Above the Law - Technology
AUGUST 17, 2023
Get the latest on this all-important area. The post Now Live At The Non-Event: The Legal Operations Buyers Guide! appeared first on Above the Law.
Kevin O'Keefe
AUGUST 17, 2023
OpenAI and The New York Times may be on a collision course resulting in legal action setting broad precedent on a AI system’s use of a publisher’s content – any publisher, even bloggers. NPR’s Bobby Allyn reports The New York Times is weighing legal action against OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, over intellectual property rights linked to its reporting.
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Dennis Kennedy
AUGUST 17, 2023
The Michigan State Law Review Forum has published my article titled “ Displaying and Evidencing Contract Terms in a Post-Visual Era.” In this article, I explore the challenges that come with the increasing use of non-visual transactions, interfaces, and devices in today’s contracting landscape. I’ve been thinking about these issues from my days at Mastercard and appreciated the opportunity to capture some of my analysis and tentative conclusions in this article, along with some action steps.
Attorney at Work
AUGUST 17, 2023
Curt Brown | There’s nothing like an existential threat to get the competitive juices flowing. The post Practicing Law in the Age of AI appeared first on Attorney at Work.
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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.
LawSites
AUGUST 17, 2023
A new two-day conference devoted to knowledge management and innovation in the legal profession will debut in October in New York, organized by two of the leading consultants in the field. Described as “focusing on value, innovation, and knowledge management for legal professionals,” the Knowledge Management & Innovation for Legal Conference aims to become the premiere event of its type.
Law Technology Today
AUGUST 17, 2023
By Vince Wingerter , CEO and founder of 4LegalLeads.com When the Greek philosopher Heraclitus wrote “The only constant in life is change,” he could have been writing about lead and call generation in the legal industry. The legal industry continues to transform at a rapid pace, and how law firms find new clients is no exception. As more and more people go online to find legal help, more and more law firms go online to find new clients.
Legal Tech Connection brings together the best content for legal and legal tech professionals from the widest variety of thought leaders.
CaseFox
AUGUST 17, 2023
Are you still stuck with traditional forms of marketing? Or do you think social media marketing for law firms is ineffective? Well, if you are a lawyer, thinking social media marketing or Instagram marketing is not worth it. You are losing clients to your competitors. You are using Instagram or other social media platforms in their law firm marketing strategy. 67% of marketers plan to include Instagram in their marketing plan, because it is the 4th most used social media platform.
Legal Tech Monitor
AUGUST 17, 2023
A new two-day conference devoted to knowledge management and innovation in the legal profession will debut in October in New York, organized by two of the leading consultants in the field. Described as “focusing on value, innovation, and knowledge management for legal professionals,” the Knowledge Management & Innovation for Legal Conference aims to become the premiere event of its type.
iPhone J.D.
AUGUST 17, 2023
Will Apple buy Disney? The idea would have been ridiculous 10 years ago, 20 years ago, etc. But the idea has been kicked around quite a bit recently. John Gruber of Daring Fireball writes a persuasive piece on why Apple doesn't seem to have the interest and Disney will want to stay independent. On the other hand, Jason Snell of Six Colors thinks the idea isn't that crazy.
Legal Tech Monitor
AUGUST 17, 2023
It has been the legal story of the summer. In June, Thomson Reuters announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire the legal research and AI company Casetext for a jaw-dropping $650 million. The deal, it said at the time, was subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions and was expected to close in the second half of the year.
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Legal IT Insiders
AUGUST 17, 2023
The Contract Network, an AI-powered contract collaboration platform, announced today (17 August) that it has raised $8M in seed funding. The round was led by Tusk Venture Partners, with participation … The Contract Network raises $8m in seed funding from raft of high profile investors Read More » The post The Contract Network raises $8m in seed funding from raft of high profile investors appeared first on Legal IT Insider.
Legal Tech Monitor
AUGUST 17, 2023
Recently, Silicon Valley-based Gunderson Dettmer , an international law firm of more than 400 lawyers that exclusively represents clients in the innovation economy, launched ChatGD , a generative AI chat app for its lawyers and legal professionals that the firm designed and built itself. The launch appeared to make the firm the first in the U.S. to develop a proprietary internal tool using generative AI technology and possibly also the first firm anywhere to launch such a tool.
Technology Law Dispatch
AUGUST 17, 2023
On 9 August 2023, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published a joint position paper on Harmful Design in Digital Markets (Harmful Designs Paper) that urges businesses to stop using harmful website designs that exploit customers by encouraging them to provide more personal data than necessary.
Legal Tech Monitor
AUGUST 17, 2023
By incorporating the knowledge gained from research and insights and embracing innovative technologies, legal professionals can unlock the full potential of search term validation in eDiscovery.
LawSites
AUGUST 17, 2023
It has been the legal story of the summer. In June, Thomson Reuters announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire the legal research and AI company Casetext for a jaw-dropping $650 million. The deal, it said at the time, was subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions and was expected to close in the second half of the year.
Legal Tech Monitor
AUGUST 17, 2023
Kayla Prieto, Litigation Practice Group associate at BakerHostetler, discusses the importance of being seen and heard regardless of age or experience, why tuning out critics and negativity matters, and what it’s like to bridge the gap between attorneys, legal tech experts, discovery workflows, and technology.
LawSites
AUGUST 17, 2023
Recently, Silicon Valley-based Gunderson Dettmer , an international law firm of more than 400 lawyers that exclusively represents clients in the innovation economy, launched ChatGD , a generative AI chat app for its lawyers and legal professionals that the firm designed and built itself. The launch appeared to make the firm the first in the U.S. to develop a proprietary internal tool using generative AI technology and possibly also the first firm anywhere to launch such a tool.
Legal Tech Monitor
AUGUST 17, 2023
In addition to confirming that the deal had officially closed, Thomson Reuters also indicated that it is collaborating with Casetext “on a legal drafting solution that leverages Westlaw, Practical Law and Document Intelligence.
Relativity
AUGUST 17, 2023
Voting for the 2023 Innovation Awards closes soon. After you vote for your favorite nominees, take a look back at years 2019-2021 of the tech awards to see how the awards show and technology continued to evolve.
Legal Tech Monitor
AUGUST 17, 2023
From : Blog Entry >> Vic’s Blog Entry In the world of litigation, every piece of information can influence the direction of a case. Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) equips legal professionals with the tools to gather relevant information across the internet, streamline research requests, and achieve exceptional victories. By embracing OSINT, practitioners in the legal field gain a unique edge, enhancing due diligence processes and advancing their firm’s grasp on relevant case information
Lawmatics
AUGUST 17, 2023
As lawyers, although we might like to believe clients will come from just hard work and success, the truth is that word of mouth only goes so far. A recent survey concluded that 43% of participants relied on word of mouth to find their lawyer. So where does that other 57% go? In the highly competitive legal industry, marketing is a must. In today's evolving legal market you'd be doing yourself a disservice not to take advantage of marketing software as 98% of legal firms say that intake software
Legal Tech Monitor
AUGUST 17, 2023
Earlier this month, the American Bar Association proposed a resolution encouraging law firms to broaden their evaluation criteria when recruiting law students. The resolution suggests considering factors such as legal research and writing skills, community service, extracurricular activities, personal qualities like teamwork and resilience, and unique backgrounds and experiences alongside—not after—more traditional factors such as class rank and grades.
Legal IT Professionals
AUGUST 17, 2023
Thomson Reuters announced today that it has closed on its previously announced acquisition of Casetext, a provider of technology for legal professionals, for a purchase price of $650 million in cash.
Legal Tech Monitor
AUGUST 17, 2023
While several law firms have launched AI practices recently, Kramer Levin partner and AI team leader Harry Rubin believes that upcoming AI regulation means there will be more than enough work to go around.
K&L Gates e-Discovery Analysis & Technology Group
AUGUST 17, 2023
Rachel Tausend, a partner of the K&L Gates e-Discovery Analysis & Technology (“e-DAT”) Group and the firm’s Seattle office, and Krysta Slavik, an e-DAT Group Solutions Analyst based in Pittsburgh, will attend the ILTACON Annual Conference 2023, which begins this Sunday.
Legal Tech Monitor
AUGUST 17, 2023
While the lawsuits against OpenAI’s large language models aren’t causing many waves in the legal tech world, they will likely boost arguments for taking a LLM-agnostic or multimodel approach to generative AI.
LawSites
AUGUST 17, 2023
In 2016, I wrote a review of ShareFile in which I called it one of the best products on the market for secure document storage and sharing by law firms. But then there came a period when ShareFile seemed to go quiet, at least in the legal market, with little outward evidence that it was making any effort to market or sell to lawyers. This may have been at least partly attributable to the company’s acquisition and restructuring.
Legal Tech Monitor
AUGUST 17, 2023
The Michigan State Law Review Forum has published my article titled “ Displaying and Evidencing Contract Terms in a Post-Visual Era.” In this article, I explore the challenges that come with the increasing use of non-visual transactions, interfaces, and devices in today’s contracting landscape. I’ve been thinking about these issues from my days at Mastercard and appreciated the opportunity to capture some of my analysis and tentative conclusions in this article, along with some action steps.
Technically Legal
AUGUST 17, 2023
[link] Ops Founder Stephanie Corey and COO Liz Lugones visit the podcast to tell us why a good legal operations program is a crucial to managing the business side of law, so lawyers can focus on practicing law. Stephanie and Liz break down what legal ops is and what it entails. They say it boils down to managing the business aspects of law–from the people and processes to the technology used.
Legal Tech Monitor
AUGUST 17, 2023
Several best practices for lawyers using AI to transcribe client communications. The post Can Lawyers Legally And Ethically Record Conversations With Clients Using Artificial Intelligence? appeared first on Above the Law.
Legal IT Professionals
AUGUST 17, 2023
Autologyx, a leading provider of matter management and workflow automation tools, today announces the availability of advanced document intelligence, integrated into its Autologyx Catalyst operations platform.
Legal Tech Monitor
AUGUST 17, 2023
The Contract Network, an AI-powered contract collaboration platform, announced today (17 August) that it has raised $8M in seed funding. The round was led by Tusk Venture Partners, with participation. The Contract Network raises $8m in seed funding from raft of high profile investors Read More » The post The Contract Network raises $8m in seed funding from raft of high profile investors appeared first on Legal IT Insider.
Clio
AUGUST 17, 2023
“Your Honor, objection!” Even non-attorneys have likely seen this scene in a TV show or movie, where a trial attorney objects to the opposing counsel’s question or the witness’s testimony. While objections may be less dramatic in real life, trial lawyers must undoubtedly understand how to use different types of objections in court. In this guide, we provide a list of the most common types of objections, along with examples.
Legal Tech Monitor
AUGUST 17, 2023
Launched in April, and co-founded by a former DocuSign vice president, The Contract Network leverages generative AI and market data to help speed up contract negotiations.
LawNext podcast
AUGUST 17, 2023
Recently, Silicon Valley-based Gunderson Dettmer , an international law firm of more than 400 lawyers that exclusively represents clients in the innovation economy, launched ChatGD , a generative AI chat app for its lawyers and legal professionals that the firm designed and built itself. The launch appeared to make the firm the first in the U.S. to develop a proprietary internal tool using generative AI technology and possibly also the first firm anywhere to launch such a tool.
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