Above the Law - Technology

JULY 22, 2024

Drafting contracts has been simplified in CobbleStone through the power of several native AI tools. CobbleStone Contract Insight leverages VISDOM, its powerful AI engine backed by machine learning (ML) that streamlines data insertion, extraction, evaluation, and risk identification. The post Navigating The Complexity: CobbleStone Contract Insight Delivers Centralized And AI-Backed Contract Management appeared first on Above the Law.

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LLRX

JULY 22, 2024

As part of the reporting process for The Markup’s investigation into inequitable insurance pricing, they dug through more than 52,000 pages of documents that insurance companies filed with government regulators detailing their pricing algorithms. Aaron Sankin reports on the many different ways you can save some money on your car insurance, including built-in discounts that you could be taking advantage of.

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JULY 22, 2024

As a lawyer, you’ve probably received some training in a diverse range of options for conflict resolution. Going to court is one option, but alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is promoted as a cheaper and less stressful alternative. Your clients might have heard of mediation but don’t know whether it’s appropriate in their case, or even how to get started.

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LLRX

JULY 22, 2024

Professor Richard Forno highlights the fragility of our enterprise IT systems against the backdrop of the global information technology outage on July 19, 2024 that paralyzed organizations ranging from airlines to hospitals and the delivery of uniforms for the Olympic Games, representing a growing concern for cybersecurity professionals, businesses and governments.

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Brett Trout

JULY 22, 2024

Brett Trout The New York Times (NYT) has sued Defendants Microsoft and various OpenAI companies for allegedly using its copyrighted material to train their Copilot and ChatGPT products respectfully. The lawsuit includes claims of copyright infringement (direct, vicarious, and contributory), removal of copyright management information, unfair competition by misappropriation, and trademark dilution.

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Legal IT Professionals

JULY 22, 2024

LexisNexis ® Legal & Professional, a leading global provider of information and analytics, today announced it has completed its acquisition of Henchman, a legal tech company that enriches data from Document Management Systems (DMS) for faster document drafting. Belgium-based Henchman has 170+ legal and corporate customers globally including top U.S. and European law firms and companies.

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Legal IT Insiders

JULY 22, 2024

LexisNexis Legal & Professional today (22 July) announced a set of new capabilities in its gen AI solution Lexis+ AI, which enables conversational search and provides summarization, intelligent legal drafting, […] The post LexisNexis announces new capabilities for Lexis+ AI including RAG enhancements appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Legal IT Insiders

JULY 22, 2024

The Superior Court of Los Angeles County’s Court Technology Services (CTS) Division suffered a ransomware attack on Friday 19 July leading to it having to shut down the Court’s internal […] The post Superior Court of Los Angeles County suffers ransomware attack appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Legal IT Professionals

JULY 22, 2024

Ascertus Limited announces a strategic partnership with matter and spend management platform, Lawcadia. This partnership responds to a growing need in corporate legal departments to streamline operations, from intake and triage, matter and workflow management, to spend management and reporting. This relationship with Lawcadia strengthens Ascertus’ reputation as an independent solutions provider offering a broad portfolio of best-of-breed products complementary to the iManage Work platform.

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JULY 22, 2024

With the integration of digital platforms like Slack , emails , and a plethora of legal tech tools into daily operations, legal professionals are now required to navigate a new terrain of shorthand language that permeates online and informal exchanges. Understanding these acronyms isn’t just about keeping up; it’s about enriching interactions within your legal team and improving communications with clients, ensuring nothing gets lost in translation.

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LLRX

JULY 22, 2024

If elected to serve a second term, Donald Trump says he supports a spoils system, a plan that would give him the authority to fire as many as 50,000 civil servants and replace them with members of his political party loyal to him. Under this plan, if he eventually deemed those new employees disloyal, he claims he could fire them too. Law professors Sidney Shapiro and Joseph P.

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