October, 2024

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LAPD Raids Medical Lab For (Nonexistent) Weed, Get Gun Stuck In An MRI Machine

Above the Law - Technology

From the keystone-kops-handling-the-Drug-War dept The post LAPD Raids Medical Lab For (Nonexistent) Weed, Get Gun Stuck In An MRI Machine appeared first on Above the Law.

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Tom Martin: “Lawyers have a lot of questions and there's been some negativity about generative AI for inaccuracy”

Global LegalTech Hub

By Pablo Yannone Sancho , Journalist at GLTH Probably if you came across Tom Martin along the GLTH, you would have a very passionate conversation posing and answering —or trying to do— very big questions. Don’t worry, he is not that intense actually. He just wrote his first computer program when he was 11. And then he studied philosophy. First, to learn more about life.

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What Constitutes a Personal Injury?

Ward Blawg

Insights on what constitutes a personal injury, with reference to Canadian personal injury law and general legal principles. Always take advice from a reliable local lawyer in your jurisdiction. A personal injury occurs when a person’s body, mind, or emotions are damaged due to the negligence or intentional actions of another party. It is not […] The post What Constitutes a Personal Injury?

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Meet the Female Founders of Legal Tech 2024

Trellis.Law Blog

“Legaltech News has compiled a growing list of female and gender fluid founders who have created products and launched companies in the legal technology space. Despite the legal tech industry’s efforts to elevate a more diverse group of legal tech leaders in recent years,… Continue reading → The post Meet the Female Founders of Legal Tech 2024 first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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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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AI-Generated Legal Citations: A New Frontier in Legal Ethics

Internet for Lawyers

The Case of Mr. B. In a groundbreaking case that is likely to have far-reaching implications for the legal profession, an Australian solicitor, Mr. B., is facing disciplinary action for filing fake case citations that were generated by artificial intelligence (AI). This increasingly common incident has raised serious questions about the ethical use of AI in l.

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Shoosmiths and Enzai launch AI compliance platform

Legal IT Insiders

UK top 100 law firm Shoosmiths and AI governance platform Enzai have launched AI Comply, which is designed to help businesses navigate the complex AI regulatory landscape. As the adoption […] The post Shoosmiths and Enzai launch AI compliance platform appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Maya Markovich about access to justice in the U.S.: “92% of folks in civil justice matters are not able to get the legal help that they need”

Global LegalTech Hub

By Pablo Yannone Sancho , Journalist at GLTH Many startups that want to create solutions focused on access to justice “are closest to the problem, but farthest from the resources.” This claim belongs to Maya Markovich , one of our Access to Justice Legal Advisors and founder at Justice Tech Association , inter alia projects. She has a background in behavioral science and organizational psychology.

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Legalpioneer Donates 13,000+ Legal Technology Companies Dataset to GitHub

Ward Blawg

As reported by legal technology journalist and lawyer, Bob Ambrogi here [link] , Legalpioneer, a platform that catalogs companies in legal tech, justice tech, and governance, has made a groundbreaking contribution to the legal tech community by donating its entire dataset of over 13,000 legal technology / law tech companies to GitHub. This valuable data […] The post Legalpioneer Donates 13,000+ Legal Technology Companies Dataset to GitHub first appeared on WardblawG.

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Aiming to Become Global Leader in Contract Standards, Law Insider Acquires oneNDA.org

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Law Insider, a company that provides what it says is the world’s largest public contracts database, has acquired oneNDA, developer of an open source contract standard for non-disclosure agreements that has been downloaded by thousands of organizations throughout the world. Through the acquisition, the oneNDA.

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Alabama Revises Its Public Records Act

Internet for Lawyers

The Alabama Public Information Act underwent significant revisions effective October 1, 2024. These changes aim to enhance transparency and public access to government records while addressing concerns related to privacy and security. Here's a breakdown of the key modifications: Expanded Scope of Public Records

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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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Linklaters launches GenAI training programme in collaboration with Kings College law school

Legal IT Insiders

Linklaters has launched a training course to provide its lawyers with technical and practical expertise in Gen AI, designed and prepared by Linklaters’ Gen AI Programme Team in collaboration with […] The post Linklaters launches GenAI training programme in collaboration with Kings College law school appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Law Firm Tech Adoption More Important Than Ever When It Comes To AI

Above the Law - Technology

Don't sit around waiting for AI. get out there and help build it. The post Law Firm Tech Adoption More Important Than Ever When It Comes To AI appeared first on Above the Law.

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Jon Bartman: “Nothing is a straight path within legal technology”

Global LegalTech Hub

By Pablo Yanonne Sancho , Journalist at GLTH We are inaugurating the Behind Legaltech space at GLTH! We have been several months getting to know all of our Advisors better: what do they do? What do they watch? What do they think? Today, we will start answering these questions with a very interesting Legal Advisor, Jon Bartman , who belongs to the Innovation Area of our Advisory and is the Co-founder of The Law Tech Consultancy.

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Why Law Firms Are Switching to Outsourced Depo Summaries for Better Results

Ward Blawg

Handling deposition summaries, or “depo summaries,” is one of those tasks that sounds straightforward but often turns into a time-consuming challenge for many law firms. You’ve got hours of testimony, critical details, and the pressure of presenting all that information in a concise, digestible format. That’s why more and more law firms are turning to […] The post Why Law Firms Are Switching to Outsourced Depo Summaries for Better Results first appeared on WardblawG.

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Free Legal Research Platform descrybe.ai Rolls Out Major Upgrade, Including Spanish Search and Simplified Summaries

LawSites

descrybe.ai, a free legal research platform that uses artificial intelligence to provide enhanced access to the law, today rolled out a major upgrade that includes a redesign of its platform, more nuanced and accurate search results, summaries of judicial opinions in Spanish as well as English, and simplified, plain-language summaries in both English and Spanish.

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Lawyer Conflict Checks: 5 Tips to Tune Up Your Process

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Karen Dunn Skinner and David Skinner | Here are five process improvement tips to help you handle conflict checks efficiently and ethically. The post Lawyer Conflict Checks: 5 Tips to Tune Up Your Process appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Charting Change in Legal Podcast Episode 31 – Listen Here!

Legal IT Insiders

In this 31st episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, editor and publisher of Legal IT Insider, and industry analyst Ari Kaplan discussed ClioCon; the importance of putting culture before technology; […] The post Charting Change in Legal Podcast Episode 31 – Listen Here! appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Nominations Are Now Open for the Alli Gerkman Legal Visionary Award; Deadline is Nov. 1

Above the Law - Technology

Nominations are now open for the Alli Gerkman Legal Visionary Award, which recognizes an innovator who has made significant impacts early in their career toward making the American legal system work better for everyone.

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AL NIBs: Thomson Reuters, Legatics, Opus 2 + More

Artificial Lawyer

This site has been experimenting with various approaches to news digests. Here’s a more traditional one, News In Brief, or in journo-speak ‘NIBs’, which is.

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Personal Injury and Workplace Accidents: Know Your Rights

Ward Blawg

Legal blog post based on personal injury and workplace accident law and rights mainly based on US law and generally. Workplace accidents can happen in the blink of an eye, leaving employees with injuries that may impact their health, livelihood, and quality of life. If you find yourself injured while on the job, understanding your […] The post Personal Injury and Workplace Accidents: Know Your Rights first appeared on WardblawG.

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AI Adoption By Legal Professionals Jumps from 19% to 79% In One Year, Clio Study Finds

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Usage of artificial intelligence by legal professionals has skyrocketed from 19% in 2023 to 79% this year, according to the ninth edition of the Legal Trends Report, released today by Clio during its Clio Cloud Conference in Austin.

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Ways to Say Thank You and Follow Up With Extraordinary Style

Attorney at Work

How do you say thank you after a job interview or follow up after a promising client meeting? How do you express appreciation for a mentor’s advice, or thank someone for a solid referral? Gratitude is the coin of the realm when it comes to taking that extra step to cement a relationship or seal […] The post Ways to Say Thank You and Follow Up With Extraordinary Style appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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LexisNexis product demonstration: Gen AI in your legal workflow

Legal IT Insiders

This product demonstration looks at the flow of data between generative AI research solution Lexis+ AI and Microsoft Word drafting tool Create AI, and how they fit within your workflow. […] The post LexisNexis product demonstration: Gen AI in your legal workflow appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Artificial Intelligence Can Make Iconic Characters Immortal But It Can Create Legal Problems For Studios And Actors

Above the Law - Technology

James Earl Jones has entered the cornfield after completing the circle of life. But Darth Vader’s voice is still available in this galaxy thanks to AI. The post Artificial Intelligence Can Make Iconic Characters Immortal But It Can Create Legal Problems For Studios And Actors appeared first on Above the Law.

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Meet Marilyn Mulero, the Innocent Woman Who Was Wrongly Sentenced to the Death Penalty

Legal Talk Network

Justin Brooks, Co-Founder of the California Innocence Project and Exoneree Marilyn Mulero A 2017 study published by the American Psychological Association found that approximately 90% of people would prefer to not be informed of when and how they will die if a crystal ball or all-knowing source could reveal it. But for Marilyn Mulero, an Illinoisan mom who was wrongfully convicted of murder, she didn’t have a choice of whether or not she’d get a peek at her fate.

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Legalpioneer Donates 13,000+ Legal Technology Companies Dataset to GitHub

Ward Blawg

As reported by legal technology journalist and lawyer, Bob Ambrogi here [link] , Legalpioneer, a platform that catalogs companies in legal tech, justice tech, and governance, has made a groundbreaking contribution to the legal tech community by donating its entire dataset of over 13,000 legal technology / law tech companies to GitHub. This valuable data […] The post Legalpioneer Donates 13,000+ Legal Technology Companies Dataset to GitHub first appeared on WardblawG.

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In Austin for ClioCon, Competitor AffiniPay Put On A Guerilla Marketing Sideshow

LawSites

Clio’s choice of Austin, Texas, for its Clio Cloud Conference this year was a foray into enemy territory, and the enemy responded strategically with guerilla tactics of its own. Austin, as it happens, is the home base of AffiniPay, the parent company of MyCase, LawPay, CASEPeer and Docketwise, all of which are competitors to Clio.

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Keys to Using GenAI in Your Law Practice? Caution and Common Sense

Attorney at Work

Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Lawyers get sanctioned for filing bogus cases concocted by generative AI. This storyline is all too familiar to us legal professionals. While these headlines deliver a powerful cautionary message, they should not deter you from using GenAI in your law practice. What Lawyers Need to Know About GenAI […] The post Keys to Using GenAI in Your Law Practice?

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McDermott and Akin become latest US law firms to hire directors of AI 

Legal IT Insiders

US law firms McDermott Will & Emery and Akin both announced yesterday (30 September) that they have appointed directors of AI, becoming the latest firms to create and fill this […] The post McDermott and Akin become latest US law firms to hire directors of AI appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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UnitedLex CEO’s Sudden Departure Appears to Be Due to Personal Allegations Unrelated to Work

Above the Law - Technology

When UnitedLex this week announced the sudden departure of James Schellhase from his position as chief executive officer, it seemed a mystery, since he had just celebrated his one-year anniversary in that role and had even just been on my LawNext podcast to reflect on that year — an interview suggested by the company.

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Embracing the Future of Legal Tech: Insights from Clio, AI, and the Power of Legal Transformation

Colin S. Levy

The legal profession is at a critical inflection point. The forces of technology, particularly AI, are fundamentally reshaping how law is practiced and experienced. I had the privilege of sitting down with Jack Newton , Founder and CEO of Clio , at the Innovate Legal Summit 2024 in London for a special recording of the Legally Speaking Podcast. Our discussion illuminated the role AI is playing in transforming the legal profession—and why it’s crucial for firms of all sizes to embrace this shift

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What Are Your Rights and Responsibilities After Getting a Green Card?

Ward Blawg

Receiving a green card is an important milestone for a U.S. immigrant. It means that you’re now a lawful permanent resident (LPR), and you’ll enjoy the same rights as U.S. citizens. While being a green card holder opens doors to opportunities in the United States for the long term, you still need to follow the […] The post What Are Your Rights and Responsibilities After Getting a Green Card?

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Artificial Lawyer On Tour – Dates + Venues

Artificial Lawyer

It’s conference season and Artificial Lawyer and its founder, er…me…Richard Tromans, are on tour this October and November. Here are some of the upcoming speaking.

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Being a Better Public Speaker as a Lawyer

Attorney at Work

Chris Graham | Everyone is nervous talking in front of people. Whether you appear confident depends on what you do with that nervous energy. The post Being a Better Public Speaker as a Lawyer appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Expert Witness Used Generative AI to Prepare His Report. It Didn’t Go Well–In re Weber

Eric Goldman

This case involves real property on Cat Island in the Bahamas. After the death of Michael S. Weber , the property passed into his trust. Susan, his sister, is the trustee, and his son Owen is a trust beneficiary. Owen may have difficulty managing his money. When asked what happened to a $319k trust disbursement, he said “that he attempted to start a business, had drug addiction, and ‘I blew — blew that money.'” Owen nevertheless thinks Susan should have sold the Cat Island prop

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