May, 2023

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Don’t Blame ChatGPT For Bad Lawyering

Above the Law - Technology

Generative AI isn't the one who filed that affirmation with the court, so stop bagging on it. The post Don’t Blame ChatGPT For Bad Lawyering appeared first on Above the Law.

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Will Law Blogs Use AI-Generated Content to Mislead the Public?

Kevin O'Keefe

The New York Times’ Stuart Thompson reports dozens of fringe news websites, content farms, and fake reviewers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to create inauthentic content online, according to two reports released by NewsGuard and ShadowDragon. The AI-generated content includes fabricated events, medical advice, and celebrity death hoaxes, raising concerns about the technology’s potential to reshape the misinformation landscape online.

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AI-Assisted Professional Development: The Future of Attorney Training

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

If you haven’t seen Sal Khan’s TED Talk on how he has leveraged GPT-4 into his new offering of Khanmigo , then let me suggest that you spend 15 minutes of your time watching it. After watching it, continue on down the page for some thoughts that I had on how law firms could also use AI in their Professional Development and Training programs. Are you a law firm looking for ways to enhance the education and professional development of your attorneys?

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There’s A New Top-Level Domain for Lawyers: ‘.esq’

Above the Law - Technology

Google has announced the release of eight new top-level domains that include one specifically designed for lawyers and law firms, “ esq,” based on the abbreviation of esquire that lawyers use to show they are admitted to practice. Google says the new domain for lawyers is “perfect for showing off your credentials.” It even pointed to two lawyers who already use the domain, Erika.esq , the webiste of attorney and personal finance advisor Erika Kullberg, and Ugo.esq., the w

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Stay in Your Lane

Trial Technology

If you don't know what you're doing, don't do it. It's okay to hire someone else who does know what they are doing, but don't waste your own time, your client's money, and potentially your career trying to do things you know nothing about. There are experts for that. Rule 1.1 in the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. The original Rule 1.1 states: “ A lawyer shall provide competent representation to a client.

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The Internet Survives SCOTUS Review (This Time)–Twitter v. Taamneh and Gonzalez v. Google

Eric Goldman

Today was the 2023 Super Bowl of Internet Law at the U.S. Supreme Court [FN]. SCOTUS issued two eagerly awaited decisions in the Twitter v. Taamneh and Gonzalez v. Google cases (as well as decisions in the Warhol copyright fair use case and the Amgen patent enablement case). Twitter won its decision unanimously, and the Supreme Court per curiam punted the Google case back to the 9th Circuit with the clear message that the plaintiffs should lose.

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Using language models in legal higher education

TechnoLlama

It is trite to point out that the launch of ChatGPT and the subsequent deployment of other language models such as Bard have created quite a stir in different fields.

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Rethinking Law Firm Strategy: The Road to Growth and Success with Toby Brown and Nita Sanger (TGIR Ep. 200)

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

In this 200th episode of The Geek in Review, talk with ⁠ Toby Brown ⁠ , CEO and founder of ⁠ DV8 Legal Strategies ⁠ , and ⁠ Nita Sanger ⁠ , Director of Digital Advisory Services at ⁠ Cherry Bekaert ⁠. There are three rules for growth and success when it comes to large law firms. Strategy, strategy, and strategy. Brown emphasizes the need for law firms to develop strategies that prioritize clients and build meaningful relationships.

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Breaking: LexisNexis Announces Preview Launch of Lexis Connect, AI-Powered Matter Management within Microsoft Teams

Above the Law - Technology

LexisNexis today announced the preview launch of Lexis Connect, a legal intake and matter management product that works within Microsoft Teams and uses conversational AI assistants to help deliver answers more quickly. The product is being developed in partnership with Microsoft, and Microsoft’s Corporate, External and Legal Affairs (CETA) department has signed on as the first preview customer to test and help further develop the product.

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‘It’s a New Era for Legal Tech’ – Generative AI + The Law

Artificial Lawyer

Law professor and legal AI expert, Dan Katz, talks to Artificial Lawyer about generative AI and the legal sector. The second and longer version of.

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Why the Avianca ‘Bogus Cases’ News Is Not About Either Generative AI or Lawyers’ Tech Competence

LawSites

It was bound to happen sooner or later: Two lawyers face sanctions for filing a brief laden with bogus cases hallucinated by ChatGPT. But is this a story about the failings of AI or is it about the failings of the lawyers? 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 “r

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Photographer sues LAION for copyright infringement

TechnoLlama

A fascinating case that could test the limits of several exceptions under EU copyright law is developing right now in Germany. Photographer Robert Kneschke used the website “Have I Been Trained?” to find out if his images were in the LAION 5b dataset.

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News by Conversation: AI Chatbots Could Transform the Way We Access Legal Insight and Commentary

Kevin O'Keefe

News by conversation? Well, it’s starting to happen – to a small extent, as reported by The New York Times’ Benjamin Mullin. The implications of news by conversation are a tad scary for lawyers and law firms publishing legal insight and commentary to build a name. At some point, I could have a conversation with AI to “get” what I need without doing a search, traveling to legal sites or subscribing to various legal blogs or email newsletters.

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Convert ‘Resting B h Face’ to ‘Neutral Alert’

Attorney at Work

While it is entertaining to explore the links that come up when you Google “RBF,” there is a serious lesson in this for lawyers. The post Convert ‘Resting B h Face’ to ‘Neutral Alert’ appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Balance Innovation And Legal Risk In AI Product Development

Above the Law - Technology

As a general counsel or in-house lawyer, you play a vital role in educating, guiding, and supporting your product development team. The post Balance Innovation And Legal Risk In AI Product Development appeared first on Above the Law.

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Casepoint Culture Seems Alive and Well

TechLaw Crossroads

I recently had a chance to catch up with Matt Hamilton , Senior Director of Sales Engineering, and some others at Casepoint. Casepoint is an e-discovery cloud based provider that claims to offer data-based intelligence and full-spectrum eDiscovery. It includes cloud collection, data processing, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence tools. The platform enables review and customizable productions.

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Former Reynen Court President Launches Governance Platform for Law Firms to Safely Explore Generative AI

LawSites

This week’s news of the lawyers whose reliance on ChatGPT led them to file fabricated cases in federal court only underscores the fact that it sometimes feels like the Wild West out there as generative AI gallops onto the legal landscape. For law firms — indeed, for any organization — that poses the challenge of how to safely explore the technology of large language models and enforce adherence with internal governance policies.

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Lexis+ AI Launches with Two Customer Initiatives: Commercial Preview and AI Insider Programs

Dewey B Strategic

LexisNexis® Legal & Professional, is announcing the launch of Lexis+® AI, a generative AI platform designed to transform legal work. According to the press release “Lexis+ AI is built and trained on the largest repository of accurate and exclusive legal content, leveraging an extensive collection of documents and records to provide customers with trusted, comprehensive legal results with unmatched speed and precision and backed by verifiable, citable authority.

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‘The Art of the State,’ An Entrepreneur’s Bible

Kevin O'Keefe

The ‘ Art of the Start ’ by Guy Kawasaki was the bible for entrepreneurs starting companies twenty years ago. It sill can be. Starting Prairielaw, a virtual law community, almost thirty years ago, I discovered Guy’s ‘ Selling the Dream ,’ a handbook and workbook for putting evangelism to work – convincing people to believe in your product and ideas as much as you do.

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The 3 Best Breathing Techniques for Easing Stress

Attorney at Work

Gray Robinson | By doing these simple breathing techniques every day, you can manage your stress and anxiety. The post The 3 Best Breathing Techniques for Easing Stress appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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New LexisNexis Generative AI Writes Mean Cease & Desist Letters, Becoming The AI We Never Knew We Needed

Above the Law - Technology

Finally, an application for AI that we can all get behind. The post New LexisNexis Generative AI Writes Mean Cease & Desist Letters, Becoming The AI We Never Knew We Needed appeared first on Above the Law.

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Demo: How Ayfie provides organisations with their own private ChatGPT, by ChatGPT

Legal IT Insiders

At Legal IT Insider we have plenty of conversations around new products, but this one was quite fun, as Ayfie’s CEO Herman Sjøberg took the reins and instructed ChatGPT on … Demo: How Ayfie provides organisations with their own private ChatGPT, by ChatGPT Read More » The post Demo: How Ayfie provides organisations with their own private ChatGPT, by ChatGPT appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Most Law Firms Use Just Five or Fewer Unique Software Products, Smokeball Study Says

LawSites

The majority of law firms use just five or fewer unique software products, according to a legal industry study published today by the law practice management company Smokeball. The study, How Technology is Changing the Legal Industry in 2023 , which surveyed law firms of 50 or fewer employees, finds that 77% of those firms use five or fewer unique software products.

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Competitive Keyword Ad Lawsuit Fails…Despite 236 Potentially Confused Customers–Lerner & Rowe v. Brown Engstrand

Eric Goldman

This case involves two rival personal injury law firms in Arizona, one of which engaged in competitive keyword advertising against the other. The court dismisses the lawsuit on summary judgment. The court focuses on the likelihood of consumer confusion. The court starts with a general observation: “Although it might at first seem that one firm’s purchase of another firm’s trademark as a Google keyword would constitute infringement, courts generally have not adopted that view,” citing

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Generative AI and Legal: Its Not a Game Changer Until the Game Has Changed

TechLaw Crossroads

“It’s a game changer when the game has changed.” Richard Tromans. There has been a lot of speculation lately about the significant impact large language models (LLM) will have on the future of law practice. The theory goes that these models will tremendously reduce the time lawyers spend on many tasks. This reduction, in turn, will force lawyers and law firms to rethink the financial business models upon which the firms have primarily been built.

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Top 10 Legal Podcasts

Attorney at Work

Results from our survey on the top legal podcasts are in — here are the shows that made the top 10. The post Top 10 Legal Podcasts appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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‘Legal Tech Lists’: 9 Ways Legal Tech Can Help You Have Fun Outside Of Work [Sponsored]

Above the Law - Technology

Use your tech to terrorize your friends and neighbors with this handy guide. The post ‘Legal Tech Lists’: 9 Ways Legal Tech Can Help You Have Fun Outside Of Work appeared first on Above the Law.

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Agiloft appoints new chief marketing officer 

Legal IT Insiders

California-headquartered contract lifecycle management vendor Agiloft today (25 May) announced the appointment of Nicole Milstead as its new chief marketing officer. Milstead was previously CMO of ERP software provider FinancialForce, … Agiloft appoints new chief marketing officer Read More » The post Agiloft appoints new chief marketing officer appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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How To Turbocharge Legal Tech Adoption Within Your Law Firm By Identifying Your ‘Champions’

LawSites

It is an all-too-common scenario in legal tech: A law firm deploys a new legal tech product, hoping to enhance the productivity and efficiency of its legal professionals, only to see it sit idle and underutilized by the very professionals it was intended to benefit. Anthony Seale How can a law firm get over this adoption hurdle? One way is to identify your firm’s tech “champions” and give them the opportunities to become advocates for new tech, writes Anthony Seale , founder an

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Legal Innovators California: There Is A Danger That Legal Teams Fail to Embrace AI

Artificial Lawyer

This week’s Legal Innovators California Profile is with Chris Beahn, Director of Legal and Global Affairs Operations at Splunk, the cloud data and security pioneer. Chris will be speaking.

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Introducing Harvey AI: Revolutionizing the Legal Field with Artificial Intelligence

Martindale-Avvo

In the ever-evolving landscape of AI tools for the legal profession , a remarkable contender has emerged— Harvey AI , an AI solution specifically created for the legal profession. Backed by a recent investment from Open.AI, the creators of ChatGPT, many speculate on the implications of this technology for the future of law. Although Harvey AI is still in its beta phase, only time will reveal the true impact it will have on the legal industry.

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Getting Paid Faster: Embedded Payments

Attorney at Work

Kevin Gallagher | Embedded payments offer much more than automatic payments. The post Getting Paid Faster: Embedded Payments appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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First-of-its-Kind App and Companion Website Provide Foster Youth Information on their Legal Rights

Above the Law - Technology

A new first-of-its-kind app and companion website, called FosterPower , provide foster youth with comprehensive but easy-to-understand information about their rights to mental health care, education and legal protections. Developed by Bay Area Legal Services , a nonprofit law firm in Tampa, Fla., with funding from a 2021 Legal Services Corporation Technology Initiative Grant , FosterPower is designed to empower the more than 20,000 children in Florida’s child welfare system with informatio

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Ediscovery Best Practices for Slack and MS Teams from Information Governance Through Litigation

Hanzo Blog

Workplace collaboration tools like Slack and MS Teams have become ubiquitous in many organizations. However, they also present unique challenges for data governance and ediscovery in the event of litigation. To avoid potential legal issues and fines, it is crucial to have a tailored retention policy, acceptable use policy, and employee training in place.

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Bloomberg Law Launches A Product For Storing, Searching, Drafting and Negotiating Contracts

LawSites

Does the corporate legal market need yet another contract lifecycle management product? Well, Bloomberg Law thinks it does. Last month, Bloomberg Law released a survey it conducted with legal news and information company ALM that found that nearly 75% of in-house counsel said that their contract workflow technology did not meet their needs, even though contracts-related tasks make up at least half the daily work of 43 percent of corporate counsel.

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Is using Generative AI just another form of outsourcing?

LLRX

Is the implementation of generative AI simply a new flavor of outsourcing? How does this digital revolution reflect on our interpretation of the American Bar Association's (ABA) ethical guidelines? How can we ensure that we maintain the sacrosanct standards of our profession as we step into this exciting future? Josh Kubicki⁠ , Business Designer, Entrepreneur, University of Richmond School of Law Professor, presents a starting point to explore potential ethics considerations surrounding the use

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Women in eDiscovery expands leadership team

Legal IT Professionals

Women in eDiscovery, a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization that brings together women interested in technology related to the legal profession, announced today the expansion of its leadership team with the addition of three positions.

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