Above the Law - Technology
OCTOBER 20, 2023
from the law-enforcement-is-our-most-troublesome-invasive-species dept The post Fifth Circuit: The Government Doesn’t Need To Pay You For The Home It Destroyed To Effect An Arrest appeared first on Above the Law.
Kevin O'Keefe
OCTOBER 20, 2023
In what could bring changes to law firm publishing, Mike Isaac , Katie Robertson and Nico Grant of The New York Times report major online platforms such as Facebook, Twitter (now known as X), and Google are distancing themselves from news content, signaling a significant shift in the already complex relationship between tech giants and the news industry.
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Above the Law - Technology
OCTOBER 20, 2023
This week in AI news. The post AI Update: New Chip Regulations, AI Audits, The Fugees appeared first on Above the Law.
LLRX
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Crime predictions generated for the police department in Plainfield, New Jersey, rarely lined up with reported crimes, an analysis by The Markup has found, adding new context to the debate over the efficacy of crime prediction software. Geolitica, known as PredPol until a 2021 rebrand, produces software that ingests data from crime incident reports and produces daily predictions on where and when crimes are most likely to occur.
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Attorney at Work
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Jamie Spannhake | Why so negative? Here are 5 strategies for reducing the unhealthy side effects of negativity bias. The post Negativity Bias: 5 Ways to Break the Cycle of Negativity appeared first on Attorney at Work.
Pillsbury Law Internet and Technology blog
OCTOBER 20, 2023
In speaking at this past week’s #shifthappens Conference, I had the pleasure of discussing both the potential and pitfalls posed by generative AI with fellow panelists David Pryor Jr., Alex Tuzhilin, Julia Glidden and Gerry Petrella. Our wide-ranging discussion covered how regulators can address the privacy, security and transparency concerns that underlie this transformative technology.
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LLRX
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Jocelyn Stilwell-Tong , Law Librarian, California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District, has determined that although free AI online is useful, the developing products from major legal research platforms show great promise. These paid products control for issues like hallucinations, and provide citations supporting their work so a researcher can confirm the accuracy and context of the materials the AI is pulling from.
TechLaw Crossroads
OCTOBER 20, 2023
I was recently a guest on a podcast called Discussions at the Round Table. The podcast is put on by the Round Table Group. The Group is a premier expert referral service. It locates, vetts, and engages expert witnesses in complex litigation matters. I was asked to talk about my work as a practicing lawyer with experts over the years. For most of my career, I was a national mass tort defense lawyer.
Legal IT Insiders
OCTOBER 20, 2023
First seen in the September Orange Rag On LinkedIn in September, Legal IT Insider asked: ‘Has Teams overtaken email as your primary communication method?’ Out of the 250 people who … ICYMI: Teams overtakes email for almost a third of legal sector users Read More » The post ICYMI: Teams overtakes email for almost a third of legal sector users appeared first on Legal IT Insider.
lennyesq
OCTOBER 20, 2023
For the second time in as many months, the court overturned an injunction against the Biden administration’s ghost gun regulation from federal Judge Reed O’Connor. By Sunny Sone On Monday afternoon, just before a 5 p.m. deadline, justices on the Supreme Court appeared to send a message. For the second time in as many months, the court ruled that the Biden administration can, for now, continue regulating ghost guns — again overturning an injunction from right-wing U.S.
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Legal IT Professionals
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Former DocsCorp Vice President of Global Commercial Operations, Ben Mitchell has joined as Chief Operating Officer of UK software and services Company, Novaplex. Novaplex was founded in 2008 by CEO Michelle Langton and the Company has been hugely successful in developing its portfolio of software and services.
LawSites
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Live today at 3 p.m., it’s another episode of Legaltech Week, the show where a panel of journalists and bloggers discusses the week’s top stories in legal tech and innovation. Guest panelist Kristin Calve , publisher and editor of Corporate Counsel Business Journal and the Pinhawk newsletters, will join us to share her experience attending the Running Legal Like A Business conference last week in Las Vegas.
lennyesq
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Sareen Habeshian The company behind the beloved Scholastic Book Fair is facing push back after making changes to its offerings in response to increasing book ban attempts across the U.S. Driving the news: Scholastic, an educational company that publishes and distributes books for children and young adults, created a separate collection for its more diverse titles, allowing schools to opt in or out, or limit, their inclusion in elementary school fairs.
Legal Tech Monitor
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Live today at 3 p.m., it’s another episode of Legaltech Week, the show where a panel of journalists and bloggers discusses the week’s top stories in legal tech and innovation. Guest panelist Kristin Calve , publisher and editor of Corporate Counsel Business Journal and the Pinhawk newsletters, will join us to share her experience attending the Running Legal Like A Business conference last week in Las Vegas.
Debevoise Data Blog
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Key takeaways from September include: UK-US data bridge: From 12 October 2023, UK businesses will be able to transfer personal data to certain US organisations certified under a UK-specific extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, without additional GDPR safeguards; AI Foundation Models: Consumers and developers of AI Foundation models (“FMs”) should take care to ensure they respect existing data protection legislation when training and using FMs, as the UK Competition and Markets Author
Legal Tech Monitor
OCTOBER 20, 2023
The contract lifecycle management company SpotDraft today launched a generative AI add-in for Microsoft Word that is designed to help lawyers streamline the process of reviewing contracts — and it is available for anyone to try for free through the end of December. The new product, called VerifAI , uses generative AI to check contracts against user-specified guidelines, written in plain English.
Martindale-Avvo
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Martindale-Avvo’s Impact on Law Firm Reputation Reputation is not just a factor but the driving force behind legal consumer decisions. Four of every five individuals with a legal issue who are considering whether or not to connect with a specific attorney are evaluating that attorney’s reputation online before deciding whether or not to take any action.
Legal Tech Monitor
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Shouldn’t all residents in the state of Illinois, regardless of the language they speak, have access to quality legal services? I recently came across this startling statistic: According to the U.S. Census, more than 23 percent of households in Illinois spoke a language other than English at home between 2017 and 2021. That equates to roughly 1.123 million Illinois households, according to Acutrans , a translation and interpretation service.
MatterSuite
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Blockchain technology has greatly affected diverse sectors, including finance and healthcare, and it’s also transforming the legal field. This revolutionary technology has the potential to reshape the conduction of legal processes, leading to increased efficiency, transparency, and security. In this blog post, we’ll delve into how blockchain technology is reshaping the legal industry and its role within it.
Legal Tech Monitor
OCTOBER 20, 2023
From : Blog Entry >> Michiel’s Blog Entry How to successfully implement AI within law firms The legal industry is redefining itself under a flood of AI applications that emerge at a staggering speed. During a panel discussion at ILTACON 2023 in Orlando , I talked about the role of Artificial Intelligence in legal. This blog post summarizes my personal takeaways on how to successfully implement AI within law teams globally.
CaseFox
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Do you have what it takes to be a lawyer? Law schools will provide you with legal knowledge. However, it won’t help you learn all the skills that you need to be a successful lawyer. There are various skills needed to be a lawyer. These skills are essential and important for lawyers. Legal professionals can work in different fields, but they will need some skills to be successful.
Legal Tech Monitor
OCTOBER 20, 2023
First seen in the September Orange Rag On LinkedIn in September, Legal IT Insider asked: ‘Has Teams overtaken email as your primary communication method?’ Out of the 250 people who. ICYMI: Teams overtakes email for almost a third of legal sector users Read More » The post ICYMI: Teams overtakes email for almost a third of legal sector users appeared first on Legal IT Insider.
lennyesq
OCTOBER 20, 2023
BY DEBRA CASSENS WEISS A New York judge has been removed from the bench for brandishing a loaded gun at a litigant and then describing the incident in an exaggerated and racial manner. The New York Court of Appeals, the state’s top court, approved the removal of Robert J. Putorti, a town and village justice in Whitehall, New York, in an Oct. 19 opinion.
Legal Tech Monitor
OCTOBER 20, 2023
from the law-enforcement-is-our-most-troublesome-invasive-species dept The post Fifth Circuit: The Government Doesn’t Need To Pay You For The Home It Destroyed To Effect An Arrest appeared first on Above the Law.
LLRX
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Coding with ChatGPT: A Journey to Create A Dynamic Legal Research Aid
Legal Tech Monitor
OCTOBER 20, 2023
As many organizations work to identify the best use cases of generative AI, the next couple of months will likely require them to grow their AI skills and knowledge, according to panelists at a Debevoise & Plimpton webinar.
Legally Speaking
OCTOBER 20, 2023
I had the immense pleasure of Hosting the Legally Speaking Podcast at this year’s Clio Cloud Conference in Nashville, Tennessee and let me tell you, it was nothing short of epic. The event was buzzing with over 2,000 in-person attendees from more than 20 countries, and an additional 1,000 tuned in virtually. Jack Newton’s Grand Opening Jack Newton, the mastermind behind Clio, welcomed us with a stirring keynote, laying out the 2023 Legal Trends Report and highlighting how technology is revolutio
Legal Tech Monitor
OCTOBER 20, 2023
The stolen files contain information that is “critical to the plaintiffs’ businesses and which they exercised efforts to keep confidential since the utilization and/or disclosure thereof would damage their business tremendously,” the suit said.
Above the Law - Technology
OCTOBER 20, 2023
The contract lifecycle management company SpotDraft today launched a generative AI add-in for Microsoft Word that is designed to help lawyers streamline the process of reviewing contracts — and it is available for anyone to try for free through the end of December. The new product, called VerifAI , uses generative AI to check contracts against user-specified guidelines, written in plain English.
Legal Tech Monitor
OCTOBER 20, 2023
The current national standards for public defender caseloads, set in 1973, are “ outdated, not empirically based, and inadequate ” and should be updated for public defenders to adequately represent indigent clients, according to findings from a recent study. The National Public Defense Workload Study set out to create new national standards for public defender workloads, which the study says are essential for adequate funding and staffing so that public defenders can competently represent their
Legal Tech Monitor
OCTOBER 20, 2023
I was recently a guest on a podcast called Discussions at the Round Table. The podcast is put on by the Round Table Group. The Group is a premier expert referral service. It locates, vetts, and engages expert witnesses in complex litigation matters. I was asked to talk about my work as a practicing lawyer with experts over the years. For most of my career, I was a national mass tort defense lawyer.
Legal Tech Monitor
OCTOBER 20, 2023
VerifAI looks to stand out by launching as a Microsoft Word add-in and giving users flexibility with contract review guidelines.
Legal Tech Monitor
OCTOBER 20, 2023
This week in AI news. The post AI Update: New Chip Regulations, AI Audits, The Fugees appeared first on Above the Law.
Legal Tech Monitor
OCTOBER 20, 2023
With the charges dismissed, the only step remaining before a potential appeal is a remedies phase.
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