Category: Tech Law Crossroads

This post was originally published on this siteA CES panel last week considered the future of work as AI becomes more and more engrained. Like most businesses, law firms need to think about what the AI tools mean for the future of legal work. What do law firms and, for that matter, lawyers and legal professionals need […]

This post was originally published on this siteLies. Scams. Disinformation. Misinformation. Voice cloning. Likeness cloning. Deepfakes. Manipulated photographs. Manipulated videos. They all pose tough questions for lawyers, judges and juries.AI has exploded the possibilities of all these things to the point that it’s almost impossible to trust anything. Lack of trust has enormous implications for […]

This post was originally published on this siteLots of talk at CES about agentic AI. What is it and what can AI agents do for lawyers and legal professionals? AI agents have the potential to improve efficiency and client satisfaction, but they may also raise some challenges. Here is my post for Above the Law […]

This post was originally published on this site CES may be a strange place to learn some law practice management lessons but I did. Here’s my post for Above the Law on just this subject.

This post was originally published on this siteCESOn Sunday evening, Jensen Huang, Nvidia CEO summarised where AI is and where it is going. I wonder whether legal is adequately prepared for and considering the implications of agentic AI and physical AI (not to mention GenAI) on what lawyers, do and how they practice. Here’s my […]

This post was originally published on this siteOn a Sunday evening January 5, the Consumer Technology Association offered its 2025 Tech Trends presentation at CES as well as its Unveiled event offering media a sneak peak at this year’s exhibitors. Here is my summary of the Trends and how those trends might impact legal. I […]

This post was originally published on this siteI’m happy to once again by in Las Vegas for the world’s biggest consumer electronics and technolgy show, CES. Like last year, I’m covering the show for Above the Law. Here is my preview of this year’s Show, along with my thoughts on why the Show is so […]

This post was originally published on this site To whom much is given, much is required. Several years ago, my firm held a departure party for me as I transitioned from the full-time practice of law to full-time blogger and legal tech commenter. One of my peers, who I had practiced with for most of […]

This post was originally published on this site With any new technology, questions of discovery and privilege inevitably arise. As a recent New Mexico case demonstrates, that’s certainly true of Gen AI. The Tremblay Case The case, Tremblay v. OpenAI, Inc., is pending in California District Court. The case involves claims that OpenAI was trained by […]

This post was originally published on this site Bloomberg Law recently reported that the venerable firm Steptoe would allow associates to choose their own billable hour targets. The program will start next year. An associate can choose to bill 2200 hours and receive top pay, or they can opt for 2000 hours and make less, or 1800 hours and […]