3 Geeks and a Law Blog

JULY 3, 2023

For the Fourth of July week, we thought we’d do something fun and probably a little weird. Greg spoke with an AI guest named Justis for this episode. Justis, powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4, was able to have a natural conversation with Greg and provide insightful perspectives on the use of generative AI in the legal industry, specifically in law firms. In the first part of their discussion, Justis gave an overview of the legal industry’s interest in and uncertainty around adopting generative AI.

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MatterSuite

JULY 31, 2023

In today’s complex business environment, managing legal risks has become a critical aspect of corporate governance. As companies face increasing regulatory scrutiny and potential legal challenges. In-house legal counsel plays a crucial role in identifying legal risks. This blog post explores strategies for in-house legal counsel to manage legal risks effectively and safeguard the interests of organizations.

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Above the Law - Technology

JULY 7, 2023

Nowhere are clichés more overused and misused than in legal tech marketing and sales. The post ‘Legal Tech Lists’: 7 Words And Phrases Lawyers Don’t Want To Hear appeared first on Above the Law.

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Legal IT Insiders

JULY 5, 2023

Intelllex founder Chang Zi Qian tells us about their new AI-empowered litigation research assistant Scott. Intelllex is a Singapore-founded legal search and knowledge platform. Scott can search Singapore caselaw and also UK … Product Insights: AI-enabled litigation research assistant Scott from Intelllex Read More » The post Product Insights: AI-enabled litigation research assistant Scott from Intelllex appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

Get ready to master the art and science of trial preparation organization that top attorneys rely on in this exclusive webinar! Attorney and law professor, Joe Stephens, J.D., will walk through proven systems for creating comprehensive trial notebooks and binders that transform scattered case materials into a powerful command center. Learning Objectives: Strategic Organization 📊 Learn the essential sections every trial notebook needs and how to structure them for maximum clarity and acce

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JULY 27, 2023

In May 2023, a federal judge discovered fake cases cited in a filed brief. When questioned, the lawyer indicated he used ChatGPT to help with the research and drafting process and was “unaware its contents could be false.” The subsequent sanctions hearing incited debates across the legal community. Should lawyers steer clear of AI tools in their practices?

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Artificial Lawyer

JULY 25, 2023

The Legal Innovators UK conference will take place on 8 + 9 November, and we are already assembling a fantastic group of speakers from across the legal innovation ecosystem.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

JULY 11, 2023

In this episode of The Geek in Review podcast, host Marlene Gebauer and co-host Greg Lambert discuss cybersecurity challenges with guests ⁠ Jordan Ellington ⁠ , founder of ⁠ SessionGuardian ⁠ , ⁠ Oren Leib ⁠ , Vice President of Growth and Partnership at SessionGuardian, and ⁠ Trisha Sircar ⁠ , partner and chief privacy officer at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.

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Above the Law - Technology

JULY 6, 2023

Musk won't cage fight Zuckerberg, so he'll have to settle for getting whupped in court. The post Elon Musk Sends Legal Threat To Facebook And Once Facebook Finishes Laughing I’m Sure They’ll Get Right Back To Him appeared first on Above the Law.

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Legal IT Insiders

JULY 3, 2023

Legal IT Insider asks CTS’ CEO and founder Nigel Wright, and Tiger Eye’s managing director and founder Dave Wilson, about the combined company’s strategic change of direction, as they leverage … Interview: CTS and Tiger Eye talk strategy as they focus on becoming a global DX partner for law firms Read More » The post Interview: CTS and Tiger Eye talk strategy as they focus on becoming a global DX partner for law firms appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JULY 21, 2023

When you spend your hard-earned marketing dollars on pay-per-click (PPC) advertising for your law firm, every click counts. Therefore, it is crucial that the potential new clients clicking on your ads land on specialized pages designed to convert, or in other words, call your firm or submit a contact form. By optimizing your PPC landing pages, you increase your law firm’s return on investment and maximize the effectiveness of your campaign.

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Advertiser: Trellis

Finance teams find Trellis to be particularly effective in conducting comprehensive due diligence on both individuals and businesses. With our court data solution, financial experts can access critical litigation insights, making it an invaluable resource for informed decision-making in the financial sector.

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Artificial Lawyer

JULY 17, 2023

How will generative AI impact lawyer training? What percentage chance is there that we will see a total transformation of the legal sector because of.

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Kevin O'Keefe

JULY 20, 2023

How far will AI go in impacting journalism and blogging? Google is giving us a clue. The New York Times’ Benjamin Mullin and Nico Grant reported this morning that Google is testing a product that uses AI to produce news stories, pitching it to news organizations including The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. The tool, known internally as Genesis, can take in information — details of current events, for example — and generate news content.

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Legal IT Professionals

JULY 19, 2023

Why do law firms need information governance (IG) more than ever, and how should they implement it? Over two articles, Chris Giles offers a sector-wide perspective and Chris Hockey draws on his experience of implementing IG at a mid-sized US firm. In Part 1 we discuss why IG matters, where it should sit, and policy creation. Information has always been the lifeblood of law firms, but now its stewardship has become a critical discipline for firms to master.

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Above the Law - Technology

JULY 11, 2023

Many lawyers did not comprehend that they were feeding confidential data to the AI. The post Breached Law Firms Bemoan: ‘The Class Action Attorneys Have Found Us’ appeared first on Above the Law.

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Speaker: Allison Mears, Adela Wekselblatt, and George Socha

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry, and paralegals are at the forefront of this transformation. As AI becomes more integrated into legal workflows, paralegals can streamline their daily tasks, enhance efficiency, and add greater value to their firms and organizations. But what exactly does AI mean for paralegals today—and how can you leverage it to your advantage?

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Legal IT Insiders

JULY 12, 2023

LexisNexis Legal & Professional today (13 July) releases a new report entitled “Generative AI and the future of the legal profession”, which highlights the at times surprising expectations of in-house … Generative AI and the future of the legal profession: LexisNexis UK report canvases in-house and law firm views Read More » The post Generative AI and the future of the legal profession: LexisNexis UK report canvases in-house and law firm views appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JULY 7, 2023

In a recent development intended to increase the ease of managing your business information on Google platforms, Google is now syncing business hours (and perhaps other information) between Google Local Services Ads (LSAs) and Google Business Profile (GBP). If your law firm advertises with LSAs, changes to your business hours on the LSA platform will automatically synchronize with your Google Business profile within 24 hours of the update.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 2, 2023

[A special post for my Canadian friends as a belated celebration of Canada Day. ] This case involves a Canadian transaction for flax. The court summarizes: Mr. Mickleborough had a contract drafted for Achter to sell SWT 86 metric tonnes of flax to SWT at a price of $17.00 per bushel (which amounts to $669.26 per tonne) with a delivery period listed as “Nov”.

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TechnoLlama

JULY 8, 2023

Two authors have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI for claims related to the development, use, and training of ChatGPT, these being direct copyright infringement, vicarious infringement, copyright management information removal, unfair competition, negligence, and unjust enrichment (complaint here).

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Speaker: Andrew Klein

Are there mysteries lurking in your family tree? 🕵 No, not a long-lost half-brother - I'm talking about a patent family tree! IP paralegals need fast and easy ways to verify and report on essential data about foreign equivalents of US assets. Join us to master the global scope of key assets to support prosecution, portfolio management, litigation, licensing, competitive monitoring and more!

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Legal IT Professionals

JULY 6, 2023

In Part 1 we detailed the numerous and growing risks that law firms face when excess information isn’t systematically minimised, while acknowledging the daunting task firms face in tackling the issues once and for all. To suggest a way forward, in this piece Chris Giles describes the five basic steps he recommends firms take to start scaling their data mountain.

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Above the Law - Technology

JULY 6, 2023

Placing the end-user at the heart of the process allows innovators to identify pain points and create solutions that directly address the unique needs and challenges individuals and businesses face. The post Putting Humans First: Solving Real-Life Problems With Legal Innovation appeared first on Above the Law.

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Legal IT Insiders

JULY 24, 2023

The future of the legal sector is a cause for concern among legal professionals in the U.K., with large swathes of in-house and private practice lawyers saying they believe that … Disconnect grows between law firm service and client expectation, survey finds Read More » The post Disconnect grows between law firm service and client expectation, survey finds appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JULY 17, 2023

Becoming a homeowner is exciting, but paying off the mortgage is not. One lucky Arizona resident got some unexpected help with his mortgage payments earlier this year. Spyro Malaspinas netted a staggering $500,000 for renting his home in Paradise Valley for one week in February. His “tenant” was the award-winning singer Rihanna, who performed at the halftime show of the Super Bowl in nearby Glendale.

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Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

Ready to cut through the AI hype and learn exactly how to use these tools in your legal work? Join this webinar to get practical guidance from attorney and AI legal expert, Joe Stephens, who understands what really matters for legal professionals! What You'll Learn: Evaluate AI Tools Like a Pro 🔍 Learn which tools are worth your time and how to spot potential security and ethics risks before they become problems.

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Kevin O'Keefe

JULY 25, 2023

Artificial intelligence has assisted in producing marginal content with some publishers labeling a lot of the content as junk. When you use a news aggregator such as Feedly, like I do, to receive news articles and blog posts, this marginal content can muck up the works. I don’t have the time to check questionable new sources whose content references the subjects I monitor in my news aggregator.

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Ward Blawg

JULY 22, 2023

This new blog post from a contributor, a seasoned expert at the intersection of law and technology, will offer unique perspectives and real-world examples to illustrate the transformative potential of AI in the legal domain.

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Legal IT Professionals

JULY 7, 2023

DISCO, a leader in AI-enabled legal technology, announced today that DISCO Cecilia, an AI for large-scale ediscovery, will be made available for private access and is currently live and integrated within select client databases.

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Above the Law - Technology

JULY 6, 2023

Not even the most respected Biglaw firms are 'immune' from ransomware attacks. The post Top Biglaw Firms Targeted In Global Cyberattack appeared first on Above the Law.

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Speaker: Anne Post, CEO North America, Xakia Technologies

Do you know that 40% of U.S. Legal Departments now have a formal legal intake process? With that in mind, where does your legal department stand today? Many legal teams still struggle with a flood of incoming requests, leaving everyone overwhelmed and frustrated. Implementing a formal legal intake process can seem like an obstacle between the business and the legal department, but it doesn’t have to be!

Legal IT Insiders

JULY 12, 2023

Here are the key takeaways from an interview with Elite Technology’s new CEO Mark Dorman and head of product Elizabet Hardy, plus the highlights of an industry experts briefing. It … Elite’s London Summit: Key takeaways and an interview with new CEO Mark Dorman Read More » The post Elite’s London Summit: Key takeaways and an interview with new CEO Mark Dorman appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Trellis.Law Blog

JULY 18, 2023

We’ll very soon – later on this month – be unveiling our Law Firm Intelligence by Trellis solution to provide visibility into the strategy and supporting dockets/documents of major law firms across the nation. We’re pleased to be providing Trellis… Continue reading → The post Sneak Peek Series: Law Firm Intelligence by Trellis is Coming Soon!

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Kevin O'Keefe

JULY 24, 2023

I am an avid consumer of content via my news aggregator, Feedly. Newspaper articles, trade journal stories, blog posts, academic pieces and more, all filtered into folders for easy reading. Over the last twenty years I have read stories, articles and posts to learn, for blogging and sharing on social media. By doing so, I am confident I have made a difference in other’s lives.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

JULY 18, 2023

The Geek in Review podcast welcomed Kriti Sharma , Chief Product Officer of Legal Tech at Thomson Reuters, to discuss AI and ethics in the legal industry. Kriti talks to us about the importance of diversity at Thomson Reuters and how it impacts product development. She explained TR’s approach to developing AI focused on augmenting human skills rather than full automation.

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Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

The difference between a paralegal and an exceptional paralegal isn't just competence—it's the bold initiative to anticipate needs, master hidden firm dynamics, and transform challenges into opportunities that showcase your indispensable value. Join this webinar with attorney Joe Stephens to get an insider's perspective into how you can become a strategic asset to your practice!

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