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In ‘AI Smackdown,’ Law Librarians Compare Legal AI Research Platforms, Finding Distinct Strengths and Limitations

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How do AI-driven legal research platforms specifically those that provide direct answers to legal questions stack up against each other? That was the question at a Feb.

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How to Be Productive When You’re a Depressed Lawyer

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The demands of work dont stop when you are depressed. Dan Lukasik, of LawyersWithDepression.com, on the struggle to get things done when you're a depressed lawyer. The post How to Be Productive When You’re a Depressed Lawyer appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Anna Marra about legal project management: “It's not just about methodology, it's a lot about power skills”

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By Pablo Yannone Sancho , Journalist at GLTH Anna is a lawyer who decided not to be a lawyer. Yes, it is strange, but it happens sometimes. She wanted to become a lawyer, even since she was 12, but she left university and she started to hesitate about it. I thought it was a little bit boring, she claims. I thought what I really wanted to do was maybe not the safest choice, but to help people.

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Beyond the Brief: Streamlining Litigation in the Era of Artificial Intelligence (pub. Beverly Hills Bar Association)

Trellis.Law Blog

As Featured in Beverly Hills Bar Association “Modern Lawyer” February 2025 Civil litigation is flooded with busy work. In 2020, a survey of general counsel published by Juro and Wilson Sonsini found that 67 percent of in-house attorneys at fast-growth companies felt… Continue reading → The post Beyond the Brief: Streamlining Litigation in the Era of Artificial Intelligence (pub.

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The Tech-Savvy Paralegal's 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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The Truth About AI Marketing Plans: What Law Firms Need to Know Before They Dive In

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Karin Conroy | AI marketing plans offer tremendous potential, but they also come with challenges law firms can't afford to ignore. The post The Truth About AI Marketing Plans: What Law Firms Need to Know Before They Dive In appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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The ‘TACO’ Framework For Understanding AI Agents

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By Swami Chandrasekaran, KPMG. AI agentic systems represent a transformational shift in enterprise AI, moving beyond passive information retrieval to proactive execution and decision-making. Agentic.

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Some Comments on Today’s Thomson Reuters v. Ross Copyright Ruling

Eric Goldman

[A surprising ruling from Judge Bibas (sitting as a district court judge by designation) in the Thompson Reuters v. Ross case, because he reverses himself on numerous points (all in favor of the copyright owner). I sent the following comments to a reporter.] I have multiple problems with the ruling: 1) I disagree that individual headnotes each can be copyrightable.

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Legal Research Startup Midpage Passes Threshold As It Achieves ‘Full’ Case Coverage and Readies Citator Launch

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Legal research startup Midpage has reached a critical threshold in its commercialization, its founder believes, as it achieves full data coverage of key U.S. case law and prepares to launch its own citator in the coming weeks.

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Law Insider Launches oneSaaS, New Standard for Cloud Agreements

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Law Insider and the team behind oneNDA have launched oneSaaS, a community-driven standard contract template for cloud services agreements. It will address the inefficiencies in.

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Emerging Areas of Legal Practice: How Technology Has an Impact

Martindale-Avvo

When theres a palpable shift in society, industry, or the economy, practicing lawyers feel the effects. Thats true as advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and the activities of big tech firms raise concerns about intellectual property rights and data privacy. Learn about some of the big technology issues that are trending AOPs for 2025, and how these are developing into important practice areas for lawyers.

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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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The Competition Between Temu and Shein Moves Into a Courtroom–Whaleco v. Shein

Eric Goldman

As you know, DMCA takedown notices and 512(f) can be, and regularly are, used as anti-competition tools. This time, the pugilists are fast-fashion marketplaces Shein and Temu. I imagine some of you want both of them to lose. Given that they are litigating 512(f), your wish was partially granted. Temu entered the US market in September 2022. It says it quickly attracted 170 DMCA notices a day, 63% from Shein–a total of 33k notices by the end of 2023.

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Aligning Financial Decision-Making with Professional Purpose: A Guide for Attorneys

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Fixing the disconnect between achieving financial targets and genuine professional satisfaction. The post Aligning Financial Decision-Making with Professional Purpose: A Guide for Attorneys appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Breaking: Federal Judge Rules Legal Research Startup ROSS Infringed Westlaw’s Copyrights, Rejecting Fair Use Defense

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In a significant ruling for legal publishing and AI development, a federal judge has granted partial summary judgment to Thomson Reuters in its long-running copyright infringement lawsuit against ROSS Intelligence, finding that ROSS infringed on Westlaw’s copyrighted headnotes and rejecting ROSS’s fair use defense. The ruling, issued today by 3rd U.S.

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Webinar: AI in Legal – Meeting the Need for Speed

Artificial Lawyer

Join us for a new webinar with LegalOn in partnership with Artificial Lawyer: AI in Legal Meeting the Need for Speed, where we will explore how AI is accelerating legal work and changing percep

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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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An Early Win for Copyright Owners in AI Cases as Court Rejects Fair Use Defense

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In a ruling with potential implications for other pending generative artificial intelligence (AI) copyright cases, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH & West Publishing Corp. v. ROSS Intelligence Inc. has granted summary judgment for Thomson Reuters on direct copyright infringement and related defenses, as well as fair use.

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Navigating the AI Revolution in eDiscovery: Are You Driving, Co-Piloting, or Still Hitchhiking?

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Theres a moment when every new technology shifts from novelty to necessity. Think about the first time you used GPS instead of printing out MapQuest directions (or, for the true old-schoolers, unfolding a giant road atlas or Rand McNally folding maps). At first, it felt unnecessarymaybe even risky. I know how to get there, youd say. But then, one day, you hit a roadblock, and your GPS rerouted you seamlessly (re-routing ring a bell?).

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Valentine’s Day Emergency? Five Sweetheart Ideas for Busy Lawyers

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Valentine's Day: The silly love songs, cheesy Netflix playlists. At Attorney at Work, we're all in, with a Friday Five filled with sweetheart ideas. The post Valentine’s Day Emergency? Five Sweetheart Ideas for Busy Lawyers appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Voting Is Closed, Results Are In: Here are the 15 Legal Tech Startups Selected for the 2025 Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW

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Voting has now closed and your votes have been tallied to pick the 15 legal tech startups that will get to participate as finalists in the ninth-annual Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2025, taking place April 2-5 in Chicago.

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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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Harvey Bags $300m, Values at $3 Billion

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After weeks of rumours, Harvey has announced a $300m Series D funding one of the largest legal tech fundings ever. It says it is now valued at $3 billion.

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How Failing to Keep in Touch with Your Patent Lawyer Can Cost You Your Patent 

Brett Trout

Brett Trout For inventors and businesses, patents are crucial assets that protect innovations from being copied. But patents come with responsibilitiesparticularly the timely payment of maintenance fees. Failing to heed emails from your patent attorney regarding payment of these maintenance fees can result in the permanent loss of your patent rights, as demonstrated by the unfortunate case of Robert Taillefer and Sylvain Fredette, inventors of the Froster ice resurfacing machine?

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Understanding the User Journey to Attract More Leads – Part One

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

Did you know that potential clients don’t always land on your law firm’s homepage first? They might discover your site through a page explaining DUI laws, a blog post about child custody, or even a video testimonial from a past client. This is their user journey the path they take before contacting you and understanding it is crucial for attracting more leads.

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Lawyers on Bluesky: A Guide to the Rising Social Media Platform Attracting Legal Professionals

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Lindsay Hanoski | Bluesky-curious? The new social network is gaining traction, and now could be the optimal time for attorneys to join the platform. The post Lawyers on Bluesky: A Guide to the Rising Social Media Platform Attracting Legal Professionals appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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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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Managed Services Company Factor Acquires Legal Tech Design Firm Theory and Principle to Accelerate Its Push Into AI-Enabled Legal Services

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Factor, a managed services company that describes itself as a provider of “integrated law” to corporate legal departments, has acquired Theory and Principle, a legal technology design and development agency, in a move intended to advance Factor’s strategic shift toward developing and delivering AI-first legal services.

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vLex Does Well At ‘AI Smackdown’ + Ed Walters Interview

Artificial Lawyer

Earlier this month the Southern California Association of Law Libraries – 2025 SCALL Institute held an AI Smackdown comparing vLex, Westlaw, and LexisNexis solutions.

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“Volitional Conduct” Doctrine Helps DistroKid Defeat Copyright Infringement Claim–White v. DistroKid

Eric Goldman

White created “beats” and got copyright registrations for them. He orally licensed the beats to Rivers for a 50% royalty and a promise to keep booking live performances for White. Rivers incorporated the beats into her album. White alleges that Rivers stopped booking live performances and thereby abrogated the beats license. White, with Rivers’ consent, had uploaded her album to DistroKid, which describes itself as “a service for musicians that puts your music into online

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Justia Legal Resources: Small Business Legal Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

Running your own business can be exciting and daunting in equal measure. Youll need to address financial and logistical concerns to make sure that the process goes as smoothly as possible. But youll also want to understand key legal issues in areas like business formation, employee relations, commercial property transactions, and more. Even a seemingly minor oversight could have major repercussions for a business and its owners or managers.

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The New Way of Conducting Patent Research: Proven Strategies For Efficient Due Diligence

Speaker: Andrew Klein

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.

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Valentine’s Day Emergency? Five Sweetheart Ideas for Busy Lawyers

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Valentine's Day: The silly love songs, cheesy Netflix playlists. At Attorney at Work, we're all in, with a Friday Five filled with sweetheart ideas. The post Valentine’s Day Emergency? Five Sweetheart Ideas for Busy Lawyers appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Legal Technology Company Gavel Expands Its Document Automation Platform to 60 Languages

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Legal workflow automation provider Gavel announced today that it has expanded its AI-powered document automation tool, Gavel Blueprint, to support a total of 60 languages. Previously, Blueprint support only English-language documents, while the company’s original rules-based platform supported 19 languages and is in use by legal professionals across 23 countries.

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Eudia Bags Up To $105m For ‘Augmented Intelligence’ Platform

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Coming out of stealth after 18 months, Eudia, an Augmented Intelligence platform for Fortune 500 legal teams, has announced the close of its Series A.

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DeepSeek’s iOS app is a security nightmare, and that’s before you consider its TikTok links–theregister.com

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Brandon Vigliarolo INFOSEC IN BRIEF DeepSeeks iOS app is a security nightmare that you should delete ASAP, according to researchers at mobile app infosec platform vendor NowSecure. The org have assessed the security of the iOS version of DeepSeek – the third most popular app on the App Store as of writing found it transmits data in plaintext, uses outdated ciphers, and hardcoded encryption keys.

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Trial Prep: What Attorneys Really Want (And How to Deliver It)

Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

Get ready to uncover what attorneys really need from you when it comes to trial prep in this new webinar! Attorney and law professor, Joe Stephens, J.D., will share proven techniques for anticipating attorney needs, organizing critical documents, and transforming complex information into compelling case presentations. Key Learning Objectives: Organization That Makes Sense 🎯 Learn how to structure and organize case materials in ways that align with how attorneys actually work and think.