3 Geeks and a Law Blog
JANUARY 13, 2023
DALL-E drawing of a librarian looking over lots of documents. There is obviously a ton of hype and buzz going on right now with ChatGPT and other AI tools, including this week’s Geek in Review podcast. I wanted to see if there’s something that I could do that was a practical use of GPT in my job as a law librarian. I think I’ve found something that might fit that bill.
Legal IT Group
JANUARY 10, 2023
Since the entry into force of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), many companies processing the data of Europeans have faced the task of achieving the much desired GDPR-compliance. However, no one can say exactly what it is and what criteria of this compliance should be achieved to consider themselves “in compliance” Of course, we do not have a clear answer to this question either, because GDPR-compliance is not an end point, but a process that aims to constantly update an
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Attorney at Work
JANUARY 13, 2023
These tips show how to use bookmarks to make PDFs user-friendly. The post Bookmarks: The Secret to Quickly Creating User-Friendly PDFs appeared first on Attorney at Work.
LLRX
JANUARY 8, 2023
Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness.
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
Berkley Technology Law Journal
JANUARY 11, 2023
By Shreya Kapoor, LL.M. 2023 The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (hereinafter referred to as ‘HIPAA’) was enacted on August 2, 1996 with the aim of protecting sensitive patient health information from non-consensual disclosure. In more recent years, the technologization of healthcare has increased convenience for providers and patients but also added urgency to the need to ensure the security of sensitive medical information.
LawSites
JANUARY 9, 2023
Since the December release of Open AI’s GPT-3.5 model, and the related ChatGPT, speculation has been rampant about how this next generation of artificial intelligence might upend the legal profession. But as others have been speculating, two legal scholars and scientists, Daniel Martin Katz and Michael Bommarito , put GPT 3.5 to the task, having it perform that most anxiety-inducing of tests along the path to becoming a lawyer – taking the bar exam. .
Legal Tech Connection brings together the best content for legal and legal tech professionals from the widest variety of thought leaders.
K&L Gates e-Discovery Analysis & Technology Group
JANUARY 13, 2023
Electronic discovery for legal matters within the United States often involves preserving, collecting, processing, reviewing, and producing data that concern individuals living outside the United States. In some of these situations, the data privacy laws of jurisdictions outside the United States can complicate electronic discovery to be performed in the United States.
Berkley Technology Law Journal
JANUARY 11, 2023
By Shreya Kapoor, LL.M. 2023 The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (hereinafter referred to as ‘HIPAA’) was enacted on August 2, 1996 with the aim of protecting sensitive patient health information from non-consensual disclosure. In more recent years, the technologization of healthcare has increased convenience for providers and patients but also added urgency to the need to ensure the security of sensitive medical information.
LawSites
JANUARY 11, 2023
Last June, the seven-year-old litigation analytics company Gavelytics shut down, seemingly overnight, with founder and CEO Rick Merrill announcing the news by an email on June 29 that he “recently made the difficult decision to close Gavelytics effective June 30,” as I reported at the time. . Now, Gavelytics is rising from the ashes, in a sense, with the announcement that a relative newcomer to the legal analytics space, Pre/Dicta , has acquired the Gavelytics platform.
Attorney at Work
JANUARY 11, 2023
Most business communications have one objective: to obtain a response. Focus on communicating better to increase your odds of a quick and meaningful reply. Lawyers spend a lot of time communicating to get work done. We communicate with clients, colleagues and each other. This communication occurs in virtual or in-person meetings; phone calls; and over […].
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Rocket Matter
JANUARY 9, 2023
If you’re reading the Rocket Matter blog, it’s safe to say that you want your firm to succeed in 2023. And it’s only natural to assume that buying whatever project management software is popular at other firms you admire might help you meet that goal. . But before you make your final purchase decision, mind if we let you in on a little secret? . Brace yourself.
OpenText
JANUARY 10, 2023
There are many great articles that focus on the headache (and harm) that occurs when sensitive data is not redacted properly in eDiscovery, investigations, and regulatory compliance–including data privacy mandates. In many recent redaction blunders, redactions were not permanent and irrevocable and sensitive data was disclosed. This blog focuses on sensitive data detection as a … The post <strong>Redaction blunders in context</strong> appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
Bigfork Tech
JANUARY 13, 2023
How to Successfully Organize Your Legal Files Organizing your files is important for running a successful operation. But where do you begin? Analyze what you have, create a naming system for your files, consider a cloud-based platform, and start fresh. Analyze what you have. Do a general sweep to determine your files: PDF, word, and video. What are the general topics relating to these files?
Attorney at Work
JANUARY 10, 2023
Law firms, lawyers and other professionals can learn from past economic downturns. There are many useful and inspirational lessons to learn about how law firms and other organizations have successfully weathered prior economic storms, then survived and thrived. As the writer and philosopher George Santayana said in 1905, “Those who cannot remember the past are […].
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?
AXDRAFT
JANUARY 13, 2023
Got no time to read? Listen to our blog on the go “ There will be two types of businesses in the next 5 years, those that are on the Internet, and those that are out of business ,” Bill Gates predicted in 1995. Nowadays, we’d say it like this: There are two types of companies – Those that innovate and those that are out of business. This applies to any industry.
Relativity
JANUARY 12, 2023
While a data breach may be unavoidable, having a thorough, calculated response plan is entirely in our hands. A Relativity Fest panel of experts recently shared tips for how to prepare.
TechLaw Crossroads
JANUARY 12, 2023
I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been Wayne Gretzky Last week, I was back at the sprawling CES (formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas. I go every year, although I missed the last two years due to the pandemic. CES has always been gracious enough to extend a media pass to me, even though I write more about legal tech than consumer tech.
Attorney at Work
JANUARY 12, 2023
Meyling Ly Ortiz | Fortunately, there’s more than one way for young lawyers to find the training they need to grow. The post Stagnating? Three Tips on Getting the Training You Want as a Young Lawyer appeared first on Attorney at Work.
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!
Simple Legal
JANUARY 12, 2023
In project management, the “ iron triangle ” of cost, scope, and time provides stability and consistency to successful projects. But in legal ops departments , you have a different iron triangle to master: data analysis, efficiency, and collaboration. Most corporate legal teams tend to tackle these 3 areas as separate components. But this leads to delays in growth — ones that can be avoided by developing an understanding of how these legal puzzle pieces connect to and influence each other.
Relativity
JANUARY 12, 2023
While a data breach may be unavoidable, having a thorough, calculated response plan is entirely in our hands. A Relativity Fest panel of experts recently shared tips for how to prepare.
Nextpoint
JANUARY 12, 2023
The post Cute Chihuahua or Blueberry Muffin? Exploring the Practical Applications of AI in Ediscovery appeared first on Nextpoint.
LawSites
JANUARY 12, 2023
What do you get when you combine one of the leading intranet portals for larger law firms with the expertise of a consulting firm that has been building and implementing intranets for decades? The answer, according to an announcement today, is a pre-designed, state-of-the-art intranet portal that can be deployed in just weeks, either as an enhancement to a firm’s existing portal or as a replacement for a legacy portal.
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!
Legal Tech Blog
JANUARY 11, 2023
Pre/Dicta , claiming itself the only litigation analytics platform that makes predictions about the outcome of federal lawsuits, announced the acquisition of Gavelytics, a pioneering judicial analytics platform for state court cases. The purchase, the terms of which were not disclosed, dramatically shortens Pre/Dicta’s timeline for creating a tool that offers instant and accurate predictions for state courts across the country.
AXDRAFT
JANUARY 11, 2023
Closing a new deal is always exciting. Nevertheless, it’s just the beginning, and to set the terms of cooperation in stone, your first step is to sign a sales contract. Sales contracts specify a deal’s expectations, and delivering on those expectations can help you establish long and mutually beneficial business relationships. Yet if there’s ambiguity, issues may occur.
Debevoise Data Blog
JANUARY 11, 2023
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 11:00 AM ET, Avi Gesser and Anna R. Gressel participated in a conversation with EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling on the use of artificial intelligence for hiring. This webinar addressed the following: The widespread adoption of AI for employment decisions The emerging regulatory landscape for AI hiring tools The role of the EEOC in the addressing bias risk Steps companies can take to reduce their risks when using these tools If you missed the last briefing, ple
Dewey B Strategic
JANUARY 11, 2023
I always believed that Gavelytics was too good a product to disappear. I reported last summer that the pioneering state litigation analytics company was shutting down. Today’s press release reports that Gavelytics will live again as the core of Pre/Dicta ‘s state court predictive litigation component. This transformation will fulfill founder Rick Merrill’s dream: “Pre/Dicta created what I always dreamed of for Gavelytics; a litigation analytics platform that was forward-looking rather than ba
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.
Rocket Matter
JANUARY 10, 2023
Learn how big tech has changed the legal industry. Free Guide. The Small Firm’s Guide to Big Tech. While any change in how you operate your law office can feel overwhelming, there’s never been a better time to start migrating your office structures online. Big tech changed the game in how we run our everyday lives, so stay up to date with the latest available software solutions to keep clients happy.
LawSites
JANUARY 10, 2023
The London-based company Apperio , which provides legal spend analytics and matter tracking software, said today it has raised a $7 million growth round of venture capital funding. It will use the funding to further develop its product for corporate counsel, meet growing demand from law firms for new functionality, and accelerate its expansion to the U.S. market.
Relativity
JANUARY 9, 2023
Today, how an organization manages e-discovery directly impacts many other fundamental decisions for their business—namely, how to operate during an era of cloud transformation.
Dewey B Strategic
JANUARY 10, 2023
The 2023 Report on the State of the Legal Market is being released today. The annual report is jointly issued each year by the Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession at Georgetown Law and the Thomson Reuters Institute. The report utilizes data from Thomson Reuters which shows the performance of U.S. law firms and analyses a variety of factors impacting that performance.
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!
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