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The Five Most Momentous Legal Tech Fails

Above the Law - Technology

When it launched, I questioned in an Above the Law column whether it was a case of Clearspire déjà vu, recalling the demise of the strikingly similar dual-entity firm Clearspire, which opened in 2010 and shut down four years later.

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ABA Opinion Provides Guidance on Proper Client Intake by Nonlawyer Assistants

Legal Tech Monitor

112 (2010), ABA Formal Opinion 506 noted in footnote 7 that precedent exists which prohibits nonlawyers from having clients sign engagement agreements without adequate attorney involvement. Citing In re Phillips , 226 Ariz. applies to intake meetings between nonlawyers and prospective clients.

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Florida Bar Hands Down Opinion on AI Ethics

Legal Tech Monitor

Another key topic addressed was legal fees for GAI usage. Nicole Black is a Rochester, New York attorney, author, journalist, and the Head of SME and External Education at MyCase legal practice management software, an AffiniPay company. She also co-authors “Criminal Law in New York,” a Thomson Reuters treatise.