing by offering a foundation for alternative fee structures. At the heart of AltFee lies a relentless pursuit of innovation – our platform is built to empower law firms to achieve unprecedented success through non-hourly pricing. What makes you unique or innovative?

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The MyJr product works as a browser extension and identifies Canadian and US case law citations on any web page. It delivers a preview into key details about the cited case, and a link to a free full-text version, in a popup when the user hovers over the citation. Greg Lambert 15:52 Wow. So it allows us to match map it back.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Pablo emphasizes the importance of quality control, trust, and addressing the nuanced requirements of legal research to ensure that CoCounsel met the high expectations of its users, including law librarians and legal professionals. But what really convinced me this was real was when the law librarian community didn’t rip it to shreds, right.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 18, 2023

Moritz College of Law The copyright – contract tension Stewart Brand famously said that information wants to be free. We know, however, that many laws limit free access and use of information goods, most prominently copyright law (and IP law generally). Guy Rub , The Ohio State University Michael E. ML Genius v.

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LawSites

MAY 30, 2023

We may know more after June 8, the date on which the judge in the case, Mata v. Avianca , has scheduled a hearing to allow the lawyers to show cause for why they should not be sanctioned for what the judge called “an unprecedented circumstance” of a brief “replete with citations to non-existent cases.”

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 8, 2022

Between learning to practice law (aka avoiding legal malpractice) and trying to make billable hours while still trying to have a life outside of work, the idea of empathizing with the very people who are “making your life miserable” may be laughable. Lead With Empathy. This ingredient catches most young lawyers off guard.

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Attorney at Work

APRIL 4, 2022

I’m glad to hear that you’re proactively prioritizing your ethical obligations as you head for the door. Be sure to examine your own jurisdiction’s rules, ethics opinions, and case law, and look for any templates that may help you draft your notice. Answer: Congratulations on the new opportunity!

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LawSites

MARCH 18, 2024

the morning of a critical meeting at Harvard Law School, where I worked. Harvard professor Jonathan Zittrain and l were sitting down with Daniel Lewis and Nik Reed , the founders of a legal research startup named Ravel Law, along with lawyers from Harvard’s Office of General Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton and Gundersen Dettmer.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

AUGUST 22, 2023

In this episode of The Geek in Review, hosts Greg Lambert and Marlene Gebauer interview three guests from UK law firm Travers Smith about their work on AI: Chief Technology Officer Oliver Bethel , Director of Legal Technology Sean Curran , and AI Manager Sam Lansley. They co-authored a paper on subtle errors in legal AI.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JULY 3, 2023

Justis, powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4, was able to have a natural conversation with Greg and provide insightful perspectives on the use of generative AI in the legal industry, specifically in law firms. While many law firm leaders recognize its potential, some are unsure of how it fits into legal work or worry about risks.

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Rocket Matter

OCTOBER 31, 2023

For firms that use hourly rates, clients are billed for this time by the hour. Billable hours are the basis of most legal fee calculations, and putting in enough billable hours is essential to the profitability of law firms—that’s why they generally seek to maximize the number of billable hours that associates and partners put in.

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CaseFox

JULY 25, 2023

It has also revolutionized the way lawyers practice law and interact with clients. Legal Research and Data Analytics: Gone are the days of poring over endless law books and case files in dusty libraries. They also give lawyers the statutes, case law, and legal commentary about the cases.

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Clio

MARCH 15, 2024

Compiling necessary research and (maybe) evidence First, you must conduct all the necessary research that will provide a legal basis for your motion to dismiss, whether that includes case law, statutory law, or other legal bases. During the hearing, listen carefully to opposing counsel’s arguments so you can respond effectively.

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Eric Goldman

AUGUST 1, 2023

For those reasons, I strongly suspect this will not be the last we hear of this case. It is hornbook law that secondary liability of all kinds requires proof that direct infringement is occurring. As a result, a rich body of case law has developed distinguishing direct liability from secondary liability.

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Legal Tech Monitor

DECEMBER 18, 2023

About 1 in 4 adults in Illinois have a disability related to mobility, cognition, independent living, hearing, vision, or self-care, according to the Centers for Disease Control. To review the amended policy, visit the Illinois Supreme Court website or click here.

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Clio

APRIL 1, 2024

Clerks meticulously organize and manage documents and records for a case, ensuring they are properly filed, stored, and readily accessible when needed. It falls upon court clerks to handle the timing and logistics of hearings, trials, and other legal proceedings, ensuring that all court deadlines are adhered to.

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Legal Tech Monitor

MAY 30, 2023

In fact, if we don’t start teaching 1Ls and 2Ls in law school immediately, law schools will be doing a disservice for their students for many years to come. And what are the law students get from courses like this? Greg Lambert 5:07 Are you finding that the the administration at law schools are? So what’s next?

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Legal Tech Monitor

AUGUST 3, 2023

Not only will it answer your questions easily and quickly, but, like a human friend, it may sometimes tell you what you want to hear, and sometimes it may share outright fabrications (called hallucinations). Pray Law Library at the OU College of Law, had a helpful analogy at our OBA Solo & Small Firm Conference program on ChatGPT and AI.

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Clio

JUNE 7, 2023

From creating legal marketing content to drafting legal documents, there’s no doubt that ChatGPT presents opportunities for efficiency for law firms. We cover more in our post about the ethical considerations of AI and law. Summarize the relevant case law, statutes, and regulations. Please be concise.

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TechLaw Crossroads

DECEMBER 19, 2022

There’s lots of talk about AI and machine learning and how those tools will or will not impact the practice of law. I recently had a chance to hear Richard Susskind speak on AI in law and, as always, found his comments perceptive and spot on. Says Leann Blanchfield, head of Primary Law, Editorial, Thomson Reuters. “To

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Legal Tech Monitor

MAY 30, 2023

We may know more after June 8, the date on which the judge in the case, Mata v. Avianca , has scheduled a hearing to allow the lawyers to show cause for why they should not be sanctioned for what the judge called “an unprecedented circumstance” of a brief “replete with citations to non-existent cases.”

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MatterSuite

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Knowledge and Skill Enhancement The legal field is in a perpetual state of evolution, marked by changing laws, regulations, and the adoption of new technologies. Understanding Current Trends: Legal conferences are great for discovering emerging trends across practice areas like IP, family, and corporate law.

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Legal Tech Monitor

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Rigorous security and confidentiality controls provide the trust needed to gain adoption at top law firms. She believes empowering the next generation of legal professionals with AI will modernize law practice to better serve unmet needs. So but I hear we have another Schwartz. So literally in 24 hours. I’m in West Texas.

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Legal Tech Monitor

OCTOBER 27, 2023

When Jerome “Jerry” Larkin joined the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) in 1978, he had just graduated from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, spent eight years in the Catholic seminary system, and knew he wanted to dedicate his career to public service. Indeed, Althea K.

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CaseFox

JUNE 29, 2023

Legal motions allow parties to assert their rights, and seek relief from the court regarding certain cases. Whether you are a lawyer, firm, or law student, it is important to know about legal motions. In this motion, the moving party can ask for entitlement of the judgment as a matter of law.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 29, 2023

Koerner Endowed Professor of Law, Tulane University Law School [See part 1 about defendant opt-outs and part 2 about defendant defaults.] How is the CCB Board going to conduct a fair use analysis, and are they going to look at the precedent of the district court in which the case originally arose, in this case the 9tth circuit?

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The Law Product Makers blog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

It is another “pure play” law product website. I thought this would be a good case study for future law product makers. It is a good example of a law product start-up that is directed at consumers. Once a divorce becomes uncontested, moving ahead with the actual divorce forms and hearing is primarily administrative.

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Colin S. Levy

JUNE 20, 2023

I currently serve as EVP at Helm360 , a legal technology company that helps law firms implement best of breed solutions. I remember talking to a managing partner at a global law firm who had implemented a new finance system. This can help lawyers to prepare their cases and provide more accurate advice to clients.

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Debevoise Data Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The court also struck out the claimant’s negligence claim on the grounds that: (i) case law has established that negligence cannot be pleaded alongside Data Protection Act claims; and (ii) “distress” does not constitute damage, as required for a successful negligence claim.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JUNE 22, 2021

Not surprisingly, in these early days of CCPA private actions, plaintiffs are trying to push the boundaries of the law and testing who, when, and why a CCPA claim may be brought. Consumers can seek damages for any harm actually incurred as well as statutory damages ranging from $100 to $750 per consumer per incident.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In this episode, Greg Lambert speaks with Whitney Triplet , Paul Campbell, and Adonica Black about the LexisNexis African Ancestry Network and LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation Fellowship 2023 cohort. We have Whitney Triplet is a 3L at Southern University Law Center and co author of the paper Technology Solutions to Alleviate Jury Biases.

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Legal Tech Monitor

MARCH 18, 2024

the morning of a critical meeting at Harvard Law School, where I worked. Harvard professor Jonathan Zittrain and l were sitting down with Daniel Lewis and Nik Reed , the founders of a legal research startup named Ravel Law, along with lawyers from Harvard’s Office of General Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton and Gundersen Dettmer.

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Debevoise Data Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

This guidance, which draws on the GDPR as well as national and EU case law, contains relevant advice for using AI in the healthcare space more broadly. For further discussion on the principle of “security by design”, see our previous blog post. The Italian Garante published guidance on the use of AI in the healthcare sector.

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Pablo emphasizes the importance of quality control, trust, and addressing the nuanced requirements of legal research to ensure that CoCounsel met the high expectations of its users, including law librarians and legal professionals. But what really convinced me this was real was when the law librarian community didn’t rip it to shreds, right.

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Legal Tech Monitor

AUGUST 22, 2023

In this episode of The Geek in Review, hosts Greg Lambert and Marlene Gebauer interview three guests from UK law firm Travers Smith about their work on AI: Chief Technology Officer Oliver Bethel , Director of Legal Technology Sean Curran , and AI Manager Sam Lansley. They co-authored a paper on subtle errors in legal AI.

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Legal Tech Monitor

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Elevator Pitch: AltFee revolutionizes law firm pricing by offering a foundation for alternative fee structures. At the heart of AltFee lies a relentless pursuit of innovation – our platform is built to empower law firms to achieve unprecedented success through non-hourly pricing. What makes you unique or innovative?

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Legally Speaking

JANUARY 15, 2023

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