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A New Dawn of Legal Technology

Lawyers have, quite simply, failed to step up and make the business case for investment in legal tech. With the next inflexion point in legal technology evolution, including artificial intelligence and smart contracts, fast arriving, is the legal function finally ready to embrace legal tech and unlock tangible business value?
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Women of Legal Tech: How Being Known as the One Who 'Got Things Done' Earned Anne Li Her Seat at the Table

Anne Li, Co-Chair of the Patent Group and the Life Sciences Committee at Crowell and Moring, discusses how clients and firms can be innovative in working together, why she's very open about her struggles in being a working attorney-mother, and the importance of letting others know you need to be in the room if they want things to get done.
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A&O on Harvey and AI: 'The Lawyers Would Like it to Stick Around for a While'

Since introducing Harvey's AI to the firm in February, it's now being tested for use cases like drafting, research, document review and more, though the firm stresses that this is not a replacement for lawyers.
7 minute read

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Not an Outlier: Why Legal Tech Companies Are Prime Ransomware Targets

Casepoint's recent cyberattack highlights a hard truth: Ransomware gangs are switching from targeting broad infrastructure technology companies to industry-specific providers such as legal tech.
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Lawyers' Trust in Generative AI May Be Overstated

Attorneys are embracing generative AI faster than they have other tech innovations. However, for some, a perception of the technology being reliable doesn't necessarily translate into "trust."
4 minute read

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Legal Tech Rundown: ACEDS, Redgrave Education Partnership, Multiple New Hires, and More

An update on the legal tech market's past few weeks, from product launches to new partnerships.
6 minute read

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The Problem With the 'Bogus' ChatGPT Legal Brief? It's Not the Tech

A New York lawyer faces sanctions after submitting a ChatGPT-written brief with fake case citations to the court. "None of this has to do with the technology itself. It has to do with a lawyer who didn't live up to their obligations as a litigator," said Laura Safdie, COO and general counsel of Casetext.
9 minute read

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Chatbots in the Workplace: Usage Policies and Practical Considerations

The increasing prevalence of artificial intelligence tools and, in particular, generative artificial intelligence is creating more reason for employers to adopt a workplace policy that communicates to employees whether the use of these applications is appropriate and any commensurate limitations.
5 minute read

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Judges, Attorneys React to Federal Court Generative AI Order: Too Hot, Too Cold, or Just Right?

Two judges have now issued new requirements for attorneys using generative artificial intelligence in legal work. The legal industry finds itself split when it comes to the necessity of these mandates.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Courts' Remote Hearing Authority in Limbo as Legislation Lingers

"Unless the Legislature starts feeling the urgency of the upcoming July 1 sunset there might be a gap in the remote authorization," said state Sen. Tom Umberg.
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