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A New Dawn of Legal Technology

Legal Tech Monitor

Lawyers have, quite simply, failed to step up and make the business case for investment in legal tech. With the next inflexion point in legal technology evolution, including artificial intelligence and smart contracts, fast arriving, is the legal function finally ready to embrace legal tech and unlock tangible business value?

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With Mission to Level the Playing Field in PI Cases through Generative AI, EvenUp Raises $50.5M Series B and Launches AI Legal Assistant

Above the Law - Technology

EvenUp , a company that uses AI to turn medical documents and case files into demand packages for personal injury lawyers, has raised $50.5 million in a Series B funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners , with participation from Bain Capital Ventures , Behance founder Scott Belsky , and Clio Ventures , the investment arm of legal technology company Clio.

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Attorney Daniel J. Siegel Appointed Co-Chair of New Pennsylvania Bar Technology Committee

The Legal Tech Blog

Attorney Daniel J. Siegel , principal of the Law Offices of Daniel J. Siegel, LLC and founder of technology/workflow consulting firm Integrated Technology Services, LLC , has been appointed Co-Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Technology Committee, a newly-created committee of Pennsylvania’s largest association of attorneys. PBA President Michael McDonald created the Committee to help make good lawyers better.

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Litigation-Tech and Abraham Lincoln Share Common Interests

Trial Technology

Image credit: Al Holguin Litigation-Tech has been around for many years, helping attorneys navigate their way onto the technology highway in the courtroom. We have a lot of stories to tell, but here's some insight from one of our very first clients. Abraham Lincoln was a master of using language to persuade and inform. He was also a skilled storyteller, and he knew how to use visuals to illustrate his points.

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Apple’s Vision Pro Could Turn Virtual Reality From a Geek Toy to a Social Normal – Even at Work

Kevin O'Keefe

Could you imagine using a virtual reality headset, as opposed to a keyboard and monitor for work? If you’re like me, no. If you asked Kevin Roose of The New York Times before Apple’s announcement this week whether he thought Apple’s mixed-reality headset, Vision Pro, would be the beginning of something huge – the likes of the iPhone, he would have said no.

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Lawyers Who Used ChatGPT To Dummy Up Cases Throw Themselves On The Mercy Of The Court

Above the Law - Technology

That show cause hearing tomorrow is going to be WILD. The post Lawyers Who Used ChatGPT To Dummy Up Cases Throw Themselves On The Mercy Of The Court appeared first on Above the Law.

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Make AI Your Intern, Not Your Replacement as a Lawyer

Attorney at Work

Nothing But the Ruth | Does the 'bogus cases' ChatGPT incident reveal a bigger problem? The post Make AI Your Intern, Not Your Replacement as a Lawyer appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Marketing and Social Media Professionals Already Hit By AI Induced Job Cuts, Others to Follow

Kevin O'Keefe

Pranshu Verma and Gerrit De Vynck of the Washington Post report that while technology used too automate dirt and repetitive jobs, AI chatbots are coming after high-paid jobs. Some workers are already being hit. “ Those who write marketing and social media content are in the first wave of people being replaced with tools such as chatbots, which are seemingly able to produce plausible alternatives to their work.

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Winnie The Narc: Authorities Tie Camera On Bear, Property Owners Cry Illegal Search

Above the Law - Technology

This case seems bear-y bear-y stupid. The post Winnie The Narc: Authorities Tie Camera On Bear, Property Owners Cry Illegal Search appeared first on Above the Law.

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EU and US Lawmakers Agree to Draft AI Code of Conduct

Inside Privacy

On 31 May 2023, at the close of the fourth meeting of the US-EU Trade & Tech Council (“TTC”), Margrethe Vestager – the European Union’s Executive Vice President, responsible for competition and digital strategy – announced that the EU and US are working together to develop a voluntary AI Code of Conduct in advance of formal regulation taking effect.

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“Successful Innovation Outcomes in Your Law Department” – My New Keynote Presentation

Dennis Kennedy

Is your leadership team asking for more innovation from your law department? Is delivering innovation results on your department or personal annual objective list? C-suites are demanding that their general counsels and law departments accelerate their efforts to keep pace with innovation goals across the organization. They want their law departments to be as creative as the rest of the business.

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With the Simplicity of a Text Box, ChatGPT Outshines VR, Crypto, and the Metaverse in Captivating Americans

Kevin O'Keefe

I was reading an article about the Apple VR Headset when I saw this quote from Casey Newton about AI. It puts into context how quickly we have come to use AI as Americans “One of the great gifts of the AI mania of the past six months is that it has shown us, clear as day, what it looks like when consumers actually get excited about something. ChatGPT is a product people bring up to me in everyday life before they even find out I’m a tech reporter; roughly seven months after launch, 12 percen

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XBOX’s Data Collection On Kids Puts Microsoft Out A Cool $20M

Above the Law - Technology

I understand a mistake or two, but they did this for like 5 years. The post XBOX’s Data Collection On Kids Puts Microsoft Out A Cool $20M appeared first on Above the Law.

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Yikes! I’ve Lost My Job — Now What?

Attorney at Work

Roy Ginsburg | I’m not going to lie. Losing a job sucks big-time, but these dos and don'ts will help you maintain your sanity. The post Yikes! I’ve Lost My Job — Now What? appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Section 230 Doesn’t Apply to High Schoolers’ Online Bullying–Kutchinski v. Freeland Community School District

Eric Goldman

HK built an Instagram account impersonating a teacher. He “made one innocuous post on the account.” He unwisely shared the login credentials with two classmates, KL and LF. Those classmates made “incendiary posts” about other teachers (and tagged those teachers) and another student. “H.K. monitored the account and viewed the posts himself.

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How AI could take over elections and undermine democracy

LLRX

Archon Fung , Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government, Harvard Kennedy School, and Lawrence Lessig , Professor of Law and Leadership, Harvard University, pose the question: "Could organizations use artificial intelligence language models such as ChatGPT to induce voters to behave in specific ways? Sen. Josh Hawley asked OpenAI CEO Sam Altman this question in a May 16, 2023, U.S.

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Today’s Casino Is Handheld: Will The Law Protect Children From Gambling?

Above the Law - Technology

Who knew raising kids could be this expensive? The post Today’s Casino Is Handheld: Will The Law Protect Children From Gambling? appeared first on Above the Law.

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Guest post: GDPR turns five – Reflecting on the changing nature of data privacy strategies

Legal IT Insiders

By Andy Teichholz, global strategist, compliance & legal at OpenText “The years teach much which the days never know.” This Ralph Waldo Emerson quote has been on my mind recently, … Guest post: GDPR turns five – Reflecting on the changing nature of data privacy strategies Read More » The post Guest post: GDPR turns five – Reflecting on the changing nature of data privacy strategies appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Five essentials of legal spend management

Xakia

No in-house corporate Legal Department has an open budget to spend on law firms. Whilst large, company-critical litigations, or major strategic transactions may attract a "win at all costs" approach, your business-as-usual legal spend requires a much more disciplined, but easily implemented approach.

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Lawmatics Launches LM[AI], A GPT-Driven AI Feature to Generate and Inspire Client Emails and Templates

LawSites

In what appears to be the first use of generative AI directly within a legal CRM product, the cloud-based CRM platform Lawmatics is today launching a feature that allows lawyers to use AI to create and edit client emails and email marketing campaigns. Called LM[AI], the feature is powered by the latest commercial version of ChatGPT, which Lawmatics has further customized and built out to include capabilities specific to its platform.

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How Overture Law Is Revolutionizing Referral Fees [Sponsored]

Above the Law - Technology

LegalZoom's founder has launched a new platform where solos and small firms can refer clients to one another and ethically share in fees. The post How Overture Law Is Revolutionizing Referral Fees appeared first on Above the Law.

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Knowledge is Power: How Legal Operations Can Create Efficiency Through Intelligence

Hanzo Blog

Legal departments are facing higher competition and budget limitations, prompting them to seek ways to improve their efficiency and effectiveness. For the legal operations professionals tasked with tackling this challenge, knowledge is power!

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Beyond Lit Support: Advice on Branching Out to Serve More Practice Areas with In-house Technology

Relativity

Leveraging in-house tools in new ways doesn't just help support law firms’ bottom lines; it can also help attorneys better serve their clients with innovative, efficient solutions to their unique challenges.

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On LawNext: Rasa Legal Founder Noella Sudbury On Simplifying Criminal Records Expungement

LawSites

Noella Sudbury became interested in the issue of criminal records expungement soon after law school, while working as a criminal defense lawyer. Over and over again, she saw clients put in the hard work to get out of the criminal justice system and rebuild their lives, only to have doors slammed in their faces because of their records. That set her down a path that led her last year to found Rasa Legal , an innovative justice tech company, licensed under Utah’s legal services sandbox, that is ma

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Law Students Are Reluctant To Use ChatGPT, Survey Finds. The Question Is, Why?

Above the Law - Technology

A recent survey of the legal profession confirms what may already be obvious to many, which is that the use of ChatGPT and other large language models by lawyers continues to grow, even as many remain concerned about the rate at which it is being adopted. Not so obvious, however, is that one group that is least likely to use generative AI is law students.

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Lawyers Texting Clients: Everything You Need to Know

CaseFox

Intro In today’s digital era, communication has significantly evolved. Texting has become the most preferred method of communication among individuals. This evolution has also become a part of the legal industry. Lawyers and law firms nowadays majorly rely on text messaging to communicate with their clients. The practice of lawyer texting has proven to be an effective means of staying in touch with clients, fostering better communication and understanding.

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Best Legal Podcasts in 2023

Martindale-Avvo

Blogs, social media, YouTube videos…these days, there are a wealth of online resources available to lawyers who crave insightful content. Whether you want in-depth analysis or short-form entertainment, you should have no trouble finding something compelling. If you’ve yet to explore the vast world of legal podcasts, however, you are definitely missing out.

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Clio Names Its First Chief Product Officer to Oversee Product Strategy and Development

LawSites

The legal technology and law practice management company Clio has named Hemant Kashyap as its first chief product officer, a role in which he will oversee product strategy, development and execution, including all features and integrations within Clio’s app integration ecosystem. Kashyap joins Clio after having been vice president, product, at ServiceTitan , a company that develops software for home and commerical contractors and trades businesses.

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Advancing AI Safety: Law Student Competition For Drafting A Treaty On Moratorium Of Large-Scale AI Capabilities R&D [Sponsored]

Above the Law - Technology

To enforce a regime that will allow humanity to continue to exist, countries need to pass appropriate laws and enter international treaties. The post Advancing AI Safety: Law Student Competition For Drafting A Treaty On Moratorium Of Large-Scale AI Capabilities R&D appeared first on Above the Law.

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eDiscovery Excellence: Best Practices and Strategies for Legal Success

CaseFox

Introduction In today’s digital age, electronic discovery, or eDiscovery, plays a crucial role in the legal process. The vast amount of electronically stored information (ESI) makes it essential for legal professionals to adopt effective eDiscovery strategies for navigating the complex world of litigation. To achieve legal success, embracing eDiscovery excellence by implementing best practices and strategies is imperative.

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For Law Firm Leaders: 4 Lessons From the Alex Murdaugh Trial and Conviction

Attorney at Work

Tea Hoffmann | Law firm leaders can learn valuable lessons from this very public trial of a once-prominent lawyer. The post For Law Firm Leaders: 4 Lessons From the Alex Murdaugh Trial and Conviction appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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New CLE This Week: Requests and Forms as Modern as the Evidence You Seek Presented by Justia Webinars

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

Remember the days of telegrams and carbon paper? Snail mail, faxes, and physical files? Despite still having use in some situations, much of this technology has become a relic of a bygone era. Still, today’s modern landscape is dominated by technological advancement and electronic replacements for previous tools, from email to cloud-based filing systems and more!

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OpenAI Sued For Defamation Over ChatGPT ‘Hallucination’; But Who Should Actually Be Liable?

Above the Law - Technology

Hallucinating liability. The post OpenAI Sued For Defamation Over ChatGPT ‘Hallucination’; But Who Should Actually Be Liable? appeared first on Above the Law.

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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, June 3, 2023

LLRX

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness.

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The Orange Rag Newsletter is Here!

Legal IT Insiders

Hi and welcome to the May Orange Rag, where the month has inevitably been dominated by discussions and stories about generative AI and large language models (LLMs), the good, the … The Orange Rag Newsletter is Here! Read More » The post The Orange Rag Newsletter is Here! appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Attorney at Work 2023 Google Reviews Survey

Attorney at Work

Please complete our survey on Google Reviews. We're doing a great report based on your answers — and you could win a prize. The post Attorney at Work 2023 Google Reviews Survey appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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What Does Lawyer Development Mean in the Age of Generative AI? New Innovation Lab Will Seek Answers

LawSites

A legal innovation lab launching today seeks to answer the question of how to approach the training and development of new lawyers in an age of generative AI. The Legal Innovation Lab is being launched by SkillBurst Interactive , a 10-year-old company that provides on-demand training to larger law firms and their corporate clients. The lab’s focus will be on creating “transformative digital learning solutions for lawyers in the age of generative AI,” the company said, serving as a hub for law fi

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