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Attention Legal Tech Startups: Applications Now Open for the 9th Annual Startup Alley and Pitch Competition at ABA TECHSHOW 2025

Above the Law - Technology

Ever since Startup Alley first launched in 2017, the pitch competition has helped catapult the success of a long list of legal technology startups and become a seminal event of the American Bar Association’s annual TECHSHOW.

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Humanizing Legal Tech: A Chat With Judge Victoria Pratt

Clio

As legal technology advances at an astonishing pace, it’s easy to overlook the most crucial element of its success: people. At the 2024 Clio Cloud Conference , we sat down with Judge Victoria Pratt , a passionate advocate for criminal justice reform. Her message? While technology plays a central role in shaping the future of law, true justice can only be achieved through human connection.

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Building CoPilot’s CoPilot (For Lawyers)

Above the Law - Technology

Microsoft's CoPilot could become the default AI for business. who will make it work for legal? The post Building CoPilot’s CoPilot (For Lawyers) appeared first on Above the Law.

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Product Walk Through: Steno – GenAI Transcript Analysis

Artificial Lawyer

This week’s Product Walk Through is with Steno and its Transcript Genius capability, which leverages genAI to provide a range of court transcript analysis features.

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Case Closed: How to Optimize Your Legal Intake Process for Efficiency

Speaker: Anne Post, CEO North America, Xakia Technologies

Do you know that 40% of U.S. Legal Departments now have a formal legal intake process? With that in mind, where does your legal department stand today? Many legal teams still struggle with a flood of incoming requests, leaving everyone overwhelmed and frustrated. Implementing a formal legal intake process can seem like an obstacle between the business and the legal department, but it doesn’t have to be!

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How your online world could change if big tech companies like Google are forced to break up

LLRX

The Department of Justice may be on the verge of seeking a break-up of Google in a bid to make it less dominant. ,,,,,strong>Renaud Foucart explains that if the government goes ahead and is successful in the courts, it could mean the company being split into separate entities – a search engine, an advertising company, a video website, a mapping app – which would not be allowed to share data with each other.

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Transforming Client Engagement: How AI is Revolutionizing Your Law Firm’s Efficiency

Colin S. Levy

Leverage AI agents to automate client intake, document management, and communication, allowing legal teams to focus on what matters most. The legal industry is undergoing a profound transformation, with artificial intelligence (AI) playing a pivotal role in reshaping traditional processes. In a law firm, one of the most time-consuming and resource-intensive tasks is client engagement—gathering client information, obtaining case facts, and organizing supporting documents.

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Spellbook Taps Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law For Contract Data

Artificial Lawyer

Legal genAI pioneer, Spellbook, is forming a close integration with Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law contract database, allowing users to tap both systems while drafting. The.

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Does Your AI Chatbot Collect Biometric Data?

Pillsbury Law Internet and Technology blog

The latest trend in generative AI is the rise of “AI Assistants” or “Chatbots.” These tools are increasingly trained on internal company data to interact directly with consumers and aim to improve customer service by generating responses on behalf of the organization. However, this brings new legal challenges, especially regarding data privacy. Because “biometric” data or information is often broadly defined, compliance with privacy regulations becomes critical when chatbots and AI agents use vo

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AI for Contracts: Document Automation Analysis – Revolutionizing Legal Practice

Bigfork Tech

AI for Contracts: Document Automation Analysis – Revolutionizing Legal Practice Document automation and contract analysis are not just buzzwords; they are essential tools transforming how legal professionals operate. This blog post will delve into the significance of document automation in the legal sector, explore the benefits of AI in document creation and review, provide real-world examples of these technologies in action, and discuss the broader impact on legal practice.

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JPMorgan Chase sues scammers following viral ‘infinite money glitch’–register.com

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ATMs paid customers thousands … and now the bank wants its money back Jessica Lyons JPMorgan Chase has begun suing fraudsters who allegedly stole thousands of dollars from the bank’s ATMs after a check fraud glitch went viral on social media. The so-called “infinite money glitch” exploded on X and TikTok over the summer, after customers abused a technical issue affecting ATMs nationwide that allowed them to deposit fake checks and then withdraw massive sums of money befo

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Trellis Launches Trellis AI to Streamline Trial Court Litigation

Trellis AI leverages the largest repository of state trial court data to help litigators evaluate cases, automate brief drafting, suggest winning strategies, and more. Key components: Draft Arguments — Uses similar/successful motions in the Trellis database to generate arguments/citations for your motions seeking dismissal, summary judgment, etc. Case Assessment — Predict the likely outcomes of a case at any stage to help you decide to accept it, guide motion practice, make settlement offers, an

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How foreign operations are manipulating social media to influence your views

LLRX

Filippo Menczer and his colleagues study influence campaigns and design technical solutions – algorithms – to detect and counter them. State-of-the-art methods developed in our center use several indicators of this type of online activity, which researchers call inauthentic coordinated behavior. They identify clusters of social media accounts that post in a synchronized fashion, amplify the same groups of users, share identical sets of links, images or hashtags, or perform suspiciously similar s

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Legal Workflow Automation: Enhancing Client Focus Through Streamlined Processes

Rocket Matter

Every attorney’s day goes about the same: juggling client meetings, court deadlines, and endless rounds of document revisions… not to mention managing team members and collaborating with other attorneys. And let’s not forget business-related tasks like time tracking, invoicing, marketing, and the dreaded month-end reconciliation. Legal work is complicated, and finding time to breathe—let alone be productive—can seem overwhelming.

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Threatening ‘the enemy within’ with force: Military ethicists explain the danger to important American traditions

LLRX

Marcus Hedahl , Professor of Philosophy, United States Naval Academy and Bradley Jay Strawser , Professor of Philosophy, Naval Postgraduate School worry that Trump’s actions while president, and his comments about his plans for a potential second term, may put the military in a tough position. The July 1, 2024, Supreme Court ruling giving the president immunity for official acts – potentially including as commander in chief of the military – would make that tough position even more difficult.

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The Importance of Legal Docketing for Law Firms Explained

Clio

In many industries, deadlines are flexible and calendaring is an informal process—but not in the legal industry. As legal professionals know, any missed deadline or event could sink a legal matter—not to mention the legal practice that makes the mistake. This is why legal docketing is top priority for any law firm that wants to succeed and avoid malpractice claims.

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Visibility Into the Strategy & Supporting Documents of Major US Law Firms

Law Firm Intelligence by Trellis aggregates state trial court data across the Trellis platform enabling users to: look up a particular metric related to a specific law firm (such as, how many cases a law firm had or has against another law firm), and see the actual dockets and documents supporting the metric. Trellis data is maximized in a revolutionary and unique way to provide users an exclusive look into a law firm litigating in state trial courts.

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Harbor Buys Ascertus In New Expansion Move

Artificial Lawyer

Harbor Global, a provider of legal tech consulting services, has bought Ascertus. The target is a key implementation partner for iManage and works with both.

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How e-Discovery People, Processes, and Technology Advance Systemic Change

Relativity

Pro bono work has enabled e-discovery professionals and civil rights advocates to work together in support of the greater good—to advance causes with far-reaching implications. Read some inspiring stories and learn how you can join the effort.

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Recorded Live At #ClioCon: A Deep Dive into the 2024 Clio Legal Trends Report, with Joshua Lenon, Clio’s Lawyer in Residence

LawSites

At the recent Clio Cloud Conference in Austin, Texas, Clio released its ninth annual Legal Trends Report, a report that uses both survey responses and anonymized data from Clio users to paint a picture of key trends in law practice and legal technology.

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Mac mini radically redesigned with M4 and M4 Pro chip–cultofmac.com

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BY D. GRIFFIN JONES Apple unveiled the radically redesigned Mac mini on Tuesday, with versions powered by the M4 chip and a new M4 Pro chip. The smaller-than-ever desktop computer features a new design with convenient ports on the front and back, faster processing speeds and, for the first time, Thunderbolt 5 connectivity and a carbon neutral guarantee.

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Stay On Top of Newly Filed State & Federal Litigation: Curated Just for You!

With Daily Filings Report by Trellis you will receive an email and csv file daily with all new cases filed in the jurisdictions you're tracking. Each new case will include all case metadata like judge, parties, counsel, practice area, and even direct links to the full docket and complaint. Trellis Daily Filings Reports provide direct access to newly filed state and federal litigation curated just for you.

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Harbor Acquires UK-Based Legal Technology Services Provider Ascertus

Legal IT Professionals

Harbor has announced the acquisition of Ascertus, a prominent UK-based provider of legal technology services specializing in document and content management solutions. Ascertus, a key implementation partner for iManage, supports both corporate law departments and law firms with essential business systems. The acquisition represents a significant milestone for Harbor’s strategic growth, reinforcing its position as a global leader in comprehensive legal technology and operational solutions.

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Pupillage Pathways with Red Lion Chambers – Ep 4 – Rebecca Chalkley

Legally Speaking

Want to know the best qualities to cultivate during your path to pupillage? Then listen in to this episode with Rebecca Chalkley, a Barrister at Red Lion Chambers. She explains the importance of self-belief, resilience, and authenticity throughout interviews and applications. We also touched on career growth and personal development in this engaging episode.