September, 2023

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‘Is AI Eating Legal Tech?’ Asks Zach Abramowitz

Artificial Lawyer

Is AI, or more specifically generative AI, eating legal tech? That is the question posed by sector expert Zach Abramowitz of Killer Whale Strategies. The.

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Remote Work and Law Firms: A Glass Half Full

TechLaw Crossroads

They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. Matthew 23:4 Like so many things, whether you love or hate remote work depends on how you look at it. Do you look at the remote work phenomenon and see multiple problems? Do you pine for the days when everyone had to come to the office?

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Legal Tech Meets Recruitment: Navigating Tomorrow’s Legal Landscape [Sponsored]

Above the Law - Technology

Discover how the synergy of legal tech and recruitment expertise is shaping the future of legal operations, with insights from Lateral Link and haistack.ai. The post Legal Tech Meets Recruitment: Navigating Tomorrow’s Legal Landscape appeared first on Above the Law.

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OpenAI Introduces Voice and Image Functionalities on ChatGPT: What’s it Mean to You?

Kevin O'Keefe

OpenAI announced , yesterday, new functionalities for its ChatGPT platform, expanding the interface to include voice and image capabilities. Aimed at enhancing user interaction, these features will be rolled out to Plus and Enterprise users over the coming weeks. Users may now engage in back-and-forth voice conversations with ChatGPT, via a feature powered by OpenAI’s new text-to-speech model.

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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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Observing the Black Box: Transcend’s Brandon Wiebe’s Insights into Governing Emerging AI Systems (TGIR Ep. 218)

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

This week we are joined by Brandon Wiebe , General Counsel and Head of Privacy at Transcend. Brandon discusses the company’s mission to develop privacy and AI solutions. He outlines the evolution from manual governance to technical solutions integrated into data systems. Transcend saw a need for more technical privacy and AI governance as data processing advanced across organizations.

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Harnessing ChatGPT: A Primer for Lawyers

Attorney at Work

Mark C. Palmer | Q: "How can I show my firm that using generative AI shouldn’t be intimidating and can be done within ethical guidelines?" The post Harnessing ChatGPT: A Primer for Lawyers appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Women of Legal Tech:

Law Technology Today

The Legal Technology Resource Center ’s Women of Legal Tech initiative is intended to encourage diversity and celebrate women in legal technology. This initiative launched in 2015 with a list of innovators and leaders in legal technology and with this year’s additions, that list now includes 141 talented and influential women leaders. Danielle Hall has served as the Executive Director for the Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program since December 2019.

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Push To Strip Fox’s Broadcast License Over Election Lies Gains New Momentum

Above the Law - Technology

From the 'hey at least we're trying something' department. The post Push To Strip Fox’s Broadcast License Over Election Lies Gains New Momentum appeared first on Above the Law.

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Blogging With an AI Powered Publishing Assistant May Best Be Done as a Conversation

Kevin O'Keefe

Blogging with an AI powered publishing assistant may best be done as a conversation. Poet and professor of English in the Professional Writing program at the University of North North Carolina Wilmington, Lance Cummings shares , Wish I could have said it half as well. Over the last few month, I have been doing more and more of my thinking and writing in the ChatGPT app on my iPad.

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LINKS, Citizen Coders & Auditing Shelfware: Insights from Harbor’s Kris Martin

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

On this episode of The Geek in Review podcast, hosts Marlene Gebauer and Greg Lambert interview Kris Martin , Executive Vice President at Harbor , to discuss innovation, AI, and the future of technology in the legal industry. They open the show by talking about Harbor’s upcoming LINKS conference and its keynote focused on exploring human potential in the age of AI.

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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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The Art of Prioritization for Lawyers: Identifying and Focusing on What Matters Most

Attorney at Work

Jamie Spannhake | Prioritization for lawyers can be difficult. 5 strategies you can implement to boost productivity and deliver exceptional legal services. The post The Art of Prioritization for Lawyers: Identifying and Focusing on What Matters Most appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Clara’s new Cap Table feature set to further support founders, investors and lawyers

Ward Blawg

DUBAI, 12 September 2023 Clara, the legal tech operating system that provides digital tools to help founders, investors and lawyers form, manage and scale startups, has launched a new cap table feature to address the pain points experienced by founders, investors and lawyers in trying to manage startup equity.

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China, the first country to regulate Generative AI

Global LegalTech Hub

Milagros Tallarico, Semi Sr. Associate at Alfaro Abogados Generative AI (Gen AI) is a rapidly growing field worldwide, and China is no exception. This country has shown great interest in the development of artificial intelligence and has invested significantly in this area. In this context, a significant step has been taken to become the first country to regulate Generative AI.

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Treat AI As Your ‘Crazy Drunk Friend,’ Not Like ‘Peanut Butter’: CIA Tech Chief

Above the Law - Technology

Intelligence analysts need to be especially cautious about artificial intelligence ‘hallucinations’ or other false outputs, said the CIA’s Chief Technology Officer — but AI can also generate genuinely useful insights out of left field. The post Treat AI As Your ‘Crazy Drunk Friend,’ Not Like ‘Peanut Butter’: CIA Tech Chief appeared first on Above the Law.

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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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LexBlog’s Role in the Ethics and Security of AI-Assisted Legal Blogging

Kevin O'Keefe

Education and working with a trusted partner may be the best answer in assuring you as a lawyer or law firm are acting in an ethical and secure fashion when using AI in legal blogging. Large law firms began blogging twenty years ago, not without ethical and security concerns. LexBlog, having brought the concept of blogging to lawyers and law firms, addressed as many of these concerns as anyone.

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Unleashing the Legal Monster Behind the Door – LexFusion’s Christina Wojcik (TGIR Ep. 221)

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

In this episode of The Geek in Review, hosts Marlene Gebauer and Greg Lambert have an illuminating discussion with Christina Wojcik , the new Managing Director of Corporate for LexFusion. Christina has over 20 years of experience pioneering innovation in the legal services and technology space. The conversation covers Christina’s diverse background and journey into legal tech, including formative experiences at companies like Pangea3, IBM, Seal Software, and Citi.

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Using Your Branding to Tell a Story on Your Law Firm Website

Attorney at Work

Law firm website branding is more than just a logo. Learn how various elements of your website tell the story of your law firm.

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How the new Paralegal Apprenticeships Standard (launching Summer 2023) could help to open doors to a Paralegal Career

Ward Blawg

By Jane Robson, CEO, National Association of Licensed Paralegals With the overhaul of the Level 3 Paralegal Apprenticeship Standard being completed this year, is now the right time to take on, or become, a Paralegal Apprentice? Working in a legal profession has often been seen as something for the ‘elite’.

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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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Join Us Tomorrow For the Gala 100th Episode of Legaltech Week, Featuring Everyone Who Was Ever A Panelist

LawSites

Way back in the early days of the pandemic, when we were all still adjusting to a world of working from home and meeting via Zoom, we launched Legaltech Week, a weekly show in which a panel of journalists and bloggers gets together and discusses the top stories in legal tech and innovation. Tomorrow, we are celebrating the 100th episode of that show, and I hope you will join us for a special gala edition, in which I’ve invited back everyone who has ever been a panelists.

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Thoughts on Promises and Challenges of AI in Legal after Yesterday’s AI Summit at Harvard Law School

Above the Law - Technology

Yesterday, I attended the Harvard Law AI Summit organized by the Library Innovation Lab at Harvard Law School. It was a fairly intimate, invitation-only gathering of roughly 65 people, held under the Chatham House Rule, meaning that participants were free to use the information we received, but we agreed not to disclose the identity or affiliation of the speakers or participants.

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Supreme Court to Decide First Amendment Clash Between Social Media Platforms and States

Kevin O'Keefe

Adam Liptak of The New York Times reports that the Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide whether Florida and Texas may prohibit large social media companies from removing posts based on the views the posts express, setting the stage for a major ruling on how the First Amendment applies to powerful tech platforms. Trade groups like NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association oppose the laws, arguing they violate First Amendment rights by requiring private companies to

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French lawmakers propose new copyright law about generative AI

TechnoLlama

On September 12, several French lawmakers from the Assemblée nationale presented a law proposal to the Presidency which has the objective of reform some norms in existing copyright law (text of the proposal here).

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How to Quickly Redline Legal Documents With Word’s Built-In Compare Feature

Attorney at Work

Danielle DavisRoe | Learn to use Word's built-in compare feature to redline legal documents and you'll know exactly what changes are made by reviewers. The post How to Quickly Redline Legal Documents With Word’s Built-In Compare Feature appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Startup Corner: Wexler, your AI copilot for legal disputes

Legal IT Insiders

UK-headquartered startup Wexler uses large language models to help lawyers (and eventually consumers) extract and organise key data from documents relevant to their case. Here the founders give us all … Startup Corner: Wexler, your AI copilot for legal disputes Read More » The post Startup Corner: Wexler, your AI copilot for legal disputes appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Mark Smolik, CLO at DHL, Announced As Friday Keynote Speaker at Upcoming KM & Innovation for Legal Conference Oct. 12-13 in NYC

LawSites

Mark Smolik , chief legal officer at DHL Supply Chain Americas, will be the keynote speaker on the second day of the Knowledge Management & Innovation for Legal Conference taking place in New York City Oct. 12 and 13. In his talk, “Winning Strategies for Winning New Business: Insights on Innovation from a Chief Legal Officer,” he will share his insights on how embracing innovation and effective knowledge management can drive new business.

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How Generative AI Is Changing The Fashion Workplace

Above the Law - Technology

Is AI coming for fashion jobs? Maybe — but it will also create new ones. The post How Generative AI Is Changing The Fashion Workplace appeared first on Above the Law.

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What are the Benefits and Who is Included in the LexBlog and Open Legal Blog Archive “Libraries?”

Kevin O'Keefe

We catalogue and syndicate a heck of lot of legal blog content on and through the LexBlog and Open Legal Blog Archive sites and systems. And we receive a lot of inquires as to what content is eligible to be included in the LexBlog and Archive “libraries.” In general, and I am not the chief librarian, we look for credible legal insight and commentary with a defined author.

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SHOP SAFE Act Reintroduced, Because Some Congressmembers Really Want to Kill Online Marketplaces

Eric Goldman

Two years ago, I covered the introduction of the SHOP SAFE Act, which would create a new species of trademark liability for online marketplaces. My 5,000 word post deconstructed the bill in detail so check it out to see what all the fuss was about. This week, Sens. Coons and Tillis reintroduced the SHOP SAFE Act with only minor changes from its 2021 incarnation.

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The Problem of Too Few Rural Lawyers

Attorney at Work

The problem of the shortage of rural lawyers now has a label. Areas with few or no lawyers are now called "legal deserts." The post The Problem of Too Few Rural Lawyers appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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The legal industry reacts to Amazon investing up to $4bn in Anthropic

Legal IT Insiders

Amazon and Anthropic this week announced a strategic collaboration that will see Amazon invest up to $4bn in the gen AI startup, massively accelerating the development of its future foundation … The legal industry reacts to Amazon investing up to $4bn in Anthropic Read More » The post The legal industry reacts to Amazon investing up to $4bn in Anthropic appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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oneNDA and SimpleDocs Partner to Launch Free Software to Automate NDA Requests and Negotiations

LawSites

Businesses spend significant time, money and effort negotiating that most-common of contracts – the non-disclosure agreement. With the goal of simplifying and standardizing those business dealings, the non-profit organization oneNDA developed an open-source NDA that, since its launch in 2021, has been adopted by more than 1,000 companies, including American Express, Google, Novartis and Panasonic.

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Elon Musk Seeks Galaxy Brain Defamation Lawsuit Against Anti-Defamation League For… Not Defamation

Above the Law - Technology

Is he trying to put the Bad Legal Takes account out of business? The post Elon Musk Seeks Galaxy Brain Defamation Lawsuit Against Anti-Defamation League For… Not Defamation appeared first on Above the Law.

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AI in the Workplace Will Come With a Price – and a Savings, Microsoft’s CoPilot is one Example

Kevin O'Keefe

Microsoft wil start selling its AI software, CoPilot, on November 1. CoPilot will be priced at $30 a person per month, which comes on top of the price for the legacy Office 365 suite. Will Feuer of the The Wall Street Journal reports , The Copilot software is designed to help employees with building PowerPoint presentations, managing their Outlook inbox and creating Word documents, among other uses.

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