Sat.Nov 04, 2023 - Fri.Nov 10, 2023

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Don’t Believe the Hype? A More Practical View of Using AI in Legal (Stephen Embry – TechLaw Crossroads)

Technically Legal

This episode is conversation with attorney and legal tech aficionado Stephen Embry. He is also the man behind the TechLaw Crossroads blog which is a great resource for practical and real world insight about legal tech and how technology is impacting the practice of law. Stephen discusses his journey from practicing law to becoming a technology advisor for legal professionals and firms.

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Legal Innovators Conference Guide, See You Wed + Thurs!

Artificial Lawyer

Hi everyone! The Legal Innovators conference in London starts tomorrow (Wednesday) and continues on Thursday. Here’s a few handy tips for making the most of.

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Down to the Wire: Deadline for Applications is Friday, Nov. 10, for ABA TECHSHOW Startup Alley

Above the Law - Technology

Legal tech startups: Don’t miss out! Friday is the deadline to apply for a spot in the Startup Alley competition at the American Bar Association’s TECHSHOW 2024 , which takes place in Chicago Feb. 14-17, 2024. Out of all the entries received, 15 startups will be selected to participate in a live pitch competition that will be the opening event of this year’s TECHSHOW.

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Justia Legal Guides: Medical Malpractice Law Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

According to a famous study by Johns Hopkins University, medical malpractice was the third-most common cause of death in the U.S. as of 2016, behind heart disease and cancer. Although the exact number of deaths cannot be quantified, research suggests that negligence by doctors and healthcare providers claims hundreds of thousands of lives each year.

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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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REPORT: Cloud Technology and Governance: A Legal Sector In Transition

Legal IT Insiders

In this report, produced in partnership with Litera, we canvassed the views of legal IT leaders across the globe as to where they are in their cloud journey. Huge leaps … REPORT: Cloud Technology and Governance: A Legal Sector In Transition Read More » The post REPORT: Cloud Technology and Governance: A Legal Sector In Transition appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Onit Introduces Generative AI-Powered Contract Management Software

Legal IT Professionals

Onit, the leading provider of legal workflow solutions, today announced Onit Catalyst for Contracts, a ground-breaking software application that intelligently transforms the contract lifecycle using Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) to enhance pre-signature and post-signature contract activities.

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Can ChatGPT and LexBlog’s Lou AI Mimic a Legal Bloggers Style and Tone?

Kevin O'Keefe

Could GPT and Lou, the AI powered publishing assistant on the LexBlog, Inc. platform, assist a law blogger by drafting summaries, blog posts and social media in the tone and style of the blogger? I’ve run across AI news coverage discussing the issue of somome asking GPT to write a paper – maybe even an entire book – in the style and tone of a particular writer.

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Allen & Overy suffers cyber attack impacting “small number of storage servers”

Legal IT Insiders

Allen & Overy has suffered a cyber attack in what is being reported on social media to be by ‘ransomware as a service’ (RaaS) group Lockbit. According to posts on … Allen & Overy suffers cyber attack impacting “small number of storage servers” Read More » The post Allen & Overy suffers cyber attack impacting “small number of storage servers” appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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DISCO Partners with vLex to Leverage Legal Industry’s Most Comprehensive Primary Law Database

Legal IT Professionals

DISCO, a leader in AI-enabled legal technology, announced today a new licensing agreement with Fastcase, Inc., part of the vLex group of companies (“vLex”), a global legal intelligence and AI solutions company. This long-term agreement allows DISCO to leverage vLex’s U.S. primary law library, one of the most extensive collections of American legal and regulatory information, which includes a comprehensive library of U.S. federal and state case law, statutes, regulations, court rules, and constit

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73 Percent Of Lawyers Expect To Be Using Generative AI Next Year… But To Do What Exactly?

Above the Law - Technology

Survey says AI is rolling into the profession sooner rather than later. The post 73 Percent Of Lawyers Expect To Be Using Generative AI Next Year… But To Do What Exactly? appeared first on Above the Law.

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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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Meet LOU, LexBlog’s AI Powered Publishing Assistant: Webinar on Thursday

Kevin O'Keefe

Meet LOU, your AI powered publishing assistant for lawyers and legal marketing professionals, this Thursday, November 9 at 11 AM PT. Running on the LexBlog, Inc. blogging and publishing platform, LOU amplifies the passion, care and expertise of blogging lawyers while advancing secondary law and making legal information more accessible. LexBlog’s Product Director, Colin O’Keefe will share how an AI powered publishing assistant like LOU can help lawyers and law firms in the following, among other,

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NetDocuments PatternBuilder MAX: Use cases, costs, and studio apps 

Legal IT Insiders

NetDocuments yesterday (9 November) held its EMEA user conference in London, where the focus was very much AI, including generative AI-powered, no-code document and workflow automation tool PatternBuilder MAX, which … NetDocuments PatternBuilder MAX: Use cases, costs, and studio apps Read More » The post NetDocuments PatternBuilder MAX: Use cases, costs, and studio apps appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Consilio Promotes Meredith Kildow to President

Legal IT Professionals

Consilio, the global leader in legal technology solutions and enterprise legal services, today announced the promotion of Meredith Kildow to President of Consilio, effective immediately. In her new role, Kildow will oversee Consilio’s combined commercial business lines, including revenue, account management, and operational delivery.

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Hiring Outside Counsel Made Easy

Above the Law - Technology

Platform streamlines hiring process, offering relevant information with a straightforward interface. The post Hiring Outside Counsel Made Easy appeared first on Above the Law.

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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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New instruments for data transfer from the UK: UK Extension to the EU-US DPF and IDTA/UK Addendum

Legal IT Group

Companies often need to transfer personal data to other countries while conducting their business operations. Since personal data is not everywhere reliably protected by law, there are plenty of requirements for its legal transfer. In this article, we share how to transfer data from the UK using recently adopted instruments. To begin with, the UK GDPR adopted after the UK Brexit basically duplicates the provisions of the European GDPR, which is why the data transfer requirements from the UK to o

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Traact launches multi-operations SaaS platform for corporate legal teams and law firms 

Legal IT Insiders

Palo Alto-founded startup Traact today (8 November) officially launches a digitally native cloud platform that is billed as a modular, non-siloed solution for a vast range of operations including entity … Traact launches multi-operations SaaS platform for corporate legal teams and law firms Read More » The post Traact launches multi-operations SaaS platform for corporate legal teams and law firms appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Legal Tech Veteran Rick Hellers to Continue Mission of Simplifying Law Firm Finance at Scan Logic

Legal IT Professionals

Scan Logic, the leader in simplifying law firm finance, today announces Rick Hellers has joined the company as chief revenue officer and equity partner. Hellers is responsible for evangelizing around using legal technology to streamline law firm financial operations and for driving growth in the business.

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Managing A High Volume Of Acquisitions With A Lean In-House Team [Sponsored]

Above the Law - Technology

How a veterinary services provider optimized contract workflows with Bloomberg Law Contract Solutions. The post Managing A High Volume Of Acquisitions With A Lean In-House Team appeared first on Above the Law.

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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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Inside the Case: Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty of Fraud

Trellis.Law Blog

On November 2, 2023, a 12-jury panel convicted Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, of seven criminal fraud counts related to his role and connection to the collapse of FTX. Bankman-Fried, commonly called SBF, is… Continue reading → The post Inside the Case: Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty of Fraud first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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Pinsent Masons deploys Peppermint Case Management for big ticket and mass litigation, with further adoption planned

Legal IT Insiders

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has rolled out Peppermint’s Case Management solution within its big ticket and mass litigation team, with the UK-headquartered firm actively looking at further use cases, … Pinsent Masons deploys Peppermint Case Management for big ticket and mass litigation, with further adoption planned Read More » The post Pinsent Masons deploys Peppermint Case Management for big ticket and mass litigation, with further adoption planned appeared first on L

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Exciting career opportunities at iManage partner Tiger Eye

Legal IT Professionals

Are you ready to take your career to new heights? Tiger Eye (part of the CTS Group), an award-winning iManage Partner, currently has two compelling job openings within their dynamic team. They are on the lookout for passionate and talented individuals who are eager to contribute to their innovative work environment.

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Shadow AI: A Thorny Problem For Law Firms

Above the Law - Technology

Its use is often unknown to a law firm’s IT or security group. The post Shadow AI: A Thorny Problem For Law Firms appeared first on Above the Law.

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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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Promoting Success by Reducing Bias in Recruitment and Talent Management at Your Law Firm

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

Diversity initiatives are not a buzzword in human resources. Instead, they are a driving force behind law firm success. Companies and law firms are increasingly seeing that diversity in their workforce measurably impacts profitability and overall company performance. Businesses that embrace diversity tend to outperform those that do not. However, even organizations that promote diversity in hiring and retention practices find that common biases often impact recruitment and talent management init

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From Picking Up the Phone to Email and Scheduled Calls: The New Norm of Convenience Over Personal Connection

Kevin O'Keefe

Man, has the use of the phone and talking to business people when you’d like to talk to them changed in the last forty years. We used to pick up the phone to call a client, fellow lawyer, accountant, banker – or even a doctor. If they were not available, we left a voicemail and got a call back by the end of the day. If it was urgent, we asked someone if they could slip a note in front of the person and let them know you were on hold.

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Rethinking Legal Ops Podcast: Trellis CEO Dishes on the Future of Legal Research — New Episode!

Trellis.Law Blog

Join us in the latest episode of Rethinking Legal Ops Podcast with our CEO Nicole Clark, as she dives deep into the world of legal technology and its transformative impact on the legal industry. In this episode, we explore: ?… Continue reading → The post Rethinking Legal Ops Podcast: Trellis CEO Dishes on the Future of Legal Research — New Episode!

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AI Update: The DPA, Faster (But Not Better) Legal Writing, Full AI Contract Negotiation

Above the Law - Technology

This week in AI news. The post AI Update: The DPA, Faster (But Not Better) Legal Writing, Full AI Contract Negotiation appeared first on Above the Law.

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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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Agiloft Announces Partnership with Kroll’s Corporate Legal Solutions Experts

Legal IT Professionals

Agiloft, the global standard in agile contract lifecycle management (CLM), today announced that Kroll has joined Agiloft’s global network of service partners. Kroll’s corporate legal solutions team brings together extensive experience in legal operations, data privacy, and contract management to help its clients increase operational effectiveness, strengthen regulatory compliance, and reduce security risks.

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SideBar Podcast Welcomes Law Professor and Public Health Expert Wendy Parmet as Part of the Show’s One Year Anniversary

Legal Talk Network

Law Professor Wendy Parmet explains how the COVID pandemic exposed weaknesses in our public health system and the lack of trust in science and government. MONTEREY, CA — SideBar podcast on The Legal Talk Network welcomes Northeastern University Law Professor Wendy Parmet, the Faculty Director of the University’s Center for Health Policy and Law and author of Constitutional Contagion: Covid, the Courts and Public Health.

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Some Truth About AI Chatbot’s Trouble With the Truth

Kevin O'Keefe

Cade Metz ‘s recent New York Times article serves as an important reminder of the limitations that accompany AI chatbots. As everyone marveled at the prowess of AI-driven platforms like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, many were slow to realize that these chatbots made up a lot of the information. They still do, in what is widely know as hallucinations. Per Metz, we’re now beginning to understand the amount and the why.

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Leading Questions: Lead Generation And Intake Management For Law Firms

Above the Law - Technology

Can technology help firms get with the program (any program)? The post Leading Questions: Lead Generation And Intake Management For Law Firms appeared first on Above the Law.

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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.