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OMG, China Has ACTUAL Legal Robots And All The Legal Tech Patents

Above the Law - Technology

All of these examples are actual examples of the technology that has been live in the Chinese justice system for at least five years. The post OMG, China Has ACTUAL Legal Robots And All The Legal Tech Patents appeared first on Above the Law.

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Addleshaw Goddard selects CoCounsel, Spellbook, Microsoft Copilot and its own AGPT platform after gen AI trials

Legal IT Insiders

Having conducted trials or proof of concepts with five generative AI vendors in the drafting, review, legal review and productivity space – as we first revealed in June this year … Addleshaw Goddard selects CoCounsel, Spellbook, Microsoft Copilot and its own AGPT platform after gen AI trials Read More » The post Addleshaw Goddard selects CoCounsel, Spellbook, Microsoft Copilot and its own AGPT platform after gen AI trials appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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From London to California, Legal Innovators Are Go!

Artificial Lawyer

Three things: first, thanks to everyone who took part in Legal Innovators in London last week and made it such a great success! Next, Artificial Lawyer returns to regular publication in April.

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TGIR Ep. 228 – Cat Moon and Mark Williams Launch the New Vanderbilt AI Law Lab (VAILL)

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

Vanderbilt Law School recently launched an exciting new initiative called the Vanderbilt AI Legal Lab (VAILL) to explore how artificial intelligence can transform legal services and access to justice. In this episode, we spoke with VAILL’s leadership – Cat Moon ,(?) Director of Innovation at Vanderbilt’s Program on Law and Innovation ( PoLI ), and Mark Williams , Associate Director for Collections and Innovation at the Massey Law Library – about their vision for this pioneering lab.

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Leverage Trellis Court Data To Identify More Investment Opportunities

Finance teams find Trellis to be particularly effective in conducting comprehensive due diligence on both individuals and businesses. With our court data solution, financial experts can access critical litigation insights, making it an invaluable resource for informed decision-making in the financial sector.

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Generative AI, Having Already Passed the Bar Exam, Now Passes the Legal Ethics Exam

Above the Law - Technology

Well, it’s happened again: Generative AI has passed a critical test used to measure candidate’s fitness to be licensed as a lawyer. Back in March, OpenAI’s GPT-4 took the bar exam and passed with flying colors , scoring around the top 10% of test takers. Now, two of the leading large language models (LLMs) have passed a simulation of the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE), a test required in all but two U.S. jurisdictions to measure prospective lawyers

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Law Firm Associates: Set Yourself Up for Greater Success in the Post-Pandemic World

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

Law school typically focuses on the theory of the law, but building a successful legal career generally requires more than legal knowledge. As the legal landscape and profession continue to evolve following the COVID-19 pandemic, law firm associates must also develop habits and skills designed to build a strong reputation and meaningful relationships that lead to individually aligned professional opportunities.

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How to Make a Legal GPT Legally using Open AI’s Chat GPT-4 Builder

Ward Blawg

In what will hopefully be an extension of our AI for Law Firms series, at the weekend I tried to set up a few legal GPTs and it got me thinking that not only is there limited information on how to make a GPT, let alone a legal sector one, but there is also little […] Author information WardBlawg Legal Blogger at WardBlawg Law | Digital | Legal Technology | Innovation Twitter

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Litigation Prediction Platform Pre/Dicta Expands Into New Motion Types and Case Timelines

Above the Law - Technology

Pre/Dicta , a litigation analytics platform that predicts how federal court judges will rule, is expanding to cover new motion types and also to predict litigation timelines. Until now, the product, which launched in July 2022 , covered only motions to dismiss, claiming to predict how a judge will rule with an accuracy rate of 85%. Now, the product is expanding to provide outcome likelihoods for an additional four motion types: summary judgment, venue transfer, class certification, and to compel

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News & Notes From Google Local Services Ads: November 2023

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

Google Local Services Ads (LSAs) remain a constantly evolving product but offer consistent value in helping lawyers and law firms effectively market their practices in Google Search results. LSAs appear first on the Google search engine results page (SERP) before any other paid ad or organic search results. Plus, they are the only Google advertising product that offers the “Google Screened” badge to participating businesses.

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Definely makes it into the Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 2023

Legal IT Insiders

London-headquartered legal drafting software provider Definely has made it into the Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50, which ranks the fastest-growing technology companies in the UK. Rankings are based on percentage … Definely makes it into the Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 2023 Read More » The post Definely makes it into the Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 2023 appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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The Tech-Savvy Paralegals Playbook: How To Leverage AI

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?

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20th Annual Law Department Survey from Harbor Finds Strong Demand, Cautious Spending

Legal IT Professionals

With the majority of law departments expecting an increase in demand, they are hiring in-house lawyers and investing in technology to automate routine tasks and workflows, according to the 2023 Harbor Law Department Survey. Now in its 20th year, the annual Law Department Survey provides benchmarking data on legal spending, staffing and operations.

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5 Ways To Thrive As Technology Changes Lawyers’ Roles

Above the Law - Technology

Lawyers who remain open-minded can adopt proactive strategies to meet technological change head-on in the modern digital era. The post 5 Ways To Thrive As Technology Changes Lawyers’ Roles appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Technology Behind Lou, LexBlog’s AI Powered Publishing Assistant

Kevin O'Keefe

Lou , LexBlog’s AI powered publishing assistant, is engineered to execute a comprehensive array of functions. It proficiently handles tasks such as summarizing articles, generating title recommendations, providing structured outlines for blog posts, and facilitating social media content creation, thereby streamlining the publishing process for lawyers and marketing professionals.

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The Persistent Gavel: A Curious Phenomenon in ChatGPT and DALL-E 3’s AI Technology

Ward Blawg

In the fascinating world of AI in the legal sector and AI-generated content, a peculiar trend has emerged: the unyielding presence of gavels in images created by DALL-E 3, even when explicitly requested to be omitted. This phenomenon highlights the intriguing quirks of AI and its interpretation of requests. What’s the problem with gavels?

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Uncovering The Hidden Connections: A Patent Family Survival Guide

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!

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UK Top 20 Law Firm Pinsent Masons Selects Aderant iTimekeep

Legal IT Professionals

Aderant, a leading global provider of legal business management solutions, today announced Pinsent Masons has selected and gone live with a firmwide rollout of its industry leading iTimekeep solution to address current business needs and future growth opportunities.

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Private Eyes: What Law Firms Need To Do To Keep Their Data Secure

Above the Law - Technology

If you’re worried about the security of the confidential information you store at your law firm, there are some simple steps you can take to better secure your data. The post Private Eyes: What Law Firms Need To Do To Keep Their Data Secure appeared first on Above the Law.

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WEBINAR REPLAY: How Signature Scraping and ERM has Revolutionised CRM in Law Firms

Legal IT Insiders

The CRM Survey follow-up Webinar on Signature Scraping took place on 18 October 2023. Over 100 users signed up for the Webinar, which ensures that they got access to the … WEBINAR REPLAY: How Signature Scraping and ERM has Revolutionised CRM in Law Firms Read More » The post WEBINAR REPLAY: How Signature Scraping and ERM has Revolutionised CRM in Law Firms appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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LMA Tech West: AI For Marketing and Business Takes Center Stage

Kevin O'Keefe

The 2023 LMA Tech West Conference, held in Los Angeles this week, marked the return of this Legal Marketing Association event to an in-person format for the first time since 2019. The conference centered on showcasing innovative technologies, strategies, and trends reshaping the legal landscape, with a strong focus on the integration and application of artificial intelligence (AI) in legal marketing.

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AI for Paralegals: Everything You Need to Know (and How to Use It Safely)

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.

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Wolters Kluwer positioned as Niche Player in 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Contract Life Cycle Management

Legal IT Professionals

Wolters Kluwer – a global leader in professional information, software solutions, and services – announced that its Legisway product has been positioned by Gartner as a Niche Player in the Magic Quadrant for Contract Life Cycle Management.

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Indiana’s Top Court Adds More Due Process To Forfeiture, Says A Jury Needs To Be Part Of The Process

Above the Law - Technology

Fewer freebies for Indiana cops. The post Indiana’s Top Court Adds More Due Process To Forfeiture, Says A Jury Needs To Be Part Of The Process appeared first on Above the Law.

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Podcast: Charting Change in Legal, Episode 13

Legal IT Insiders

In this 13th episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, Editor and Publisher of Legal IT Insider, and I discussed the power of business intelligence in legal, the global … Podcast: Charting Change in Legal, Episode 13 Read More » The post Podcast: Charting Change in Legal, Episode 13 appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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The Echoes of Steve Jobs in OpenAI’s Leadership Shuffle

Kevin O'Keefe

Will OpenAI’s firing of its co-founder and CEO, Sam Altman, a visionary on AI, turn out to be Steve Jobs and Apple, all over again. Thirty-eight years ago, Apple fired Steve Jobs because of a clash with the then CEO, John Scully, after two new products — the Lisa and the Macintosh — failed to live up to sales expectations. Jobs later returned to head Apple with Sculley then appreciating Jobs’ effective leadership, calling him “the greatest CEO ever.

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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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3 Top Requirements for a Legal Knowledge Management System

Legal IT Professionals

The right legal knowledge management (KM) systems could help your firm to improve collaboration, reduce time spent searching for information, and provide legal expertise to clients both faster and more effectively. A truly comprehensive system can provide endless benefits to organisations looking to make the most of collective expertise by enabling the capture and centralisation of knowledge hidden within the minds of experts.

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Westlaw AI Launch Forces Confrontation With The Inner Workings Of A Lawyer’s Mind

Above the Law - Technology

AI is learning to think like a lawyer. The post Westlaw AI Launch Forces Confrontation With The Inner Workings Of A Lawyer’s Mind appeared first on Above the Law.

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Pinsent Masons formally announces it has gone live on Aderant iTimekeep 

Legal IT Insiders

Pinsent Masons has formally announced that it has gone live with a firm wide rollout of Aderant iTimekeep, having swapped out Tikit Carpe Diem (now part of Advanced). The UK … Pinsent Masons formally announces it has gone live on Aderant iTimekeep Read More » The post Pinsent Masons formally announces it has gone live on Aderant iTimekeep appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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? Trellis Origin Story: CEO Nicole Clark Shares Inside Scoop on Lawyer Stories Podcast

Trellis.Law Blog

The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 161 features Nicole Clark, Co-founder, CEO at Trellis, located in Los Angeles, California. In this podcast, Nicole shares her story and how the idea for Trellis was born late one night as Nicole was trying… Continue reading → The post ? Trellis Origin Story: CEO Nicole Clark Shares Inside Scoop on Lawyer Stories Podcast first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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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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HaystackID Adds New Information Governance Leader to Accelerate Global Advisory Practice Growth

Legal IT Professionals

HaystackID, a specialized provider of legal services, announced today that Nate Latessa has joined the company as Executive Vice President of Advisory Services to lead and expand its high-growth Information Governance, Forensics and Technology Consulting Practices.

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AI Update: A WaPo Deep Dive, AI Passes Legal Ethics Exam, Google’s AI Scam Suit

Above the Law - Technology

This week in AI news. The post AI Update: A WaPo Deep Dive, AI Passes Legal Ethics Exam, Google’s AI Scam Suit appeared first on Above the Law.

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Legal IT Latest: News in brief from the UK, EMEA and North America

Legal IT Insiders

The past week saw the inevitable raft of legal technology wins and deals, movers and shakers, and product launches from across the globe. As you dive enthusiastically into the new … Legal IT Latest: News in brief from the UK, EMEA and North America Read More » The post Legal IT Latest: News in brief from the UK, EMEA and North America appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Questionable Ethics in Focus: Supreme Court Adopts Code of Conduct Amid Rising Concerns

Trellis.Law Blog

On Monday, the Supreme Court announced the adoption of a new code of conduct for the justices. The document is 14 pages (with the Code laid out over nine) and includes five cannons of conduct on topics ranging from what… Continue reading → The post Questionable Ethics in Focus: Supreme Court Adopts Code of Conduct Amid Rising Concerns first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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The New Way of Conducting Patent Research: Proven Strategies For Efficient Due Diligence

Speaker: Andrew Klein and Jennifer Vandenplas

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.