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Balancing Legal Ethics With Rapid AI Innovation

Above the Law - Technology

The promised efficiency gains offered by these tools come with their own set of challenges, including doubts over result accuracy and concerns about client confidentiality. The post Balancing Legal Ethics With Rapid AI Innovation appeared first on Above the Law.

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Study Finds Blog Posts Occupy Significant Position at Top of Google Search Rankings

Kevin O'Keefe

Danny Goodwin of Search Engine Land reports on a recent study by BrightEdge, an enterprise SEO platform, finding blog posts occupy a significant position in Google Search rankings. Specifically, blogs appear 23% of the time in the top 5 search positions, making them the most common content type to do so. The data is indicative of the continued importance of blog content, even in an age when other media, including video content is surging in popularity.

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Colin Levy, Dorna Moini, and Ashley Carlisle on Herding Cats and Heralding Change: The Inside Scoop on the “Handbook of Legal Tech”

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

This week on The Geek in Review podcast Marlene Gebauer and Greg Lambert featured guests Colin Levy , Ashley Carlisle , and Dorna Moini discussing Levy’s recently published book “ Handbook of Legal Tech.” Levy edited the book and contributors included Moini, Carlisle’s CEO, Tony Thai, and many more legal technology experts. The book provides an overview of key technologies transforming the legal industry like automation, AI, blockchain, document automation, CLM, and more.

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Is Meta Legally Accountable for Harming Children on Social Media?

Trellis.Law Blog

Yes…according to 41 states and the District of Columbia –the tech giant that owns Facebook and Instagram has harmed children through its social media apps. The 233-page federal complaint alleges that Meta has “profoundly altered the psychological and social realities… Continue reading → The post Is Meta Legally Accountable for Harming Children on Social Media?

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How WedMD Is Helping Providers Stay Compliant When Using Web Tracking Tools

Above the Law - Technology

WebMD Ignite — the company’s division that offers tech solutions to providers and health plans — teamed up with healthcare privacy platform Freshpaint. Through the partnership, WebMD Ignite is seeking to help its customers — which include organizations such as Providence, Trinity Health, Advocate Aurora, VillageMD and Centene — use web tracking technology to grow their businesses while staying clear of data privacy risks.

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Using AI in Writing is Like Taking an Open Book Exam—You Still Need to Understand the Concepts

Kevin O'Keefe

Lawyers who are blogging or writing are quick to dismiss the use of AI because of the importance of retaining their insight and voice. Rightfully so, they don’t want AI writing for them or in place of them. I ran across an insightful tweet from Sonia Baschez , a digital marketing consultant, who led email on the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, which offers a nice reply.

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Large language models and copyright, what next?

TechnoLlama

A few weeks ago, The Atlantic published an article titled “These 183,000 Books Are Fueling the Biggest Fight in Publishing and Tech“ This article discussed a dataset used to train some large language models, which has sparked controversy due to the inclusion of a significant number of suspected pirated book […]

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The Productive Law Firm: Technology Applications

Above the Law - Technology

Everybody wants to be more efficient and profitable. We talk about how to get there on the latest Non-Eventcast. The post The Productive Law Firm: Technology Applications appeared first on Above the Law.

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Risks From AI May Be Very Low, Per Many Experts

Kevin O'Keefe

Discussion of the dangers of AI is prevalent in the legal profession. However, the risks from AI may be very low. Dan Milmo of The Guardian reports on UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak speaking today about both the opportunities and dangers presented by AI in advance of an AI summit taking place next week. Artificial intelligence brings new dangers to society that must be addressed “head on”, the prime minister will warn on Thursday, as the government admitted it could not rule out the technology p

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Call for Participation: WIPIP, Santa Clara, Feb. 2-3, 2024

Eric Goldman

The High Tech Law Institute invites you to participate in the 21st annual Works-in-Progress Intellectual Property Colloquium (WIPIP), which will be held February 2-3, 2024, at Santa Clara University School of Law, in Santa Clara, California. This is an in-person event, not virtual or hybrid. If you aren’t already familiar with WIPIP, the colloquium provides IP scholars with a forum to present their academic works-in-progress and receive early feedback from their peers.

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NetDocuments’ AI-Driven PatternBuilder MAX Is Now Generally Available; Comes with Nine Apps for Common Legal Use Cases

LawSites

In July, NetDocuments announced the limited launch of PatternBuilder MAX, a generative AI-driven version of its PatternBuilder document assembly product that it said would enable firms to create custom generative AI automations tailored to the needs of their specific practice areas. At the time, I wrote about how one immigration lawyer had used it to dramatically shortcut the time-consuming process of drafting O-1 visa petitions.

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Lexis+ AI Arrived This Morning… So What Do You Think?

Above the Law - Technology

With Lexis opening up its AI solution to customers, we're eager to hear what you all think of it. The post Lexis+ AI Arrived This Morning… So What Do You Think? appeared first on Above the Law.

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While Traditional Publishers Complain, Google’s New Search Feature (SGE), Powered by AI, Could Be a Boon for Legal Bloggers

Kevin O'Keefe

Helen Coster reports for Reuters that Google is rolling out a new search feature called the Search Generative Experience (SGE) in the United States, India, and Japan. Powered by generative AI, SGE provides summarized answers to search queries at the top of the Google search homepage, with accompanying drop-down buttons for the leading sources and links to their copy.

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Wrapping up the “Taco Tuesday” Trademark Dispute

Trellis.Law Blog

This week, Taco Bell announced that a dispute between the fast food behemoth and two local restaurants has come to an end. What was the dispute? Back in May, the owner of Taco Bell, Yum Brands Inc., announced that it… Continue reading → The post Wrapping up the “Taco Tuesday” Trademark Dispute first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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[Clio Con Clips Mini-Series] Erika Harold: Civility and Inclusion in Law | Episode 5

Legally Speaking

Welcome to another special Clio Con episode! In today’s episode, we explore the fascinating intersection of law, advocacy, and technology through the lens of Clio Con. Clio Con is not just another legal conference; it’s a dynamic, forward-thinking event that brings together legal professionals from all walks of life to discuss cutting-edge developments in the industry.

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We All Know Social Media Is Bad For Mental Health. But Is It Go To Court Bad?

Above the Law - Technology

Instagram at your own risk. The post We All Know Social Media Is Bad For Mental Health. But Is It Go To Court Bad? appeared first on Above the Law.

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LMA Online Presentation on Tuesday: Exploring the Role of AI in Legal Blogging and Publishing

Kevin O'Keefe

What questions do you have regarding the application of Artificial Intelligence in the field of legal publishing, including legal blogs and other materials written by legal professionals? Join me for the Legal Marketing Association Southwest Region’s online presentation, titled “Decoding AI: The Future of Publishing and Blogging in Law.” The event will take place on Tuesday at 12 CT.

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A “Whopper” of a Case for Sanctions

Trellis.Law Blog

Established wisdom tells us that Rule 11 serves as a guardrail in the world of litigation. Its core mission? To make litigants pause, reflect, and proceed with care when filing legal papers, all with the aim of smoothing the operation… Continue reading → The post A “Whopper” of a Case for Sanctions first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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LinkedIn for Lawyers Who Don’t Like LinkedIn

Attorney at Work

Amy Hunt | You don’t have to be a LinkedIn influencer or frequent poster for LinkedIn to be a potent business development tool. The post LinkedIn for Lawyers Who Don’t Like LinkedIn appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Practice Management Platform Filevine Adds Native Payments Feature to Round Out Its Time and Billing

Above the Law - Technology

The law practice management platform Filevine has added the build-in ability for law firms to accept electronic payments from clients, capping off its suite of time and billing capabilities in a new feature set it calls Time Tracking, Billing, and Payments. The new Payments by Filevine allows firms to accept ACH, credit card and debit card payments, and to track, automate, and customize payment collection.

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Unlocking AI’s Strategic Imperative: From Proof of Concept to Production

Hanzo Blog

We will likely now all agree that the latest generation of AI has emerged as a game-changer. Its potential is undeniable and prevalent across every sector, industry, and use case. Yet, many enterprises remain stuck in the "Proof of Concept" (POC) phase due to various barriers, testing the waters but never diving in. It's time to move beyond this and build real-world applications using AI.

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LEAP Announces Integration with WealthCounsel, Providing Estate Planning Tools Directly within Its Practice Management Platform

LawSites

Last year, I reported here on the acquisition by LEAP Legal Software , an international provider of cloud-based practice management software for smaller law firms, of WealthCounsel , one of the leading providers of software, training and support for estate planning and elder law attorneys. Now, building on that acquisition, LEAP is today announcing a new integration with WealthCounsel, making WealthCounsel’s drafting solution available directly within the LEAP platform , and creating the only in

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Ditch the Zombie Nouns Starting This Halloween

Attorney at Work

Get to the Point! | Lawyers are notorious for adding suffix upon suffix to kill off perfectly serviceable action verbs to replace them with monsters: zombie nouns. The post Ditch the Zombie Nouns Starting This Halloween appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Where Law Firm Partners And IT Pros Differ On Cybersecurity [Sponsored]

Above the Law - Technology

3 takeaways from a recent ATL/iManage survey. The post Where Law Firm Partners And IT Pros Differ On Cybersecurity appeared first on Above the Law.

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Syncly hires Rishit Patel from TR HighQ as chief technology officer  

Legal IT Insiders

Syncly has hired Rishit Patel from Thomson Reuters HighQ as its chief technology officer, we can reveal. The Australian-headquartered legal data integration startup is delivering on its promise to grow … Syncly hires Rishit Patel from TR HighQ as chief technology officer Read More » The post Syncly hires Rishit Patel from TR HighQ as chief technology officer appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Legal Innovators – Meet Our Pioneering Sponsors on Nov 8 + 9

Artificial Lawyer

The Legal Innovators conference in London is a great place to learn about what’s happening. It’s also a great opportunity to meet pioneering companies and.

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Steno’s Web Deposition Software Now Available As A Zoom App for Easy Exhibit Marking and Sharing

LawSites

Ever since its founding in 2018, Steno has been on a mission to disrupt depositions. It started as a court reporting agency that also offered non-recourse financing of deposition costs, and then in 2020 launched Steno Connect , its own web-based video conferencing technology specifically built for remote depositions and exhibit handling. In the early days of the pandemic when the company developed Steno Connect, it did so to provide lawyers with an alternative to Zoom for depositions.

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AI Update: Data Provenance, Latham Atty Against AI Regulation, New EU AI Laws

Above the Law - Technology

This week in AI news. The post AI Update: Data Provenance, Latham Atty Against AI Regulation, New EU AI Laws appeared first on Above the Law.

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LexisNexis announces the general availability of Lexis+ AI for US customers

Legal IT Insiders

LexisNexis Legal & Professional today (25 October) announced the general availability of Lexis+ AI for U.S. customers. Lexis+ AI is a generative AI solution that Lexis says will provide hallucination-free, linked … LexisNexis announces the general availability of Lexis+ AI for US customers Read More » The post LexisNexis announces the general availability of Lexis+ AI for US customers appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Webinar: Is Hyperconnectivity Helping or Harming the Legal Professional?

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

More and more people have a smartphone as a constant companion from the moment they wake up until they go to sleep. These devices connect us to work, social circles, hobbies, and even family. However, is this level of constant connectivity actually harming the legal professional? The data indicates that the answer is, perhaps, yes. Our upcoming Justia Webinar, Virtual Isolation: Is Hyperconnectivity Helping or Harming the Legal Professional?

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Your Guide on How to Get Clients as a Solo Attorney

Martindale-Avvo

Solo law firm marketing can be challenging. As an attorney working on your own, you’re asked to wear a number of hats when it comes to managing and growing your practice. Of course, there are plenty of benefits to being a solo practitioner. Having a flexible lifestyle, being your own boss, and creating a lasting legacy are just a few. But one of the negatives of running your own firm is that you are entirely responsible for drumming up business; whereas bigger firms often have an in-house team

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Ilan Sherr on DLA Piper’s Aiscension AI Tool + More

Artificial Lawyer

Global law firm DLA Piper has developed an AI-driven compliance tool, Aiscension, with eDiscovery experts Reveal. It can scan millions of communications in minutes using.

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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, October 21, 2023

LLRX

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, 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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Revolutionizing Legal Time Tracking: Rocket Matter Track Makes Billable Hours Effortless

Rocket Matter

Rocket Matter , a leading provider of legal practice management software, today announced Rocket Matter Track, a new time tracking feature designed to help law firms improve the accuracy and efficiency of logging billable hours, resulting in enhanced revenue opportunity.    Running as a background app, Rocket Matter Track automatically and continuously records a user’s time spent in all desktop programs.

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6 Key eDiscovery Tips from Master’s Conference New York

CloudNine

By Catherine Ostheimer Imagine a day-long gathering of the pantheon of east coast-based eDiscovery experts, with an agenda replete with the hottest topics in eDiscovery, change management and AI, and you have last week’s Master’s Conference in New York. Held at the midtown office of Morgan Lewis, the informative event had seven panel discussions and four breakout sessions.

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When Things Go Wrong With Clients

Attorney at Work

Sally Schmidt | If you experience service-related problems, here are some tips for dealing with clients. The post When Things Go Wrong With Clients appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Schrödinger’s AI – Where Everything and Nothing Changes

LLRX

Whether speaking with lawyers and law students who haven’t gotten around to trying ChatGPT or collaborating with post-doc explainable and legal AI experts with 20+ years of machine learning and Natural Language Processing experience, Colin Lachance , legal tech innovator and leader, is no closer to understanding in what way and precisely when permanent change will come, but is unshakeably convinced that change will be enormous, uneven, disruptive and, in many cases, invisible.