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Who's Still Pushing for AI Disclosures in Legal?

Legal Tech Monitor

As the use of AI in legal and businesses processes has rapidly grown, demands for disclosure of AI use have soon followed—setting up potential headaches for the legal industry.

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In First for A U.S. Appeals Court, 5th U.S. Circuit Court Considers Rule Requiring Lawyers to Certify they Did Not Rely on AI to Create Filings

Above the Law - Technology

In what it appears would be a first for a federal circuit court, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is considering adoption of a rule change that would require lawyers and unrepresented litigants to provide a certification regarding their use of artificial intelligence in preparing court filings. Lawyers and other filers would be required to certify either that they had not used AI in drafting the document or that, if they did, “a human” had reviewed the document for accuracy.

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Exploring AI’s Role in Legal Blogging: Insights from Yale’s New Seminar, “Writing Essays With AI”

Kevin O'Keefe

More commentary of use to legal bloggers and legal marketing professionals on the AI in legal blogging front. Rather than telling students to stay clear of AI in their writing, Yale offers a new English seminar, “Writing Essays with AI,” taught by Yale’s Ben Glaser , an associate professor of English. While there are ethical concerns about AI compromising students’ academic integrity, there is also growing awareness of the ways in which AI tools might actually support and influence students in t

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Airbnb in the Big Apple: How the Short-Term Rental Ban Affects Hosts and Travelers in NYC

Trellis.Law Blog

Home Alone 2, Lost in New York premiered a little over three decades ago, just in time for Christmas. The holiday release became an instant classic. One can imagine that an updated version would perhaps include an Airbnb stay, were… Continue reading → The post Airbnb in the Big Apple: How the Short-Term Rental Ban Affects Hosts and Travelers in NYC first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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The Future of KM is Bright: DiDomenico, Miro, and Little Review the KM&I for Legal Conference (TGIR Ep. 229)

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

This week, we cover the highlights of the recent Knowledge Management and Innovation for Legal Conference with our guests, Patrick DiDomenico , founder of Inspire KM Consulting and the organizer of the conference; Tanisha Little , Director of Knowledge Management at Simpson Thatcher; and Sara Miro , Director of Knowledge at Sullivan Cromwell. In a time of Generative AI Hype, the basic ideas behind Knowledge Management have never been more relevant.

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Elon Says Copyright/AI Lawsuits Don’t Matter Because ‘Digital God’ Will Arrive Before They’re Decided

Above the Law - Technology

From the that's-not-how-any-of-this-works dept The post Elon Says Copyright/AI Lawsuits Don’t Matter Because ‘Digital God’ Will Arrive Before They’re Decided appeared first on Above the Law.

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Exploring the Ethics of AI in Legal Writing and Blogging

Kevin O'Keefe

Lukasz Ostrowski has a great piece over on Medium about the ethics of writing with AI. I’m in the law, where I’d guess the majority of blogging and digital publishing lawyers have thrown ethics out the window already by paying others to write content for them and publishing the content in their own name. For the lawyers who write their own blog posts, here’s some excellent points from Ostrowski – with my commentary – when it comes to using AI in writing.

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The $650M Casetext Story: Coloring Book Edition

LawSites

Once upon a time, in a magical city called San Francisco, three former lawyers came together to develop an innovative legal research platform, as an alternative to traditional legal research services such as Thomson Reuters Westlaw and LexisNexis. They called their new company Casetext. Their original idea was to create a free, comprehensive library of primary legal research materials, supplemented by crowdsourced annotations and edits contributed by users, like a Wikipedia for law.

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The Future Is Now: Insights And Observations From Wolters Kluwer’s 5th Annual Future Ready Lawyer Survey

Above the Law - Technology

Generative AI presents opportunities, but the technology also presents threats. The post The Future Is Now: Insights And Observations From Wolters Kluwer’s 5th Annual Future Ready Lawyer Survey appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Impact of AI on Literature: A Writer’s – and Blogger’s Perspective

Kevin O'Keefe

Great op ed piece i n The Guardian this week on AI and writing by long time British writer, Monica Ali, whose latest book is Love Marriage. This summer, she thought experiment with AI or risk being replaced by, as she put it, a monkey with an iPhone and writing app How did things turn out for Ali? I closed my laptop and slept soundly that night, secure in the knowledge that the bots are about as smart as that monkey with an iPhone.

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Behind the Bench: Unpacking Judge Epstein’s Inquiries in Lizzo Lawsuit Hearing

Trellis.Law Blog

On November 22, 2023, the lawsuit against Lizzo by three of her previous backup dancers had its first court hearing. Lawyers for both parties battled it out over allegations centered on whether Lizzo created a hostile work environment while on… Continue reading → The post Behind the Bench: Unpacking Judge Epstein’s Inquiries in Lizzo Lawsuit Hearing first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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Organization Publishes Massive Database of Maryland Public Records

Internet for Lawyers

Reclaim the Records ( [link] ) has released what it is calling "the Maryland Motherlode" - a "massive trove of data includ[ing] birth, marriage, death, and naturalization records from Maryland.

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The New Mantra For Lawyers: Don’t Rely On AI

Above the Law - Technology

Remember when Dave Bowman couldn't get the HAL-9000 to open the pod bay doors? Yeah. The post The New Mantra For Lawyers: Don’t Rely On AI appeared first on Above the Law.

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Legal Bloggers Using AI Distinguish Between Constructed And Created Content

Kevin O'Keefe

Ran across an article by the founder of Social Media World, Michael Steltzer , about content marketing in the age of AI. I liked the the concept of ‘created’ versus ‘constructed’ writing, a distinction traced back to Charles Dickens. The difference offers some insight for legal bloggers on the application of AI in their blogging. ‘Created’ content refers to ideas or expressions born from one’s own passion, experience, personal insight and care.

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Quick Matter Add

Xakia

Every member of a legal team is under time pressure. Receiving, reviewing, resolving and reporting on in-house legal work requires rapid digestion and a super smooth legal operations process. You do not have even one minute to spare.

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Small Law Firms Made Progress this Year On Their Biggest Challenge, Thomson Reuters Survey Finds

LawSites

Seven times since 2016, Thomson Reuters has conducted a survey on the state of small law firms in the U.S., and every time, it found that small firms had made virtually no progress on one of their greatest challenges, which is that they spend too much time on administrative tasks to the exclusion of practicing law. As Thomson Reuters itself says, “Previous editions have frequently been a case of ‘the more things change, the more things stay the same.'” But this year, in the jus

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MyCase Releases Public API For Easier Integration with Third-Party Software; Adds LawPay Reconciliation

Above the Law - Technology

The law practice management company MyCase this week introduced a public API for easier integration with third-party software, as well as two new payments features that more tightly integrate LawPay within the MyCase platform. By releasing a public API (application programming interface), MyCase is making it easier for customers to integrate the platform with other software applications and share data across different systems. “With access to the API, MyCase customers will be able to conne

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How to Take the Awkward Out of Holiday Parties

Attorney at Work

Holiday parties can be more awkward than meeting the parents. Try these tips to become confident. The post How to Take the Awkward Out of Holiday Parties appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Business Intelligence Report 2023: Driving engagement and avoiding the pitfalls

Legal IT Insiders

The days of law firm leaders having to use their best educated guesses to make important strategic business decisions are long gone, with business intelligence tools capable of analysing data … Business Intelligence Report 2023: Driving engagement and avoiding the pitfalls Read More » The post Business Intelligence Report 2023: Driving engagement and avoiding the pitfalls appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Book Review – The Legal Tech Ecosytem

LLRX

Colin Levy’s extensive experience makes him well qualified to write about lawyer use of technology, and Jerry Lawson assessment is his new book provides a clear-eyed view of how lawyers are using technology today and how they should use it tomorrow.

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How Generative AI Can Enhance Legal Research Responsibly [Sponsored]

Above the Law - Technology

Legal technologists and industry observers agree that generative AI will significantly enhance legal research capabilities, provided that these breakthrough tools are developed and used responsibly. Why is legal research a primary use case for generative AI? The post How Generative AI Can Enhance Legal Research Responsibly appeared first on Above the Law.

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How Narrow Focus Can Lead to Broad Opportunities for a Small Law Firm

Attorney at Work

Brian Greene | The idea of being a jack-of-all-trades is appealing, but we found our sweet spot really getting to know a specific industry. The post How Narrow Focus Can Lead to Broad Opportunities for a Small Law Firm appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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How to RSVP for Monica Bay’s Celebration of Life, Dec. 7 in NYC (Plus Reminder of This Week’s Calif. Memorial)

LawSites

A few weeks ago, I posted about memorial services planned for Monica Bay, the longtime editor-in-chief of Law Technology News , one in San Mateo, Calif. on Nov. 30, and another in New York City on Dec. 7. I now have additional details on the New York memorial from Sean La Roque-Doherty, Monica’s close friend and her former colleague at ALM, where he was technology editor.

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Guest Post: Innovative Advancements: How Plaintiff Attorneys Use Technology and Work Processes Differently

TechLaw Crossroads

Every now and then, I publish guest posts. I’m especially thrilled to offer the following posts for a couple of reasons. First, it is written by the esteemed and well-known plaintiffs’ lawyer, Jeffery Kimmel. His bio is at the end of the post but suffice it to say he’s a talented plaintiffs’ lawyer and author who frequently appears as an expert legal source for national media.

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AI Ethics Guidance Arrives Amid Rapid Legaltech Deployments

Above the Law - Technology

The legal industry is at a crossroads, and regardless of the path chosen, things may never be quite the same. The post AI Ethics Guidance Arrives Amid Rapid Legaltech Deployments appeared first on Above the Law.

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AI in Banking and Finance, November 30, 2023

LLRX

This semi-monthly column by Sabrina I. Pacifici highlights news, government reports, 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. Each entry includes the publication name, date published, article title and abstract.

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Joe Cohen joins Charles Russell Speechlys as director of innovation

Legal IT Insiders

Former Dentons UKIME innovation head Joe Cohen has joined UK top 40 law firm Charles Russell Speechlys as its new director of innovation. Cohen, who has previously held senior innovation … Joe Cohen joins Charles Russell Speechlys as director of innovation Read More » The post Joe Cohen joins Charles Russell Speechlys as director of innovation appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Is Business Development Getting Any Easier for Women Lawyers?

Attorney at Work

Most professionals believe business development is difficult for women lawyers — but it's getting easier. The post Is Business Development Getting Any Easier for Women Lawyers? appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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How AI Can Assist Lawyers With Client Correspondence [Sponsored]

Above the Law - Technology

Client correspondence can be one of the most time-consuming tasks that stack up throughout a lawyer’s day. Here are three ways to tap into generative AI’s power to craft clear, concise communications that avoid misunderstandings. The post How AI Can Assist Lawyers With Client Correspondence appeared first on Above the Law.

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All Things AI Law Librarian-ish, Generative AI, and Legal Research/Education/Technology

LLRX

Is better case law data fueling a legal research boom? Recently, Rebecca Fordon noticed a surge of new and innovative legal research tools. Fordon wondered what could be fueling this increase, and set off to find out more.

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Justia Legal Resources: 50-State Surveys

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

While federal law governs people and businesses across the U.S., each state has developed its own set of laws in many areas. These range from employment and family law to personal injury and criminal law. State laws may resemble one another in some situations, but they may vary greatly in others. Taking these variations into account, the team at Justia has compiled 50-state surveys on legal issues that often arise for ordinary people or that might be of general interest.

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Monica Zent

Colin S. Levy

Monica Zent is an experienced entrepreneur, leader, and negotiator with a diverse background in technical legal and business affairs, specializing in advising public companies and executives at preeminent and emerging growth companies. She has founded and co-founded several ventures in data, digital media, professional services, technology, and AI including ZentLaw.

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Move Along: How And Why Partners Switch Law Firms

Above the Law - Technology

We've got a legal recruiter to provide you with some of her best-kept secrets. The post Move Along: How And Why Partners Switch Law Firms appeared first on Above the Law.

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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 25, 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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Explore the Crossroads of Legal and Business Ethics in the AI Era

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

Business and legal ethics don’t always work well together. As AI becomes increasingly ubiquitous, lawyers and business professionals face new ethical challenges each day, and the ethical balancing act for those in these fields is becoming trickier. Navigating these technological changes and ethical concerns has become increasingly complex for lawyers.

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Epiq acquires CLM transformation specialist Mainspring

Legal IT Insiders

US-headquartered eDiscovery vendor Epiq announced today (28 November) that it has acquired Mainspring, a digital transformation specialist firm for contract lifecycle management (CLM) and contracts migration needs. The acquisition of … Epiq acquires CLM transformation specialist Mainspring Read More » The post Epiq acquires CLM transformation specialist Mainspring appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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AI Update: Industry Moves On Data Provenance, Microsoft Joins OpenAI Board, Client AI Disclosures

Above the Law - Technology

This week in AI news. The post AI Update: Industry Moves On Data Provenance, Microsoft Joins OpenAI Board, Client AI Disclosures appeared first on Above the Law.

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