3 Geeks and a Law Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

This week we have Damien Riehl , VP, Litigation Workflow and Analytics Content at FastCase, and one of the drivers behind SALI (Standards Advancement for for the Legal Industry.) Damien is definitely a “big thinker” when it comes to the benefits of creating and using standards for the legal industry. SALI is a system of tagging legal information to allow for better filtering and analysis.

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Kevin O'Keefe

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

It’s been no overnight success for OpenAI’s ChatGPT. I get that many of you say there’s been no success, at all. Will Douglas Heaven , a senior editor for AI at MIT Technology Review has an informational (if your science skills are sharper than mine) and entertaining read about where ChatGPT came from. ChatGPT’s foundation goes back to the 80’s and 90’s with the development of certain language models required for a neural network (software inspired by the way neurons in animal brains signal one

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OpenText

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

With the proliferation of electronic data, the vast majority of business communication is now in electronic format. It is not surprising that the use cases for eDiscovery technology have expanded beyond the typical litigation review for production use cases. In the eDiscovery Today 2023 State of the Industry Report, survey respondents reported that the expanded … The post Sometimes in eDiscovery more is better appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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LLRX

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

ChatGPT has taken the world by storm. Within two months of its release it reached 100 million active users, making it the fastest-growing consumer application ever launched. Users are attracted to the tool’s advanced capabilities – and concerned by its potential to cause disruption in various sectors. A much less discussed implication is the privacy risks ChatGPT poses to each and every one of us.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

A website that monitors data breaches and ransomware attacks has reported that the New York City Bar Association was hit with a ransomware attack in December and that the attackers have posted screenshots showing the bar’s file directory, as well as passports of certain individuals. The report by DataBreaches.net says that the attackers used the CLOP ransomware to gain access to the bar’s files.

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Kevin O'Keefe

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The world changes and we have a choice, writes marketer and author, Seth Godin. Fight hard to keep it the way it was. Notice what happened and then decide to do something with that insight. I’d add a third. Take advavanatge of the changes to develop solutions and companies serving people. Godin was referring to AOL’s paying royalties to content providers.

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Hanzo Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Last year , the FTC announced they were going to “crackdown on harmful commercial surveillance and lax data security,” and have been pursuing a number of lawsuits as a result. Many of these are bold in their approach, which may catch many corporate legal teams off guard.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

With the launch today of its second-generation platform, London-based Legatics is expanding the capabilities it offers customers from its core of legal transaction management into broader legal project management. With some 40 templates, customizable templates, and a new interface designed to be more intuitive, Legatics now supports legal project workflows and deal closures across a range of law firm departments, including banking and finance, litigation, capital markets, real estate, corporate

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LLRX

FEBRUARY 4, 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

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

As law firms consider how they can better allocate work to associates, one key part of the conversation has to be about skills and skills tracking. How Skills Tracking Improves Bench Strength Skills tracking is already a growing part of law firm talent management. Firms are formalizing their skills libraries and standardizing the skills each […] The post Talent Management: How Skills Tracking Improves Resource Allocation and Associate Satisfaction appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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TechLaw Crossroads

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

I recently published a post that discussed client pressures on law firms to take public stands on social issues. These issues are often controversial and can be tricky for law firms. In the process of conceptualizing the post, ChatGBT hit the news. I decided to use it least to get started. The results were interesting and showed both the power and limitations of the tool.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The ballots are closed and the votes are counted: Your votes have determined the 15 legal tech startups that will get to participate as finalists in the seventh-annual Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2023 , taking place March 1-4 in Chicago. The 15 finalists will face off in an opening night pitch competition that will is the opening event of this year’s TECHSHOW, with the conference’s attendees voting to pick the top winner.

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Martindale-Avvo

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

An attorney profile can be used to create, manage, and enhance your reputation all while reaching potential clients and growing the business of your practice. Online profiles and directories have become increasingly popular as a resource for consumers seeking legal services, as they offer a convenient way to research and compare lawyers. How does an online profile work for me?

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Get to the Point! | Getting diacritical marks right in your legal documents can make or break your case. The post How Many Letters Are in the Alphabet? More Than You Think appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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MatterSuite

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

According to the American Bar Association, roughly 44% of all law practice firms in the U.S. went out of business in 2021. With numerous lawyers closing their law firm practices, it’s no wonder that marketing, communication & excellent client service is becoming crucial everyday. Legal practices that struggle with basic client retention tend to have a negative impact on their entire industry.

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LLRX

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Hannah Della Bosca , PhD Candidate and Research Assistant at Sydney Environment Institute, University of Sydney addresses a distinct form of emerging climate denial. You may have experienced it and not even realised. It’s called implicatory denial, and it happens when you consciously recognise climate change as a serious threat without making significant changes to your everyday behaviour in response.

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Relativity

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Stronger data privacy laws have spread across the world, in jurisdictions including Brazil and Singapore. But what about the United States?

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Bull Garlington | The most important soft skill of them all. The post Soft Skills: How to Hack Your Greatest Superpowers appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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MatterSuite

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Solo practitioners end up spending about 45% of their time on non-legal tasks , also known as non-billable administrative work. Bringing down the billable hours by a significant decrease. We understand that a solo practitioner fights as a one man army, dealing with all operational tasks alone. As a solo attorney, there are several financial challenges that you may face while practicing in the US.

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OpenText

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

“Wait! Are you seriously going to fax me that request?” It’s a question echoing across workplaces in industries like healthcare, financial services, and law, especially as Gen Z employees join the ranks. After more than a century of service, many IT professionals wish they could retire the old faithful fax. But there are reasons why … The post Preparing fax for the next era of enterprise communications appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Martindale-Avvo

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

There is always some ebb and flow to the economy, but this season of uncertainty definitely has business leaders worrying. After an unexpectedly robust post-COVID recovery, we’re now seeing the flip side of all that action: more money in the economy has dramatically increased inflation — and accompanying fears are prompting some employers to downsize.

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

What do the best holiday social media posts have in common? It’s a new year, which means a clean social media calendar and another round of holidays that need fresh content. But before you start brainstorming your post for Lincoln’s Birthday, we are here to liberate you from that burden. Don’t. Law firms — or […] The post Take a Vacation From Your Holiday Social Media Burden With These Two Questions appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Debevoise Data Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

ChatGPT is an AI language model developed by OpenAI that was released to the public in November 2022 and already has millions of users. While most people were initially using the publicly available version of ChatGPT for personal tasks ( e.g. , generating recipes, poems, workout routines, etc.), many have started to use it for work-related projects.

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Artificial Lawyer

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The pioneering Legal Innovators California conference is taking place on June 7 + 8 , and we’re very excited already. The agenda-setting legal innovation event, created.

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Lawyerist

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

With the recent mass layoffs from the likes of Google, Amazon, and Twitter, it’s easy to imagine a looming (or existing) economic downturn. Some practices are relatively recession-proof. But, all firms would likely benefit from asking what they will do if the demand for legal services decreases. Somewhat counterintuitively, we’ve also seen a decreased appetite for outside investment in legal technology products.

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Simple Legal

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In-house legal departments have to continue to do more with less in 2023. As the year starts with a challenging economic climate where resources continue to decrease, legal professionals must remain agile and adapt whenever and wherever needed. We’re sitting down with legal professionals to discuss the impact and their view on the future of legal and legal technology in 2023 and beyond.

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iPhone J.D.

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Many of the topics in the latest episode of the In the News podcast address putting new things in historical perspective.  Brett and I discuss the new Apple website and how much it has changed over the decades.  We talk about the new Apple financial report and explain how the iPad can be doing better than ever right now at the same time that it is disappointing many folks who have been following the iPad for a long time.  We talk about the new version of Myst on the iPad and ho

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Vogel IT Law

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a press release that the SEC had “charged Payward Ventures, Inc. and Payward Trading Ltd., both commonly known as Kraken, with failing to register the offer and sale of their crypto asset staking-as-a-service program, whereby investors transfer crypto assets to Kraken for staking in exchange for advertised annual investment returns of as much as 21 percent.

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Relativity

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

How litigation support and technology enthusiasts can enable conversations that meet not-so-tech-savvy coworkers where they are, improve processes, and perfect collaborative relationships for the best possible results.

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AXDRAFT

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

“Our lawyer will have your documents ready in a minute. Once that’s done, you’re officially hired.” This is arguably the most common, and potentially only, interaction that many people have with legal. It stands to reason when you realize that numerous employees see legal as a department that only prepares some necessary paperwork.

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Ikigai Law

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Recently, the Indian government integrated its homegrown AI language tool –Bhashini with ChatGPT. So, we decided to do it too. This month’s introductory opener is brought to you by internet’s most popular AI chatbot! “Welcome to the latest issue of our tech policy newsletter! This edition explores budget takeaways for tech, online gaming regulation, the fight against fake news, and other key topics that impact the way we interact with technology.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

On this episode of LawNext: Joshua Browder , founder of DoNotPay. Browder achieved international recognition when, at just 17 years old in 2015, he founded DoNotPay, touted as the world’s first robot lawyer, to help people appeal parking tickets. The company claims the app has saved motorists in the U.S. and UK many millions of dollars. DoNotPay went on to release a series of apps designed to help consumers – and, more recently, small businesses – solve common legal problems, all without the nee

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Relativity

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

How litigation support and technology enthusiasts can enable conversations that meet not-so-tech-savvy coworkers where they are, improve processes, and perfect collaborative relationships for the best possible results.

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TechLaw Crossroads

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

I recently came across an article by Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law that discussed client pressures on law firms to take public stands on social issues. The same issue was front and center in the excellent book by David Enrich Servants of the Damned. These issues are often controversial and divisive and arouse passions among both law firm partners and clients.

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Vogel IT Law

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

BankInfoSecurity.com reported that “More than 4 billion people have accounts on Facebook and Instagram, making them the most popular social media platforms on the planet. Members share photos, life events and opinions to attract followers, build businesses and stay connected with friends and family. But there’s a darker side to these social platforms.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Bessemer Venture Partners , a VC firm that has already made substantial investments in legal technology companies such as Clio, DISCO and Anaqua, has acquired a majority stake in Litify , a law practice management platform founded in 2016 by a team of people who came out of Morgan & Morgan, the largest plaintiffs’ law firm in the United States. The investment comes at a time when the legal technology has been seeing cutbacks and economic uncertainty.

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Lineal Services

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Image classification AI is a type of machine learning algorithm that is used to identify and classify objects within an image. It is a highly sought-after technology used in various applications such as self-driving cars, security systems, and medical imaging. In this article, we will delve into the process of image classification and how it works.

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