The indictment of 12 Russian military officers on charges that they interfered with the U.S. 2016 presidential election contends that one of the states they targeted was Georgia.
The robo lawyer panelists seem to agree that in 5 years, the lawyer will not disappear. But rather he/she will work more with technology to help them be more efficient.
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Late last week, the former author of the controversial blog Hercules and the umpire sparked an outcry online when he used Twitter to compare a group of law clerks to the Spanish Inquisition.
ICYMI: Law schools are launching legal tech classes in response to the growing availability of tech tools & the demand for more cost effective services. But in the process, they are also defining the future of legal practice.
Kavanaugh’s past opinions on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit have shown that he shares a similar jurisprudence to that of former Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy when it comes to privacy and tech.
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Australia's legal technology ecosystem is in some places still being developed. But in its focus on data and fostering innovation, its already proving to be a force on the global stage.
The American Bar Association will initially work with three legal aid organizations to better connect attorneys to children facing deportation, many of whom lack legal representation.
The partnership, which looks to bring blockchain-enabled automatic contracting to the legal services market, was announced just days after news broke of a similar effort by competitor Rocket Lawyer.
@LegalZoom
Legal tech companies have long preached that the machine learning tools they offer are accurate and efficient. But the lingering question has always been: Is the software as accurate as a human attorney?
“The legal industry is not immune to disruption,” Zac Padgett said. “The industry, just like other established industries, is susceptible to technology. Change is inevitable [and] it is time to focus on it.”
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speaker Jason Morris thinks lawyers should start understanding the world of coding, and listed seven programs that can help them get prepared:
Microsoft has completed work on the artificial intelligence powering the Legal Navigator, which could change the way that people with limited resources gain access to legal aid.
More than 60 years ago pioneering information theorist Claude Shannon announced he had successfully built a machine capable of learning from its mistakes and teaching itself how to improve.
Law schools would do well to include some basic teaching of database management, knowledge management, data analytics & project management into their curriculum to better prepare future attorneys for the technological and operational side of the business.
Law students from around the country joined lawyers, web developers and other legal innovators in harnessing technology to address legal problems as part of the
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Law firms are continuing to experiment with the development of legal tech solutions, but delivering a successful product to the marketplace requires far more than a solid understanding of the law.
While AI offers great opportunities in cost, efficiency, and productivity benefits, it is people who bring deep insight into an organization’s most challenging problems.
Australia's legal technology ecosystem is in some places still being developed. But in its focus on data and fostering innovation, its already proving to be a force on the global stage.
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Right Brain Law's Dan Lear explores what inspired Clio to offer the $100,000-to-win LAUNCH//CODE competition and how it could change thinking about innovation.
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With the rise of innovation comes a whole new legion of Millennial legal technologists looking to shape, shake up, and ultimately disrupt old habits in the practice of law.
"The largest bank in the U.S. is making a very smart play to capture a lot of capital and a very unique data set, and to minimize fees in a unique way going forward,” said
@propelforward
More than half of law school admissions officials check on the social media pages of applicants, and what they find can lead straight to the rejection pile.
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Law School will partner with cloud-based analytics tool
@Gridsum
to launch a research center to examine possibilities for AI in China's legal system.
The “Global Trends in Hiring Outside Counsel” report found that legal departments regard small law firms as more innovative than their larger counterparts, and are more satisfied with their service.
"You need lawyers, [but] now need data scientists, and you need other [professionals] that get into the way law is practiced and will be practiced. For me coming in, I focus on talent development."
Everyone wants to use AI and reap the rewards with increased productivity, more automation, cost savings and streamlined workflows. But how does a law firm or corporate law department compare different AI tools and offerings?
Law firms are realizing that improving the core work of lawyers needs to be a joined-up experience not a disjointed tour around all the applications and services available to them.
Big Four accounting firm EY continues its foray into legal with the acquisition of the legal managed services business Pangea3 from Thomson Reuters. And the company is not planning on stopping its growth in this sector any time soon.
A preview of a panel at
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where chief innovation officers will discuss what their individual duties are and how they measure their role’s success in the hype-filled realm of “innovation.”
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Parsons Behle & Latimer has announced the release of GDPR IQ, a web-based tool that automatically drafts necessary GDPR documents
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#compliance
Working in today’s legal market requires more skill than just knowing the law, but not all law schools have matched their curriculum to this changing marketplace.
Law firms may see alternative legal service providers as a small to medium-sized threat, but that doesn't mean ALSPs aren't a force to be reckoned—or even partnered—with on the job.
"A growing number of law firms are attempting to navigate the Big Data age by appointing data “leaders” under a few different titles—chief data scientist, head of data analytics and chief innovation officer, to name a few."
"Sometimes, the intersection of law and technology creates interesting legal or policy issues for lawyers and courts to explore; other times, it just creates headaches."