Above the Law - Technology

MARCH 14, 2024

.” “Whereas we understand that artificial intelligence is becoming a new tool for legal research, it can never take the place of an attorney’s responsibility to conduct reasonable diligence and provide accurate legal authority to the Court that supports a valid legal argument,” the committee wrote.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 22, 2023

A federal district judge has imposed monetary and other sanctions on the two lawyers who filed a brief laden with bogus cases they found when they relied on ChatGPT for legal research. The judge ordered the lawyers, Peter LoDuca and Steven A. District Judge P.

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LawSites

APRIL 26, 2022

But ROSS countered that the databases TR maintains of public law and its legal search tools are, in fact, separate products, and that TR conditions access to the databases on purchase of the search tools. Judge Leonard P. Stark — who previously presided over the case as a U.S.

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Legal Tech Monitor

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

It has been a while since I have written about the copyright lawsuit by legal research giant Thomson Reuters against the no-shuttered legal research startup Ross Intelligence, in which TR alleges that Ross stole copyright content from Westlaw to build its own completing legal research product.

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Legal Tech Monitor

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Our Commissioner Spotlight series highlights the judges, lawyers, and educators from across Illinois who serve as our Commissioners. This Commissioner Spotlight highlights Judge Bonita Coleman , a judge in the First Judicial Subcircuit of Cook County. As judges, we make decisions that affect the lives of these people each day.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

MARCH 9, 2023

He became interested in the future of legal education and how artificial intelligence will affect the profession, which led him to co-found Blue J , a legal technology company in Toronto. On the other hand, Abdi Aidid practiced as a commercial litigator in New York before becoming the Vice President of Legal Research at Blue J.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JANUARY 2, 2024

used his year-end report to weigh in on the impact of artificial intelligence on the legal profession, saying he does not believe AI will replace human judges. “As As 2023 draws to a close with breathless predictions about the future of Artificial Intelligence, some may wonder whether judges are about to become obsolete,” he wrote. “I

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Legal Tech Monitor

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

“As a law clerk, if the artificial intelligence tools can enable you to do what might have taken 100 hours of legal research in five or 10, that helps your judge. That helps the court get to the right answer,” said Peter Torcicollo, managing director at Gibbons in Newark.

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lennyesq

JUNE 2, 2023

BY DEBRA CASSENS WEISS A federal judge in New York City has ordered two lawyers and their law firm to show cause why they shouldn’t be sanctioned for submitting a brief with citations to fake cases, thanks to research by ChatGPT. District Judge P. Senior U.S. Schwartz of Levidow, Levidow & Oberman.

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Above the Law - Technology

JUNE 15, 2023

2013 New Legal Research Site Combines Case Law with Crowdsourcing. 2014 Two Sites Offer Platforms for Crowdsourced Legal Research. 2017 Legal Research Company Casetext Closes on $12 Million in Funding. Casetext Expands Its CARA Research Assistant, Adding Suggestions Of Relevant Briefs.

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Kevin O'Keefe

JUNE 14, 2023

They blamed ChatGPT for tricking them into including fictitious legal research in a brief supporting a personal injury claim against Avianca Airlines. From Larry Neumeister and the Associated Press: “Schwartz told Judge P. Can we agree that’s legal gibberish?” the Judge asked.

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Clio

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

A law clerk is a legal professional who supports attorneys, judges, or legal departments by conducting legal research, analyzing cases, and preparing legal documents. Law clerks often carry varying degrees of responsibility based on the court, judge, law firm, or company they work for.

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TechLaw Crossroads

JUNE 15, 2023

I would guess that he wouldn’t have read cases supplied by online legal research. He wouldn’t have read the cases found by manual legal research and cited by his associates in a memorandum. But a bigger problem than the blame being heaped on ChatGPT instead of the lazy lawyer is the knee-jerk reaction by some judges.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Avianca , and in the wake of all the publicity those cases have received, you would think most lawyers would have gotten the message not to rely on ChatGPT for legal research, at least not without checking the results. As to that last point, the court, in an opinion written by Presiding Judge Kurt S.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The integration is between Docket Alarm , a Fastcase -owned product that mines federal and state court dockets to provide litigation alerts and case-prediction analytics, and Courtroom Insight , a knowledge management platform that captures key information about expert witnesses, arbitrators, judges and attorneys. ”

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LawSites

MAY 30, 2023

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 “replete with citations to non-existent cases.”

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 15, 2023

I would guess that he wouldn’t have read cases supplied by online legal research. He wouldn’t have read the cases found by manual legal research and cited by his associates in a memorandum. But a bigger problem than the blame being heaped on ChatGPT instead of the lazy lawyer is the knee-jerk reaction by some judges.

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Clio

APRIL 1, 2024

It falls upon court clerks to handle the timing and logistics of hearings, trials, and other legal proceedings, ensuring that all court deadlines are adhered to. Assisting judges and attorneys. Researching complex legal issues. Clerks support judges and attorneys by conducting comprehensive legal research.

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TechnoLawyer

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Today's TL NewsWire Hot Product enables you to analyze the historical record of experts and judges to inform your case strategy, including an expert's track record on Daubert challenges and citations your judge prefers (see article below). But it's not a good idea when it comes to the expert witnesses and the judges in your cases.

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TechLaw Crossroads

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

With continual advancements in technology, this blog post aims to delve into the diverse ways plaintiff attorneys utilize these tools to effectively navigate the intricacies of their legal practice, adapt, and stay ahead. These tools offer unparalleled access to extensive databases of legal information, precedents, and case law.

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lennyesq

DECEMBER 11, 2023

CourtListener.com — Our fully-searchable and accessible archive of court data including growing repositories of opinions, oral arguments, judges, judicial financial records, and federal filings. CourtListener is a free legal research website containing millions of legal opinions from federal and state courts.

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LawSites

MARCH 7, 2022

In a major update to its platform being released today, Fastcase is beginning to deliver on that promise with the first of several planned Judicata-based product offerings — analytics showing how often federal motions are granted and how long different judges take to rule. How long will it take?” “How

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Legal Tech Monitor

MARCH 9, 2023

He became interested in the future of legal education and how artificial intelligence will affect the profession, which led him to co-found Blue J , a legal technology company in Toronto. On the other hand, Abdi Aidid practiced as a commercial litigator in New York before becoming the Vice President of Legal Research at Blue J.

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lennyesq

JULY 20, 2023

CourtListener.com — Our fully-searchable and accessible archive of court data including growing repositories of opinions, oral arguments, judges, judicial financial records, and federal filings. Bots.law — A collection of bots that help attorneys, journalists and the public keep up with court cases. Read More…

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Trial Technology

APRIL 2, 2023

Bard: Here are the top 5 areas in legal work that cannot be replaced by AI: Legal research. AI can help lawyers with legal research by providing them with access to vast amounts of data and by helping them to identify relevant cases and statutes. Legal advocacy.

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TechLaw Crossroads

JANUARY 3, 2024

I have been amazed at the knee-jerk and head in the sand reaction of many courts to the use of Gen AI by lawyers appearing before them and the use by judges. Several judges have demanded that lawyers disclose the use of Gen AI and, if so, verify the accuracy of the citations that have been used. It emphasizes education over edicts.

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CaseFox

MARCH 19, 2023

One such AI, breaking the ground rules in legal tech, is ChatGPT. An OpenAI software capable of helping legal professionals in legal research, reviewing contracts to list a few. Precisely this can be attained analyzing the past cases, related parties, on-stake legal issues, and whoosh! From Past to Present!

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Above the Law - Technology

JULY 19, 2023

Over the years, the list has included a diverse selection of lawyers, legal technologists, policymakers, judges, law librarians, bar association executives, and people from all walks of life who are innovating in the legal profession. (I I was honored to be in the inaugural Fastcase 50 class in 2011.

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LawSites

JANUARY 25, 2023

Legal research. In the example you see above of using Copilot for legal research, the lawyer asks for the leading U.S. As of yet, Copilot does not directly integrate with any legal research database. case on privacy. But Martin sees the possibility for that on the horizon. Simple summary.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JANUARY 3, 2024

I have been amazed at the knee-jerk and head in the sand reaction of many courts to the use of Gen AI by lawyers appearing before them and the use by judges. Several judges have demanded that lawyers disclose the use of Gen AI and, if so, verify the accuracy of the citations that have been used. It emphasizes education over edicts.

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LawSites

JUNE 7, 2021

The product, Compose , introduced in February 2020 by legal research company Casetext , helps attorneys automate the creation of the first draft of a litigation brief. CARA has since spawned a generation of similar products from other legal research companies. Casetext says it can cut brief-writing time by 76%.

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Lawmatics

JANUARY 23, 2024

Legal research: AI assists legal professionals in conducting comprehensive legal research. Advanced algorithms can quickly analyze vast legal information databases, statutes, and case law to provide relevant and up-to-date information. Risk management: AI is useful for assessing and managing legal risks.

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Avianca , and in the wake of all the publicity those cases have received, you would think most lawyers would have gotten the message not to rely on ChatGPT for legal research, at least not without checking the results. As to that last point, the court, in an opinion written by Presiding Judge Kurt S.

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Legal Tech Monitor

MARCH 14, 2024

“Whereas we understand that artificial intelligence is becoming a new tool for legal research, it can never take the place of an attorney’s responsibility to conduct reasonable diligence and provide accurate legal authority to the Court that supports a valid legal argument,” the committee wrote. District Judge John E.

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Trellis.Law Blog

MAY 31, 2023

Legal databases provide comprehensive information to help guide lawyers in their legal profession. These databases help save time by providing relevant tools and services that a practitioner can use to quickly access legal research.

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Legal Tech Monitor

MAY 30, 2023

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 “replete with citations to non-existent cases.” Technology Incompetence?

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MatterSuite

JUNE 26, 2023

Procedural Issues: Motions address procedural matters and ensure that legal proceedings adhere to the rules of the court. Legal professionals can file motions to challenge jurisdiction, and venue, or to request a change of judge. Case Management and Efficiency: Motions help manage and streamline legal proceedings.

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