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Legal Research Startup Midpage Raises $4M, Launches Proposition Search Feature, Channeling the Spirit of Casetext

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Earlier today, I wrote about the latest iteration of CoCounsel, the AI product originally developed by Casetext before it was acquired by Thomson Reuters in 2023 for a whopping $650 million in cash. But well before Casetext was acquired, and well before it introduced CoCounsel as one of the very first legal AI assistants to […]

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Top Attorney Pain Points of 2024

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This has continued to prove helpful for many attorneys, who appreciate the ability to tackle everything from legal research to case management from the comfort of home. Mental Health Concerns Continue to Escalate Mental health challenges are far from new within the notoriously demanding legal industry.

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

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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. The parties then filed renewed motions for summary judgment in October 2024.

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Link Building Strategies for Lawyers: The Ultimate Guide

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According to a 2023 study by Backlinko , the #1 result in Google search results has, on average, 3.8 Providing free legal tools Free tools like these free legal research resources can significantly enhance your law firm’s backlink profile. times more backlinks than the pages ranking in positions #2 through #10.

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The Legal Profession's Awkward Tango with AI

Colin S. Levy

Rethinking the Role of Technology in Legal Work Resistance to adopting technology is a shared issue across law firms and legal departments, though the challenges manifest differently in each setting. Further Reading " Natural Language Processing in the Legal Domain " by Daniel Martin Katz et al.

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UW Law Library’s Kris Turner Named to Library Journal’s 2025 Movers & Shakers List

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Kris was recognized in the Educators category for his work combining traditional legal research with generative AI. Last year, UW Law School was recognized by the Bloomberg Law 2023-24 Law School Innovation Program for the innovative methods that Kris developed to teach legal technology skills.

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Navigating the Legal AI Ecosystem: Tools, Trends, and Adoption

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According to our latest Legal Trends Report , 79% of legal professionals use AI in some capacity in their practice, with 25% of lawyers adopting it widely or universally. This marks a significant jump from 2023 when only 19% of law firms used AI in their practices.