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Top 10 Reasons NOT to Use AI

Debevoise Data Blog

Because media is constantly urging us to use more AI, Professor Ethan Mollick s recent post that identified 5 Times Not to Use AI caught our attention. After dispensing with the obvious scenarios ( e.g. , using AI for illegal purposes, in high-stakes situations where errors could be catastrophic, or for decisions that ethically require human work), Professor Mollick offers five situations where he would not recommend using AI: When you need to learn and synthesize new ideas or information.

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Unlock Your Potential: How Our Justia Webinars Empower Lawyers To Thrive in the Digital Age

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

At Justia, we understand that the legal profession is constantly evolving. New technologies, like artificial intelligence, are revolutionizing how lawyers work, and keeping up with these developments is crucial for staying competitive and effective. That’s why weve designed our webinars to not only provide helpful tools and strategies but also deliver the thought leadership that empowers you to thrive in this new era.

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Amanda Leigh Brown about access to justice: “revolves information, empowering and connection”

Global LegalTech Hub

By Pablo Yannone Sancho , Journalist at GLTH Amanda arrived in the legaltech world in a very particular way: law school. There she was introduced to the concept of access to justice , which is, indeed, the area within which she is an Advisor in the GLTH. From the first moment, she felt attracted to legal technology, especially in the U.S. It did not come as a surprise that she finally found an opportunity to be involved in that kind of project, turning from a young lawyer into a legal technologi

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Top Legal AI Platform Leya Rebrands as Legora, Unveils Agentic Research and Product Upgrades

Legal IT Professionals

Top legal AI platform Leya announced today that it has rebranded as Legora and released significant new product features that will increase productivity and efficiency for users across its platform. The new features include market-leading agentic research tools, a Microsoft Word add-in, and collaboration across their large-scale document analysis tool known as tabular review that allows for parallel prompts and tagging.

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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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Zero-Based Drafting: Why contract templates are holding you back and how to ditch them to draft better contracts.

Colin S. Levy

Contract templates. Theyre fantastic. They save time! Theyre efficient! Solets ditch them for something different. Lets use Zero-Based Drafting. Templates are Great Lets get the obvious stuff out of the way first. Templates are wonderful and have a ton of benefits: Time and cost efficiency. Contract templates save time, money, and effort. Consistency across agreements.

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Copyright, Fair Use & AI | Justia CLE & Webinars

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

The rapid rise of AI has sparked complex legal debates, especially in the realm of copyright and fair use. As artificial intelligence tools generate text, images, music, and more, legal professionals must navigate the fine line between innovation and infringement. Our upcoming webinar will explore these evolving intersections by diving into high-profile lawsuits that are shaping the legal boundaries of AI, analyzing legal tests and arguments involved, examining the implications of the DMCA conce

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Luminance Raises $75 Million in Series C Funding Round Led by Point72 Private Investments

Legal IT Professionals

Luminance, the pioneer in Legal-Grade AI, today announced that it has raised $75 million in a Series C funding round, taking the total amount raised in the last 12 months to over $115 million. The oversubscribed round was led by Point72 Private Investments, with participation from Forestay Capital, RPS Ventures and Schroders Capital, as well as existing investors including March Capital, National Grid Partners and Slaughter and May.

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Exclusive: SingleFile Raises $9M Series A to Expand Its Corporate Compliance Filing Platform

LawSites

Last March, I wrote here about SingleFile, a company whose mission is to help businesses navigate complex regulatory environments effortlessly by automating outdated filing processes and leveraging AI technology in a unified cloud platform.

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Empowering Your Practice: Estate Planning Fundamentals | Justia CLE & Webinars

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

A well-executed estate plan can provide peace of mind for clients and their families, but small mistakes can lead to major complications down the road. From unfunded trusts to inadequate tax strategies, small missteps can have big consequences for clients. In our upcoming Justia Webinar, attendees will gain key insights into the fundamentals of estate planning, including how to draft effective documents, avoid common errors, and ensure proper execution.

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‘Give Us Legal AI Or We’re Leaving’ – Survey

Artificial Lawyer

A new survey by LexisNexis of lawyers views on legal tech has found that failure to embrace AI could lead to 11% considering leaving, which rose to 19% at larger law firms.

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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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How to Start the Job Search: A Guide for New Attorneys

Martindale-Avvo

The post-call job market can seem overwhelming. New lawyers are everywhere, competing for the same positions. However, with a deep understanding of your own skill set, you can improve your marketability in the new attorney job search. Here are some tips to get started. Inventory Your Skills and Experience If youre fresh out of law school, you might assume you have no experience to highlight.

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Why You Need a Patent Attorney Skilled in Both Prosecution and Litigation

Brett Trout

Brett Trout In the world of intellectual property, securing a patent is just the beginning. The real challenge often lies in defending that patent. The key is crafting you patent not only for breadth, but with an eye toward litigation. The more you prepare your patent for trial, the less likely you are to end up there. The goal is for competitors to look at your patent and decide they would rather stay out of your market or pay you a licensing fee than try to fight your patent in court.

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Clio Duo Brings AI to Lawyers Doorstep

Lawyerist

Clio Duo, an advanced AI-powered tool built into Clios law practice management software, offers features designed to streamline your workflow and enhance productivity. Lets explore four feature categories: accessing matter details, retrieving client information, finding documents within a matter, and getting caught up on case details. Accessing Matter Details Clio Duo makes it incredibly easy to access matter details.

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ContractPodAi Launches AI App Marketplace, PwC + KPMG Join

Artificial Lawyer

CLM pioneer ContractPodAi has launched a marketplace where clients can access custom-made AI apps which could include agentic tools for specific legal workflows,

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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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Recapping Three Social Media Addiction Opinions from Fall (Catch-Up Post)

Eric Goldman

The Northern District of California issued three opinions, totaling over 150 pages, in rapid succession over 3 weeks last Fall. The opinions came out faster than I could blog them. I’m not going to comprehensively blog each of the opinions, but I’ll round up some highlights here to get these out of my queue. At this point, I’ve not paid close attention to the proceedings because everything at the district court level is a rehearsal for the inevitable appellate court review.

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How Law Firms Can Celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) 2025 with Action

MatterSuite

International Womens Day (IWD) is more than just a celebrationits a chance to create real change. Law firms can take action by encouraging women in leadership, offering mentorship programs, and ensuring equal opportunities for career growth. By adopting fair policies and promoting a culture of support, firms can help build a legal industry where women feel valued and empowered.

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Lawyers face judge’s wrath after AI cites made-up cases in fiery hoverboard lawsuit–theregister.com

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Talk about court red-handed Thomas Claburn Demonstrating yet again that uncritically trusting the output of generative AI is dangerous, attorneys involved in a product liability lawsuit have apologized to the presiding judge for submitting documents that cite non-existent legal cases. The lawsuit began with a complaint filed in June, 2023, against Walmart and Jetson Electric Bikes over a fire allegedly caused by a hoverboard [PDF].

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Legal GenAI Pioneer Leya Rebrands to ‘Legora’

Artificial Lawyer

The legal genAI pioneer from Sweden, Leya, has rebranded as Legora. Below is a statement from the companys CEO, Max Junestrand. Today marks a monumental.

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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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Deep Dive Recap: Integrations That Do Your Admin Work For You

Lawmatics

Running a law firm means juggling a lot of moving pieces client communications, case details, marketing efforts, and scheduling, just to name a few. Without the right tools working together, things can get messy fast. Thats where Lawmatics integrations come in. Instead of wasting time on duplicate data entry or switching between disconnected platforms, you can automate key processes and keep everything in sync.

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Goal Setting for Law Students in 2025

Clio

Its no secret that law school is an intellectually challenging and rigorous experience. Wherever youre at in this journey, setting goals can help you stay focused, motivated, and on track for success. Having goals to work towards will support your progress through school, and serve as stepping stones to a thriving legal career. Here, well explore the importance of setting goals as a law student.

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4 Top Enterprise Contract Redlining Software Reviewed in 2025

Percipient

Handling contracts at the enterprise level can get messy fast. With multiple teams reviewing the same document, tracking changes manually leads to confusion, delays, and way too many email threads. Contract redlining software helps cut through the chaos, letting teams edit, comment, and compare versions in one place. These tools highlight changes automatically, flag potential risks, and keep negotiations on track.

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Friday Follow-On + NIBS: Nomio, Juro, LegalOn, Hotshot + More

Artificial Lawyer

Morning all, heres your Friday Follow-On, plus the Artificial Lawyer News In Brief to get you all set for the weekend.

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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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Copyright Owner Prevails in Lawsuit Over Form Contracts–Equine Legal v. Fireline Farms

Eric Goldman

Calling all cyberlaw nerds: here is a bona fide “ Law of the Horse ” case. The plaintiff is an Oregon law firm practicing equine law. The defendant runs a Florida horse ranch. In 2016, the defendant licensed the plaintiff’s Equine Boarding Forms Package, consisting of form releases for adults and minors. The license permitted the defendant to “copy, email and otherwise distribute the” forms but not post them to the web.

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The Benefits of a Trauma-Informed Justice System (and How to Get There)

Clio

Traumatic life experiences are common among those involved in the criminal justice system. This includes survivors, witnesses, criminal defendants, and convicts. How would it help if the justice system acknowledged this reality and worked to accommodate trauma sufferers? In other words, what are the advantages of a trauma-informed justice system? Here, we explore what we mean by a trauma-informed justice system and its potential benefits.

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The Basics of Cloud Contract Management Software

Percipient

Managing contracts manually isnt just time-consuming; its holding businesses back. Drafting, reviewing, and chasing approvals take up hours that could be better spent elsewhere. Its no surprise that experts estimated 2025 would bring a 50% reduction in manual efforts for reviewing and drafting contracts, thanks to smarter tools and technology. Well, 2025 is here, and if you havent made the switch yet, nows the timeyou dont want to fall behind.

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Goldman Sachs + JP Morgan Lead Bank AI Use

Artificial Lawyer

AI benchmarking platform Evident has today launched its latest AI Use Case Tracker for banks and found that four institutions lead the way in this growing field.

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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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How Much Does It Cost to Start a Law Firm? A Detailed Breakdown

Rocket Matter

The post How Much Does It Cost to Start a Law Firm? A Detailed Breakdown appeared first on Rocket Matter. Learn how big tech has changed the legal industry Free Guide The Small Firms Guide to Big Tech While any change in how you operate your law office can feel overwhelming, theres never been a better time to start migrating your office structures online.

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Nintendo’s Aggressive Intellectual Property Strategy: A Case Study in Patent Enforcement

Brett Trout

Brett Trout Nintendo has long been a titan in the gaming industry, known not only for its iconic franchises but also for its relentless legal battles. Recently, the companys aggressive enforcement of its intellectual property (IP) has taken center stage, with high-profile lawsuits targeting game modders, emulator developers, and companies like Pocketpair, the creators of Palworld.

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Deposely Launches Free Gen AI Tools for Deposition Work, Previews Comprehensive AI Deposition Platform

LawSites

Legal technology startup Deposely today announced the launch of Deposely Essentials, a free suite of AI-powered tools for analyzing deposition transcripts, while also previewing its broader platform that provides comprehensive AI assistance for the entire deposition lifecycle. The Bellevue, Wash.

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Mishcon Invests In Ctrl AI, Agentic AI Legal Ops Startup

Artificial Lawyer

Mishcon de Reya has invested in Ctrl AI, a new legal ops agentic AI startup for disputes and doc analysis.

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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.