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The Imperative of AI in Legal Education: A Call to Action From Northwestern Law Professor Dan Linna

Kevin O'Keefe

Northwestern Law Professor, Dan Linna makes clear why law students need to be using AI in law school, something freely available to them. Freely available from LexisNexis, only their law schools allow the use of AI. Interesting that @LexisNexis + AI will be available to all 2L, 3L, and LLM students before the spring semester, but to 1Ls only if law schools exercise the option to make it available (in Jan, Feb, Mar, or April, per the Lexis announcement).

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So you signed up for Martindale-Nolo’s Pay-Per-Lead. What’s next?

Martindale-Avvo

A firm’s growth relies on turning leads into active clients. Below are 6 steps your firm can take right away to get the most value from your pay-per-lead service: 1. Profile Setup: Ensure that your Martindale-Nolo profile is complete and accurately reflects your legal practice. Include information about your areas of practice, expertise, experience, and any other relevant details.

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Rocket Lawyer Releases Generative AI Tool, to Help Business Startups, Built in Collaboration with Google Cloud

LawSites

The online legal services provider Rocket Lawyer today released a generative AI feature, Rocket Copilot , built in collaboration with Google Cloud. The company says that Rocket Copilot is an “ intuitive, conversational new customer experience” that “combines powerful generative AI with professional human expertise to give customers a simple and fast way to confidently complete their legal documents and other filings alongside convenient access to legal professionals.”

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Mastering Data Management and Collaboration in Legal Tech - Insights from 2023

Hanzo Blog

The second part of our 2023 legal tech review series explores the intricate world of data management and collaboration within the legal sector. As the legal industry navigates through the digital transformation, challenges arise in effectively managing and analyzing the ever-growing volumes of collaboration data. This segment delves into how these complexities are being addressed and the role of AI in streamlining data management processes, particularly in the context of pre-litigation scenarios

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Visibility Into the Strategy & Supporting Documents of Major US Law Firms

Law Firm Intelligence by Trellis aggregates state trial court data across the Trellis platform enabling users to: look up a particular metric related to a specific law firm (such as, how many cases a law firm had or has against another law firm), and see the actual dockets and documents supporting the metric. Trellis data is maximized in a revolutionary and unique way to provide users an exclusive look into a law firm litigating in state trial courts.

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Brave New Discovery: Transcript of Discovery Hearing, Dec. 21, 2024 (A Guest Post By Pablo Arredondo)

LawSites

[This post is by Pablo Arredondo , cofounder of Casetext and vice president, CoCounsel, at Thomson Reuters. Pablo notes that any views expressed in this post are entirely his own.] UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK December 21, 2024 Genesis Technology v. Obsidian Dynamics Transcript of Discovery Hearing Before Honorable Judith Hand, Magistrate Judge Appearances : On behalf of Plaintiff Genesis Technology Sarah Lovington Savath, Saine and Soore, LLP On behalf of Defe

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Feeling SAD? Check out a Happy Light at the Library

Wisblawg

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that typically occurs each year during fall and winter when there are fewer daylight hours. Fortunately, as the Mayo Clinic explains , the use of a light box or lamp can offer some relief. Don’t have one? Try your local library. HappyLights light therapy lamps, which mimic natural daylight, are now available at the UW Law Library as well as at all of Madison Public Library locations.

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After Tumultuous Year, Crypto Not Likely to Leave Regulatory Uncertainty Behind

Legal Tech Monitor

White-collar defense attorneys doubted that high-profile criminal prosecutions such as those of the FTX and Binance founders would continue in 2024, but said they will keep a close eye on regulatory developments.

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CMS Kluge optimises their business processes with LegalOne Enterprise from PSA Consulting

Legal IT Professionals

PSA Consulting are proud to announce that CMS Kluge Advokatfirma AS has selected LegalOne Enterprise to optimise their business processes. LegalOne Enterprise is PSA's seamlessly integrated bundle of the most widely used solutions in the legal industry.

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The Dark Side of Tech: 8 Law Firms That Suffered Data Breaches in 2023

Legal Tech Monitor

As the use of technology by law firms has grown, so has their vulnerability to cyberthreats. 2023 marks itself as an eye-opener for the legal industry, with a record number of firms facing data breaches.

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Top 10 AI and Cyber Webcasts of 2023

Debevoise Data Blog

As we approach the end of the year, here are the Top 10 Webcasts on the Debevoise Data Blog in 2023 by page views. If you are not already a Blog subscriber, click here to sign up. 1. NYDFS Cybersecurity Final Amendments (November 28, 2023) In this webcast, we examined the final amendments to Cybersecurity Regulation, 23 NYCRR Part 500, announced by the NYDFS on November 1, 2023.

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Stay On Top of Newly Filed State & Federal Litigation: Curated Just for You!

With Daily Filings Report by Trellis you will receive an email and csv file daily with all new cases filed in the jurisdictions you're tracking. Each new case will include all case metadata like judge, parties, counsel, practice area, and even direct links to the full docket and complaint. Trellis Daily Filings Reports provide direct access to newly filed state and federal litigation curated just for you.

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Key learnings from ILTACON Europe including an in-depth look at Microsoft’s Copilot Masterclass 

Legal Tech Monitor

ILTA’s European conference once again took place in mid-November at Allen & Overy’s London office, featuring a half-day Microsoft Copilot Masterclass and talks from psychologists, and AI and data experts. Key learnings from ILTACON Europe including an in-depth look at Microsoft’s Copilot Masterclass Read More » The post Key learnings from ILTACON Europe including an in-depth look at Microsoft’s Copilot Masterclass appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Decoding Justice: Key Differences Between Civil and Criminal Litigation

CaseFox

Have you ever found yourself curious about the legal stuff you hear about? Some cases are settled with fines, while in some cases, the accused are sentenced to imprisonment! Well, here top lawyers explain how cases proceed differently according to allegations made by the complainant. The legal proceedings can be broadly categorised into civil and criminal litigation, each governed by distinct laws and procedures.

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The Purge!

Legal Tech Monitor

From : Blog Entry >> Rebecca’s Blog Entry Please enjoy this blog authored by Rebecca Sattin, Senior Director, Partner Success, NetDocuments. Setting Up for Success in 2024: Strategies for Managing Data for Departing Users In this blog post, the author will discuss ideas on how firms may consider implementing strategies that purge departed user data and secure management approval to do so.

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A&O launches contract drafting & review tool in partnership with Microsoft and Harvey

Legal IT Insiders

Allen & Overy has launched a SaaS contract drafting, review and analysis tool, created in partnership with Microsoft and Harvey, which it will use for its own client work as … A&O launches contract drafting & review tool in partnership with Microsoft and Harvey Read More » The post A&O launches contract drafting & review tool in partnership with Microsoft and Harvey appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Fortifying the Future: The Crucial Role of Red Teaming as AI Assumes Centre Stage

Legal Tech Monitor

While Red Teaming has been a longstanding practice in traditional cybersecurity, its application in the AI landscape is relatively novel, and it constitutes a crucial component of the solution for the secure implementation and utilisation of AI technologies.

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Deep Dive Recap: The Top 20 New Lawmatics Features of 2023

Lawmatics

As 2023 comes to a close, let’s take a look back on some of the top game-changing tools and functionalities released in Lawmatics this year. Designed to push your practice towards higher profits and improved efficiency, these favorite features have been sourced directly from legal professionals of thriving firms with a broad spectrum of practice areas. 1 An intuitive user experience Create From Within was a complete reinvention of our UX (user experience).

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A&O launches contract drafting & review tool in partnership with Microsoft and Harvey

Legal Tech Monitor

Allen & Overy has launched a SaaS contract drafting, review and analysis tool, created in partnership with Microsoft and Harvey, which it will use for its own client work as. A&O launches contract drafting & review tool in partnership with Microsoft and Harvey Read More » The post A&O launches contract drafting & review tool in partnership with Microsoft and Harvey appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Best of 2023: On Taking Typing out of Litigation (Automating Legal Drafting with AI) Nathan Walter (CEO Briefpoint)

Technically Legal

In one of 2023's most listened to episodes, Nathan Walter, founder of Briefpoint , joins Technically Legal to explain how his company is using technology and artificial intelligence to automate routine legal drafting tasks. A good portion of lawyers’ time and those helping them is copying or re-using prior work. This is especially true in litigation and especially in discovery.

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Brave New Discovery: Transcript of Discovery Hearing, Dec. 21, 2024 (A Guest Post By Pablo Arredondo)

Legal Tech Monitor

[This post is by Pablo Arredondo , cofounder of Casetext and vice president, CoCounsel, at Thomson Reuters. Pablo notes that any views expressed in this post are entirely his own.] UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK December 21, 2024 Genesis Technology v. Obsidian Dynamics Transcript of Discovery Hearing Before Honorable Judith Hand, Magistrate Judge Appearances : On behalf of Plaintiff Genesis Technology Sarah Lovington Savath, Saine and Soore, LLP On behalf of Defe

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Rocket Lawyer Releases Generative AI Tool, to Help Business Startups, Built in Collaboration with Google Cloud

Legal Tech Monitor

The online legal services provider Rocket Lawyer today released a generative AI feature, Rocket Copilot , built in collaboration with Google Cloud. The company says that Rocket Copilot is an “ intuitive, conversational new customer experience” that “combines powerful generative AI with professional human expertise to give customers a simple and fast way to confidently complete their legal documents and other filings alongside convenient access to legal professionals.

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Mastering Data Management and Collaboration in Legal Tech – Insights from 2023

Legal Tech Monitor

The second part of our 2023 legal tech review series explores the intricate world of data management and collaboration within the legal sector. As the legal industry navigates through the digital transformation, challenges arise in effectively managing and analyzing the ever-growing volumes of collaboration data. This segment delves into how these complexities are being addressed and the role of AI in streamlining data management processes, particularly in the context of pre-litigation scenarios

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Rocket Lawyer Announces Gen AI-Powered Rocket Copilot, Expanded Google Cloud Partnership

Legal Tech Monitor

Rocket Copilot, a “conversational new customer experience” that combines generative AI and human expertise, will first be available in the form of a business name generator.

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Tech in Trouble: 5 Legal Tech Companies in Hot Water in 2023

Legal Tech Monitor

From class action lawsuits, data breaches or allegations of sexual misconduct about their CEOs, some legal tech companies had to navigate critical challenges this year.

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Legal Tech's Milestones for AI Regulation, Data Governance & KM in 2023

Legal Tech Monitor

Legal industry experts make their picks for the biggest developments in artificial intelligence regulation, data governance and knowledge management in the past year.