Category: Tech Law Crossroads

This post was originally published on this site Several state bar associations and courts have leaped into the tar pit of issues that Gen AI seems to have raised. Many of these, at least early on, were little more than knee-jerk reactions. Most were brought about by a lack of understanding of the tools available […]

This post was originally published on this site “My dear, here we must run as fast as we can, just to stay in place. And if you wish to go anywhere you must run twice as fast as that.”  The Queen of Hearts in Lewis Carroll’s, Alice in Wonderland I have written before about the uncertainty many […]

This post was originally published on this site There’s gold in them thar hills. Mark Twain in 1892 novel The American Claimant Almost every law firm has a great wealth of documents and knowledge locked up in work they have previously done in cases and matters. If only they could find it. The problem, as I have […]

This post was originally published on this siteInjustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”– Martin Luther King For some time, we (the legal profession) have collectively wrung our hands over the access to justice (A2J) problem in the US and elsewhere. But that’s about all we have done: despite all our consternation, there has been […]

This post was originally published on this siteLawyers need to advise clients of risks of Gen AI. Another week, and I find myself at yet another legal conference focusing on AI and Gen AI. Lots of the now standard discussions about whether and how Gen AI will impact lawyers and the legal profession. Presenters droning […]

This post was originally published on this site The International Legal Technology Association, or ILTA as it is commonly referred to, is no stranger to holding giant technology conferences. Each August, it puts on an annual four-day show that draws over 3400 attendees and some 150 exhibitors and sponsors. This summer’s Show will be in […]

This post was originally published on this siteOn May 8, the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics issued its formal Opinion 511 entitled Confidentiality Obligations of Lawyers Posting to Listservs. As Bob Ambrogi rightly pointed out in his recent post on the Opinion, it seems odd that the ABA would issue an opinion now about a […]

This post was originally published on this site Don’t tell me about your effort. Show me your results. Tim Fargo  I have recently attended several legal tech conferences and other lawyer meetings, which were dominated by Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) discussions and presentations. Despite the rapid advancement of GenAI and AI technologies, the content at […]

This post was originally published on this site It goes without saying that one of the most critical functions of a law firm is to train its associates adequately. But time constraints and a lack of consistency, as I have previously discussed, make good, sound training of associates problematic in many firms. However, large language models […]

This post was originally published on this siteIt seems like every day, there is a new vendor survey about what’s happening in the legal marketplace. Sometimes, these are designed to reveal a result that the vendor thinks will help sell its products. Sometimes, they offer beneficial and, in some cases, remarkably candid insights. Thomson Reuters’ […]