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Harvey AI Raises $21M In A Series A Round Led By Sequoia

Above the Law - Technology

The generative AI legal tech startup Harvey has raised $21 million in a Series A funding round led by Sequoia Capital. When I first wrote about Harvey in November , the previously stealth startup had just emerged with news that it had raised $5 million in funding led by the startup fund of OpenAI, the company that is the developer of the GPT AI technology.

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American Bar Assocation served with class action stemming from data breach 

Legal IT Insiders

The American Bar Association has been served with a class action lawsuit alleging that it failed to secure and safeguard its members personal data, following a breach of its network … American Bar Assocation served with class action stemming from data breach Read More » The post American Bar Assocation served with class action stemming from data breach appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Save the Date! Legal Innovators UK – Nov 8 + 9

Artificial Lawyer

Save the date – the Legal Innovators UK conference will take place on 8th + 9th November, and we’re already excited about holding the two-day.

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8 Web Design Best Practices for Law Firms in the Second Half of 2023

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

As we enter the spring and summer months, you may be considering refreshing your law firm website for the second half of the year. A well-designed website is undoubtedly crucial for lawyers in the 2023 digital age. Your website is often the first point of contact between your law firm and new clients, the general public, and even other lawyers! Plus, your law firm’s website can significantly influence a client’s decision to choose your law firm over another.

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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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Attorney AI Assistants: GPT-Driven Tools And Browser Extensions To Streamline Your Work

Above the Law - Technology

By embracing these technologies, you'll be better positioned to keep up with the rapidly evolving legal technology landscape. The post Attorney AI Assistants: GPT-Driven Tools And Browser Extensions To Streamline Your Work appeared first on Above the Law.

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PwC Australia’s NewLaw business incorporates Avvoka into its customer digital services offering 

Legal IT Insiders

PwC Australia’s NewLaw legal operations team has entered an agreement with Avvoka under which it will incorporate Avvoka’s document automation technology within its end-to-end legal consulting and digital services for law firms, … PwC Australia’s NewLaw business incorporates Avvoka into its customer digital services offering Read More » The post PwC Australia’s NewLaw business incorporates Avvoka into its customer digital services offering appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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FileTrail Announces Key Product Updates

Legal IT Professionals

FileTrail ® , the leader in modern information governance and records management software for law firms and highly regulated industries, announces its most recent product updates include two key platform connectors and new upgrades to improve product implementations.

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Healthcare Leaders Must Come Together to Mitigate ChatGPT Risks, Experts Urge

Above the Law - Technology

The healthcare sector has been notoriously slow to adopt new technologies in the past, but Chat-GPT has already begun to enter the field. Technology experts at the HIMSS conference in Chicago said that while the AI model is certainly exciting, the healthcare sector must establish an accountability framework for it’s going to address the risks of new technologies like ChatGPT moving forward.

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The Orange Rag Newsletter is Here!

Legal IT Insiders

Hi and welcome to the April Orange Rag, where the month has been dominated by big name strategic investment and M&A activity. In two of the biggest deals, Bain invested … The Orange Rag Newsletter is Here! Read More » The post The Orange Rag Newsletter is Here! appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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The American Legal Technology Awards Are Back!

Artificial Lawyer

The 2023 American Legal Technology Awards are back and nominations are now open. They will culminate with a formal awards dinner that will take place.

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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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Relativity recognized as a Microsoft Security Excellence Awards winner for Security Software Innovator

Legal IT Professionals

Relativity , a global legal technology company, today announced it won the Security Software Innovator award in the Microsoft Security Excellence Awards 2023.

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Turning Over Refugee Asylum Claims To Artificial Intelligence Is A Terribl… Wait, We Already Do This?!?!?

Above the Law - Technology

This is a horrific roadmap to where AI in the legal industry will make things worse before they get better. The post Turning Over Refugee Asylum Claims To Artificial Intelligence Is A Terribl… Wait, We Already Do This?!?!? appeared first on Above the Law.

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Victory for Yuga Labs in NFT dispute

TechnoLlama

Yuga Labs, the makers of the popular NFT collection Bored Ape Yacht Club, has won a major legal victory on their ongoing litigation against artist Ryder Ripps. The claimants filed a motion for summary judgement, and the District Judge has granted some of their requests, while denying others.

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Legal Innovators: Andrew Moffett, Legal Tech Product Lead, Wayfair

Artificial Lawyer

This week’s Legal Innovators California Profile is with Andrew Moffett, Product Lead for Legal Technology at Wayfair, one of the world’s largest home retailers, with over 14,000 employees in.

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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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Search Acumen and Avail partner to support lawyer productivity

Legal IT Professionals

Two market-leading proptech firms, Search Acumen and Avail, announce details of their new partnership, designed to bring together their specialisms to further their joint goal of digitalising the real estate sector.

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Court Reporters Can Handle A Lot Of Sensitive Data… And Their Processes Might Not Be As Secure As You’d Think

Above the Law - Technology

Some services are getting certifications -- which is great -- but it's not necessarily enough. The post Court Reporters Can Handle A Lot Of Sensitive Data… And Their Processes Might Not Be As Secure As You’d Think appeared first on Above the Law.

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Minnesota’s Attempt to Copy California’s Constitutionally Defective Age Appropriate Design Code is an Utter Fail (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

by guest blogger Jess Miers, Legal Advocacy Counsel at Chamber of Progress [Eric’s intro: last year I blogged about Minnesota’s flirtation with mandatory age verification. That proposal died, but it’s a new year and legislatures around the country are back with a bumper crop of proposals to kill the Internet.] This year is a glaring reminder of the consequences of passing terrible Internet policy through state legislatures.

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Legal Innovators California: Dorothy Cullen, Salesforce

Artificial Lawyer

This week’s Legal Innovators California Profile is with Dorothy Cullen, Senior Director, Legal and Corporate Affairs Operations at Salesforce. Dorothy will be speaking at the landmark legal innovation conference in San.

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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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Asian Development Bank’s Office of the General Counsel Makes Huge Productivity Gains with iManage Cloud

Legal IT Professionals

iManage, the company dedicated to Making Knowledge Work™, today announced that the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) of Philippines-headquartered Asian Development Bank (ADB) – which serves 68 member countries in the APAC region – has achieved impressive productivity, efficiency, and collaboration benefits from the adoption of iManage Work 10 in the cloud for document and email management.

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Elon Musk Legal Team Dropped The Dumbest Possible Excuse For Refusing A Deposition

Above the Law - Technology

Tesla is refusing to produce Musk to answer about his recorded safety claims because, they contend, what if he didn't make them? The post Elon Musk Legal Team Dropped The Dumbest Possible Excuse For Refusing A Deposition appeared first on Above the Law.

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Virtual and Augmented Reality in Courtroom Litigation: The Future of Evidence Presentation

Ward Blawg

As a legal professional, you know how challenging it can be to present a case in court and make sure that the judge and jury fully understand your argument.

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Investment: Harvey raises $21m Series A and Dori comes ‘out of stealth mode’ with $2m seed raise

Legal IT Insiders

Generative AI startup Harvey has raised a $21M Series A led by Sequoia with participation from the OpenAI Startup Fund, Conviction, SV Angel and Elad Gil. This follows $5m of … Investment: Harvey raises $21m Series A and Dori comes ‘out of stealth mode’ with $2m seed raise Read More » The post Investment: Harvey raises $21m Series A and Dori comes ‘out of stealth mode’ with $2m seed raise appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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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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StructureFlow Appoints Gerry McHugh and Fiona McClune as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Revenue Officer

Legal IT Professionals

StructureFlow, a prominent provider of legal technology solutions, has announced the appointment of two seasoned executives, Gerry McHugh and Fiona McClune, as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Revenue Officer, respectively. These appointments are expected to propel the company through its next phase of growth.

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ChatGPT Draws State Lawmakers’ Attention To AI [Sponsored]

Above the Law - Technology

ChatGPT and other AI models have drawn a great deal of public attention since being introduced last year—state lawmakers are taking notice too. The post ChatGPT Draws State Lawmakers’ Attention To AI appeared first on Above the Law.

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GPT-3 Wrote an Entire Paper on Itself. Should Publishers be Concerned?

LLRX

In this article, Saikiran Chandha , CEO and founder of SciSpace, discusses the impact of GPT-3 and related models on research, the potential question marks, and the steps that scholarly publishers can take to protect their interests.

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Kim joins the iManage Technology Partner Program 

Legal IT Insiders

No-code document generation and workflow automation tool Kim has joined the iManage Technology Partner Program, meaning the pair will be working far more closely together going forward. As an … Kim joins the iManage Technology Partner Program Read More » The post Kim joins the iManage Technology Partner Program appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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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 RFID will change the way your law firm manages documents

Legal IT Professionals

A while back, some law firms flirted with the idea of using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to keep track of physical documents, but soon abandoned the idea as too expensive and unwieldy. In this article Chris Giles outlines how RFID has changed, and explains how it can now be a gamechanger for how paper is managed.

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Missouri Nukes Its ‘Tell Us If You’ve Seen A Trans’ Reporting Form After It’s Swarmed With ‘Bee Movie’ Scripts

Above the Law - Technology

From the 'So. this is the internet. Have you met me?' Department The post Missouri Nukes Its ‘Tell Us If You’ve Seen A Trans’ Reporting Form After It’s Swarmed With ‘Bee Movie’ Scripts appeared first on Above the Law.

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Why universities should return to oral exams in the AI and ChatGPT era

LLRX

As services like ChatGPT continue to grow in terms of both its capabilities and usage – including in education and academia – Professor Stephen Dobson asks. it high time for universities to revert to the time-tested oral exam?

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Maurice Turnor Gardner live on NetDocuments

Legal IT Insiders

Boutique private client law firm Maurice Turnor Gardner has been live on NetDocuments for around four months following an implementation that they say took three months led by Accesspoint Legal … Maurice Turnor Gardner live on NetDocuments Read More » The post Maurice Turnor Gardner live on NetDocuments appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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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.