Where law firms and legal departments are succeeding with innovation

Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Aaron Crews, the chief product and innovation officer and head of enterprise at UnitedLex, a provider of alternative legal services.

Apr 23, 2024 11:59 AM CDT

LexisNexis launches newest version of generative artificial intelligence platform

LexisNexis launched the newest version of its generative artificial intelligence, Lexis+ AI, on Tuesday, offering users faster results and more resources. The second generation LexisNexis legal tool is expected to be available in early May.

Apr 23, 2024 9:10 AM CDT

Second groundbreaking ABA AI and economic justice webinar set for April 26

On April 26, the ABA, in partnership with the National Association of Consumer Advocates, will host “AI and Consumers: The Invisible Impact on Economic Justice”—the ABA’s second webinar in an ongoing series on artificial intelligence and economic justice issues.

Apr 23, 2024 8:53 AM CDT

From Intake to Outcome: An in-house lawyer’s guide to matter management solutions

In today's fast-paced world, in-house teams require robust tools to manage the complexities of their daily workflows. Matter management software fills this gap and provides a comprehensive solution that streamlines processes from case intake to resolution while also facilitating collaboration with members of internal legal teams and outside counsel.

Apr 19, 2024 2:09 PM CDT

4 data security considerations for GCs when engaging contract lawyers

Contract management. Compliance updates. Discovery responses. Intellectual property portfolio management. These rote, often-time-consuming tasks can all be part of an in-house counsel’s day-to-day schedule. The problem? Many can devolve into costly time sinks for a legal department’s salaried talent.

Apr 17, 2024 3:08 PM CDT

Major legal AI tool set is expanding its capabilities

On Tuesday, legal technology company vLex announced that it is expanding the Vincent AI platform, offering attorneys access to more than 1 billion documents from around the world to help with contracts, pleadings and motions.

Apr 16, 2024 12:33 PM CDT

Winston & Strawn will provide reduced-cost legal services for routine tasks under Winston Legal Solutions umbrella

Winston & Strawn is offering its clients a lower-cost alternative to outsourced legal services that uses attorneys trained by the law firm for more routine legal tasks.

Apr 4, 2024 2:48 PM CDT

Artificial intelligence could make originalist analysis easier, federal appeals judge says

Determining the meaning of constitutional provisions at the time that they were drafted, as originalism requires, can be “highly laborious and time-consuming,” according to a federal appeals judge.

Apr 2, 2024 9:17 AM CDT

Existing methods of accessing knowledge will coexist with generative AI

As generative artificial intelligence stormed the scene over the past year with its snazzy Q&A interface, it was fair to ask whether existing ways of accessing knowledge, such as keyword search or templates, would become redundant. After all, why would you need those old ways of tracking down specific pieces of knowledge if you can just ask the all-knowing AI to call it up for you?

Apr 1, 2024 2:30 AM CDT

The metaverse has failed to live up to expectations, but could it make a comeback?

At one point, the metaverse was a groundbreaking piece of technology that promised to change lives and revolutionize industries. The term, first coined in a 1992 book, describes a world where people interact in a digital society and economy using avatars. In the intervening years, the concept has become a reality.

Apr 1, 2024 2:10 AM CDT

Legal research tools in the age of generative AI

A little over a year ago, ChatGPT-4 was released, and in that short time, the functionality of generative artificial intelligence has been added to many of the tools that we regularly use in our day-to-day workflows. From research and brainstorming to data analysis and translation, generative AI is changing how work gets done.

Mar 25, 2024 10:26 AM CDT

How client service has changed with emergence of generative artificial intelligence

Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Jamie Berry, the president of Evolver Legal Services, an e-discovery and litigation support services company.

Mar 22, 2024 9:25 AM CDT

Could automated transcription tools replace human court reporters?

Recent advances in technology, as well as a shortage of court reporters nationwide and the increased use of virtual depositions and hearings, has led to an opening for automated transcription tools.

Mar 13, 2024 8:38 AM CDT

Use of ChatGPT to support fee bid is ‘utterly and unusually unpersuasive,’ federal judge says

A federal judge in New York City has reduced a law firm’s fee request by about half after criticizing its use of the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT-4 as a “cross-check” to determine prevailing market rates for attorneys.

Feb 27, 2024 8:20 AM CST

What’s the current state of remote and hybrid work in law firms?

Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Alaa Pasha, the CEO of Maptician, a cloud-based workplace management software company and an end-to-end solution for law firm hybrid operations.

Feb 23, 2024 9:15 AM CST