May, 2023

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Don’t Blame ChatGPT For Bad Lawyering

Above the Law - Technology

Generative AI isn't the one who filed that affirmation with the court, so stop bagging on it. The post Don’t Blame ChatGPT For Bad Lawyering appeared first on Above the Law.

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Will Law Blogs Use AI-Generated Content to Mislead the Public?

Kevin O'Keefe

The New York Times’ Stuart Thompson reports dozens of fringe news websites, content farms, and fake reviewers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to create inauthentic content online, according to two reports released by NewsGuard and ShadowDragon. The AI-generated content includes fabricated events, medical advice, and celebrity death hoaxes, raising concerns about the technology’s potential to reshape the misinformation landscape online.

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AI-Assisted Professional Development: The Future of Attorney Training

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

If you haven’t seen Sal Khan’s TED Talk on how he has leveraged GPT-4 into his new offering of Khanmigo , then let me suggest that you spend 15 minutes of your time watching it. After watching it, continue on down the page for some thoughts that I had on how law firms could also use AI in their Professional Development and Training programs. Are you a law firm looking for ways to enhance the education and professional development of your attorneys?

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There’s A New Top-Level Domain for Lawyers: ‘.esq’

Above the Law - Technology

Google has announced the release of eight new top-level domains that include one specifically designed for lawyers and law firms, “ esq,” based on the abbreviation of esquire that lawyers use to show they are admitted to practice. Google says the new domain for lawyers is “perfect for showing off your credentials.” It even pointed to two lawyers who already use the domain, Erika.esq , the webiste of attorney and personal finance advisor Erika Kullberg, and Ugo.esq., the w

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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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Stay in Your Lane

Trial Technology

If you don't know what you're doing, don't do it. It's okay to hire someone else who does know what they are doing, but don't waste your own time, your client's money, and potentially your career trying to do things you know nothing about. There are experts for that. Rule 1.1 in the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. The original Rule 1.1 states: “ A lawyer shall provide competent representation to a client.

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Using language models in legal higher education

TechnoLlama

It is trite to point out that the launch of ChatGPT and the subsequent deployment of other language models such as Bard have created quite a stir in different fields.

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Lawyers Blogging With AI is Inevitable

Kevin O'Keefe

As I read more and more about AI in journalism and publishing – and use ChatGPT in my work and blogging, it’s become inevitable to me that AI will become part of our blogging lives. I’ve always thought that the art of writing and journalism is to some extent like being a painter or musician. Some evenings publishing a blog or posting to Facebook I feel like I’m on a roll, like a pianist knocking out a tune.

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Richard Tromans on the Future of Legal Innovation and The Legal Innovators California Conference (TGIR Ep. 201)

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

In this episode of The Geek in Review Podcast, hosts Greg Lambert and Marlene Gebauer interview ⁠ Richard Tromans ⁠ , founder of Tromans Consulting and ⁠ artificiallawyer.com ⁠. Tromans shares his insights on the future of legal innovation and the upcoming ⁠ Legal Innovators California conference ⁠ , scheduled to take place on June 7-8 in San Francisco.

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Breaking: LexisNexis Announces Preview Launch of Lexis Connect, AI-Powered Matter Management within Microsoft Teams

Above the Law - Technology

LexisNexis today announced the preview launch of Lexis Connect, a legal intake and matter management product that works within Microsoft Teams and uses conversational AI assistants to help deliver answers more quickly. The product is being developed in partnership with Microsoft, and Microsoft’s Corporate, External and Legal Affairs (CETA) department has signed on as the first preview customer to test and help further develop the product.

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‘It’s a New Era for Legal Tech’ – Generative AI + The Law

Artificial Lawyer

Law professor and legal AI expert, Dan Katz, talks to Artificial Lawyer about generative AI and the legal sector. The second and longer version of.

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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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Photographer sues LAION for copyright infringement

TechnoLlama

A fascinating case that could test the limits of several exceptions under EU copyright law is developing right now in Germany. Photographer Robert Kneschke used the website “Have I Been Trained?” to find out if his images were in the LAION 5b dataset.

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Convert ‘Resting B h Face’ to ‘Neutral Alert’

Attorney at Work

While it is entertaining to explore the links that come up when you Google “RBF,” there is a serious lesson in this for lawyers. The post Convert ‘Resting B h Face’ to ‘Neutral Alert’ appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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News by Conversation: AI Chatbots Could Transform the Way We Access Legal Insight and Commentary

Kevin O'Keefe

News by conversation? Well, it’s starting to happen – to a small extent, as reported by The New York Times’ Benjamin Mullin. The implications of news by conversation are a tad scary for lawyers and law firms publishing legal insight and commentary to build a name. At some point, I could have a conversation with AI to “get” what I need without doing a search, traveling to legal sites or subscribing to various legal blogs or email newsletters.

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Casepoint Culture Seems Alive and Well

TechLaw Crossroads

I recently had a chance to catch up with Matt Hamilton , Senior Director of Sales Engineering, and some others at Casepoint. Casepoint is an e-discovery cloud based provider that claims to offer data-based intelligence and full-spectrum eDiscovery. It includes cloud collection, data processing, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence tools. The platform enables review and customizable productions.

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Balance Innovation And Legal Risk In AI Product Development

Above the Law - Technology

As a general counsel or in-house lawyer, you play a vital role in educating, guiding, and supporting your product development team. The post Balance Innovation And Legal Risk In AI Product Development appeared first on Above the Law.

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Lexis+ AI Launches with Two Customer Initiatives: Commercial Preview and AI Insider Programs

Dewey B Strategic

LexisNexis® Legal & Professional, is announcing the launch of Lexis+® AI, a generative AI platform designed to transform legal work. According to the press release “Lexis+ AI is built and trained on the largest repository of accurate and exclusive legal content, leveraging an extensive collection of documents and records to provide customers with trusted, comprehensive legal results with unmatched speed and precision and backed by verifiable, citable authority.

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Demo: How Ayfie provides organisations with their own private ChatGPT, by ChatGPT

Legal IT Insiders

At Legal IT Insider we have plenty of conversations around new products, but this one was quite fun, as Ayfie’s CEO Herman Sjøberg took the reins and instructed ChatGPT on … Demo: How Ayfie provides organisations with their own private ChatGPT, by ChatGPT Read More » The post Demo: How Ayfie provides organisations with their own private ChatGPT, by ChatGPT appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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The 3 Best Breathing Techniques for Easing Stress

Attorney at Work

Gray Robinson | By doing these simple breathing techniques every day, you can manage your stress and anxiety. The post The 3 Best Breathing Techniques for Easing Stress appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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‘The Art of the State,’ An Entrepreneur’s Bible

Kevin O'Keefe

The ‘ Art of the Start ’ by Guy Kawasaki was the bible for entrepreneurs starting companies twenty years ago. It sill can be. Starting Prairielaw, a virtual law community, almost thirty years ago, I discovered Guy’s ‘ Selling the Dream ,’ a handbook and workbook for putting evangelism to work – convincing people to believe in your product and ideas as much as you do.

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Why the Avianca ‘Bogus Cases’ News Is Not About Either Generative AI or Lawyers’ Tech Competence

LawSites

It was bound to happen sooner or later: Two lawyers face sanctions for filing a brief laden with bogus cases hallucinated by ChatGPT. But is this a story about the failings of AI or is it about the failings of the lawyers? We may know more after June 8, the date on which the judge in the case, Mata v. Avianca , has scheduled a hearing to allow the lawyers to show cause for why they should not be sanctioned for what the judge called “an unprecedented circumstance” of a brief “r

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‘Legal Tech Lists’: 9 Ways Legal Tech Can Help You Have Fun Outside Of Work [Sponsored]

Above the Law - Technology

Use your tech to terrorize your friends and neighbors with this handy guide. The post ‘Legal Tech Lists’: 9 Ways Legal Tech Can Help You Have Fun Outside Of Work appeared first on Above the Law.

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Generative AI and Legal: Its Not a Game Changer Until the Game Has Changed

TechLaw Crossroads

“It’s a game changer when the game has changed.” Richard Tromans. There has been a lot of speculation lately about the significant impact large language models (LLM) will have on the future of law practice. The theory goes that these models will tremendously reduce the time lawyers spend on many tasks. This reduction, in turn, will force lawyers and law firms to rethink the financial business models upon which the firms have primarily been built.

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Agiloft appoints new chief marketing officer 

Legal IT Insiders

California-headquartered contract lifecycle management vendor Agiloft today (25 May) announced the appointment of Nicole Milstead as its new chief marketing officer. Milstead was previously CMO of ERP software provider FinancialForce, … Agiloft appoints new chief marketing officer Read More » The post Agiloft appoints new chief marketing officer appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Make Rain by Forming Good Habits

Attorney at Work

Sally Schmidt | A checklist of successful rainmaking habits, even if you don’t consider yourself a natural rainmaker. The post Make Rain by Forming Good Habits appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Introducing Harvey AI: Revolutionizing the Legal Field with Artificial Intelligence

Martindale-Avvo

In the ever-evolving landscape of AI tools for the legal profession , a remarkable contender has emerged— Harvey AI , an AI solution specifically created for the legal profession. Backed by a recent investment from Open.AI, the creators of ChatGPT, many speculate on the implications of this technology for the future of law. Although Harvey AI is still in its beta phase, only time will reveal the true impact it will have on the legal industry.

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Heath Harris

Colin S. Levy

Heath is a senior manager in EY's Legal Function Consulting and Global Innovation teams. He's a former opera singer turned operations engineer, change leader, and technologist. He has over 15 years of experience driving organizational design, knowledge management, and technology innovation initiatives. He has extensive experience in strategic planning, change management, and Implementations, artificial intelligence and leadership development.

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New LexisNexis Generative AI Writes Mean Cease & Desist Letters, Becoming The AI We Never Knew We Needed

Above the Law - Technology

Finally, an application for AI that we can all get behind. The post New LexisNexis Generative AI Writes Mean Cease & Desist Letters, Becoming The AI We Never Knew We Needed appeared first on Above the Law.

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Ediscovery Best Practices for Slack and MS Teams from Information Governance Through Litigation

Hanzo Blog

Workplace collaboration tools like Slack and MS Teams have become ubiquitous in many organizations. However, they also present unique challenges for data governance and ediscovery in the event of litigation. To avoid potential legal issues and fines, it is crucial to have a tailored retention policy, acceptable use policy, and employee training in place.

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Is using Generative AI just another form of outsourcing?

LLRX

Is the implementation of generative AI simply a new flavor of outsourcing? How does this digital revolution reflect on our interpretation of the American Bar Association's (ABA) ethical guidelines? How can we ensure that we maintain the sacrosanct standards of our profession as we step into this exciting future? Josh Kubicki⁠ , Business Designer, Entrepreneur, University of Richmond School of Law Professor, presents a starting point to explore potential ethics considerations surrounding the use

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Top 10 Legal Podcasts

Attorney at Work

Results from our survey on the top legal podcasts are in — here are the shows that made the top 10. The post Top 10 Legal Podcasts appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Women in eDiscovery expands leadership team

Legal IT Professionals

Women in eDiscovery, a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization that brings together women interested in technology related to the legal profession, announced today the expansion of its leadership team with the addition of three positions.

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Legal Innovators California: There Is A Danger That Legal Teams Fail to Embrace AI

Artificial Lawyer

This week’s Legal Innovators California Profile is with Chris Beahn, Director of Legal and Global Affairs Operations at Splunk, the cloud data and security pioneer. Chris will be speaking.

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First-of-its-Kind App and Companion Website Provide Foster Youth Information on their Legal Rights

Above the Law - Technology

A new first-of-its-kind app and companion website, called FosterPower , provide foster youth with comprehensive but easy-to-understand information about their rights to mental health care, education and legal protections. Developed by Bay Area Legal Services , a nonprofit law firm in Tampa, Fla., with funding from a 2021 Legal Services Corporation Technology Initiative Grant , FosterPower is designed to empower the more than 20,000 children in Florida’s child welfare system with informatio

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Enhance Your Legal Department's Performance with Strategic Planning and Technology

Hanzo Blog

In-House Legal Departments, like any other business function, must be efficient and effective to deliver the best possible results. They must balance their workload, comply with regulatory requirements, and provide legal counsel to their organization in a cost-effective and streamlined manner. That’s where a Legal Operations professional can help, particularly by prioritizing strategic planning, technology, and information governance to ensure the department runs efficiently and provides the bes

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The Latest Learnings on eDiscovery from the Chicago Master’s Conference

CloudNine

By Catherine Ostheimer In a packed room at Seyfarth Shaw’s offices in Chicago, eDiscovery, information governance and privacy experts exchanged points of view and insights at The Master’s Conference last Tuesday. New ways of thinking about and managing short message/modern data, investigations, and data privacy were raised in a series of panel discussions.