Above the Law - Technology

MAY 9, 2023

Google has announced the release of eight new top-level domains that include one specifically designed for lawyers and law firms, “ esq,” based on the abbreviation of esquire that lawyers use to show they are admitted to practice. Google says the new domain for lawyers is “perfect for showing off your credentials.” It even pointed to two lawyers who already use the domain, Erika.esq , the webiste of attorney and personal finance advisor Erika Kullberg, and Ugo.esq., the w

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Kevin O'Keefe

MAY 7, 2023

The ‘ Art of the Start ’ by Guy Kawasaki was the bible for entrepreneurs starting companies twenty years ago. It sill can be. Starting Prairielaw, a virtual law community, almost thirty years ago, I discovered Guy’s ‘ Selling the Dream ,’ a handbook and workbook for putting evangelism to work – convincing people to believe in your product and ideas as much as you do.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

MAY 12, 2023

In this riveting episode of our podcast, we delve into the fascinating world of AI in the legal industry with our esteemed guests, Nathan Walter and Bridget Albiero. Walter, a former attorney and founder of BriefPoint.ai , has leveraged his legal expertise and passion for technology to automate the manual processes that often bog down law firms. Bridget Albiero, a User Experience (UX) and User Design (UD) expert, underscores the significance of intuitive design in making these AI tools not just

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TechLaw Crossroads

MAY 10, 2023

I recently had a chance to catch up with Matt Hamilton , Senior Director of Sales Engineering, and some others at Casepoint. Casepoint is an e-discovery cloud based provider that claims to offer data-based intelligence and full-spectrum eDiscovery. It includes cloud collection, data processing, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence tools. The platform enables review and customizable productions.

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Above the Law - Technology

MAY 11, 2023

LexisNexis today announced the preview launch of Lexis Connect, a legal intake and matter management product that works within Microsoft Teams and uses conversational AI assistants to help deliver answers more quickly. The product is being developed in partnership with Microsoft, and Microsoft’s Corporate, External and Legal Affairs (CETA) department has signed on as the first preview customer to test and help further develop the product.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 7, 2023

While it is entertaining to explore the links that come up when you Google “RBF,” there is a serious lesson in this for lawyers. The post Convert ‘Resting B h Face’ to ‘Neutral Alert’ appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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LawSites

MAY 9, 2023

Does the corporate legal market need yet another contract lifecycle management product? Well, Bloomberg Law thinks it does. Last month, Bloomberg Law released a survey it conducted with legal news and information company ALM that found that nearly 75% of in-house counsel said that their contract workflow technology did not meet their needs, even though contracts-related tasks make up at least half the daily work of 43 percent of corporate counsel.

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Above the Law - Technology

MAY 11, 2023

Use your tech to terrorize your friends and neighbors with this handy guide. The post ‘Legal Tech Lists’: 9 Ways Legal Tech Can Help You Have Fun Outside Of Work appeared first on Above the Law.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 10, 2023

Results from our survey on the top legal podcasts are in — here are the shows that made the top 10. The post Top 10 Legal Podcasts appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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LawSites

MAY 10, 2023

Two months after raising $26 million in Series A funding, SpotDraft , a cloud-based contract lifecycle management platform for in-house legal teams, is today launching a deep integration with Microsoft Word that it says will simplify the contract drafting and review process for businesses of all sizes. Developed in partnership with Microsoft, the integration makes Microsoft Word the primary editor on the SpotDraft platform, enabling users to access Word’s full suite of capabilities from directly

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Artificial Lawyer

MAY 10, 2023

This week’s Legal Innovators California Profile is with Kimberly Woodward, Senior Director Legal Operations & Chief of Staff at Okta, the pioneering customer and workforce identity provider. Kimberly will.

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Above the Law - Technology

MAY 12, 2023

From the make-your-own-terrorists,-lose-your-own-convictions dept. The post Sixth Circuit Reverses Conviction For Man Talked Into Criminal Acts By Undercover FBI Agents appeared first on Above the Law.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 6, 2023

This case involves Annie Leibovitz photos, represented by licensing and enforcement agency Trunk Archive. Allegedly, users of comicbookmovie.com (CBM) embedded the Leibovitz photos into the site by linking to the images hosted on third-party sites. Once CBM learned of the links (via the complaint), CBM disabled them. Embedding and the Server Test The Utah federal judge is persuaded by the Perfect 10 v.

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Pillsbury Law Internet and Technology blog

MAY 11, 2023

The use of generative AI tools, like ChatGPT, are becoming increasingly popular in the workplace. Generative AI tools include artificial intelligence chatbots powered by “large language models” (LLMs) that learn from (and share) a vast amount of accumulated text and interactions (usually snapshots of the entire internet). These tools are capable of interacting with users in a conversational and iterative way with a human-like personality, to perform a wide range of tasks, such as generating text

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Hanzo Blog

MAY 10, 2023

In-House legal departments are under more pressure than ever to reduce costs, improve performance, and provide top-quality work. To achieve these objectives, leaders in legal operations can begin building higher-performing teams through optimization by focusing on these three key aspects: optimizing and maintaining organizational health, practicing operational efficiency, and training and developing the legal department.

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Relativity

MAY 9, 2023

Does causing harm require intentionality? Recklessness? Sentience? Explore the concept of algorithmic bias and how sentiment analysis in RelativityOne was engineered with responsible AI in mind.

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MatterSuite

MAY 8, 2023

According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), in 2020, there were 791,790 complaints of suspected internet crime, resulting in an estimated loss of $4.2 billion. This represents an increase of approximately 300,000 complaints from 2019, with a corresponding increase in financial loss. Law firms are often targeted by cybercriminals due to the sensitive information they handle and the potential for financial gain.

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CaseFox

MAY 7, 2023

As a lawyer, you are trained to be an expert in law, not in finance or budgeting. However, financial responsibility is essential for any successful practice. While you may have significant earnings, it’s equally important to manage your expenses to ensure that you are making the most of your hard-earned money. Here are seven top saving tips for lawyers that can help you cut your costs and increase your profitability.

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Hanzo Blog

MAY 9, 2023

In recent years, there has been an increasing trend for companies to claim environmental sustainability, making public commitments to lower carbon emissions and other eco-friendly measures. However, this rise in environmental claims has also led to the concern of greenwashing, where companies make false or exaggerated statements about their environmental practices.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 12, 2023

This lawsuit relates to an episode of the TV show Evil Lives Here called “I Invited Him In,” which discusses an NY serial killer named Nathaniel White. A different Nathaniel White claimed that the episode improperly featured his mugshot and thus connected him to the serial killings. Among other defendants, he sued Microsoft for Bing search results linking to the episode.

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Artificial Lawyer

MAY 8, 2023

A conference is often only as good as its speakers and Legal Innovators California has plenty of great ones! The two-day conference, which takes place on June.

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MAY 7, 2023

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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Attorney at Work

MAY 12, 2023

Danielle DavisRoe | Microsoft Office's Quick Access Toolbar gives you one-click access to the commands you use most often. The post Work Faster With Mouse-Friendly Shortcut Keys appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Law Technology Today

MAY 9, 2023

Running an efficient and caring legal practice takes time, effort and a lot of energy–particularly with a small team. With only so many hands on deck, you can spread yourself too thin. But adopting the latest technology frees you from administrative tasks, allowing you to grow your practice and develop client relationships. To get started, here are some suggestions to help optimize your legal practice. 1) HotDocs – Docs that rock Paperwork can eat into your day and take you away from working on

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LawSites

MAY 8, 2023

Rocket Matter , a cloud-based law practice management platform, now has an integration with OpenAI’s ChatGPT artificial intelligence, providing its users with quick access to ChatGPT from anywhere within the Rocket Matter application. The integration allows Rocket Matter users to leverage ChatGPT for purposes such as drafting a message or summarizing a document, without the user having to leave the platform or have a separate ChatGPT license.

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Inside Privacy

MAY 12, 2023

In May 2023, the Spanish Supervisory Authority (“SA”) issued a detailed guidance paper on GDPR compliance in the context of data spaces. The paper acknowledges EU and Member State level initiatives for the creation of data spaces (such as the Data Governance Act, the proposed Data Act, and the proposed European Health Data Space) and provides insight into how the SA expects companies to meet their GDPR obligations when participating in those data spaces.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

MAY 8, 2023

As the legal industry continues to become increasingly competitive, lawyers and law firms are seeking new ways to reach potential clients. The advent of the internet and the growth of digital advertising strategies have opened up a new world of legal marketing opportunities. With this, however, has come a new set of ethical concerns for lawyers who want to take advantage of the latest in marketing strategies without running afoul of the obligations imposed on attorney conduct by the Rules of Pro

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Law Technology Today

MAY 10, 2023

David Seserman ( DS ), Debra Bruce (DB), Jim Calloway ( JC ), Lance Johnson (LJ), Reid Trautz (RT), and William Goren ( WG ) What would you consider your top three primary communication tools for home office use, and is there a different primary use for each one? DS: The primary communication tool is an effective and reliable email and phone system.

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lennyesq

MAY 10, 2023

Acting Delaware County District Attorney Shawn J. Smith said the charges are false. Brian Lee Litigation Reporter A judge has compelled an acting prosecutor in south-central New York and another attorney to cooperate with an investigation of a complaint of misconduct against a former judge, after the two lawyers had refused to obey a subpoena, the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct said in a statement Tuesday.

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Inside Privacy

MAY 12, 2023

On April 17, 2023, the Italian Supervisory Authority (“Garante”) published its decision against a company operating digital marketing services finding several GDPR violations, including the use of so-called “dark-patterns” to obtain users’ consent. The Garante imposed a fine of 300.000 EUR. We provide below a brief overview of the Garante’s key findings.

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Legal IT Professionals

MAY 12, 2023

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced that it is an early adopter of CoCounsel, an AI legal assistant developed by Casetext and powered by OpenAI’s latest and most advanced language model, GPT-4.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 11, 2023

Meyling Ly Ortiz | The post Showing Up: How to Boost Young Lawyers’ Success in a Hybrid World appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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MAY 11, 2023

Tonkean , a Palo Alto-based company that describes itself as the first-of-its-kind process experience platform, has launched a matter lifecycle management product for corporate legal teams, LegalWorks , that it says enables them to harness the potential of AI-powered process automation technology safely — in a way that will not only increase process adoption, improve performance, and create business value, but that will also lower risk and better ensure compliance.

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NSLT

MAY 11, 2023

Windows 10 is still the world's most popular operating system for desktop computers, with more than a billion active PCs running it. Windows 10 has reached a point of polish and functionality to earn it a PCMag Editors' Choice award, and it's still preferable to Windows 11 for its more helpful Start menu, Taskbar, and touch gestures.

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MAY 11, 2023

Luminance, the world’s most advanced AI for legal process automation, today announced the launch of the latest cutting-edge application of its specialist legal large language model (LLM) – the AI-powered ‘Ask Lumi’ chatbot.

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lennyesq

MAY 12, 2023

The threat is coming from inside the supply chain Laura Dobberstein BLACK HAT ASIA Miscreants have infected millions of Androids worldwide with malicious firmware before the devices even shipped from their factories, according to Trend Micro researchers at Black Hat Asia. This hardware is mainly cheapo Android mobile devices, though smartwatches, TVs, and other things are caught up in it.

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MAY 9, 2023

Over the past year, the sibling legal technology companies MyCase and LawPay have published a series of reports on law practice , including benchmark reports based on anonymized data from the two companies’ customers, as well as an in-depth 2022 year-end legal industry report, based on a survey of over 2,300 legal professionals. Together, they provide an in-depth look at the state of legal practice in the wake of the pandemic.

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