TechnoLlama
OCTOBER 22, 2023
A few weeks ago, The Atlantic published an article titled “These 183,000 Books Are Fueling the Biggest Fight in Publishing and Tech“ This article discussed a dataset used to train some large language models, which has sparked controversy due to the inclusion of a significant number of suspected pirated book […]
NSLT
OCTOBER 2, 2023
For a busy law firm, streamlining processes and increasing productivity is key. And while many tools are available, Microsoft Office 365 remains at the top. Here’s how lawyers and law firms are using Microsoft Office 365 to their advantage.
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TechLaw Crossroads
OCTOBER 20, 2023
I was recently a guest on a podcast called Discussions at the Round Table. The podcast is put on by the Round Table Group. The Group is a premier expert referral service. It locates, vetts, and engages expert witnesses in complex litigation matters. I was asked to talk about my work as a practicing lawyer with experts over the years. For most of my career, I was a national mass tort defense lawyer.
Above the Law - Technology
OCTOBER 29, 2023
For nearly two decades, one person reigned supreme over the world of legal technology. Such was Monica Bay’s prominence and influence that, when she retired in 2015 after 17 years as editor of Law Technology News , Thomson Reuters honored her with her name and image emblazoned above Times Square. As a dear friend, trusted mentor, and inspirational role model to so many in the world of legal tech, Monica stood alone.
Speaker: Allison Mears, Adela Wekselblatt, and George Socha
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry, and paralegals are at the forefront of this transformation. As AI becomes more integrated into legal workflows, paralegals can streamline their daily tasks, enhance efficiency, and add greater value to their firms and organizations. But what exactly does AI mean for paralegals today—and how can you leverage it to your advantage?
Kevin O'Keefe
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Danny Goodwin of Search Engine Land reports on a recent study by BrightEdge, an enterprise SEO platform, finding blog posts occupy a significant position in Google Search rankings. Specifically, blogs appear 23% of the time in the top 5 search positions, making them the most common content type to do so. The data is indicative of the continued importance of blog content, even in an age when other media, including video content is surging in popularity.
3 Geeks and a Law Blog
OCTOBER 16, 2023
On this episode of The Geek in Review, hosts Marlene Gebauer and Greg Lambert delve into how AI can transform legal writing with ClearBrief founder and CEO Jacqueline Schafer. As a former litigator, Schafer experienced firsthand the frustrating scramble to finalize briefs and prepare filings. She founded ClearBrief in 2020 to leverage AI to analyze documents and suggest relevant evidence and citations to streamline drafting.
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LLRX
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Crime predictions generated for the police department in Plainfield, New Jersey, rarely lined up with reported crimes, an analysis by The Markup has found, adding new context to the debate over the efficacy of crime prediction software. Geolitica, known as PredPol until a 2021 rebrand, produces software that ingests data from crime incident reports and produces daily predictions on where and when crimes are most likely to occur.
LawSites
OCTOBER 9, 2023
At its annual Clio Cloud Conference in Nashville today, the law practice management company Clio introduced an array of major new products and product updates, calling the series of announcements its most expansive product update ever in its 15-year history. (I discuss the product updates and enhancements in a separate post today.) New products include an add-on offering a suite of features designed for personal injury lawyers; Clio Duo, a proprietary generative artificial intelligence that will
Above the Law - Technology
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Since the very first Startup Alley in 2017, the legal tech pitch competition has helped catapult the success of a long list of startups and become a seminal event of the American Bar Association’s annual TECHSHOW. Now the competition is returning for its eighth year, and applications officially open today for legal tech startups to enter to compete for a spot at TECHSHOW 2024 , which takes place in Chicago Feb. 14-17, 2024.
Kevin O'Keefe
OCTOBER 20, 2023
In what could bring changes to law firm publishing, Mike Isaac , Katie Robertson and Nico Grant of The New York Times report major online platforms such as Facebook, Twitter (now known as X), and Google are distancing themselves from news content, signaling a significant shift in the already complex relationship between tech giants and the news industry.
Speaker: Andrew Klein
Are there mysteries lurking in your family tree? 🕵 No, not a long-lost half-brother - I'm talking about a patent family tree! IP paralegals need fast and easy ways to verify and report on essential data about foreign equivalents of US assets. Join us to master the global scope of key assets to support prosecution, portfolio management, litigation, licensing, competitive monitoring and more!
3 Geeks and a Law Blog
OCTOBER 2, 2023
[Ed. Note: This episode discusses sensitive issues including depression and suicide. -GL] Mental health and wellbeing issues have long posed challenges in the legal profession. However, in this thoughtful episode of The Geek in Review podcast, hosts Marlene Gebauer and Greg Lambert have an enlightening discussion with three experts on concrete ways to foster greater wellness.
TechnoLlama
OCTOBER 7, 2023
At the start of the year, I wrote a blog post, committing me to remain on Twitter. This decision stemmed from an exodus of users following Elon Musk’s takeover of the platform, where, within weeks, dozens vanished from my timeline, compelling me to justify my sustained presence.
Attorney at Work
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Hot Off the Presses: Meta AI Chatbot Trained with User Posts and ChatGPT Is Not Limited to September 2021 Data. The post ChatGPT Is a Lot More Valuable to Lawyers Now appeared first on Attorney at Work.
LawSites
OCTOBER 17, 2023
When the legal research companies vLex and Fastcase announced their merger in April , they promised the deal would fuel new opportunities for the development of generative AI for legal research. By creating the world’s largest global legal research library, spanning more than 1 billion documents from more than 110 countries, they said, they would have the legal industry’s ultimate large language model.
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
Ready to cut through the AI hype and learn exactly how to use these tools in your legal work? Join this webinar to get practical guidance from attorney and AI legal expert, Joe Stephens, who understands what really matters for legal professionals! What You'll Learn: Evaluate AI Tools Like a Pro 🔍 Learn which tools are worth your time and how to spot potential security and ethics risks before they become problems.
Above the Law - Technology
OCTOBER 15, 2023
The FDA’s digital health advisory committee will discuss technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, virtual reality, and digital therapeutics as well as topics like decentralized clinical trials and patient-generated health data. Committee member nominations are due in December.
Kevin O'Keefe
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Not as many AI presentations on AI at ClioCon as I expected, but there’s a couple. Good ones. Preceding Mark Briton’s Tuesday talk on why lawyers should be optimistic about AI is a panel discussion on ChatGPT, AI and the Future of Law. Trial lawyer, Mitch Jackson , Ed Walters , Chief Strategy Officer at vLex, and tech lawyer, Alia Luria will detail how technologies such as a ChatGPT are transforming how people get work done and where they are seeking answers.
3 Geeks and a Law Blog
OCTOBER 23, 2023
This week on The Geek in Review podcast Marlene Gebauer and Greg Lambert featured guests Colin Levy , Ashley Carlisle , and Dorna Moini discussing Levy’s recently published book “ Handbook of Legal Tech.” Levy edited the book and contributors included Moini, Carlisle’s CEO, Tony Thai, and many more legal technology experts. The book provides an overview of key technologies transforming the legal industry like automation, AI, blockchain, document automation, CLM, and more.
Eric Goldman
OCTOBER 5, 2023
This is a SAD Scheme case from one of my least-favorite rightsowners, Emojico. (I wrote an expert declaration about them in 2021). Emojico has trademark registrations in the word “emoji” for a ridiculously broad range of product categories–from (I’m not making this up) ship hulls to penis enlargers–and it then licenses the word to product manufacturers and defendants ensnared in its enforcement net.
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!
Trellis.Law Blog
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Yes…according to 41 states and the District of Columbia –the tech giant that owns Facebook and Instagram has harmed children through its social media apps. The 233-page federal complaint alleges that Meta has “profoundly altered the psychological and social realities… Continue reading → The post Is Meta Legally Accountable for Harming Children on Social Media?
LawSites
OCTOBER 24, 2023
This week, LawNext veers slightly off-topic for a conversation about wrongful convictions. But, as you’ll hear from our guests, there is a legal tech angle, even to this. At the recent Clio Cloud Conference, I had the opportunity to sit down for a live conversation with one of the keynote speakers, Brian Banks , whose aspirations for a career in the NFL were sidetracked when, at age 16, he was falsely accused of sexual assault, resulting in his accepting a plea bargain that put him in prison f
Above the Law - Technology
OCTOBER 2, 2023
The AI era is still not here. The post Biglaw Not As Plugged Into AI As We Thought appeared first on Above the Law.
Kevin O'Keefe
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Lawyers who are blogging or writing are quick to dismiss the use of AI because of the importance of retaining their insight and voice. Rightfully so, they don’t want AI writing for them or in place of them. I ran across an insightful tweet from Sonia Baschez , a digital marketing consultant, who led email on the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, which offers a nice reply.
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Global LegalTech Hub
OCTOBER 10, 2023
In the spirit of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, our partners from Suments Data are thrilled to bring you an engaging online session that delves deep into the challenges of data leakage within organizations! In today's dynamic legal landscape, the protection of confidential information stands as a paramount concern. Legal tech enterprises bear the responsibility of safeguarding privileged data, placing them squarely in the crosshairs of cyber threats that can lead to data leaks, confidentiality b
3 Geeks and a Law Blog
OCTOBER 9, 2023
On this episode of The Geek in Review, hosts Marlene Gebauer and Greg Lambert explore innovations in legal search with Paulina Grnarova and Yannic Kilcher , co-founders of DeepJudge . This semantic search engine for legal documents leverages proprietary AI developed by experts with backgrounds from Google and academic AI research. As PhDs from ETH Zurich, Grnarova and Kilcher recognized lawyers needed better access to institutional knowledge rather than constantly reinventing the whee
Trellis.Law Blog
OCTOBER 16, 2023
On September 28, 2023, Michigan made history by becoming the firststate in the United States to require judges to refer to attorneys by theirpreferred pronouns. In a significant move towards fostering inclusivity andrecognizing the importance of self-identification, a divided MichiganSupreme… Continue reading → The post Empowering Change: Pronoun Inclusivity in the Legal System first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.
Ward Blawg
OCTOBER 7, 2023
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.
Speaker: Andrew Klein
Patent due diligence processes take too long. The information you need is publicly available but accessing it is often tedious & inefficient, requiring you to wade through dozens of PTO websites or for-free tools to gather what you need. Plus, it frequently occurs late in the game, leaving professionals under pressure, sifting through chaotic 100-page PDFs, and frustrated with poorly formatted information & patent numbers.
Above the Law - Technology
OCTOBER 10, 2023
American Legal Technology Awards provides recognition for often thankless work. The post Awards Recognize The People Out Here Making Lawyering Suck Less appeared first on Above the Law.
Kevin O'Keefe
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Many legal professionals are under the impression that AI writes content for lawyers and law firms looking to achieve search engine rankings. Hardly. In a long and well reasoned piece in Search Engine Land, Marcus Miller addresses the challenges and opportunities of using generative AI in content creation, especially from an SEO perspective. Miller emphasizes the need for a balanced approach, warning against the temptation to automate content production using AI, as it could result in SEO pitfal
Eric Goldman
OCTOBER 23, 2023
The High Tech Law Institute invites you to participate in the 21st annual Works-in-Progress Intellectual Property Colloquium (WIPIP), which will be held February 2-3, 2024, at Santa Clara University School of Law, in Santa Clara, California. This is an in-person event, not virtual or hybrid. If you aren’t already familiar with WIPIP, the colloquium provides IP scholars with a forum to present their academic works-in-progress and receive early feedback from their peers.
LawSites
OCTOBER 24, 2023
In July, NetDocuments announced the limited launch of PatternBuilder MAX, a generative AI-driven version of its PatternBuilder document assembly product that it said would enable firms to create custom generative AI automations tailored to the needs of their specific practice areas. At the time, I wrote about how one immigration lawyer had used it to dramatically shortcut the time-consuming process of drafting O-1 visa petitions.
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
Get ready to uncover what attorneys really need from you when it comes to trial prep in this new webinar! Attorney and law professor, Joe Stephens, J.D., will share proven techniques for anticipating attorney needs, organizing critical documents, and transforming complex information into compelling case presentations. Key Learning Objectives: Organization That Makes Sense 🎯 Learn how to structure and organize case materials in ways that align with how attorneys actually work and think.
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