Above the Law - Technology

AUGUST 31, 2023

Ready Or Not, Generative AI Is Here. The post The Future Of Law: ILTACON 2023’s Legal Tech Innovations appeared first on Above the Law.

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 31, 2023

Ryan Spear | Retreats are back! Here's a travel pro's views on what's changed and what to consider while planning. The post The Return of Law Firm Retreats: Destination Choices and Trends appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Above the Law - Technology

AUGUST 31, 2023

ChatGPT isn't the only game in town. The post How Generative AI Works (Part IV) appeared first on Above the Law.

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Eric Goldman

AUGUST 31, 2023

A Twitter user sued over his account suspension. The court dismissed the case without prejudice. Blog post coverage of that ruling here. The user tried again. Same result. Section 230. Twitter qualifies for the standard three-element test for 230: Twitter is an ICS provider. “Plaintiff seeks to hold Twitter liable for decisions regarding “information provided by another information content provider”—that is, information he and the third-party user, rather than Twitter, provided.” 

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LLRX

AUGUST 31, 2023

Articles and Columns for August 2023 The Case For Large Language Model Optimism in Legal Research From A Law & Technology Librarian – The emergence of Large Language Models (LLMs) in legal research signifies a transformative shift. This article by Sean Harrington critically evaluates the advent and fine-tuning of Law-Specific LLMs, such as those offered by.

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CloudNine

AUGUST 31, 2023

By Catherine Ostheimer This year’s ILTACON, held at the Walt Disney World (WDW) hotel properties in Orlando covering a 430,000+ square foot campus, was a spectacular event on many levels. For one, seemingly few of the 3,400 attendees complained about the long walks in 90-degree heat required to attend educational sessions and meetings. Energy ran high throughout the conference despite the heat and expansive conference grounds.

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LLRX

AUGUST 31, 2023

On August 30th each year the world is reminded that hundreds of thousands of people in at least 85 countries don’t know where their loved ones are, or even whether they are alive or dead. For the victims of enforced disappearance and their families, every day is the Day of the Disappeared. The unrelenting uncertainty and anguish of not knowing the truth of what has happened to their family member is a recognized form of torture for both the disappeared and their families.

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Inside Privacy

AUGUST 31, 2023

On August 21, 2023, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”), National Security Agency (“NSA”), and National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) issued a joint quantum-readiness factsheet (the “Factsheet”) to inform organizations—particularly those that support critical infrastructure sectors —about quantum computing threats and to urge these organizations to begin planning for future migration to post-quantum cryptographic (“PQC”) standards.

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Legal IT Professionals

AUGUST 31, 2023

Actionstep, the cloud practice management platform for law firms, announces that it has acquired the Perth-based legal software business, FilePro. The transaction brings together two innovative companies serving the needs of modern, mid-sized law firms.

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Inside Privacy

AUGUST 31, 2023

On August 25, 2023, China’s National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee (“TC260”) released the final version of the Practical Guidelines for Cybersecurity Standards – Method for Tagging Content in Generative Artificial Intelligence Services (《网络安全标准实践指南——生成式人工智能服务内容标识方法》) (“ Tagging Standard ”) (Chinese version available here ), following a draft version circulated earlier this month.

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LawSites

AUGUST 31, 2023

Actionstep , a cloud-based law practice management platform, has acquired the Australian practice management company FilePro and its 4,000 law firm customers in Australia. While both companies primarily serve mid-sized law firms, FilePro was developed as an on-premises product and has been exploring the development of a cloud product. This deal will accelerate the availability of cloud technology to FilePro’s customers, the two companies said in announcing the deal.

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Legal Tech Monitor

AUGUST 31, 2023

It took about six months for the firm to build its own GenAI platform, which it has named “Airlie” in honor of Airlie Smith—the first woman lawyer to join any of the firms that merged to form Allens.

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Relativity

AUGUST 31, 2023

If you’re feeling pulled to find more ways to give back, here are a few key tips Relativity Fest 2022 panelists shared to help you get started, both within and beyond working hours.

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Legal Tech Monitor

AUGUST 31, 2023

Reveal’s acquisition of e-discovery providers Logikcull and IPRO is dividing the industry between those excited about a one-stop-shop and more curated offerings, and those worried about the future of IPRO’s and Logikcull’s solutions.

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Technically Legal

AUGUST 31, 2023

Vivek Rao, talks about his path from workers compensation attorney to co-founder and CEO of Foundation AI , an app that automates the manual process of collecting, categorizing and filing documents and unstructured data. The software is used by law firms and insurance companies and utilizes a combination of artificial intelligence, optical character recognition (OCR) and computer vision to process incoming documents and email by type, time-sensitivity, and matter or claim.

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Legal Tech Monitor

AUGUST 31, 2023

Legaltech News caught up with John Shim, one of the founders of Case Chronology, to discuss how organizing medical legal documents can become a predictive tool for many institutions.

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Ikigai Law

AUGUST 31, 2023

New anti-tobacco warning rules for OTTs issued by India’s union health ministry for OTT platforms do not consider the unique nature of OTT content consumption. This article raises questions about the effectiveness of these measures, and suggests that a collaborative approach with the industry and existing self-regulatory mechanisms would be more appropriate.

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Legal Tech Monitor

AUGUST 31, 2023

Law firms track everything from badge swipes to keystrokes for their employees. But is putting a person’s location in a public forum a bridge too far?

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Martindale-Avvo

AUGUST 31, 2023

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Legal Tech Monitor

AUGUST 31, 2023

John Brewer, who will continue on in his role HaystackID’s chief data science scientist, has been watching the rise of generative AI over the past year with some concern, and a wealth of prior knowledge.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

The Department has developed new guidance, Immunization Guidelines for Schools , which is based on an older version that was available prior to 2018. The guidelines provide direction to schools on how to ensure their students are meeting the immunization requirements. The guidance also addresses how to handle certain situations including: Homeless Students Students in Foster Care Non-graded classes Refugee students Finally, schools will find direction for students not meeting the immunization re

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Legal Tech Monitor

AUGUST 31, 2023

Actionstep , a cloud-based law practice management platform, has acquired the Australian practice management company FilePro and its 4,000 law firm customers in Australia. While both companies primarily serve mid-sized law firms, FilePro was developed as an on-premises product and has been exploring the development of a cloud product. This deal will accelerate the availability of cloud technology to FilePro’s customers, the two companies said in announcing the deal.

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iPhone J.D.

AUGUST 31, 2023

I hesitate to start today's post with this story because it leaves me with so many unanswered questions, and I hope that we will get the answers from Apple and the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) soon, but Ben Lovejoy of 9to5Mac shares a disturbing report from Joseph Cox of 404Media. On the New York subway, you can use Apple Pay Express on your iPhone or Apple Watch to quickly pay the fare for public transit.

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Legal Tech Monitor

AUGUST 31, 2023

Because many of today’s legal tech vendors are startups who are still trying to find their way forward, there is a risk that some of them may only be around for a short time, or will be subsumed into another organisation—outcomes which will impact their users more than most.

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Lawmatics

AUGUST 31, 2023

In today's digital age, having a strong social media presence is crucial for any law firm. However, building a following can be challenging, especially for those new to social media marketing. In this blog post, we will share practical strategies and tips for gaining your next 1000 social media followers for your law firm, helping you to increase your online visibility and ultimately grow your business. 1 Limit Your Platforms Sometimes, less can be more.

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Legal Tech Monitor

AUGUST 31, 2023

Ready Or Not, Generative AI Is Here. The post The Future Of Law: ILTACON 2023’s Legal Tech Innovations appeared first on Above the Law.

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Legal Tech Monitor

AUGUST 31, 2023

ChatGPT isn't the only game in town. The post How Generative AI Works (Part IV) appeared first on Above the Law.

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Legal Tech Monitor

AUGUST 31, 2023

The New Jersey complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.

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