Above the Law - Technology

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

On this episode of LawNext: A conversation about Thomson Reuters’ strategy around generative artificial intelligence with two of the executives most directly responsible for its development and implementation. In a year dominated by discussion of generative AI and its potential impact on the legal profession, Thomson Reuters has played a leading role.

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Kevin O'Keefe

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

LexBlog is holding a free webinar on Wednesday afternoon, 2 ET / 11AM PT on “How Lawyers Bring in Work from Blogging” Colin O’Keefe will review how everyone has a bit of a different perspective on someone going from blog reader to client—or if that’s a journey one might take. He’ll walk through what business development success looks like – a name, relationships, growing book of business – and discuss the strategies lawyers deploy to achieve it.

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Above the Law - Technology

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

A survey of professionals reveals their expectations and challenges for the future of work. The post How AI Is Transforming The Legal Profession appeared first on Above the Law.

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Trellis.Law Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

On Monday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case concerning laws passed in Florida and Texas over whether state governments are allowed to create rules to address social media companies’ alleged censorship of conservative viewpoints on their platforms.… Continue reading → The post Constitutional Clash: Supreme Court’s Review of State Laws Targeting Social Media Platforms and Free Speech first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

A common pain point for law firms is failing to track and invoice all reimbursable client expenses, resulting in losses to firm profits. A first-of-its-kind product being unveiled today by AffiniPay , the parent company of LawPay and MyCase , aims to solve that problem for smaller firms by marrying a business credit card for law firms to software that directly channels client-related expenses into the associated matters and invoices within the MyCase law practice management platform.

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Legal IT Insiders

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

So, Clifford Chance has set the cat among the pigeons with its announcement that it is rolling out Copilot and Viva Suite to its 7,000+ employees. After a number of law […] The post The Orange Rag Newsletter is Here! appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Editing GenAI documents is like eating cotton candy. Here's a quick tip. The post First Rule for Writing With GenAI appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms & Lawyers.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy There is a new most important legal precedent in the world of web scraping. Bright Data appears to have prevailed in its dispute against Meta. Last Friday, the parties stipulated to dismiss their lawsuit, with Meta formally waiving its right to appeal the controversial January 23rd decision from Judge Chen. Given that most observers in this space were surprised by Judge Chen’s summary judgment decision, Meta’s decision not to appeal seems even more surprising.

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Inside Privacy

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

On February 14, 2024, Nebraska enacted a genetic privacy law ( LB 308 ) regulating direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) genetic testing companies. The law is one of a flurry of bills regarding DTC genetic testing that have been introduced in several states since the beginning of 2024, following the enactment of several DTC genetic testing laws in 2023, such as in Virginia.

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Relativity

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Michallynn Demiter, e-discovery expert at Bayer and a 2024 AI Visionary, is an incredible advocate for AI and smarter ways of working. Based on her insights, learn four critical soft skills that can help you be an advocate for innovation, too.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

If you read my review last October of the inaugural Knowledge Management & Innovation for Legal Conference (or KM&I for short), you will understand why I look forward to returning to New York City for the 2024 edition on Oct. 17 and 18. Conference organizer Patrick DiDomenico , president and founder of InspireKM Consulting and former head of innovation and knowledge management at multiple law firms, says this year’s conference will be bigger and better, with a larger venue, more

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

LegalOn Technologies, has launched LegalOn Assistant , which can answer contract questions, draft clauses, summarize contract terms, and more. According to US CEO Daniel Lewis, “LegalOn Assistant is an extension of your legal team. It saves you time, handles mundane tasks, and is easy to use in day-to-day work.” LegalOn includes a suite tools for streamlining contract review and drafting.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The contract review company LegalOn Technologies today released LegalOn Assistant , a generative AI chat interface that can answer questions about your contracts, draft clauses, summarize contract terms, and more. The assistant is available directly within LegalOn’s in-browser contract editing interface and it is available immediately to all customers at no extra cost.

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Inside Privacy

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

On February 13, 2024, the European Parliament’s Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection and its Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (the “ Parliament Committees ”) voted overwhelmingly to adopt the EU’s proposed AI Act. This follows a vote to approve the text earlier this month by the Council of Ministers’ Permanent Representatives Committee (“ Coreper “).

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

A survey of professionals reveals their expectations and challenges for the future of work. The post How AI Is Transforming The Legal Profession appeared first on Above the Law.

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Martindale-Avvo

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

According to the American Bar Association, there are 1.3 million lawyers in the U.S. For consumers, that’s a lot of choices. For legal professionals wanting to make their mark, it can be a challenge to stand out. Legal marketing is an essential process to build and maintain a successful law practice. The objective is largely to get your name out there – and to have the right clients come to you for assistance.

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice (ATJ Commission) recently issued a report documenting the cost and time savings of remote court appearances in southern Illinois’ First Judicial Circuit. The report, which was written by Sarah Song of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, stems from a pilot project aimed at reducing the “geographic constraints” of providing free civil legal services to low-income residents in the First Circuit and assessing the impact of remo

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Above and Beyond KM

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Today is Leap Day so you are getting a time refund. What will you do with this gift of time? People have different strategies regarding their tax refunds: some try to avoid them at all costs by keeping their withholding to the lowest possible amount, while others prefer a refund to the anxiety of a surprisingly large tax bill. If you are in the latter camp, how do you decide to spend your tax refund?

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

LegalOn Assistant leverages an OpenAI-powered generative AI model to answer questions about documents, draft new clauses and revisions, and summarize parts of, or changes to, a contract.

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Clio

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

From legal agreements to contracts, signatures are vital to many legal workflows. While acquiring wet signatures can be tedious and time-consuming, technology has made it easier and more convenient for lawyers to collect electronic signatures (or “e-signatures”) in many situations. With advanced security measures and useful integrations with other popular business tools, the right e-signature app can help lawyers streamline the document signing process, saving law firms—and clients—time and effo

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

“Legal innovation isn’t separate from how technology impacts society; they now influence each other more directly than ever before,” said Michael Sarlo and John Brewer of HaystackID.

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Legal IT Insiders

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Magic circle law firm Clifford Chance today (28 February) announced that it is deploying Copilot for Microsoft 365 and Viva Suite for its employees globally. Clifford Chance was one of […] The post Breaking news: Clifford Chance deploys Copilot and Viva Suite for employees globally appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

On Monday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case concerning laws passed in Florida and Texas over whether state governments are allowed to create rules to address social media companies’ alleged censorship of conservative viewpoints on their platforms. Continue reading → The post Constitutional Clash: Supreme Court’s Review of State Laws Targeting Social Media Platforms and Free Speech first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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LawNext podcast

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

On this episode of LawNext: A conversation about Thomson Reuters’ strategy around generative artificial intelligence with two of the executives most directly responsible for its development and implementation. In a year dominated by discussion of generative AI and its potential impact on the legal profession, Thomson Reuters has played a leading role.

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

A list that may be useful for non-lawyers interested in learning the law, without getting a JD. The post The Best Online Master Of Studies In Law School Programs (2024) appeared first on Above the Law.

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lennyesq

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The envelope never made it to Judge Arthur Engoron, but caused an emergency response at the courthouse. By Adam Reiss and Dareh Gregorian Judge Arthur Engoron, who handed down a $355 million ruling against former President Donald Trump in his civil fraud trial, was sent an envelope containing white powder on Wednesday, causing an emergency response at his New York City courthouse, a source with direct knowledge of the incident confirmed to NBC News.

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

During the University of Florida Law E-Discovery Conference virtual roundtable “Unlocking the Digital Puzzle: Navigating the Future of Mobile Forensics in the Era of Encryption and Innovation” on Tuesday, speakers unpacked some of the key challenges that modern mobile devices bring to forensics.

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lennyesq

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

BY ELLA LEE A New York appellate division judge ruled Wednesday that multimillion-dollar penalties imposed on former President Trump in his civil fraud case will not be paused while he appeals the judgment; however, for now, Trump can apply for loans. Justice Anil Singh temporarily denied the former president’s request to stay the enforcement of the more than $454 million in penalties a different New York judge ordered him to pay for conspiring to alter his net worth to receive tax and insuran

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

A common pain point for law firms is failing to track and invoice all reimbursable client expenses, resulting in losses to firm profits. A first-of-its-kind product being unveiled today by AffiniPay , the parent company of LawPay and MyCase , aims to solve that problem for smaller firms by marrying a business credit card for law firms to software that directly channels client-related expenses into the associated matters and invoices within the MyCase law practice management platform.

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The contract review company LegalOn Technologies today released LegalOn Assistant , a generative AI chat interface that can answer questions about your contracts, draft clauses, summarize contract terms, and more. The assistant is available directly within LegalOn’s in-browser contract editing interface and it is available immediately to all customers at no extra cost.

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

If you read my review last October of the inaugural Knowledge Management & Innovation for Legal Conference (or KM&I for short), you will understand why I look forward to returning to New York City for the 2024 edition on Oct. 17 and 18. Conference organizer Patrick DiDomenico , president and founder of InspireKM Consulting and former head of innovation and knowledge management at multiple law firms, says this year’s conference will be bigger and better, with a larger venue, more break

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

On this episode of LawNext: A conversation about Thomson Reuters’ strategy around generative artificial intelligence with two of the executives most directly responsible for its development and implementation. In a year dominated by discussion of generative AI and its potential impact on the legal profession, Thomson Reuters has played a leading role.

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

LegalOn Technologies, has launched LegalOn Assistant , which can answer contract questions, draft clauses, summarize contract terms, and more. According to US CEO Daniel Lewis, “LegalOn Assistant is an extension of your legal team. It saves you time, handles mundane tasks, and is easy to use in day-to-day work.” LegalOn includes a suite tools for streamlining contract review and drafting.

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

LegalOn Assistant leverages an OpenAI-powered generative AI model to answer questions about documents, draft new clauses and revisions, and summarize parts of, or changes to, a contract.

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

New product launch from AffiniPay/MyCase looks to address this problem. The post Lawyers Spend Way Too Much Time Dealing With Expenses appeared first on Above the Law.

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Generative AI-powered tools will now be available to the firm's near-7,000 people for help on tasks such as summarising documents.

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

An update on the legal tech market's past few weeks, from product launches to new partnerships.

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