Category: Tech Law Crossroads

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’ […]

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’ […]

This post was originally published on this site Working with outside counsel is like getting thrown in a pit of rattlesnakes and hoping one won’t bite you. Anonymous Axiom, the 14,000-person alternative legal service provider, launched in 2000, together with Wakefield Research, recently conducted and published a Study of U.S. in-house counsel. They conducted a […]

This post was originally published on this site The less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it. Mark Twain More and more law firms are opting to require lawyers and certainly associates to be in the office at least four days a week. At some point, […]

This post was originally published on this siteA loophole in Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service terms of use could expose privileged information to third-party review. Lawyers need to undertake reasonable diligent vetting of vendors and their terms. Reliance on vendor assurances alone is not enough. But what is? Last week, I ran across a good piece […]