Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 22, 2023

A federal district judge has imposed monetary and other sanctions on the two lawyers who filed a brief laden with bogus cases they found when they relied on ChatGPT for legal research. The judge ordered the lawyers, Peter LoDuca and Steven A. District Judge P.

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Clio

APRIL 1, 2024

Also, Court clerks are indispensable members of the judicial system. Often considered the gatekeepers of justice, they handle an array of tasks—from scheduling trials to preparing legal documents and swearing in witnesses. So, what exactly does it mean to be a court clerk? So, what exactly does it mean to be a court clerk?

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LawSites

JANUARY 2, 2024

used his year-end report to weigh in on the impact of artificial intelligence on the legal profession, saying he does not believe AI will replace human judges. ” Every year, Roberts uses his year-end report to address a major issue relevant to the entire federal court system. .” Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

We’re trying to solve a longstanding problem in the legal field, and that is that judges only write judicial opinions for 3% of rulings,” Ovbiagele said. “So He distinguished Bench IQ from legal analytics companies such as Lex Machina or Pre/Dicta. What we offer are explanatory insights into judges’ rulings.”

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Legal Tech Monitor

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

It has been a while since I have written about the copyright lawsuit by legal research giant Thomson Reuters against the no-shuttered legal research startup Ross Intelligence, in which TR alleges that Ross stole copyright content from Westlaw to build its own completing legal research product.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JANUARY 2, 2024

used his year-end report to weigh in on the impact of artificial intelligence on the legal profession, saying he does not believe AI will replace human judges. “As As 2023 draws to a close with breathless predictions about the future of Artificial Intelligence, some may wonder whether judges are about to become obsolete,” he wrote. “I

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Legal Tech Monitor

MARCH 14, 2024

Just a few weeks ago, I wrote about two more cases of AI-hallucinated citations in court filings leading to sanctions , and now comes the case of a Florida lawyer suspended from practice after filing cases that were “completely fabricated.” District Judge John E. On March 8, the U.S.

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Clio

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

courts, they will be dealing with motions filed in court. While arguing the motions before the judge may be more dramatic and made-for-TV, the actual writing of the motions is likely more important. Here we explore the essential aspects of writing court motions, including research, analysis, drafting, and filing.

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TechLaw Crossroads

JANUARY 3, 2024

I have been amazed at the knee-jerk and head in the sand reaction of many courts to the use of Gen AI by lawyers appearing before them and the use by judges. Several judges have demanded that lawyers disclose the use of Gen AI and, if so, verify the accuracy of the citations that have been used.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

MARCH 9, 2023

On the other hand, Abdi Aidid practiced as a commercial litigator in New York before becoming the Vice President of Legal Research at Blue J. He led the team of lawyers and research analysts and helped develop AI-informed predictive tools, which predict how future courts are likely to rule on new legal situations.

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Legal Tech Monitor

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Our Commissioner Spotlight series highlights the judges, lawyers, and educators from across Illinois who serve as our Commissioners. The Illinois Supreme Court appoints Commissioners to a three-year term of volunteer service. Judge Coleman currently serves the Domestic Relations Division in Markham, Illinois.

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APRIL 26, 2022

But ROSS countered that the databases TR maintains of public law and its legal search tools are, in fact, separate products, and that TR conditions access to the databases on purchase of the search tools. Judge Leonard P. Stark — who previously presided over the case as a U.S.

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Avianca , and in the wake of all the publicity those cases have received, you would think most lawyers would have gotten the message not to rely on ChatGPT for legal research, at least not without checking the results. Karlen Jonathan Karlen, who is not an attorney, filed a pro se appeal in the Missouri Court of Appeals.

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Legal Tech Monitor

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

“As a law clerk, if the artificial intelligence tools can enable you to do what might have taken 100 hours of legal research in five or 10, that helps your judge. That helps the court get to the right answer,” said Peter Torcicollo, managing director at Gibbons in Newark.

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MARCH 7, 2022

In a major update to its platform being released today, Fastcase is beginning to deliver on that promise with the first of several planned Judicata-based product offerings — analytics showing how often federal motions are granted and how long different judges take to rule. How long will it take?” “How

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Legal Tech Monitor

JANUARY 3, 2024

I have been amazed at the knee-jerk and head in the sand reaction of many courts to the use of Gen AI by lawyers appearing before them and the use by judges. Several judges have demanded that lawyers disclose the use of Gen AI and, if so, verify the accuracy of the citations that have been used.

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lennyesq

JUNE 2, 2023

BY DEBRA CASSENS WEISS A federal judge in New York City has ordered two lawyers and their law firm to show cause why they shouldn’t be sanctioned for submitting a brief with citations to fake cases, thanks to research by ChatGPT. District Judge P. Senior U.S. Schwartz of Levidow, Levidow & Oberman. Read more…

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Clio

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

A law clerk is a legal professional who supports attorneys, judges, or legal departments by conducting legal research, analyzing cases, and preparing legal documents. What is the difference between a court clerk and a court assistant? What is the difference between a paralegal and a law clerk?

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TechLaw Crossroads

JUNE 15, 2023

For those who don’t know, Schwartz says he used ChatGPt to prepare a Brief filed with a court. I would guess that he wouldn’t have read cases supplied by online legal research. He wouldn’t have read the cases found by manual legal research and cited by his associates in a memorandum. They were hallucinations.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JULY 31, 2023

Trellis’ new state court analytics tools provide much needed insights into litigators and their law firms which will lead to better strategic decisions. Trellis is a state court legal research and analytics platform. I have written before about Trellis’ laser focus on state court analytics.

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TechLaw Crossroads

JULY 31, 2023

Trellis’ new state court analytics tools provide much needed insights into litigators and their law firms which will lead to better strategic decisions. Trellis is a state court legal research and analytics platform. I have written before about Trellis’ laser focus on state court analytics.

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lennyesq

DECEMBER 11, 2023

CourtListener.com — Our fully-searchable and accessible archive of court data including growing repositories of opinions, oral arguments, judges, judicial financial records, and federal filings. CourtListener is a free legal research website containing millions of legal opinions from federal and state courts.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 15, 2023

For those who don’t know, Schwartz says he used ChatGPt to prepare a Brief filed with a court. I would guess that he wouldn’t have read cases supplied by online legal research. He wouldn’t have read the cases found by manual legal research and cited by his associates in a memorandum. They were hallucinations.

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lennyesq

JULY 20, 2023

CourtListener.com — Our fully-searchable and accessible archive of court data including growing repositories of opinions, oral arguments, judges, judicial financial records, and federal filings. Bots.law — A collection of bots that help attorneys, journalists and the public keep up with court cases. Read More…

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

The integration is between Docket Alarm , a Fastcase -owned product that mines federal and state court dockets to provide litigation alerts and case-prediction analytics, and Courtroom Insight , a knowledge management platform that captures key information about expert witnesses, arbitrators, judges and attorneys. ”

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LawSites

MAY 30, 2023

We may know more after June 8, the date on which the judge in the case, Mata v. Avianca , has scheduled a hearing to allow the lawyers to show cause for why they should not be sanctioned for what the judge called “an unprecedented circumstance” of a brief “replete with citations to non-existent cases.”

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The Barrister

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

South Carolina, nearly twenty-one thousand jury trials are pending in circuit courts. [1] Considering the American Bar Association’s number one most common legal malpractice claim is failure to know the law, South Carolina attorneys need to be prepared for the inevitable. [2] Law Library as a print book, call number SC KFS 2338.S26

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Trial Technology

APRIL 2, 2023

Bard: Here are the top 5 areas in legal work that cannot be replaced by AI: Legal research. AI can help lawyers with legal research by providing them with access to vast amounts of data and by helping them to identify relevant cases and statutes. Legal advocacy.

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TechnoLawyer

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Today's TL NewsWire Hot Product enables you to analyze the historical record of experts and judges to inform your case strategy, including an expert's track record on Daubert challenges and citations your judge prefers (see article below). But it's not a good idea when it comes to the expert witnesses and the judges in your cases.

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Above the Law - Technology

JULY 19, 2023

Over the years, the list has included a diverse selection of lawyers, legal technologists, policymakers, judges, law librarians, bar association executives, and people from all walks of life who are innovating in the legal profession. (I Sara Molina , Senior Manager in Legal Management Consulting, Deloitte Legal.

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TechLaw Crossroads

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

With continual advancements in technology, this blog post aims to delve into the diverse ways plaintiff attorneys utilize these tools to effectively navigate the intricacies of their legal practice, adapt, and stay ahead. These tools offer unparalleled access to extensive databases of legal information, precedents, and case law.

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Legal Tech Monitor

MARCH 9, 2023

On the other hand, Abdi Aidid practiced as a commercial litigator in New York before becoming the Vice President of Legal Research at Blue J. He led the team of lawyers and research analysts and helped develop AI-informed predictive tools, which predict how future courts are likely to rule on new legal situations.

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Clio

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

With the advent of technology in the legal industry, forward-thinking trial lawyers are getting ahead and practicing more efficiently and effectively in the office, while working remotely, and even in court. Stay on top of filing deadlines, case milestones, court dates, and more.

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The Barrister

APRIL 24, 2024

The Supreme Court in Chevron, U.S.A., The Supreme Court ordered two factually similar cases consolidated, Loper Bright Enterprises v. The Supreme Court granted certiorari to determine the future of Chevron. 4] The second step applies when the court cannot clearly discern the meaning of the statute. 14] III.

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MatterSuite

JUNE 26, 2023

Here are some key reasons why legal motion practice is important and how it influences legal proceedings: Asserting Legal Rights: Motions allow parties to assert their legal rights and seek remedies or relief from the court. Persuading the court to adopt their client’s viewpoint.

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LawSites

JUNE 7, 2021

The product, Compose , introduced in February 2020 by legal research company Casetext , helps attorneys automate the creation of the first draft of a litigation brief. Compose launched with the ability to create core federal court procedural and discovery motions. Casetext says it can cut brief-writing time by 76%.

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JANUARY 25, 2023

Legal research. In the example you see above of using Copilot for legal research, the lawyer asks for the leading U.S. As of yet, Copilot does not directly integrate with any legal research database. case on privacy. But Martin sees the possibility for that on the horizon. Simple summary.

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