Above the Law - Technology
MAY 23, 2023
This is the first in a series of articles that will help lay a foundation so attorneys can better understand how AI works. The post How Generative AI Works (Part I) appeared first on Above the Law.
Kevin O'Keefe
MAY 22, 2023
The New York Times’ Stuart Thompson reports dozens of fringe news websites, content farms, and fake reviewers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to create inauthentic content online, according to two reports released by NewsGuard and ShadowDragon. The AI-generated content includes fabricated events, medical advice, and celebrity death hoaxes, raising concerns about the technology’s potential to reshape the misinformation landscape online.
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3 Geeks and a Law Blog
MAY 23, 2023
In this episode, we welcome Laura Terrell, an executive coach at Laura Terrell, LLC , with a rich and varied career history. Laura has served as a Special Assistant to President George W. Bush at the White House, a senior level appointee at the US Department of Justice, an Equity partner at two large global law firms, and in-house counsel at a major global consulting and business advisory firm.
Attorney at Work
MAY 23, 2023
Gray Robinson | By doing these simple breathing techniques every day, you can manage your stress and anxiety. The post The 3 Best Breathing Techniques for Easing Stress appeared first on Attorney at Work.
Above the Law - Technology
MAY 22, 2023
A new first-of-its-kind app and companion website, called FosterPower , provide foster youth with comprehensive but easy-to-understand information about their rights to mental health care, education and legal protections. Developed by Bay Area Legal Services , a nonprofit law firm in Tampa, Fla., with funding from a 2021 Legal Services Corporation Technology Initiative Grant , FosterPower is designed to empower the more than 20,000 children in Florida’s child welfare system with informatio
Kevin O'Keefe
MAY 25, 2023
News by conversation? Well, it’s starting to happen – to a small extent, as reported by The New York Times’ Benjamin Mullin. The implications of news by conversation are a tad scary for lawyers and law firms publishing legal insight and commentary to build a name. At some point, I could have a conversation with AI to “get” what I need without doing a search, traveling to legal sites or subscribing to various legal blogs or email newsletters.
Eric Goldman
MAY 22, 2023
This case involves two rival personal injury law firms in Arizona, one of which engaged in competitive keyword advertising against the other. The court dismisses the lawsuit on summary judgment. The court focuses on the likelihood of consumer confusion. The court starts with a general observation: “Although it might at first seem that one firm’s purchase of another firm’s trademark as a Google keyword would constitute infringement, courts generally have not adopted that view,” citing
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Above the Law - Technology
MAY 25, 2023
You can think of ChatGPT and tools like it as a highly intelligent assistant who sometimes sprinkles inaccuracies into its otherwise very helpful responses. The post Leveraging ChatGPT In Legal Practice: Best Practices And Ethical Considerations appeared first on Above the Law.
Kevin O'Keefe
MAY 24, 2023
Immigration lawyer, and one of the first lawyers to publish to the net, Greg Siskind , shared on LinkedIn last night that GPT4 reduced a 500 page 500 page immigration bill introduced yesterday by Representatives Escobar and Salazar. Siskind says, “In the past, I would have camped out at a Starbucks and probably spent a day producing a summary like this.
Martindale-Avvo
MAY 25, 2023
In the ever-evolving landscape of AI tools for the legal profession , a remarkable contender has emerged— Harvey AI , an AI solution specifically created for the legal profession. Backed by a recent investment from Open.AI, the creators of ChatGPT, many speculate on the implications of this technology for the future of law. Although Harvey AI is still in its beta phase, only time will reveal the true impact it will have on the legal industry.
Hanzo Blog
MAY 24, 2023
In-House Legal Departments, like any other business function, must be efficient and effective to deliver the best possible results. They must balance their workload, comply with regulatory requirements, and provide legal counsel to their organization in a cost-effective and streamlined manner. That’s where a Legal Operations professional can help, particularly by prioritizing strategic planning, technology, and information governance to ensure the department runs efficiently and provides the bes
Above the Law - Technology
MAY 26, 2023
Someone is reportedly talking to Casetext. But who? The post One Of The Best Generative AI Products In Legal Rumored To Be In Acquisition Talks Worth ‘Hundreds Of Millions’ appeared first on Above the Law.
Kevin O'Keefe
MAY 23, 2023
We had the pleasure of having tech evangelist, blogger and author, Robert Scoble visit LexBlog, here in Seattle last evening. With Robert’s having covered AI as much anyone, it was an honor that he was interested in seeing how LexBlog was using AI in legal publishing, particularly blogging. Robert has been covering AI was well as anyone – and he’s been doing so for years.
Eric Goldman
MAY 21, 2023
Athos owns the copyrights to many classic Mexican films. Users regularly upload its film clips to YouTube. These uploads have irritated Athos since 2014. However, Athos rejected YouTube’s fast-lane options for copyright owners (such as the Copyright Match Tool, Content Verification Program, and Content ID), allegedly because it did not want to agree to release YouTube from liability.
LLRX
MAY 24, 2023
Jordan Furlong writes - the legal profession is about to go through what manufacturing already has. In the next few years, legally trained generative AI will replace lawyer labour on a scale we’ve never seen before. An enormous amount of lawyer activity consists of researching, analyzing, writing, developing arguments, critiquing counter-claims, and drafting responses.
Above the Law - Technology
MAY 23, 2023
Observations on a rapidly growing profession from the floor of this year’s CLOC Global Institute. The post How Legal Ops Has Evolved, According To CLOC Attendees appeared first on Above the Law.
Kevin O'Keefe
MAY 21, 2023
The New York Times’ Pui-Wing Tam writes that much is being made of how to put this latest tech boom into perspective. Tam shares that A.I. may be having a Netscape moment. There are parallels between today’s fervor for A.I.-powered chatbots like ChatGPT and Bard and the excitement over the Netscape browser from the 1990s. Both allowed people to recognize the possibilities around an existing technology, leading to new innovation.
Technically Legal
MAY 25, 2023
Erik Bermudez, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships for legal practice management software Filevine, visits the podcast to discuss the importance of having an internal champion to drive software adoption within an organization, as well as ongoing training and metrics tracking to ensure the software is being used effectively. Erik also emphasizes that successful implementation of new technology requires top management’s understanding of the problem and pain points that the software is solving
Martindale-Avvo
MAY 26, 2023
Memorial Day weekend is often considered a busy time for DWI attorneys in the United States. Because it’s a holiday weekend that marks the unofficial start of summer, many folks associate it with social gatherings, parties, and outdoor activities. Unfortunately, it is also a time when alcohol consumption increases, which can lead to an increase in incidents of driving under the influence (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI).
Above the Law - Technology
MAY 26, 2023
To think that there would be this much trouble over the dance app. The post Montana Won’t Be Able To Hit The Finisher On TikTok Without Addressing The Constitution appeared first on Above the Law.
CloudNine
MAY 23, 2023
Internal investigations and data analysis before litigation even begins can help companies and their legal teams reduce data collection and custodian interview costs, data storage costs, and help refine strategies if litigation does happen. CloudNine helps clients leverage early case assessment approaches during internal investigations to assist with this process.
Hanzo Blog
MAY 23, 2023
Once again, the CLOC Global Institute (CGI) has come and gone. But while we were there, Hanzo took a quick snapshot survey of Legal Operations professionals to gain insights into how people are using collaboration data and how it's affecting in-house legal departments.
Martindale-Avvo
MAY 23, 2023
LinkedIn is the social media hub for professionals and businesses. It’s home to 875 million members , 16.2% of whom are daily active users. Those numbers point to huge opportunity – and huge competition. For lawyers to establish their LinkedIn presence, they have to set themselves apart. That’s achieved through the organic building of followers or through paid advertising.
Above the Law - Technology
MAY 23, 2023
As other legal technology companies have rushed to release products using generative AI, one of the largest, Thomson Reuters, has been unusually silent. It broke that silence slightly two weeks ago, when it announced plans to invest some $100 million a year in AI, including incorporating generative AI across its flagship products in the second half of this year.
Relativity
MAY 25, 2023
As popular culture some serious tension in regards to AI, we asked some of our partners to give us their take on artificial intelligence in e-discovery. Interestingly, we found a quartet of common themes woven among them.
Artificial Lawyer
MAY 23, 2023
This week’s Legal Innovators California Profile is with Indira Cortes, Senior Manager – Legal Operations at Marqeta, the card issuer and payment processing company. Indira will be speaking at.
LLRX
MAY 25, 2023
As a technology ethics educator and researcher, Carey Fiesler has thought about AI systems amplifying harmful biases and stereotypes, students using AI deceptively, privacy concerns, people being fooled by misinformation, and labor exploitation. Fiesler characterizes this not at technical debt but as accruing ethical debt. Just as technical debt can result from limited testing during the development process, ethical debt results from not considering possible negative consequences or societal har
Above the Law - Technology
MAY 23, 2023
The struggle against entropy is real, but winning it will supercharge your efficiency. Read on to learn how. The post Now Live At The Non-Event: The Very Latest In Doc Management Tech! appeared first on Above the Law.
Attorney at Work
MAY 24, 2023
Tips for creating a successful family law practice — and handling a work-life chock full of domestic drama without burning out. The post 8 Tips for Growing Your Family Law Practice While Keeping Your Sanity appeared first on Attorney at Work.
Eric Goldman
MAY 23, 2023
[I did a media interview about last week’s Twitter v. Taamneh and Gonzalez v. Google rulings. The transcript:] What got you into the field of internet law? What is most interesting in the field right now? I have been researching and writing about Internet Law for over 30 years. I got my first email account in 1991 and started talking with people all over the world.
LLRX
MAY 24, 2023
Stephen Buchmann is a pollination ecologist specializing in bees, and an adjunct professor with the departments of Entomology and of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. He draws on his experience studying bees for almost 50 years to explore how these creatures perceive the world and their amazing abilities to navigate, learn, communicate and remember.
Above the Law - Technology
MAY 26, 2023
It tolls for thee. The post Taco Bell Teams Up With LeBron James To Bring ‘Taco Tuesday’ Fight To The Masses appeared first on Above the Law.
Simple Legal
MAY 24, 2023
Recently, I had the privilege of attending the 2023 CLOC Global Institute (CGI) conference at the exquisite Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Representing Onit as a Diamond sponsor, I was able to dive into the current state of the market, gain insights into the future of the industry, and learn about the pressing concerns on the minds of legal operations professionals.
Eric Goldman
MAY 24, 2023
TikTok outsources some of its content moderation/review to third-party BPOs (Atrium and Telus). Two BPO-employed reviewers claim they suffered psychological harm from their work. The lawsuit claims the BPOs were TikTok’s proxies. Allegedly: TikTok provided all “instructional” and “training” materials. TikTok required content moderators to use its proprietary “TCS” software to review its videos, and it exercised “full control” over that software.
LLRX
MAY 20, 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.
Above the Law - Technology
MAY 22, 2023
Explore three technologies in this special report. The post How The Latest Tech Can Help You Navigate eDiscovery appeared first on Above the Law.
Attorney at Work
MAY 26, 2023
The results are in! The post The Attorney at Work 2023 Podcast Survey Report appeared first on Attorney at Work.
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