Stephanie Wilkins

Stephanie Wilkins is the Editor-in-Chief of Legaltech News at ALM. She has spent the better part of the past decade following the evolution of legal tech and learning how it can help in-house counsel, law firms and others in the legal industry. As a former practicing litigator, she is particularly interested in how legal tech can and should be used in real-life practice and the valuable differences it can make. Stephanie is also keenly interested in shining a light on the ways legal tech is being used to help the greater good.

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December 05, 2023 | Legaltech News

Clearbrief Enhances Gen AI Brief Writing Capabilities With Launch of Verified Facts Section Tool

Verified Fact Section allows users to incorporate information directly from e-discovery documents into a linked and sourced brief directly in Microsoft Word.

By Stephanie Wilkins

4 minute read

December 01, 2023 | Legaltech News

CRM Provider Nexl Announces $6.6M Series A Round

The latest fundraising will enable Nexl to focus on its core market in the U.S., while boosting its go-to-market capabilities and product development.

By Stephanie Wilkins

2 minute read

December 01, 2023 | The American Lawyer

Against All Odds: Orrick's Litigation Team Doesn't Back Down and Opponents Know It

As a finalist in The American Lawyer's Litigation Department of the Year contest, Orrick showed its ability to take the toughest cases to trial and step in when clients weren't finding success with other firms.

By Stephanie Wilkins

5 minute read

November 30, 2023 | Legaltech News

2023: A Legal AI Odyssey

On the first anniversary of the public release of ChatGPT, we take a look back on a year of innovation and retrace the path generative AI blazed through the legal industry in 2023.

By Stephanie Wilkins

2 minute read

November 28, 2023 | Legaltech News

Announcing the 2024 Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards Finalists and Lifetime Achievement Winners

The final winners in all categories will be announced during an in-person awards ceremony on January 29, 2024, during the Legalweek conference in New York.

By Stephanie Wilkins

5 minute read

November 28, 2023 | Legaltech News

Law Firm KM as a Collaborative Function for Growth

KM touches everything in law firms connected to technology, data, and service delivery, and it carries the innate potential to enhance all other functions within a firm when adequately utilized.

By Jeff Cox, UniCourt

8 minute read

November 27, 2023 | Legaltech News

Build Versus Buy Will Never Be the Same Again, Thanks to Custom GenAI

The rise of the empowered user-builder heralds innumerable new ways of working for an in-house legal team. General counsel should identify their own paths to accelerate how this arrives in their legal function.

By Ed Sohn, Factor & Jae Um, Six Parsecs

6 minute read

November 16, 2023 | Legaltech News

The Cost of Lexis and Westlaw's AI

Many times, negotiating with your research provider can feel like a one-way conversation, but firms do have more ability to affect their rates than may meet the eye.

By Tom O'Brien, Research Contract Consultants

4 minute read

November 16, 2023 | Legaltech News

Gen AI Passes the MPRE With No Prior Ethics Training

OpenAI's GPT-4 and Anthropic's Claude 2 passed the ethics exam, though researchers from LegalOn Technologies were quick to note that, while the technology has the potential to assist lawyers with ethical decision-making, it should not replace them in that role.

By Stephanie Wilkins

7 minute read

November 14, 2023 | Legaltech News

The Future of Generative AI in Legal Tech: Opportunities and Obstacles

Strategically implementing generative AI can empower legal professionals to improve workflows and performance.

By Gary Sangha, LexCheck

5 minute read

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