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.
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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.
Legal Tech Connection brings together the best content for legal and legal tech professionals from the widest variety of thought leaders.
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
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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
Attorney at Work
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Jamie Spannhake | Why so negative? Here are 5 strategies for reducing the unhealthy side effects of negativity bias. The post Negativity Bias: 5 Ways to Break the Cycle of Negativity appeared first on Attorney at Work.
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 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.
Legally Speaking
OCTOBER 21, 2023
Welcome to another special Clio Con episode! In today’s episode, we explore the fascinating intersection of law, advocacy, and technology through the lens of Clio Con. Clio Con is not just another legal conference; it’s a dynamic, forward-thinking event that brings together legal professionals from all walks of life to discuss cutting-edge developments in the industry.
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.
Attorney at Work
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Amy Hunt | You don’t have to be a LinkedIn influencer or frequent poster for LinkedIn to be a potent business development tool. The post LinkedIn for Lawyers Who Don’t Like LinkedIn appeared first on Attorney at Work.
Above the Law - Technology
OCTOBER 12, 2023
This sure sounds like another lawyer caught using ChatGPT to make up caselaw. The post Lawyer Calls Evicting People A ‘Patriotic Duty,’ Apparently Cite-Checking Fake Cases In Briefs Less Of A Patriotic Duty 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
TechnoLlama
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Over the past year, a heated debate has surfaced regarding the use of generative AI, specifically concerning whether AI-generated images should be categorised as art.
Eric Goldman
OCTOBER 7, 2023
Loomer produces trash content, which got her banned at Facebook and Twitter. In response, she has brought several trash lawsuits, which have gone as well as you’d expect. Her latest trash lawsuit claimed that social media, the government, and Procter & Gamble were all doing the RICO against her. It’s never the RICO. The court dismisses the lawsuit on several grounds, including res judicata.
LawSites
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Two legal companies that are leaders in document and contracts technology, Zuva and Litera , revealed today that they have developed a multi-level document classification taxonomy for use by legal professionals and companies, and that they have contributed the taxonomy to the SALI Alliance , a group working to standardize legal data, to make it available on an open-source basis.
Attorney at Work
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Get to the Point! | Lawyers are notorious for adding suffix upon suffix to kill off perfectly serviceable action verbs to replace them with monsters: zombie nouns. The post Ditch the Zombie Nouns Starting This Halloween appeared first on Attorney at Work.
Above the Law - Technology
OCTOBER 20, 2023
from the law-enforcement-is-our-most-troublesome-invasive-species dept The post Fifth Circuit: The Government Doesn’t Need To Pay You For The Home It Destroyed To Effect An Arrest appeared first on Above the Law.
Kevin O'Keefe
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Many lawyers believe their work is too complex and personal in nature to benefit from AI solutions. Interesting piece from Benjamin Mueller of The New York Times that even the most precise work by the most skilled professionals benefits from AI. AI does not replace the professional, but enables the professional to do better work. Mueller reports on the use of AI in brain tumor surgery.
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