Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

How to choose a legal tech company

While it’s clear that legal technology is necessary, what’s not so crystal is determining which legal tech company will be the best fit for your law firm.

Aug 13, 2024 9:07 AM CDT

How is AI affecting courts and law practice? ABA task force report has answers

Do the Federal Rules of Evidence have to be changed to address issues created by artificial intelligence? That is one of several issues addressed by the ABA Task Force on Law and Artificial Intelligence in a report on AI’s impact on the practice of law released Monday.

Aug 8, 2024 9:38 AM CDT

Incoming ABA President Bill Bay calls on legal profession to ‘stand together’

“Individually, we have shortcomings and weaknesses,” incoming ABA President William R. “Bill” Bay told the ABA House of Delegates. “But we are strongest when we stand together, when we lift each other up, when we put aside the differences, which the world tells us should divide us.”

Aug 5, 2024 5:43 PM CDT

AI-generated court filing had name, bar number of lawyer who had nothing to do with case, complaint says

Updated: A Florida foreclosure lawyer has said his name and his bar number were used in a court filing generated by artificial intelligence. And he had nothing to do with the case.

Aug 5, 2024 2:53 PM CDT

Is the legal system ready for AI-generated deepfake videos?

New generative AI tools make it easier to create deepfake videos that can realistically depict someone’s likeness and voice to show them doing and saying something they didn’t do or say. And that could wreak havoc in the legal system.

Aug 1, 2024 2:10 AM CDT

Take heed before using artificial intelligence, new ABA ethics opinion says

As more and more law firms experiment with artificial intelligence, the ABA’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released an opinion Monday guiding the legal profession through some of its obstacles. Specifically, it is warning lawyers to consider their ethical obligations when operating AI.

Jul 29, 2024 10:02 AM CDT

Beyond Traditional Tools: Leveraging AI for efficient law practice management

For many law firms, law practice management software is the backbone of their business. It streamlines workflows, reduces administrative burdens and facilitates efficient billing processes—increasing productivity and profitability. From lead intake and case tracking to managing deadlines and handling payments, law practice management tools ensure effective collaboration and efficient firm operations.

Jul 26, 2024 10:12 AM CDT

Software company Clio announces $900M investment

Clio, a cloud-based practice management software company, has clinched $900 million in a Series F round—one of the largest single investments in legal technology to date.

Jul 23, 2024 3:05 PM CDT

How generative AI can help you market your legal practice

There has been a lot of concern about how generative AI tools are changing the legal industry. But what about the potential of generative AI to help lawyers generate business, market themselves more effectively, and make more money?

Jul 17, 2024 10:00 AM CDT

Need help? Alternative legal services providers are an option

As artificial intelligence continues to dominate the legal field, many law firms are finding relief through alternative legal services providers.

Jul 11, 2024 1:44 PM CDT

ABA’s artificial intelligence task force releases law school survey

Law schools are overwhelmingly integrating emerging artificial intelligence technology into their curriculums, but they’re still not sure about specific AI policies.

Jun 25, 2024 12:34 PM CDT

The Prelitigation Advantage: Leveraging AI for discovery and pleadings

Pretrial litigation is an area ripe for disruption, and artificial intelligence is coming for it. It makes sense. The discovery phase involves monotonous workflows and routine processes, making it an ideal target for tools that aim to streamline repetitive tasks and increase efficiency.

Jun 25, 2024 9:10 AM CDT

Record labels sue two startups for training AI models on their songs

The world’s biggest record labels are suing two artificial intelligence startups, taking an aggressive stance to protect their intellectual property against technology that makes it easy for people to generate music based on existing songs.

Jun 24, 2024 3:00 PM CDT

New research about legal operations is ‘at a crossroads,’ consortium leaders say

Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Sandra Aldi, the chief marketing officer at Neota Logic; Michael Powers, the global director of product marketing at iManage; and Thomas Suh, the co-founder and chief operating officer for LegalMation.

Jun 21, 2024 11:12 AM CDT

LSAC president reflects on challenges facing legal ed as she shifts to lead Association of American Law Schools

As Kellye Testy of the Law School Admission Council prepares to leave her post June 30 and start the very next day as executive director and CEO of the Association of American Law Schools, she talked with the ABA Journal about the changes and the challenges facing legal education.

Jun 17, 2024 9:09 AM CDT