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Because media is constantly urging us to use more AI, Professor Ethan Mollick s recent post that identified 5 Times Not to Use AI caught our attention. After dispensing with the obvious scenarios ( e.g. , using AI for illegal purposes, in high-stakes situations where errors could be catastrophic, or for decisions that ethically require human work), Professor Mollick offers five situations where he would not recommend using AI: When you need to learn and synthesize new ideas or information.
Contract templates. Theyre fantastic. They save time! Theyre efficient! Solets ditch them for something different. Lets use Zero-Based Drafting. Templates are Great Lets get the obvious stuff out of the way first. Templates are wonderful and have a ton of benefits: Time and cost efficiency. Contract templates save time, money, and effort. Consistency across agreements.
The post-call job market can seem overwhelming. New lawyers are everywhere, competing for the same positions. However, with a deep understanding of your own skill set, you can improve your marketability in the new attorney job search. Here are some tips to get started. Inventory Your Skills and Experience If youre fresh out of law school, you might assume you have no experience to highlight.
In todays digital-first world, your law firms domain name is more than just a web address its a crucial part of your brand, online visibility, and credibility. Choosing the right domain name involves strategic decision-making, from selecting the best extension to ensuring compliance with ethical guidelines. In this guide, well break down the key factors every lawyer should consider when selecting and managing a law firm domain name.
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
Join this session to get a fresh look at how AI tools can help you work smarter, faster, and more effectively! Attorney and law professor Joe Stephens, J.D., will walk you through the complete journey of a legal case—from the first client meeting through the final outcome—while showing you how artificial intelligence can transform your daily work at each important step.
Talk about court red-handed Thomas Claburn Demonstrating yet again that uncritically trusting the output of generative AI is dangerous, attorneys involved in a product liability lawsuit have apologized to the presiding judge for submitting documents that cite non-existent legal cases. The lawsuit began with a complaint filed in June, 2023, against Walmart and Jetson Electric Bikes over a fire allegedly caused by a hoverboard [PDF].
Brett Trout In the world of intellectual property, securing a patent is just the beginning. The real challenge often lies in defending that patent. The key is crafting you patent not only for breadth, but with an eye toward litigation. The more you prepare your patent for trial, the less likely you are to end up there. The goal is for competitors to look at your patent and decide they would rather stay out of your market or pay you a licensing fee than try to fight your patent in court.
Luminance, the pioneer in Legal-Grade AI, today announced that it has raised $75 million in a Series C funding round, taking the total amount raised in the last 12 months to over $115 million. The oversubscribed round was led by Point72 Private Investments, with participation from Forestay Capital, RPS Ventures and Schroders Capital, as well as existing investors including March Capital, National Grid Partners and Slaughter and May.
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Luminance, the pioneer in Legal-Grade AI, today announced that it has raised $75 million in a Series C funding round, taking the total amount raised in the last 12 months to over $115 million. The oversubscribed round was led by Point72 Private Investments, with participation from Forestay Capital, RPS Ventures and Schroders Capital, as well as existing investors including March Capital, National Grid Partners and Slaughter and May.
Clio Duo, an advanced AI-powered tool built into Clios law practice management software, offers features designed to streamline your workflow and enhance productivity. Lets explore four feature categories: accessing matter details, retrieving client information, finding documents within a matter, and getting caught up on case details. Accessing Matter Details Clio Duo makes it incredibly easy to access matter details.
International Womens Day (IWD) is more than just a celebrationits a chance to create real change. Law firms can take action by encouraging women in leadership, offering mentorship programs, and ensuring equal opportunities for career growth. By adopting fair policies and promoting a culture of support, firms can help build a legal industry where women feel valued and empowered.
I’m continuing my celebration of this blog’s 20th blogiversary. In this post, I’ll reflect on some ways the blog has changed over the decades. Longer Posts. When I first started, the paradigmatic blog post in the blogosphere was a quick and short thought on current events. Reflecting that ethos, my early blog posts were often quite short–sometimes just a paragraph or two.
Its no secret that law school is an intellectually challenging and rigorous experience. Wherever youre at in this journey, setting goals can help you stay focused, motivated, and on track for success. Having goals to work towards will support your progress through school, and serve as stepping stones to a thriving legal career. Here, well explore the importance of setting goals as a law student.
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.
Handling contracts at the enterprise level can get messy fast. With multiple teams reviewing the same document, tracking changes manually leads to confusion, delays, and way too many email threads. Contract redlining software helps cut through the chaos, letting teams edit, comment, and compare versions in one place. These tools highlight changes automatically, flag potential risks, and keep negotiations on track.
Atmospheric scientists Christine Wiedinmyer and Kari Bowen , who is a former National Weather Service forecaster, explain NOAAs central role in most U.S. weather forecasts. They underscore why the Trump/DOGE plan to eliminate these two critical agencies and replace them with one private company to provide comprehensive weather data in a reliable way that is also accessible to the entire public, is not a reasonable plan.
This case involves “ Skibidi Toilet ,” an animated video series that, as its title implies, targets a Gen Alpha audience. No, I had never heard of it before today; and no, I don’t plan to watch any shows with either the words “Skibidi” or “Toilet” in their titles. The image accompanying this post comes from the series–if it’s disturbing to you, you must not be Gen Alpha.
The demand for immigration legal services is soaring. Between 2023 and 2024, a net of 2.8 million people migrated to the US, while Canada welcomed nearly half a million new residents. Behind the numbers are people and families navigating a complex legal processand searching for an immigration lawyer to guide them through it. So, how do you make sure clients find your firm ?
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?
Managing contracts manually isnt just time-consuming; its holding businesses back. Drafting, reviewing, and chasing approvals take up hours that could be better spent elsewhere. Its no surprise that experts estimated 2025 would bring a 50% reduction in manual efforts for reviewing and drafting contracts, thanks to smarter tools and technology. Well, 2025 is here, and if you havent made the switch yet, nows the timeyou dont want to fall behind.
By Pablo Yannone Sancho , Journalist at GLTH Amanda arrived in the legaltech world in a very particular way: law school. There she was introduced to the concept of access to justice , which is, indeed, the area within which she is an Advisor in the GLTH. From the first moment, she felt attracted to legal technology, especially in the U.S. It did not come as a surprise that she finally found an opportunity to be involved in that kind of project, turning from a young lawyer into a legal technologi
Calling all cyberlaw nerds: here is a bona fide “ Law of the Horse ” case. The plaintiff is an Oregon law firm practicing equine law. The defendant runs a Florida horse ranch. In 2016, the defendant licensed the plaintiff’s Equine Boarding Forms Package, consisting of form releases for adults and minors. The license permitted the defendant to “copy, email and otherwise distribute the” forms but not post them to the web.
Traumatic life experiences are common among those involved in the criminal justice system. This includes survivors, witnesses, criminal defendants, and convicts. How would it help if the justice system acknowledged this reality and worked to accommodate trauma sufferers? In other words, what are the advantages of a trauma-informed justice system? Here, we explore what we mean by a trauma-informed justice system and its potential benefits.
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!
The post How Much Does It Cost to Start a Law Firm? A Detailed Breakdown appeared first on Rocket Matter. Learn how big tech has changed the legal industry Free Guide The Small Firms Guide to Big Tech While any change in how you operate your law office can feel overwhelming, theres never been a better time to start migrating your office structures online.
Brett Trout Nintendo has long been a titan in the gaming industry, known not only for its iconic franchises but also for its relentless legal battles. Recently, the companys aggressive enforcement of its intellectual property (IP) has taken center stage, with high-profile lawsuits targeting game modders, emulator developers, and companies like Pocketpair, the creators of Palworld.
I previously summarized this case: Doe created a Grindr account at age 15 (Doe claimed he was 18). He matched with 4 men. Doe met each man in person and was sexually assaulted and raped. Three of the men are in jail; one is on the lam. Even though the legal system punished the wrongdoers, the lawsuits continue. Doe sued Grindr for strict products liability, negligence, and FOSTA.
BY ZACH SCHONFELD The Associated Press sued White House officials Friday for restricting the wire services access to theOval Office and Air Force One over its refusal to use Gulf of Americain its AP Stylebook. Claiming the restrictions violate the outlets First Amendment rights and due process protections under the Fifth Amendment, the lawsuit asks a federal judge (fulltext of complaint) to restore the APs access to spaces made available to other White House press pool members.
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
On February 20, 2025, the SEC announced the creation of the Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit (CETU) to focus on combatting cyber-related misconduct and to protect retail investors from bad actors in the emerging technologies space. In this blog post, we provide an overview of the announcement, which illustrates that the Trump administration will continue to prioritize SEC cybersecurity and artificial intelligence examinations and enforcement, with a particular emphasis on fraudulent conduct
Legal technology startup Deposely today announced the launch of Deposely Essentials, a free suite of AI-powered tools for analyzing deposition transcripts, while also previewing its broader platform that provides comprehensive AI assistance for the entire deposition lifecycle. The Bellevue, Wash.
The Northern District of California issued three opinions, totaling over 150 pages, in rapid succession over 3 weeks last Fall. The opinions came out faster than I could blog them. I’m not going to comprehensively blog each of the opinions, but I’ll round up some highlights here to get these out of my queue. At this point, I’ve not paid close attention to the proceedings because everything at the district court level is a rehearsal for the inevitable appellate court review.
Top legal AI platform Leya announced today that it has rebranded as Legora and released significant new product features that will increase productivity and efficiency for users across its platform. The new features include market-leading agentic research tools, a Microsoft Word add-in, and collaboration across their large-scale document analysis tool known as tabular review that allows for parallel prompts and tagging.
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.
When former Wall Street lawyer Jonathan Petts joined forces in 2016 with Rohan Pavuluri , then a research assistant in Harvard Law Schools Access to Justice Lab, and Mark Hansen , a software engineer, to create Upsolve, they had a simple but powerful vision: make bankruptcy filing as accessible as online tax preparation for Americans crushed by debt.
By Camilo Montoya-Galvez Legal services groups that offer representation and guidance to thousands of migrant children facing deportation said on Tuesday that they were abruptly directed by the Trump administration to halt their government-funded work. Affected organizations across the U.S. said the move would prevent them from offering critical legal services, including “know your rights” sessions, to migrant children who crossed the U.S. southern border without their parents or leg
I’m continuing my coverage of my 20th blogiversary. This post is all about you…readers of the blog! My blog post usually aren’t meant to be accessible to beginners. If I covered the basics in each post, I would spend a lot of time and energy addressing non-novel points. It would be boring and redundant for me to write, and it would be unhelpful for the intermediate and advanced readers.
5 Ways to Fall Back in Love with Work Using ALOE Lets be honestwork can sometimes feel like a grind, especially when it involves chasing down important documents, sifting through endless email chains, or worrying about contract approvals. If you find yourself dreading the daily contract chaos, youre not alone. But what if we told you that ALOE could bring back the spark?
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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