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Preliminary Copyright Office Guidance on Fair Use and AI Provides Some Answers, But Questions Remain

Debevoise Data Blog

Ross used third-party LegalEase’s Bulk Memos—compilations of legal questions with answers based on Westlaw headnotes—as training data to create a legal research tool that could produce quotations from judicial opinions in response to natural language questions. to return a list of cases with fitting headnotes.” [23] CBS Corp. ,

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In Major Legal Tech Deal, vLex and Fastcase Merge, Creating A Global Legal Research Company, Backed By Oakley Capital and Bain Capital

Above the Law - Technology

Unique Global Breadth vLex has been unique among legal research services for its breadth of international coverage. Its platform includes Vincent, an AI-powered legal research assistant that analyzes legal documents that users upload and finds relevant search results. It works in both English and Spanish.

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Vincent AI From vLex: Game Changer in Legal Research and Client Service

Kevin O'Keefe

I had the good fortune to sit down with Ed Walters , Chief Strategy Officer of vLex , earlier in the week to hear about the launch of a generative AI legal research platform by vLex, following its merger with Fastcase. This platform is built on an updated version of vLex’s Vincent AI, which was originally launched in 2018.

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The Best Free Legal Research Tools

Clio

Free legal research tools used to be a dream. High-quality legal research is a necessity for all law firms—after all, finding the right precedent or statute could give you the edge to win your case. In the past, paid research platforms were the only choice. What is a legal research tool?

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vLex (Fastcase) Unveils Beta Version Of Its Global, Multi-Language Generative AI Legal Research Tool

LawSites

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. ” In addition to these four legal research skills, Vincent AI already includes other AI-driven features.

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How A Startup Evolves: As Casetext Marks 10th Year Anniversary, Here’s Its History Through 50 Blog Posts

Above the Law - Technology

2013 New Legal Research Site Combines Case Law with Crowdsourcing. 2014 Two Sites Offer Platforms for Crowdsourced Legal Research. 2017 Legal Research Company Casetext Closes on $12 Million in Funding. Casetext Expands Its CARA Research Assistant, Adding Suggestions Of Relevant Briefs.

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Westlaw Precision: Next-Generation Legal Research With a Human Touch

Attorney at Work

Thomson Reuters has launched Westlaw Precision, its most dramatic update to the Westlaw research platform since Westlaw Edge in 2018. Westlaw Precision, says the company, will help lawyers conduct research more than twice as fast while also reducing the risk of missing relevant cases.