Above the Law - Technology

JUNE 8, 2023

EvenUp , a company that uses AI to turn medical documents and case files into demand packages for personal injury lawyers, has raised $50.5 million in a Series B funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners , with participation from Bain Capital Ventures , Behance founder Scott Belsky , and Clio Ventures , the investment arm of legal technology company Clio.

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Trial Technology

JUNE 8, 2023

Image credit: Al Holguin Litigation-Tech has been around for many years, helping attorneys navigate their way onto the technology highway in the courtroom. We have a lot of stories to tell, but here's some insight from one of our very first clients. Abraham Lincoln was a master of using language to persuade and inform. He was also a skilled storyteller, and he knew how to use visuals to illustrate his points.

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 8, 2023

Nothing But the Ruth | Does the 'bogus cases' ChatGPT incident reveal a bigger problem? The post Make AI Your Intern, Not Your Replacement as a Lawyer appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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LLRX

JUNE 8, 2023

Archon Fung , Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government, Harvard Kennedy School, and Lawrence Lessig , Professor of Law and Leadership, Harvard University, pose the question: "Could organizations use artificial intelligence language models such as ChatGPT to induce voters to behave in specific ways? Sen. Josh Hawley asked OpenAI CEO Sam Altman this question in a May 16, 2023, U.S.

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Advertiser: Trellis

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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CaseFox

JUNE 8, 2023

Intro In today’s digital era, communication has significantly evolved. Texting has become the most preferred method of communication among individuals. This evolution has also become a part of the legal industry. Lawyers and law firms nowadays majorly rely on text messaging to communicate with their clients. The practice of lawyer texting has proven to be an effective means of staying in touch with clients, fostering better communication and understanding.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 8, 2023

“You want to avoid fines, and you want to avoid regulators. So, if we can understand what the guardrails are early, then we can avoid them,” tech attorney Jennifer Beckage said.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 8, 2023

“If you’re hiring AI technical competence to help you form an AI strategy, that’s completely wrong in my expert opinion because it’s a business decision,” said Josh Kubicki, a University of Richmond School of Law professor.

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Relativity

JUNE 8, 2023

Our stories are worth sharing, our colleagues’ stories are worth hearing, and welcoming these stories fosters impactful inclusion at work—and, ultimately, better work, too. Here's how to build a storytelling culture on your team.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 8, 2023

The opportunities that big tech offers to in-house legal teams are too significant to ignore. They go far beyond merely making legal more efficient and enabling them to do more with less budget. Technology has the potential to fundamentally change the entire contribution that a legal department makes to the business.

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Relativity

JUNE 8, 2023

Our stories are worth sharing, our colleagues’ stories are worth hearing, and welcoming these stories fosters impactful inclusion at work—and, ultimately, better work, too. Here's how to build a storytelling culture on your team.

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Advertiser: Trellis

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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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 8, 2023

The SEC’s latest suits against crypto companies underscore the growing volume of work for Big Law in advising the industry in litigation, enforcement, restructuring, bankruptcy work and lobbying.

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iPhone J.D.

JUNE 8, 2023

Can you see it? Look to the horizon and you'll find the next chapter in Apple's history: spatial computing, made possible with the Apple Vision Pro. After Apple introduced the world to this platform on Monday, a small number of folks have now had a chance to try the device, and the initial reviews have been glowing, with many reviewers stating that they had high expectations that were exceeded by how impressive the device is.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 8, 2023

Judge Kevin Castel called the hearing for the parties to show cause as to why he should not issue sanctions. He deferred decision, saying he would issue a written ruling at a later time.

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Lawmatics

JUNE 8, 2023

As an estate planning attorney, you understand that precision and attention to detail are paramount. You strive to provide exceptional service to your clients, but manual processes can create inefficiencies and challenges that can negatively impact your productivity, profitability, and client satisfaction. Automation is no longer just a buzzword in the legal industry; it is a necessary tool for law firms to remain competitive and thrive in today's market.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 8, 2023

From : Blog Entry >> Ragav’s Blog Entry netDocShare Provisioning Provision, Govern & Manage your Microsoft Teams empowered with NetDocuments! netDocShare Provisioning helps the Microsoft Teams Administrators & Knowledge Managers providing the ability to bulk create/edit/update Microsoft Teams, Channels & Tabs empowered with NetDocuments content using netDocShare Tab & Sync.

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Discovery Advocate

JUNE 8, 2023

In re Pork Antitrust Litig. , No. 18-cv-2022 WL 972401 (D. Minn. Mar. 31, 2022) Practical Insight Reliance on an employee’s general statement that they do not use text messages for work-related matters may not be sufficient to rule out their device as a potential source of discoverable data. Relying on an employee’s memory without an accompanying thorough discussion – informed by potentially relevant technical considerations of where data may reside and a more robust effort to locate it – is unl

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 8, 2023

Workplace collaboration and communication solutions like Slack and Microsoft Teams have firmly established their place in the enterprise and can be requested during ediscovery just like email and other electronically stored information. That was the topic of discussion during a webinar earlier this year where our panelists discussed info gov and ediscovery challenges along with best practices that can help enterprises reduce risk and manage collaborative data securely, efficiently, and defensibl

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Debevoise Data Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

Key takeaways this May include: Facial recognition : Businesses, including those with no presence in the EEA, face continued challenges in establishing GDPR-compliant facial recognition technology after the French CNIL fined Clearview AI an additional € 5.2 million for failing to comply with its previous order against the company. GDPR individuals’ rights : Businesses should look to two new CJEU decisions on the scope of GDPR’s rights to compensation (confirming there is no minimum level of dama

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 8, 2023

The best way to improve cybersecurity protection is by using a password manager. This is especially true for phishing attacks. What is Phishing? Phishing attacks are where bad guys pretend to be someone else to trick you into giving them your personal information. Here’s how they usually do it: 1. Fake Emails or Messages They’ll send you an email or message that looks like it’s from a trustworthy source.

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Legal IT Group

JUNE 8, 2023

Congratulations on a new feature in your application! Now that you have programmed it and started implementing it (and the release is coming soon! Or has it already happened?), an urgent question arose: Do I need to change my privacy policy (Privacy Policy) and my website agreement (Terms of Use / Terms of Service)? And then immediately the following two: Who will make me?

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 8, 2023

Data privacy regulations are set to go into effect in five different states this year, with at least 25 other states also considering comprehensive data privacy legislation in 2023. Fortunately, there are contract management strategies that can significantly lighten the burden of increasingly complex regulatory obligations.

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Hanzo Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

Workplace collaboration and communication solutions like Slack and Microsoft Teams have firmly established their place in the enterprise and can be requested during ediscovery just like email and other electronically stored information. That was the topic of discussion during a webinar earlier this year where our panelists discussed info gov and ediscovery challenges along with best practices that can help enterprises reduce risk and manage collaborative data securely, efficiently, and defensibl

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 8, 2023

Alongside its funding round and a “self-service” generative AI tool that automates drafting demand packages and summarizing medical records, EvenUp also announced an integration with practice management provider Litify.

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Technically Legal

JUNE 8, 2023

Do AI developers need permission to use copyrighted works and other IP before using it to train artificial intelligence? Professor Mark Lemley of Stanford does not think so. He believes using copyrighted works to train AI should fall under the fair use exception to copyright law. Professor Lemley is the Director of the Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology, an author of seven books and more than 130 articles on intellectual property, antitrust and related areas of the law.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 8, 2023

“DraftKings went from a speedboat to a cruise ship during my time there, as successful companies do. I wanted to get into another speedboat,” said Tim Parilla, CLO of LinkSquares.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 8, 2023

As a response to the legal industry’s worries about generative AI, vendors have emphasized the safety and security of their products. But some say vendors can fall short of meeting their security requirements, while others have made misleading announcements.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 8, 2023

The “Security at Issue: State of Cybersecurity in Law Firms 2023” survey found that many law firms see themselves as more secure than average. “In practice, the data suggests overconfidence amongst the entire legal population,” when it comes to cybersecurity, said Conversant Group CEO John A. Smith.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 8, 2023

EvenUp , a company that uses AI to turn medical documents and case files into demand packages for personal injury lawyers, has raised $50.5 million in a Series B funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners , with participation from Bain Capital Ventures , Behance founder Scott Belsky , and Clio Ventures , the investment arm of legal technology company Clio.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 8, 2023

* Supreme Court justices issue annual financial disclosures as required by statute (in case anyone’s confused ) except Thomas and Alito. Can’t be caught making material omissions on financial disclosure forms if you don’t file any financial disclosure forms! [ Reuters ] * We haven’t checked in on Lin Wood in a while… now even QAnon allies are suing him. [ Daily Beast ] * Prosecutors inform Donald Trump that he’s a target in the classified documents investigation in one of American history’s grea

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 8, 2023

UK legal IT managed service provider Oosha, which was acquired by Access Legal in 2021, has rebranded Access Managed Services and announced that it is set to grow its team. Oosha rebrands as Access Managed Services and announces plans to grow team by a fifth Read More » The post Oosha rebrands as Access Managed Services and announces plans to grow team by a fifth appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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