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Legal Tech Roundup: AAA-ICDR, LegalZoom
On the heels of ALM's Legalweek conference in New York, the legal technology industry is wrapping up another busy week.
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Law Firms Rethink Tech Roles Amid 'Talent War'
Adopting advanced technology is only one piece of the innovation puzzle for law firms as several recruit and fill new specialist roles to transform daily operations, a group of law firm experts explained Thursday.
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AI-Based Patent Co. DeepIP Raises $15M Series A
DeepIP, a patent drafting tool that uses generative artificial intelligence, announced Thursday the raising of $15 million in a Series A funding round to further expand its operations in the U.S. and Europe and the capabilities of its software assistant.
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This GC Drove Down Law Firm Spending With Legal Ops
As a legal leader, Eugenia Bergantz hasn’t always had definitive plans when adding employees to her team. But now as general counsel at financial performance management platform Planful, she has a roadmap that includes relying on legal operations.
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What Tomorrow's Attys Expect To See At Law Firms
Future lawyers demand that their law firms value diversity, offer a work-life balance and embrace cutting-edge technology, a group of experts said during a panel discussion on Wednesday.
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Litigation Support Company Angeion Merges With Case Works
Philadelphia-based litigation support company Angeion Group said Thursday that it is merging with case data management solutions provider Case Works.
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Law Professor Proposes Rule Changes To Combat Deepfakes
Federal rules of evidence should specifically cite generative artificial intelligence in addressing potentially compromised admissions during litigation, while determining the authentication of evidence should be left in the hands of judges, according to a report published Monday to the Social Science Research Network.
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Judges Urge Caution Using AI, Even As It's 'Here To Stay'
While the use of artificial intelligence in the legal industry "is here to stay," lawyers must still be mindful of its risks and take appropriate precautions, judges advised at a roundtable Wednesday.
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GCs Still Turn To Outside Counsel Even As AI Adoption Grows
General counsel are becoming more comfortable with generative artificial intelligence but are still more likely to turn to outside counsel for critical needs, the results of a new survey showed on Wednesday.
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FIFA Cites New 'Nonexistent' Quotes By Attys Accused Of AI
Soccer's international governing body pressed a Puerto Rico federal judge Tuesday to sanction attorneys accusing it and others of trying to block island rivals, arguing that in trying to rebut claims they used artificial intelligence that cited nonexistent cases, the lawyers introduced "new defective citations and nonexistent quotations."
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Experts Warn Of 'Slippery Slope' In Judge Shopping Sanctions
A federal judge's judge shopping sanctions on lawyers challenging an Alabama transgender care ban were unusually harsh, legal experts said, and raise concerns about a chilling effect on advocates litigating similar cases in other jurisdictions.
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Midsize Firms Boost AI Use, Offer Alternative Fee Options
A report on midsize law firms released Tuesday by legal technology company Clio found that use of artificial technology among midsized firms has more than quadrupled in two years to 93% and that such firms are also likely to be using alternative fee arrangements such as flat fees.
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Governance Co. Infinnium Adds Ex-One Discovery CEO
Virginia-based information governance platform Infinnium announced Monday that it has hired Elie Francis, the founder of legal technology companies Driven Inc. and One Discovery, as its CEO.
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Chief Legal Officers' Role In Cybersecurity Is Expanding
Chief legal officers' role in companies' cybersecurity strategy is growing, with many top legal executives saying their teams have cybersecurity responsibilities, according to a recently released report by the Association of Corporate Counsel Foundation.
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These Recent Court Rulings Shaped E-Discovery Strategies
Some of the main e-discovery takeaways from recent cases are that discovery has limits, requesting parties can't control the entire process of producing electronically stored information, and the use of new technologies does not automatically broaden the scope of discovery.
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Transcription Co. Rev Acquires AI-Backed SmartDepo
Transcription service Rev announced Monday the acquisition of SmartDepo, which provides deposition summary services using artificial intelligence.
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Pierson Ferdinand Innovation, Partnerships Head Talks Tech
As its headcount expands, remote law firm Pierson Ferdinand LLP has brought on a new director in charge of managing the firm's legal tech and external partnerships.
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Mintz Fills New Senior AI And Innovation Role
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC has promoted the managing director of its e-data consulting group to be its first-ever head of innovation, artificial intelligence and e-data consulting, the firm said Monday.
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How Legal Teams Picking AI Tools Separate Hype From Reality
Selecting the right artificial intelligence vendor is crucial, as astute legal teams follow a process of evaluating new tools and onboarding them, experts explained during a panel on Monday.
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In-House Attys Are Being Told To Use AI, Hire Less
C-suite executives are demanding in-house attorneys incorporate artificial intelligence into their legal work in lieu of hiring, according to a report published Monday by contract management platform Juro.
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Colorado E-Discovery Co. Rebrands To Minerva26
Boulder, Colorado-based eDiscovery Assistant, which offers a case law database for litigators working with electronically stored information, announced on Monday a rebranding to Minerva26 over the coming weeks.
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Legal AI Co. Legora Partners With Goodwin, Launches In US
Sweden-based legal generative artificial intelligence platform Legora is making waves in the U.S., opening an office in New York City, while striking a partnership with American international law firm Goodwin Procter LLP, the company announced Monday.
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Attys Suing FIFA Say Humans, Not AI, Made Citation Errors
Attorneys accusing soccer's international governing body, its Puerto Rican affiliate and a regional soccer association of trying to block local rivals told a Puerto Rico federal judge Friday that it was simply human oversight — not the use of artificial intelligence — that led to citation inaccuracies in recent filings.
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Gunster Combines AI, Human Touch In New E-Discovery Biz
Florida law firm Gunster has launched a new women-led e-discovery subsidiary that combines both data analytics and artificial intelligence with hands-on human support, the firm announced Friday.
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Legal Tech Roundup: Innovative Driven, Ownright
The acquisition of an e-discovery software company tops this roundup of recent legal technology news.