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How To Simplify Crafting Responsible AI Policies

Above the Law - Technology

Don’t let uncertainty stop you from crafting an AI policy, especially when you can rely on much of what you already know to simplify the process. The post How To Simplify Crafting Responsible AI Policies appeared first on Above the Law.

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New CLE Webinar on Substance Abuse & Mental Health in the Legal Profession

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

Mental health concerns and substance abuse disorders can impact anyone, regardless of their background. Lawyers are certainly no exception and unfortunately experience higher rates of various mental health challenges and substance abuse disorders. Our next Justia Webinar is diving into how lawyers can detect these concerns, exploring the potential impacts, and discussing resources for recovery.

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ENISA and CISA sign working arrangement to enhance EU-US cooperation in tackling cyber threats

Legal IT Insiders

Today (7 December) at the EU-US Cyber Dialogue, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) signed a working arrangement to combine efforts … ENISA and CISA sign working arrangement to enhance EU-US cooperation in tackling cyber threats Read More » The post ENISA and CISA sign working arrangement to enhance EU-US cooperation in tackling cyber threats appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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General Counsel Report from FTI Consulting and Relativity Reveals Declining Risk Preparedness Across Global Corporate Legal Departments

Legal IT Professionals

FTI Consulting, Inc. and global legal technology company Relativity today announced findings from The General Counsel Report. The study uncovered substantial changes in how global legal departments are strategizing around and preparing for their biggest risks.

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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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Even If You Hate Both AI And Section 230, You Should Be Concerned About The Hawley/Blumenthal Bill To Remove 230 Protections From AI

Above the Law - Technology

This bill would be a danger to the internet. The post Even If You Hate Both AI And Section 230, You Should Be Concerned About The Hawley/Blumenthal Bill To Remove 230 Protections From AI appeared first on Above the Law.

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Join Justia Webinars for an Introduction to the Law of Content Creation

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

In the dynamic world of content creation, the intersection of law and social media influencers presents unique challenges to navigate. Even the most seasoned of attorneys can benefit from learning about the law at the heart of the new playing field created by the growing profession of content creation. In our next Justia Webinar, you can learn more about the laws applicable to content creation directly from an attorney and content creator!

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Skadden Selects NetDocuments Global Cloud Document Management Platform as Part of Commitment to Excellence in Client Services

Legal IT Professionals

NetDocuments, the world’s #1 trusted cloud platform where legal professionals do their best work, today announced that Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, one of the world’s preeminent law firms, has selected NetDocuments to support its 1,700 lawyers in 21 offices across 50-plus disciplines, as part of the global firm’s commitment to excellence in legal and client services.

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Artificial Intelligence: How It Can Target Your Firm’s Cybersecurity Defenses

Above the Law - Technology

A lethal threat looms. The post Artificial Intelligence: How It Can Target Your Firm’s Cybersecurity Defenses appeared first on Above the Law.

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Have You Tried Collaborative Legal Blogging With AI as Your Co-Writer? Share Your Thoughts With Others

Kevin O'Keefe

Have any of you done collaborative blogging or writing with AI? This is where AI is used as a collaborative tool, where it writes a part of your blog post o article based on your initial input, creating a unique human-AI collaborative piece. Beyond AI for research or idea generation, you are collaborating with AI to create your finished article or blog post.

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Octopus Group acquires a majority stake in online legal divorce service amicable

Legal IT Insiders

UK investment company Octopus Group announced today (6 December) that it has acquired a majority stake in online legal divorce service amicable. amicable will work with sister brands Octopus Money and … Octopus Group acquires a majority stake in online legal divorce service amicable Read More » The post Octopus Group acquires a majority stake in online legal divorce service amicable 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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Wolters Kluwer integrates GenAI into its legal research products

Legal IT Professionals

Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory (LR) today announced an innovative feature for legal professionals: Generative Pre-training Transformer (GPT)-generated summaries of court rulings. GPT summarization harnesses generative AI (GenAI) to simplify legal research, eliminating the need to read through multiple court cases, saving valuable time.

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Is Your Firm’s Virtual Entrance Turning Away Clients? 

Above the Law - Technology

CRM has become the lifeblood of modern law firms. Is yours up to snuff? The post Is Your Firm’s Virtual Entrance Turning Away Clients? appeared first on Above the Law.

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Blogging With AI : Webinar With Me This Thursday

Kevin O'Keefe

Join me Thursday at 11 AM PT for a Webinar on Blogging With AI. Register here. More than a prompt or two, integrating AI into your blogging is an art. Not to create an “artificial blog post,” but to amplify your insight, experience and care. To build trust, to further build a name and build your book of business. I’ll cover: Intro to AI in Blogging: How AI is Changing Blogging Choosing the Right AI Assistant Integrating AI into Your Blogging Workflow Content Generation with AI : Embracing Collab

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High Court rules that Getty v Stability AI case can proceed

TechnoLlama

While most of the attention regarding artificial intelligence and copyright has been centred in the United States, it’s useful to remember that one of the main pieces of litigation is taking place in the courts of England and Wales.

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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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Greg Blackman Joins Opus 2 As CEO To Accelerate Global Growth

Legal IT Professionals

Today, leading legal software and services provider Opus 2 announced the hiring of Greg Blackman as chief executive officer. Blackman brings more than 25 years of executive leadership experience driving growth in enterprise software and services organizations.

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AI Update: Keeping Up With AI Laws, How ChatGPT Changed Silicon Valley, Defining AI For Disclosures

Above the Law - Technology

This week in AI news. The post AI Update: Keeping Up With AI Laws, How ChatGPT Changed Silicon Valley, Defining AI For Disclosures appeared first on Above the Law.

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Exciting News: Our Guide to AI for Law Firms Just Got Better!

Ward Blawg

Hello legal professionals and legal tech enthusiasts! Alongside an exciting upcoming podcast episode on AI for law firm efficiency and legal digital marketing that will be featured on Stephen Moore’s excellent new Your Law Firm Success podcast here, we’re thrilled to announce that our popular “Guide to AI for Law Firms” has received a few […] The post Exciting News: Our Guide to AI for Law Firms Just Got Better!

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European Union Moves to Regulate AI: Passes New Act To Limit Uses of AI

Kevin O'Keefe

Adam Satariano of the New York Times reports this evening that European Union policymakers have agreed on a new law, the A.I. Act, to regulate artificial intelligence, making it one of the world’s first comprehensive laws on AI. While the law is subject to final approval and will not take effect for 12 to 24 months after, The Act aims to harness the benefits of AI while mitigating risks such as automation of jobs, misinformation spreading, and national security threats.

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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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Nixon Peabody Goes Live with Anaqua’s Suite of IP Management Software and Services

Legal IT Professionals

Anaqua, the leading provider of innovation and intellectual property (IP) management technology today announced that global law firm Nixon Peabody has gone live on Anaqua’s PATTSY WAVE ® platform, as part of a series of measures to further enhance the efficiency of the firm’s growing IP practice.

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Caffeinated Lemonade Tragedy: Panera Confronts Wrongful Death Suits

Trellis.Law Blog

In the past three months, two wrongful death suits have been filed against Panera Bread. The complaints allege that Panera’s “Charged Lemonade” caused the deaths of two people after they consumed the caffeinated beverage. Let’s get into the details. Background… Continue reading → The post Caffeinated Lemonade Tragedy: Panera Confronts Wrongful Death Suits first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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Your Reasons to Not Go Solo Are Wrong: The Top 10 Fears of Going Solo

Attorney at Work

Roy Ginsburg | Don't let your career rot at a dysfunctional firm. The post Your Reasons to Not Go Solo Are Wrong: The Top 10 Fears of Going Solo appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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The Places You’ll Go, Legal Blogging With AI: Case Summaries at Work

Kevin O'Keefe

Talking to teammates today in preparation for my webinar on blogging with AI on Thursday, I discovered something pretty cool. Link to the webinar , by the way, I can find a case I am familar with on Casetext, chose one in which I was sued for defamation by an insurance company I was suing on behalf of a client, while I was practicing. Assuming I want to blog about the case which was dismissed on the insurance company’s appeal, I need a summary of the appellate court’s decision.

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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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Expect strong M&A activity within the LegalTech market says DAI Magister

Legal IT Professionals

Recent years have seen significant advancements in Natural Language Processing (NLP), particularly with the development of Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT. These advancements, coupled with continuous improvements in data accessibility and computational resources, have markedly enhanced the capacity of LegalTech companies to automate complex text analysis.

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Navigating Local Law 18: Multifaceted Perspectives on Short-Term Rentals in New York City

Trellis.Law Blog

The holiday season is upon us. It’s that time of year when thousands of tourists flock to New York City to walk down 5th Avenue and gaze upon the various holiday displays in shop windows. People dream of cozying up… Continue reading → The post Navigating Local Law 18: Multifaceted Perspectives on Short-Term Rentals in New York City first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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On LawNext: The Law Students Working to End Racism in the Legal System

LawSites

Each year for the past three years, the LexisNexis African Ancestry Network LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation Fellowship has awarded fellowships to promising law students to participate in research projects related to eliminating racism in the legal system. This year, 15 students received fellowships of $10,000 each to spend nine months working in teams to research one of five “cluster projects” that the fellowship program targeted for the potential to make a meaningful impact.

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Skadden selects NetDocuments in major Am Law 100 win

Legal IT Insiders

In a major win for NetDocuments, prestigious Am Law 100 firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has selected its cloud-based document management system to support 1,700 lawyers across 21 … Skadden selects NetDocuments in major Am Law 100 win Read More » The post Skadden selects NetDocuments in major Am Law 100 win appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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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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Cintelli Recognised with 2023 NetDocuments Inspire Award

Legal IT Professionals

NetDocuments, the world’s #1 trusted cloud platform where legal professionals do their best work, announced the winners of the 2023 Inspire Partner Awards. The Awards recognize NetDocuments partners for their ability to deliver extraordinary value to NetDocuments customers via innovative technology integrations, platform implementations, user training and technology adoption work globally across all regions and business segments.

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A Cautionary Tale: Thomson Reuters Copyright Infringement Trial and the Future of Data Use in AI Model Training

Trellis.Law Blog

In September, a US Circuit Judge in Delaware laid the groundwork for what could be the first trial centered on the authorized or unauthorized use of data to train AI systems. The legal battle is between Thomson Reuters (the company… Continue reading → The post A Cautionary Tale: Thomson Reuters Copyright Infringement Trial and the Future of Data Use in AI Model Training first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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Guest Post: The Year in Justice Tech: 2023 Report and News Roundup

LawSites

[This guest post is by Maya Markovich , executive director of the Justice Technology Association, an organization formed to support companies in the justice tech sector. She is also executive in residence for justice tech at Village Capital, the largest organization in the world supporting impact-driven, seed-stage startups.] Justice tech entered mainstream industry consciousness in 2022 as the social impact side of legal tech, and also of adjacent and interconnected verticals like fintech, govt

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Beyond Trends: Embracing the Enduring Laws of Legal Practice

Attorney at Work

Jay Harrington | Let's dive into some timeless truths that govern the world of law firms. The post Beyond Trends: Embracing the Enduring Laws of Legal Practice appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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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.