Above The Law

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Read on for a strong addition to your research trail — while learning what a 'research trail' is. The post The Legal Tech-To-English Dictionary: Legal Research appeared first on Above the Law.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

By embracing legal tech, firms are stepping into the future and preserving the integrity and success of their practices. forcing at-home work to extend even further, the legal industry continues to feel the disruption. The good news is that legal tech programs can prove valuable in helping you manage and protect your law practice.

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AUGUST 30, 2023

The emergence of Large Language Models (LLMs) in legal research signifies a transformative shift. Unlike generalized models, these specialized LLMs draw from databases enriched with authoritative legal resources, ensuring accuracy and relevance.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 12, 2024

Notes to my (legal) self. The post ChatGPT Is NOT A Legal Research Tool appeared first on Above the Law.

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LawSites

JANUARY 17, 2022

The legal research company Casetext has raised $25 million in a Series C funding round, bringing its total amount raised to $64.3 First, the capital will help Casetext continue to create and improve products that help lawyers search the law and their own documents as well as to efficiently draft legal documents like briefs.

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Above The Law

JUNE 22, 2023

The post Do NOT, I Repeat, Do NOT Use ChatGPT For Legal Research appeared first on Above the Law. These chatbots are bald-faced liars that pull facts out of thin air.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 26, 2024

The future of legal research is AI. Read on to get the definitive guide to choosing a Gen AI legal research solution The post How To Choose The Right Legal Research Platform For Your AI Journey appeared first on Above the Law.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MARCH 16, 2025

Government agencies have a different pace than in-house corporate legal departments. Attorneys are already carrying the legal responsibility and pressure of the case. Embrace Technology as Your Competitive Edge This one comes from anonymous. Corporate work is nothing like family law, which is nothing like personal injury.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 11, 2023

The post Law School Dean Wants ChatGPT Taught In Legal Research & Writing Classes appeared first on Above the Law. It's the way of the future for lawyers.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 16, 2025

AI-Assisted Research serves as a force multiplier for legal professionals. The post Precision Meets AI: Thomson Reuters’ New Era Of Legal Research appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Custom generative AI tools can enhance your legal research capabilities. The post From Books To Bytes: A Legal Research Showdown In The Age Of AI appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

JULY 23, 2024

The future of legal research is AI. The post The Definitive Guide To Choosing A Gen AI Legal Research Solution appeared first on Above the Law. Choose a platform that supports you on this journey, with the experience to guide you every step of the way.

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 22, 2023

Nicole Clark | Legal analytics technologies push attorneys to look at litigation practice in entirely new ways. The post Going With the Flow of Civil Litigation: How to Stay Current With Legal Analytics appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Using legal data for strategic law firm planning is no longer reserved for BigLaw. As covered in Part 1 in this series, one of the easiest ways to begin using legal data to boost business development is to look more intently at the firm’s clients. But what’s even more important for law firms is to see this happening in real-time.

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LLRX

MAY 29, 2024

Law Librarians and tech experts par excellence, Rebecca Fordon , Sean Harrington and Christine Park plan to propose a typology of legal research tasks based on existing computer and information science scholarship and draft corresponding questions using the typology, with rubrics others can use to score the tools they use.

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LawSites

APRIL 4, 2023

Unique Global Breadth vLex has been unique among legal research services for its breadth of international coverage. Its platform includes Vincent, an AI-powered legal research assistant that analyzes legal documents that users upload and finds relevant search results. Lluís Faus will become global CEO.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Before that, researching was much different. The post The Beginnings Of Modern Legal Research appeared first on Above the Law.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Aah legal tech. Today I am introducing Legal Tech Look-Back , a recurring series of posts that will turn back the calendar on legal tech news. What was the news in legal tech five or 10 or 15 years ago this week? How far we’ve come. How far we haven’t. That is what this series will focus on. Lexis Advances.

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Above The Law

MARCH 25, 2025

This is how many commercial offerings including some legal research services incorporate GenAI. Well that explains OpenAI’s Deep Research service that was announced earlier this year. Similarly, many professionals may find Deep Research to be a friend or an eventual enemy. But What About Legal Research Providers?

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Legal technologists and industry observers agree that generative AI will significantly enhance legal research capabilities, provided that these breakthrough tools are developed and used responsibly. Why is legal research a primary use case for generative AI?

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OneLegal

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

By understanding the risks and benefits of generative AI, you can minimize unintended consequences that have troubled legal professionals. The post Generative AI in legal research: Opportunities, risks, and mitigation strategies appeared first on One Legal.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 11, 2022

‘Tis the season for legal technology predictions, which are entertaining but seldom useful. Chosen by the subscribers of our flagship TechnoLawyer newsletter , these awards serve as a buyer’s guide and also reflect important trends in legal technology. Legal Research Tools That Find the Previously Unfindable.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The post Streamline Legal Research And Focus On Decision Making appeared first on Above the Law. LexisNexis’ Fact & Issue Finder combines AI and human-assisted search to provide digestible, thorough results.

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LLRX

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

After that case, which resulted in a media frenzy and (somewhat mild) court sanctions, many attorneys are wary of using generative AI for legal research. And some legal tasks are less affected by hallucinations. But vendors are working to limit hallucinations and increase trust.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 14, 2021

Legal recruiting is an important business development tool for law firms looking to expand their client roster, build up their practice areas, and open offices in new locations. In this second article, let’s discuss how firms can use litigation data to make their legal recruiting a more successful and profitable endeavor.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 13, 2022

Artificial intelligence tools have become prevalent in legal practice, particularly in eDiscovery. Despite their benefits, many legal organizations have been hesitant to implement AI tools. Technology leaders have had to reassure users across all sectors that AI is here to help them, not replace them. AI Hesitation.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

From The Guardian : An Australian lawyer has been referred to a state legal complaints commission, after it was discovered he had used ChatGPT to write court filings in an immigration case and the artificial intelligence platform generated case citations that did not exist.

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Above The Law

JUNE 7, 2023

The post Free Speech Hypocrisy, Hot Bench Troubles, And ChatGPT Legal Research appeared first on Above the Law. Maybe the woman who called the cops on a Black birdwatcher should try using ChatGPT to make up some fake caselaw for her appeal because the real ones aren't helping.

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Above The Law

APRIL 15, 2024

Optimal litigation research integrates all relevant sources for efficient results. The post 5 Things Litigators Should Look For In A Legal Research Tool appeared first on Above the Law. Finding all materials for similar cases spanning different systems is difficult, time-consuming, and frustrating.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 26, 2021

Some of the most interesting statistics in this year's report relate to legal research, social media use, and the hardware and software choices of lawyers.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 23, 2022

Keeping up on the litigation landscape with AI-powered legal analytics can help cultivate productive and meaningful client relationships. “As The business of the law requires a certain set of skills, as legal markets are generally soft, filled with more sellers than buyers. The statement is as bold as it is obvious. Ping to Pitch.

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The Estrin Report

MAY 12, 2023

I sat down with Dr. Don Billings , a long-time colleague, who knows just about anything one needs to know about legal technology and beyond. As those of you who have been in the field for awhile know first-hand, lawyers are always the last to get on the bandwagon with changes, let alone technology changes. Not going to happen.

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LawTechnologyToday

JANUARY 13, 2021

The Legal Technology Resource Center (LTRC) is pleased to make its seventh annual announcement of its Women of Legal Tech honorees. LTRC’s Women of Legal Tech initiative is intended to encourage diversity and celebrate women in legal technology. This will be a virtual event. Congrats to Our Class of 2021!

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Just four years after launching Westlaw Edge as its next-generation legal research platform, Thomson Reuters today unveiled the next-next generation. It means search results that better match not just the legal issue, but also the outcome, fact pattern, cause of action, motion type and outcome, party type, and area of law.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

In our forthcoming Spring 2025 publication, Fighting the Hypothetical: Why Law Firms Should Rethink the Billable Hour in the Generative AI Era, [1] we hypothesize that Generative AI (GenAI) technology will change forever how legal services are delivered and will force law firms to re-engineer their legacy economic model.

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LawSites

APRIL 9, 2024

Furthering its expansion beyond legal research and into other products aligned with legal professionals’ day-to-day workflows, Bloomberg Law has acquired Dashboard Legal , a project management and collaboration platform specifically designed for the legal market.

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LawSites

JUNE 4, 2024

Last September, two litigation-focused Canadian legal technology companies, CiteRight and Jurisage, announced their merger, with the promise of combining CiteRight’s litigation drafting program with Jurisage’s AI technology to create an integrated legal research and drafting solution.

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