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In First Ethics Ruling on Gen AI, ABA Says Lawyers Must Have Reasonable Understanding of the Technology, But Need Not Become Experts

Above the Law - Technology

In its first major pronouncement on the ethics of using generative AI in law practice, the American Bar Association has issued an opinion saying that lawyers need not become experts in the technology, but must have a reasonable understanding of the capabilities and limitations of the specific generative AI technology the lawyer might use.

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AI's Impact on Patent Law: Faster Searches, Smarter Analysis, Better Client Outcomes (Matthew Veale, PatSnap)

Technically Legal

A conversation with Matthew Veale , a European Patent Attorney and UPC Representative at PatSnap , an app that provides users with a comprehensive and user-friendly platform to conduct patent searches. Matthew discusses his experiences from work as an attorney in private practice and a stint at the UK Patent Office before joining PatSnap. Matthew will discuss: The future of AI in patent searches: How PatSnap's new AI component is transforming years of knowledge into a 10-second search.

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Unlocking History: How a Small Group of Researchers Dominates the Declassification Appeals Process

LLRX

Attorney and FOIA expert Michael Ravnitzky shines a spotlight on people, process and procedural challenges with his illuminating article. A small core group of researchers and historians have filed most of the declassification appeals being reviewed by the responsible appellate body. While these individuals are working diligently to facilitate public access to long-classified records that shed light on our nation’s history, their efforts also highlight weaknesses in the declassification framewor

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Deep Trellis State Court Capabilities Help Bowman and Brooke Track Trends and Defend Mass Tort Litigation in State Courts

Trellis.Law Blog

About Bowman and Brooke Bowman and Brooke LLP is a nationally recognized trial defense firm with one of the largest product liability practices in the country. Since 1985, the firm has defended corporate clients in high-exposure and technically intricate lawsuits… Continue reading → The post Deep Trellis State Court Capabilities Help Bowman and Brooke Track Trends and Defend Mass Tort Litigation in State Courts first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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Mark O’Brien to Leave Pro Bono Net, the Legal-Help Organization He Cofounded 25 Years Ago

Above the Law - Technology

Mark O’Brien, who cofounded the innovative access-to-justice organization Pro Bono Net together with Michael Hertz 25 years ago, and who has been its executive director since 2005, is stepping down from the organization Sept. 1.

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Remember that ABA Survey of Law Schools with AI Classes? This May Be A More Accurate List

LawSites

I recently wrote here about an American Bar Association survey of law schools that offer AI classes. The survey found that 55% of responding law schools offer such classes. A Reuters news story picked up on that and reported, “More than half of law schools now offer classes on AI.

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Unlocking History: How a Small Group of Researchers Dominate the Declassification Appeals Process

LLRX

Attorney and FOIA expert Michael Ravnitzky shines a spotlight on people, process and procedural challenges with his illuminating article. A small core group of researchers and historians have filed most of the declassification appeals being reviewed by the responsible appellate body. While these individuals are working diligently to facilitate public access to long-classified records that shed light on our nation’s history, their efforts also highlight weaknesses in the declassification framewor

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AI Feature Embraces Traditional Role Of Asking First-Years To Go Back And Do A Lot More Research

Above the Law - Technology

No one expects the first memo from a junior associate to cover all the bases. why would you expect that from an AI? The post AI Feature Embraces Traditional Role Of Asking First-Years To Go Back And Do A Lot More Research appeared first on Above the Law.

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How Blogging Can Get Law Firms More Clients

Attorney at Work

David Arato | Blogging can connect your firm with potential clients who are seeking legal representation or advice online. The post How Blogging Can Get Law Firms More Clients appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, July 27, 2024

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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Harvey Enters Japan With Leading Law Firm Mori Hamada

Artificial Lawyer

Legal genAI pioneer Harvey has struck a deal with leading Japanese law firm Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (MHM), believed to be its first in the world’s fourth largest economy.

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Attention Buyer: Not All Legal AI Models Are Created Equal [Sponsored]

Above the Law - Technology

Legal Gen AI – Uncover the best solution for your firm. The post Attention Buyer: Not All Legal AI Models Are Created Equal appeared first on Above the Law.

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Justia Webinars | How AI Is Impacting the Legal World: Ask Our Experts

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

The very question at the top of this page, “How is AI impacting the legal world?” might be something you’ve pondered from time to time. You hear it being used for law firm marketing, for litigation, for expert witnesses, and other infinite possibilities. With all the rules and regulations in the legal field, how do you navigate this unknown? What is possible and what isn’t?

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AI in Finance and Banking, July 31, 2024

LLRX

This semi-monthly column by Sabrina I. Pacifici highlights news, government documents, NGO/IGO papers, industry white papers, academic papers and speeches on the subject of AI’s fast paced impact on the banking and finance sectors. The chronological links provided are to the primary sources, and as available, indicate links to alternate free versions.

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Wolters Kluwer’s Human Solution to GenAI Inaccuracy

Artificial Lawyer

Wolters Kluwer in Australia has a novel solution to genAI hallucinations and errors: don’t entirely trust it on its own. Instead, the company is providing.

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Meet Me At ILTACON: Hotshot — GenAI Training For The Legal Industry [Sponsored]

Above the Law - Technology

Swing by Hotshot's booth at the Startup Hub to learn how they can help you roll out practical, foundational GenAI training to everyone at your firm — and to discuss how they can assist in making the firm’s legal, business, and tech training better — and dare we say — more fun? The post Meet Me At ILTACON: Hotshot — GenAI Training For The Legal Industry appeared first on Above the Law.

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A Guide to the Best Fonts for Legal Documents

Clio

Why do legal fonts matter? After all, you’ve worked hard to become a lawyer—not a designer. But did you know that the best legal fonts can better engage your audience, communicate more effectively, and impact how others perceive your law firm’s brand ? Also, some courts have outlined the fonts that they accept, which lawyers need to follow. Lawyers spend a vast amount of time drafting legal briefs, memos, court documents, and more every day.

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Slide Show Formatting Basics

LLRX

Legal tech expert and frequent speaker Jerry Lawson affirms that the best substantive presentation material looks even better if packaged well. Formatting slide shows is an art. Compliance with some basic slide show formatting principles won’t make you Monet, but will put you on the road to being a passable PowerPoint artist. Lawson shares his presentation tips and techniques.

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Litera Buys FileTrail Info Governance Company

Artificial Lawyer

Litera has bought FileTrail, an information governance and records management company, for an undisclosed sum. US-based FileTrail is around 24 years old and works across.

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Where We Are Now: A Year In The Growth Of GAI In Legal Ops 

Above the Law - Technology

Key advancements, benefits, challenges, and the promising future that lies ahead. The post Where We Are Now: A Year In The Growth Of GAI In Legal Ops appeared first on Above the Law.

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Tuning Into Your Intuition Can Change Your Life

Attorney at Work

Gray Robinson | How do you quiet the mental chaos so you can hear what your intuition is trying to tell you? The post Tuning Into Your Intuition Can Change Your Life appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Justia Legal Resources: Immigration Law Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

Foreign nationals flow into the United States for a vast range of reasons. Some join their family members, while others advance their education or careers. They may plan to stay for a limited period before returning home, or they may want to get a “green card” and become a permanent resident. Many foreign nationals eventually become U.S. citizens with all the rights that this confers.

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Definely Bags £585K from State-Backed Innovate UK

Artificial Lawyer

British tax payers have kindly donated £585,000 ($750,000) to legal tech company Definely, via a Government-backed Innovate UK grant. The additional cash follows an earlier.

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Meet Me At ILTACON: Thomson Reuters And CoCounsel [Sponsored]

Above the Law - Technology

Swing by Booth #619 for a personalized consultation on integrating AI into your legal workflows. The post Meet Me At ILTACON: Thomson Reuters And CoCounsel appeared first on Above the Law.

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Ryanair v. Booking CFAA Trial Ends with Strangest Possible Outcome (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Ryanair recently “prevailed” in its CFAA claim in its litigation against Booking.com. I use scare quotes around “prevailed” because, according to the jury verdict , the actual damages suffered by Ryanair were $5,000. $5,000 just so happens to be the exact minimum statutory threshold for losses to state a claim under the CFAA. As in, if the jury concluded Ryanair had suffered $4,999.99 worth of losses, Booking.com would have “prevailed.

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Marketing to the Bar: 5-Steps

Attorney at Work

I have spent a good deal of my career trying to get lawyers to spend less time with other lawyers and more time with clients and prospects. In many cases, a lawyer’s business development and networking efforts are more effective when spent in industry or business-related organizations than bar association groups. However, there are certainly times when relationships with other lawyers can lead to client development opportunities, especially when those lawyers don’t do what you do.

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ODI Targets GenAI’s Lack of Data Transparency

Artificial Lawyer

The Open Data Institute (ODI), a non-profit think tank co-founded by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has launched an ‘AI Transparency Index’ and made five key recommendations.

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Meet Me At ILTACON: NetDocuments And ndMAX [Sponsored]

Above the Law - Technology

Swing by the company's booth for new gen-AI capabilities, content-based AI workflows, and productivity experiences focused on Microsoft 365. The post Meet Me At ILTACON: NetDocuments And ndMAX appeared first on Above the Law.

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Guest Post: Unauthorized Help – A Contrarian UPL Analysis

LawSites

Technology that helps people do their own legal work should be against the law. That at least is the view of some bar authorities, and the implication of regulatory proposals. Many lawyers think that any form of legal assistance not provided by a licensed attorney is unlawful. One notices the same instinct among law students.

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Google’s Latest Search Algorithm Update Targets Explicit Deepfakes

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

Google released a blog post addressing its efforts to combat the rise of explicit deepfake content ( artificially generated images and videos ) in its search results. According to Google, the company has introduced significant updates to its removal processes and ranking systems to protect people from non-consensual fake explicit imagery. In the announcement, Google stated: “ Today, we’re sharing a few significant updates, which were developed based on feedback from experts and victi

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Paxton Hits 94% Accuracy On Stanford GenAI Benchmark

Artificial Lawyer

Legal genAI company Paxton AI has announced it has achieved ‘93.82% average accuracy on tasks in the Stanford Legal Hallucination Benchmark’. The company has also.

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Stat(s) Of The Week: ‘Alarm Bells’ For GCs

Above the Law - Technology

Shedding light on the state of legal ops. The post Stat(s) Of The Week: ‘Alarm Bells’ For GCs appeared first on Above the Law.

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Paxton AI Releases Benchmarking Data Showing 94% Accuracy Of Its Legal Research Tool; Also Releases New ‘Confidence Indicator’ Feature

LawSites

With hallucinations continuing to haunt applications of generative AI in the legal field, Paxton AI, a startup for contract review, document drafting and legal research, today released results of a benchmarking study that showed its product achieved 93.82% average accuracy on legal research tasks.

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Google Can Terminate Account Based on CSAM Allegations–Baker v. Google

Eric Goldman

The scenario: Google thought that a user uploaded CSAM and terminated her account. The user disagreed, appealed, and got nowhere. The user took the matter to court (pro se), where the lawsuit failed: Contract Breach. “Plaintiff does not allege any facts indicating that Defendant was contractually prohibited from removing her Google account.” Fraud. “Plaintiff offers nothing to support the elements of fraud.” Constitutional Violations. “Defendant Google is a private

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Product Walk Through: Litera Transact – Deal Management Platform

Artificial Lawyer

This week’s Product Walk Through is about Litera Transact, the transaction management platform. As the company explains, Litera Transact ‘seeks to bring flexibility, speed, and.

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Meet Clio At ILTACON [Sponsored]

Above the Law - Technology

Swing by Booth #301 for an exclusive preview of the company's new AI-powered offerings. The post Meet Clio At ILTACON appeared first on Above the Law.

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Litera Acquires FileTrail, Expanding Its Capabilities In Governance, Risk and Compliance

LawSites

The global legal technology company Litera said today that it has acquired FileTrail, a leading provider of information governance and records management software for law firms, corporations and highly regulated industries. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.