Rhys Dipshan

CT-born, New York-based legal tech reporter covering everything from in-house technology disruption to privacy trends, blockchain, AI, cybersecurity, and ghosts-in-the-machine. Continually waiting for law to catch up with tech. (It's like waiting for Godot, but without the clowns)

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March 20, 2023 | Legaltech News

Lawyers Predict Generative AI Impact—But Aren't Exactly Welcoming It

A new survey by LexisNexis found that many lawyers are aware of, and have used, generative AI tools. But many also have mixed feelings about what this growing technology means for the legal market.

By Rhys Dipshan

3 minute read

March 20, 2023 | Legaltech News

Legalweek 2023: A Pre-Show News, Hiring, and Product Roundup

A quick rundown of some of the biggest legal tech news that came in over the past weeks, days and hours, before the start of Legalweek 2023 in New York.

By Rhys Dipshan

8 minute read

March 16, 2023 | Law.com

Amid Legal Layoffs, An AI Talent Race is Heating Up

As large language models (LLMs) begin to power a host of innovations, from ChatGPT to contract lifecycle management tools, law firms are looking to get ahead of what they see as both business opportunity and a market disruption.

By Rhys Dipshan

8 minute read

March 16, 2023 | Legaltech News

Don't Buy Legal Tech to Slap 'Lipstick on a Pig': A Chat with Legalweek Speaker Katie Debord

DISCO's vice president of product strategy Katie Debord, who joined the e-discovery provider last year from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, has first hand knowledge about what makes legal tech purchases stick—and what law firms and legal tech providers don't understand each other.

By Rhys Dipshan

6 minute read

March 14, 2023 | Legaltech News

Legal Tech's SVB Fallout: More Layoffs, Client Scrutiny Expected Amid Financial Reckonings

While a worst-case-scenario was avoided after the FDIC backstopped SVB's deposits, the impact of the bank's demise will likely reverberate across the legal tech market, which has numerous ties to SVB, for weeks and months to come.

By Rhys Dipshan

8 minute read

March 09, 2023 | Legaltech News

LegalZoom Co-Founder's Newest Venture: Overture Law, an 'Invite-Only' Referral Platform

Co-founded by LegalZoom's Brian Liu, Overture Law looks to leverage an invite-only membership together with billing and collection automation technology to empower attorneys to ethically share fees with one another.

By Rhys Dipshan

3 minute read

March 02, 2023 | Legaltech News

CLM Provider SpotDraft Raises $26 Million in Series A Funding Round

The CLM provider, which has offices in both India and the U.S. will leverage the investment towards product development and expansion in the North American market.

By Rhys Dipshan

2 minute read

February 17, 2023 | Legaltech News

For Some Legal Tech Providers, GPT-3.5 Is Not Yet Worth the Risk

While some legal tech providers are releasing GPT-3.5 in specific use cases, and with disclaimers, others see it as too risky an endeavor, and are content instead to wait on the next generation of AI language models.

By Rhys Dipshan

7 minute read

February 15, 2023 | Legaltech News

Legal Research Startup Alexsei Integrates GPT-3.5: It's Just One Part of Legal's AI 'Brain'

Alexsei CEO and founder Mark Doble believes that large language models (LLMs) like GPT-3.5 may be soon reach their limits, though he sees much potential in combining LLMs with more legal-specific AI models.

By Rhys Dipshan

7 minute read

February 06, 2023 | Legaltech News

Law Firms Developing GPT-3.5 Tools? For Now, They May Be Few and Far Between

While legal tech providers are steadily releasing tools leveraging GPT-3.5, even innovative law firms who regularly develop legal tech may have a challenging time following suit.

By Rhys Dipshan

5 minute read

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