Legal Talk Network

OCTOBER 21, 2024

These dedicated professionals are responsible for conducting thorough legal research and managing extensive paperwork, playing a critical role in the operational success of law firms. Rather, they are an integral part of the team, ensuring that legal claims are properly prepared and effectively managed.

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Wisblawg

JANUARY 31, 2024

Last week, the University of Wisconsin Law School was recognized by Bloomberg Law in the 2023-24 Law School Innovation Program. The UW Law School was recognized in the “Beyond the Law” category for the Law Library’s Advanced Legal Research and Legal Technology Experiential Coursework and Certifications.

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Clio

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Starting a law firm gives lawyers the unique opportunity to take control of their careers, allowing them to choose clients, focus on preferred legal areas, and run their practice the way they want. However, without access to startup capital, many wonder: is it possible to start a law firm with no money?

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Trial Technology

MAY 31, 2023

Competent representation requires the legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness and preparation reasonably necessary for the representation. Research assistance: ChatGPT can provide quick access to legal information and precedents, making it a valuable tool for lawyers conducting legal research.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

JANUARY 30, 2023

[Note: Please welcome guest bloggers Jennifer Wondracek , Director of the Law Library, Professor of Legal Research & Writing at Capital University Law School, and Rebecca Rich , Assistant Dean for the Law Library and Technology Services, and Assistant Teaching Professor at Drexel University Thomas R.

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Clio

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Venturing on a journey as a law clerk opens the door to the heart of the legal world. This blog unpacks what it means to be a law clerk, sharing the ins and outs of the job and offering a roadmap for anyone eyeing this path. What is a law clerk? What is the difference between a paralegal and a law clerk?

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LLRX

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Stephanie Farne , Legal Information Librarian and Lecturer in Law at Boston College Law School, raises increasingly important issues respective to the bias inherent in artificial intelligence powered search algorithms, both on the Internet and in commercial databases.

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MatterSuite

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Ever wondered how the legal profession, an age-old institution steeped in tradition, is adapting to the rapidly evolving technology? In an era where digital innovation touches every facet of our lives, the legal world is no exception. Competition among Law Firms: The legal market is experiencing heightened competition.

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Dewey B Strategic

AUGUST 22, 2023

LexisNexis Legal & Regulatory has released the results of its International Legal Generative AI Survey. The survey asked 7,950 lawyers, law students, and consumers across the U.S., The market has become painfully aware of the “hallucinated cases” that can be generated using open source GPT Chat for legal research.

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MatterSuite

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Introduction Have you ever wondered how law school can prepare you for the real world of practicing law? Are you curious about hands-on legal experience? Imagine stepping out of the classroom and into a world where you work on actual legal cases. That’s what legal clinics offer.

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Legal Tech Monitor

MARCH 9, 2023

They are releasing a new book, The Legal Singularity: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Law Radically Better later this year. Benjamin Alarie is a tax law professor at the University of Toronto and has been in the tax law profession since 2004.

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LLRX

AUGUST 22, 2024

This spring the Michigan State University College of Law and the MSU Center for Law, Technology & Innovation introduced the “LegalRnD AI Studio,” a groundbreaking mini-course series designed to elevate law students' AI literacy, focusing on practical skills in generative AI.

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MatterSuite

JULY 2, 2023

How ChatGPT Can Revolutionize Your Legal Practice Improved Efficiency: In the legal profession, time is a valuable resource. Lawyers often spend hours conducting legal research, drafting documents, and answering client queries. ChatGPT can swiftly analyze and interpret legal documents.

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CaseFox

JULY 2, 2023

But tools like ChatGPT can help lawyers in making the legal process easier. How ChatGPT For Law Firms & Lawyers Can Be Useful ? Artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT have taken the legal profession by storm. Below are some ways in which ChatGPT for attorneys, lawyers and law firms can be a helpful tool.

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Legal Tech Monitor

AUGUST 22, 2023

LexisNexis Legal & Regulatory has released the results of its International Legal Generative AI Survey. The survey asked 7,950 lawyers, law students, and consumers across the U.S., The market has become painfully aware of the “hallucinated cases” that can be generated using open source GPT Chat for legal research.

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LLRX

APRIL 24, 2024

Sarah Gotschall describes this deep dive into how AI is used to write law review articles, with illustrations that detail the complexity and limitations of the effort.

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Wisblawg

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

One of these events, organized by the UW Law School and the Indigenous Law Students Association (ILSA), was a flag ceremony in which thirteen Native Nations with ancestral ties to Wisconsin presented their flags. The program was part of the excellent Integrating Doctrine and Diversity series from Roger Williams School of Law.

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Law Technology Today

MARCH 23, 2023

However, it is abundantly obvious that many legal technology solutions are already significantly improving the lives of attorneys. In order to meet the problems of escalating workflow and productivity demands on a constrained budget, law firms are eager to invest in legal technology services.

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CaseFox

JULY 25, 2023

It has also revolutionized the way lawyers practice law and interact with clients. Legal Research and Data Analytics: Gone are the days of poring over endless law books and case files in dusty libraries. Technology has revolutionized legal research, making it faster and more efficient.

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CaseFox

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Legal clinics play a pivotal role in the educational journey of aspiring lawyers. Law clinics offer these aspiring lawyers the chance to transform theoretical knowledge into practical experience. These legal clinics serve as a bridge in connecting classroom education with real world experience.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 30, 2023

It is probably best not to use ChatGPT for legal research, but if you do, treat any result with great skepticism, even more than you would with a new law student or paralegal you have just hired, because those employees won’t make things up. It is particularly dangerous when you are relying heavily on those cases.

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LLRX

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Justia’s mission is to make the law and legal resources free for all. In keeping with this mission, the Justia Portal offers free access to statutes from all 50 states, cases from federal courts and the highest state courts, legal guides, and more! law schools and the law school admissions process.

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ABA TECHSHOW

JANUARY 25, 2024

However, it is abundantly obvious that many legal technology solutions are already significantly improving the lives of attorneys. In order to meet the problems of escalating workflow and productivity demands on a constrained budget, law firms are eager to invest in legal technology services.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JULY 3, 2023

Justis, powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4, was able to have a natural conversation with Greg and provide insightful perspectives on the use of generative AI in the legal industry, specifically in law firms. While many law firm leaders recognize its potential, some are unsure of how it fits into legal work or worry about risks.

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Clio

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

A lawyer’s education doesn’t end the day they graduate from law school. Working in the complex and ever-evolving legal industry, attorneys have a duty to keep up with the latest developments in the law, court rulings, advancements in the profession, and legal technology. Publishing legal articles or books.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 14, 2022

Ask a Law Librarian. A visit to a law library is an ideal way to start. As a newbie to the topic, computer legal research can present too large a universe. Investigate Continuing Legal Education and Specialty Bar Groups. Educate yourself by seeking out relevant continuing legal education programs.

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Legal Tech Monitor

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The new exam will focus more on testing foundational lawyering skills found in real-world practice rather than the memorization of legal concepts, according to the NCBE. Conflict of laws, trusts and estates, and secured transactions are included in the UBE, but will be omitted on the NextGen bar exam.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Vanderbilt Law School recently launched an exciting new initiative called the Vanderbilt AI Legal Lab (VAILL) to explore how artificial intelligence can transform legal services and access to justice. For instance, they plan to co-create solutions with Legal Aid of North Carolina’s Innovation Lab to expand access to justice.

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Lawmatics

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Most lawyers recognize the productivity and efficiency gains brought about by legal technology. To successfully practice law today, they need practical lawyering skills and technological savvy. Surprisingly, the survey found that legal tech, data literacy, and legal operations don't enjoy the same level of recognition and importance."

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LLRX

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

The pace of generative AI development (and hype) over the past year has been intense, and difficult even for us experienced librarians, masters of information that we are, to follow.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JULY 27, 2023

Ninety-seven percent of the Class of 2019 law school graduates are employed and nearly half are “extremely satisfied” with their jobs, according to a recent survey by the National Association for Law Placement Foundation for Law Career Research and Education (NALP Foundation).

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Colin S. Levy

MARCH 7, 2023

We went on to develop a successful high-volume, low-cost legal services model through developing partnerships with law firms across the United States to help consumers consolidate and ultimately eliminate their debt. What are your thoughts on law school's teaching technology skills?

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TechLaw Crossroads

MARCH 6, 2023

I spent this week at the ABA TechShow , which is put on by the Law Practice Division of which I am current Chair. According to Casetext, CoCounsel offers skills to handle both routine and sophisticated legal tasks—legal research memo drafting, deposition preparation, document review, and more. And make no mistake.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

We sat down and talked with ⁠ Jeff Reihl ⁠ , the Executive Vice President, and Chief Technology Officer at LexisNexis, and discussed the current state of AI and its relevance to the legal and research sector. Bing, Bard, and others is causing even the big players in the legal industry to quickly adjust to the demands of the market.

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LLRX

JANUARY 22, 2024

So, good law librarian that she is, she created a new form of plan for those who are learning to draft a prompt. Jennifer (Greig) Wondracek identified that her AI results are much better when she stops and thinks them through, providing a high level of detail and a good explanation of what she want the AI system to produce.

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LLRX

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Cindy Guyer , Senior Law Librarian and Adjunct Assistant Professor Law at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, has been experimenting with incorporating infographics in her teaching to present information and knowledge visually, using graphs, flowcharts, timelines, and diagrams, which are components of instructional design.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Lambert highlighted Levy juggling this book and writing his own solo book on legal tech stories from the front lines. The guests offered advice to law students and lawyers looking to learn about and leverage legal tech. So I practiced law for many years, almost a decade. Can you share that story with our listeners?

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