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 18, 2024 | Legaltech News

Technology Made Privilege Logging Unwieldy. Can AI Fix It?

When it comes to privilege review and automating the drafting of privilege logs, AI is facing some steep challenges.

By Rhys Dipshan

8 minute read

March 14, 2024 | Legaltech News

DraftWise Announces $20 Million Investment, Plans to Expand Its Gen AI Contract Platform

The new investment comes less than a year after DraftWise, which offers a generative AI-powered contract drafting, knowledge and collaboration platform, announced $5 million in seed funding.

By Rhys Dipshan

2 minute read

March 12, 2024 | Legaltech News

Harvard Law's Caselaw Access Project Releases 40M Pages of State, Federal Case Law

The free release of 40 million pages of state and federal court decisions, comprising some 40,000 books of case law, is the culmination of a project that Harvard Law started in 2015 with support from Ravel Law and LexisNexis.

By Rhys Dipshan

2 minute read

March 12, 2024 | Law.com

What Is Exhibit J? Litigators Are Watching This AI Test Case

Exhibit J is the crux of the New York Times' copyright-infringement lawsuit that accuses Microsoft and OpenAI of using copyright-protected content to train their AI model GPT-4.

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

March 12, 2024 | Legaltech News

Thomson Reuters Launches Legal AI Assistant CoCounsel Core in the UK

At least two U.K. firms are already using Thomson Reuters' legal AI assistant, which it acquired in 2023 through its purchase of legal research company Casetext.

By Rhys Dipshan

2 minute read

March 08, 2024 | Legaltech News

European Online Notarization Startup Legitify Raises €1.5M in Seed Funding

Founded in Stockholm and based in Dublin, Legitify is looking to capitalize on the demand for remote notarization services as more jurisdictions across the EU and U.S. allow for the online, digital process.

By Rhys Dipshan

2 minute read

February 29, 2024 | Legaltech News

Don't Wait Up: Lack of Expertise, Talent Holding Back Generative AI in Legal Industry

A survey from Consilio found that many legal professionals don't feel prepared to use generative AI technology. But adequate generative AI training might not be readily available.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

February 22, 2024 | Law.com

Legal Forges Ahead With DE&I Efforts, Despite Backlash

While DE&I rhetoric may not be as prominent as it was in 2020, efforts to address gender and racial disparities in the legal industry are not only ongoing, but also expanding and maturing.

By Rhys Dipshan

9 minute read

February 22, 2024 | Legaltech News

Intapp Announces Gen AI Capabilities, Delphai Acquisition, as Part of New 'Intelligence Applied' Strategy

With its new brand vision, Intapp will leverage AI in new ways across its offerings, from a Microsoft Copilot integration to updates to its CRM and fund management platform DealCloud.

By Rhys Dipshan

3 minute read

February 14, 2024 | Legaltech News

LawToolBox Became the First Legal App to Integrate With Microsoft Copilot. Here's How

LawToolBox's COO Carol Lynn Grow discusses what the company learned along its journey to become the sixth application, and the first in legal, to integrate with Copilot for Microsoft 365, Microsoft's generative AI assistant.

By Rhys Dipshan

6 minute read

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