Above the Law - Technology

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Still less than a year since it launched, CoCounsel, the generative AI legal assistant originally developed by Casetext, has had quite a year. Now, as it expands into new markets, we get details on its adoption to date. It was March 1, 2023, that Casetext launched CoCounsel , a product developed in partnership with OpenAI that uses the GPT-4 large language model to assist lawyers with a variety of tasks.

Compliance 252

Compliance Lawyer Law firm Law 252

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

For the entire history of human civilization, the ability to put words together intelligently, whether spoken or written, has indicated an underlying level of understanding and a general level of intelligence of the speaker or writer. The development of Generative AI may be a major milestone in the creation of artificial intelligence, but it also represents the decoupling of language from intelligence.

Law 245

Law Law Lawyer 245

Kevin O'Keefe

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) is poised to revolutionize the way legal advice is sought and provided to the public, online. Moving away from the traditional search engine model of ranking multiple sources based on SEO metrics like keywords and backlinks, AI is shifting towards offering a singular, authoritative answer to user queries.

Legal advice 147

Legal advice Lawyer 147

Trellis.Law Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In February, two class action lawsuits were filed against dating app companies. Both lawsuits were filed against Match Group LLC. (Match Group) –its portfolio of brands that includes Tinder, Hinge, and Match, among others. The first lawsuit was filed on… Continue reading → The post Hinge in Hot Water: Examining Emerging Legal Battles Over Privacy Violations and Predatory Practices in Dating Apps first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

Lawsuit 130

Lawsuit 130

Advertiser: Trellis

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

Court

Above the Law - Technology

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In-house lawyers are in a unique position to leverage the NIST AI RMF, embedding its principles in their organizations' AI projects. The post Guiding Legal Professionals Through AI’s New Era: Leveraging The NIST Framework For Effective AI Governance appeared first on Above the Law.

Lawyer 245

Lawyer Law Law 245

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In the latest episode of “The Geek in Review” podcast, co-hosts Greg Lambert and Marlene Gebauer continue their series of interviews from this year’s LegalWeek conference by engaging with Joshua Lenon from Clio. As Clio’s Lawyer in Residence, Lenon delves into the insights derived from the company’s Legal Trends Report , emphasizing the data-driven analysis of law firm practices and trends.

Law firm 147

Law firm e-records Lawyer e-filing 147

Trellis.Law Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Last Friday, in a first-of-its-kind ruling, the Alabama Supreme Court held that embryos are considered people under Alabama state law. As such, those who destroy embryos could be held liable for wrongful death. The decision has concerned reproductive rights advocates… Continue reading → The post Frozen Embryos Now Considered Children: Unpacking the Alabama Supreme Court Decision and the Future of Fertility Care first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

Court 130

Court State law Law Law 130

Above the Law - Technology

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

As online businesses explore accepting cryptocurrency, consumer digital wallets make adoption more widespread. Guidance from BakerHostetler LLP details key steps and considerations for merchants integrating crypto payments. The post Guidance On Accepting Cryptocurrency Payments appeared first on Above the Law.

Law 246

Law Law 246

LawSites

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

For all the discussion of how generative AI will impact the legal profession, maybe one answer is that it will weed out the lazy and incompetent lawyers. By now, in the wake of several cases in which lawyers have found themselves in hot water by citing hallucinated cases generated by ChatGPT, most notoriously Mata v. Avianca , and in the wake of all the publicity those cases have received, you would think most lawyers would have gotten the message not to rely on ChatGPT for legal research, at le

Court 145

Court e-filing Judge Hearing 145

Kevin O'Keefe

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Many kids dreamed of growing up to become an astronaut while ending up with the possibly more mundane job of a lawyer. Imagine the delight of these lawyers growing up to to be space industry lawyers and discovering a conference that merges both of these worlds: the Space Beach Law Lab (SBLL) 2024, February 27-29. SBLL 2024 isn’t just another legal conference; it’s the definitive west coast summit for all stakeholders in the space industry.

Intellectual Property 130

Intellectual Property Lawyer Law Law 130

Advertiser: Trellis

Law Firm Intelligence by Trellis aggregates state trial court data across the Trellis platform enabling users to: look up a particular metric related to a specific law firm (such as, how many cases a law firm had or has against another law firm), and see the actual dockets and documents supporting the metric. Trellis data is maximized in a revolutionary and unique way to provide users an exclusive look into a law firm litigating in state trial courts.

Law firm

TechLaw Crossroads

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

“If you want to show up and be seen in your life, you’re going to get your ass kicked.” Brene Brown I recently finished a book by Jeremy Utley and Perry Klebahn entitled Id eaflow: The Only Business Metric that Matters. The book talks a lot about ideas and their power. The authors go to great lengths to explore ways to nurture ideas, how to work in teams to enhance ideas, and how to turn ideas into reality.

Hearing 123

Hearing Lawyer Judge Legal research 123

Above the Law - Technology

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Not even ChatGPT could invent a case to make this stick. The post Airline Said It’s Not Responsible For Terrible Advice From Its Own Customer Service AI Bot. The Court… Disagreed. appeared first on Above the Law.

Court 233

Court Law Law 233

Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Sally Schmidt | The service you provide is every bit as important as the services you provide. The post Walking in Your Client’s Shoes appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms & Lawyers.

Law firm 123

Law firm Lawyer Law Law 123

Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

As I’ve previously written, for many years after the DMCA passed, everyone assumed that 17 USC 512(a) completely shielded Internet access providers from liability for subscribers’ copyright infringements. Then, about a dozen years ago, the rightsowners coerced Internet access providers to adopt the “ Copyright Alert System ,” which treated rightsowners as trusted flaggers (whether or not they deserved that status) and required Internet access providers to deploy a “

Defendant 117

Defendant Court Failure-to-appear Lawsuit 117

Advertiser: Trellis

With Daily Filings Report by Trellis you will receive an email and csv file daily with all new cases filed in the jurisdictions you're tracking. Each new case will include all case metadata like judge, parties, counsel, practice area, and even direct links to the full docket and complaint. Trellis Daily Filings Reports provide direct access to newly filed state and federal litigation curated just for you.

Litigator

LawSites

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Belgium document automation company ClauseBase has launched a major expansion of its product to add new capabilities for clause extraction, AI-powered document review, and automated proofreading, all with the goal of providing an all-in-one platform, within Microsoft Word, for contract drafting, reviewing and negotiating. ClauseBase launched in 2018 as a contract drafting platform that allows lawyers to turn their clauses into intelligent and reusable clauses and manage them in a clause libr

Document automation 110

Document automation Legal tech Legal tech Lawyer 110

Above the Law - Technology

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

During ABA Techshow last week in Chicago, I had the opportunity to sit down for a brief conversation with Jack Newton , founder and CEO of law practice technology company Clio , who provided additional details on some of the company’s recent news. We discussed Clio’s greater focus on midsized law firms, its impending launch of generative AI, its roll-out of features for legal aid providers, and its rebranding of its Lawyaw document automation software.

Document automation 231

Document automation Time-tracking Case management Software 231

Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Jamie Spannhake | 5 tips to help you manage the stress of practicing law so you can enjoy work — and life — more. The post Top 5 Time Management Tips for Lawyers appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms & Lawyers.

Lawyer 121

Lawyer Law firm Law Law 121

Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

This is a Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) case against a media website, so you have good reason to wonder about the legitimacy and sincerity of the case. The named plaintiff created a WSBTV account by opting to log in using Facebook. That choice led the plaintiff to this screen: If plaintiff had clicked on the “Terms” link at the bottom right, it would have led to CMG’s “Visitor Agreement” that included an arbitration clause.

Court 105

Court Failure-to-appear Judge Litigation 105

Relativity

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Following conversations with our peers, partners, and customers, we wanted to share some of the takeaways we brought back to the office after Legalweek. Check out some reflections from the Cellebrite Enterprise Solutions team.

e-discovery 105

e-discovery 105

Above the Law - Technology

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

'Utterly and unusually unpersuasive,' he wrote. The post Firm Submits Fee Request Based On ChatGPT Search… Judge Is Less Than Impressed appeared first on Above the Law.

Judge 231

Judge Law Law 231

Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Get to the Point! | Avoid costly litigation with better drafting. Put the modifier first! The post The $4.85 Million Comma appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms & Lawyers.

Litigation 120

Litigation Litigator Law firm Lawyer 120

LawSites

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

This week brought the eighth annual Startup Alley pitch competition, the opening night event of ABA Techshow at which 15 startups competed for top honors by delivering their pitches live to an audience of Techshow attendees. Now on my way home from Techshow, I finally have a chance to post the winners. Here were the companies that won the top three spots: AltFee , a product that helps law firms replace the billable hour with fixed-fee pricing.

Court 106

Court Law firm Law Law 106

Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

You may have heard about Squishmallow’s recent lawsuit against Build-a-Bear over plushy knockoffs. While that’s interesting, I’m focused on Squishmallow’s abuse of the SAD Scheme. I previously blogged about one such case, where Squishmallow sued 90 e-commerce merchants in a sealed complaint and got a TRO. Typical SAD Scheme stuff.

Judge 103

Judge Defendant e-records Court 103

Above the Law - Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

I was deeply saddened to learn this week of the death of Lew Rose , a visionary in the early days of the internet who was one of the very first lawyers to create a website and who went on to an illustrious career in advertising and consumer law, capped by his six-year tenure as managing partner of the law firm Kelley Drye. I once wrote a post about the first law firm to launch a website — a distinction I gave to Venable , which debuted its site in 1994.

Law firm 227

Law firm Law Law Lawyer 227

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Join us for our upcoming Justia Webinar with Jake Rheaume as he guides you through the intricacies of loan transactions, from documents regarding the home-buying process to SBA loans for small businesses. You do not need to be a financial advisor or finance attorney as this webinar will simplify the complex loan transaction documents sitting on your desk to easily digestible content that you can tackle.

Attorney 101

Attorney Legal education Lawyer Law firm 101

Martindale-Avvo

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Running a law firm is a lot of work. Large law firms understand the need for effective marketing and often hire internal marketing managers to handle this task. They have the resources to hire and benefit from a marketing manager on their staff. Hiring a full-time marketing manager may not make sense for lawyers in solo, small, or mid-sized law firms in the U.S.

Law firm 98

Law firm Law Law Criminal Defense 98

Nextpoint

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Learn the steps of a comprehensive ediscovery workflow in this excerpt from eDiscovery for the Rest of Us, a new book published by Nextpoint and Tom O'Connor. Preorder your copy today.

88

88

Above the Law - Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

We have a real-life example, who’s willing to talk about his journey, on the Non-Eventcast. The post Step In Time: Starting A Late Career Solo Law Practice Is Possible appeared first on Above the Law.

Law 215

Law Law Practice management Law firm 215

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Google Local Services Ads (LSAs) are an invaluable tool for lawyers, allowing them to prominently feature their practices atop Google search engine results pages (SERPs) and gain the coveted “Google Screened” badge for enhanced credibility. In a dynamic online landscape, LSAs provide consistent value by offering prime visibility and the opportunity to connect with a diverse audience of potential clients.

Lawyer 96

Lawyer Law firm Law Law 96

Legal IT Insiders

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The Department of Justice announced yesterday (22 February) that it has appointed it first-ever chief artificial intelligence officer, Princeton University professor Jonathan Mayer, to help the DOJ keep pace with […] The post DOJ appoints first-ever chief AI officer – Will law firms follow? appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

Law firm 89

Law firm Law Law Analytics 89

Inside Privacy

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

On February 13, 2024, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) adopted an opinion on the notion of “main establishment” of a controller in the context of Article 4(16)(a) of GDPR. The opinion aims to clarify (i) the relevant conditions for the determination of whether a controller has a “main establishment” in the EU, for controllers that have more than one establishment in the EU; and (ii) the application of the so-called “one-stop-shop” mechanism in these scenarios.

Data protection 81

Data protection Law Law 81

Above the Law - Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Fore! The post Two Congressmen Introduce Law To Grant Copyright To Golf Course Design appeared first on Above the Law.

Law 269

Law Law Intellectual Property 269

Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

According to the complaint, a 12-year-old girl made a Snapchat account, connected with sexual predators on Snapchat, met them offline, and was sexually abused. She sued Snapchat for her harms. Snapchat successfully defends on Section 230 grounds. The contested issue is whether the claims treat Snapchat as a publisher/speaker of the third-party content.

Defendant 78

Defendant Failure-to-appear Court Judge 78

Artificial Lawyer

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Early Bird tickets are now available for the landmark Legal Innovators California conference on June 4 and 5, in San Francisco for a limited time.

116

116