Above the Law - Technology

JUNE 13, 2024

Raghu Ramanathan, who in February was named president of the Legal Professionals segment within Thomson Reuters, overseeing all its products for the legal profession, believes there should be open benchmarking on legal AI products, he told me during an interview earlier this week.

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JANUARY 20, 2025

As AI keeps evolving, its clear that lawyers and firms who embrace these tools now will have a big advantage in the future. In this guide, we go over everything you need to know about legal AI, including the different types, benefits, and the best tools you can start with. What Is Legal AI?

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LLRX

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Jocelyn Stilwell-Tong , Law Librarian, California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District, has determined that although free AI online is useful, the developing products from major legal research platforms show great promise.

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Above the Law - Technology

JULY 19, 2023

Mónica González Contró , Director, Institute of Legal Research, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Dirk Hartung , Founder and Executive Director, Center for Legal Technology and Data Science at Bucerius Law School. Joshua Walker , CEO, System.Legal; Co-Founder, CodeX; Author, On Legal AI.

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Lawmatics

JANUARY 23, 2024

Legal research: AI assists legal professionals in conducting comprehensive legal research. Advanced algorithms can quickly analyze vast legal information databases, statutes, and case law to provide relevant and up-to-date information. How Will AI Change the Legal Industry?

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CaseFox

APRIL 10, 2023

One of the pioneers in this space is Harvey, a legal AI startup that has been garnering investments from OpenAI. In this blog, we will take a closer look at how Harvey’s AI technology is disrupting the legal industry and why it has attracted investment from OpenAI. What is Harvey? Why is OpenAI Invested in Harvey?

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Debevoise Data Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Thomson Reuters offers one of the leading legal search engines on the market, Westlaw, which contains not only copies of cases, statutes, and other legal materials but also content created by Westlaw itself to assist in legal research.

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Clio

OCTOBER 23, 2024

By examining the benefits and challenges of AI integration, we hope to address common fears and misconceptions surrounding this topic. Want to learn how other law firms are using AI in their day-to-day work? Check out our recent (CLE-eligible) webinar for top AI tips and examples of legal AI use cases.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

AUGUST 22, 2023

They co-authored a paper on subtle errors in legal AI. Travers Smith is exploring AI for tasks like contract review but not yet for work product. This wide-ranging discussion provides an inside look at how one forward-thinking firm is advancing legal AI in a prudent and ethical manner.

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Legal Tech Monitor

OCTOBER 17, 2023

When the legal research companies vLex and Fastcase announced their merger in April , they promised the deal would fuel new opportunities for the development of generative AI for legal research. The combined library is the crown jewel of LLMs and the ultimate training data set for legal AI.”

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LawSites

MARCH 14, 2023

Only this time, it was the just-released GPT-4 taking the exam, the latest AI model from OpenAI that the company says “exhibits human-level performance on various professional and academic benchmarks.” They can also use it to extract data from contracts, draft a legal research memo, and prepare for a deposition.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JANUARY 8, 2025

In an interview today, Mark Doble, CEO of Alexi, told me that the new tool uses orchestration of a suite of specialized AI agents to provide results that contain properties of legal reasoning. Based on an understanding of the case’s key legal issues and facts, Alexi can propose tailored strategies to achieve the desired outcomes.

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Clio

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Below, well explain what hallucinations are, review the courts decision to sanction Morgan & Morgans lawyers, and provide tips for mitigating risk when working with AI for legal research. What are AI hallucinations?

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MatterSuite

JULY 9, 2024

This isn’t a distant dream; it’s the reality ushered in by AI technology. As AI continues to redefine the legal landscape, it’s crucial to stay informed about the tools making the biggest impact. Contract Management Solutions Legal AI tools like Kira Systems and Luminance are leading the way in contract management.

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MatterSuite

JULY 9, 2024

This isn’t a distant dream; it’s the reality ushered in by AI technology. As AI continues to redefine the legal landscape, it’s crucial to stay informed about the tools making the biggest impact. Contract Management Solutions Legal AI tools like Kira Systems and Luminance are leading the way in contract management.

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Legal Tech Monitor

MARCH 12, 2024

firms are already using Thomson Reuters’ legal AI assistant, which it acquired in 2023 through its purchase of legal research company Casetext. At least two U.K.

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Dewey B Strategic

MAY 4, 2023

Conversational search Is yet another step toward simplifying the legal research process. Lexis had previously launched several solutions to simply research including Lexis Answers, Lexis Brief Analyzer and Fact and Issue Finder.

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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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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 2, 2023

As we move forward, the influence of generative AI platforms like Lexis+ AI on the legal profession cannot be understated. The rapid adoption of these tools is set to revolutionize legal research, drafting, and analysis, resulting in previously unseen levels of efficiency and effectiveness. The future looks bright.

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LawSites

JUNE 27, 2023

Investors also asked why Casetext as opposed to other generative AI companies in legal such as Harvey, which the law firm Allen & Overy deployed firmwide last February. They outlined four key strategic benefits to the deal: Accelerate the development of generative AI solutions for the legal market. ”

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Bigfork Tech

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

AI is a Supplement to – Not a Replacement for – Lawyers One of the biggest misconceptions surrounding AI in legal tech is the idea that it will replace lawyers entirely. In the rush to capitalize on the growing demand for AI, many vendors overstate the capabilities of their products.

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TechLaw Crossroads

DECEMBER 19, 2022

For lawyers, accessing these more accurate and certainly more economical predictions is extremely useful (and valuable) when it comes to legal research and litigation analytics, among other things. AI predictions are not based on “thinking” like humans.

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TechLaw Crossroads

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Use and Familiarity Half of the AmLaw 200 firms surveyed by LexisNexis reported having already purchased Gen AI tools (only 20% of the larger firms outside of the AmLaw 200 had). The larger law firms and companies surveyed are using Gen AI tools (close to 50% for both).

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LawSites

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Four stories about the generative AI legal startup Harvey made my top-stories list, starting from its initial fundraise last November to its firmwide deployment within Allen & Overy in February to its Series A raise in April to a quirky story about a second legal AI startup also called Harvey.

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Legal Tech Blog

MARCH 13, 2023

Legal AI company Casetext unveiled CoCounsel, the company’s first AI legal assistant. CoCounsel leverages the latest, most advanced large language model from OpenAI , which Casetext has customized for legal practice, to expertly perform the skills most valuable to legal professionals.

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Lawmatics

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Yes, legal software typically includes AI tools that legal professionals can use to create legal documents. In fact, legal AI tools can be used in multiple ways in the legal industry – as long as they are leveraged correctly. How is AI Used in Legal Technology? Legal research.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Use and Familiarity Half of the AmLaw 200 firms surveyed by LexisNexis reported having already purchased Gen AI tools (only 20% of the larger firms outside of the AmLaw 200 had). The larger law firms and companies surveyed are using Gen AI tools (close to 50% for both).

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Legal Tech Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

Lexis+ AI technology features conversational search, insightful summarization, intelligent legal drafting , and document upload capabilities, all supported by state-of-the-art encryption and privacy technology to keep sensitive data secure. This empowers lawyers to conduct research effectively and efficiently.

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Dewey B Strategic

JANUARY 11, 2024

Lexis+ AI technology offers conversational search, insightful summarisation, intelligent legal drafting capabilities and document upload capabilities, all supported by state-of-the-art encryption and privacy technology to keep sensitive data secure.

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Lawmatics

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Although many legal professionals have strong opinions regarding the use of legal AI tools, a recent survey of lawyers found a large majority (82 percent) believe that generative AI can be readily applied to legal work, while 51 percent said that generative AI should be applied to legal work.

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Clio

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Lets explore how AI is transforming transactional legal work, how to choose the right AI technology to address common pain points, and the key benefits of integrating AI tools into your transactional legal workflows. AI wont replace transactional lawyers, but it is transforming how they work.

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Legal Tech Monitor

AUGUST 22, 2023

They co-authored a paper on subtle errors in legal AI. Travers Smith is exploring AI for tasks like contract review but not yet for work product. This wide-ranging discussion provides an inside look at how one forward-thinking firm is advancing legal AI in a prudent and ethical manner.

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Legal Tech Monitor

MAY 4, 2023

Conversational search Is yet another step toward simplifying the legal research process. Lexis had previously launched several solutions to simply research including Lexis Answers, Lexis Brief Analyzer and Fact and Issue Finder.

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Legal Tech Monitor

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Four stories about the generative AI legal startup Harvey made my top-stories list, starting from its initial fundraise last November to its firmwide deployment within Allen & Overy in February to its Series A raise in April to a quirky story about a second legal AI startup also called Harvey. esq’ (May 9, 2023).

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JUNE 27, 2023

Investors also asked why Casetext as opposed to other generative AI companies in legal such as Harvey, which the law firm Allen & Overy deployed firmwide last February. They outlined four key strategic benefits to the deal: Accelerate the development of generative AI solutions for the legal market.

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JANUARY 11, 2024

Lexis+ AI technology offers conversational search, insightful summarisation, intelligent legal drafting capabilities and document upload capabilities, all supported by state-of-the-art encryption and privacy technology to keep sensitive data secure.

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Legal Tech Monitor

MARCH 14, 2023

Only this time, it was the just-released GPT-4 taking the exam, the latest AI model from OpenAI that the company says “exhibits human-level performance on various professional and academic benchmarks.” They can also use it to extract data from contracts, draft a legal research memo, and prepare for a deposition.

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