What’s the forecast for generative AI in 2025?
Welcome to 2025! The ABA Journal’s Legal Rebels Podcast is not usually in the business of making prognostications. Let’s face it: If we were, we’d be playing the lottery or…
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Generative AI dominated legal tech
Image from Shutterstock. The year 2024 has been a momentous year for legal technology. Generative artificial intelligence continues to gain traction in an industry not known for adopting tech quickly…
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What generative AI means for the future of predictive analytics
Lawyers, especially litigators, like to say they never ask a question that they don’t already know the answer to. But there’s plenty of unknowns out there—especially when it comes to…
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What Filevine’s new AI tool could mean for the future of depositions
When Filevine unveiled its Depo Copilot in September, it sent shock waves among those in the legal technology sphere. The generative artificial intelligence tool is not just designed to transcribe…
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Criminal justice startups tap into generative AI’s early promise
Devshi Mehrotra and Leslie Jones-Dove co-founded JusticeText in 2019 to try to level the playing field for overworked public defenders combing through video depositions, police interviews and bodycam footage, creating…
Read More » Lawyers trying to increase access to justice see promise in generative AI
For lawyers working to close the justice gap, generative artificial intelligence could be a real game changer. According to a 2022 study by the Legal Services Corp., 92% of low-income…
Read More » Generative AI already is making an impact on legal research and writing
Lawyers who expect generative artificial intelligence to significantly impact the practice of law see some of the greatest potential in legal research and writing. In August, a LexisNexis Legal &…
Read More » Will generative AI alleviate burnout or make lawyers more miserable?
The PC, smartphone, email and the internet. History is littered with examples of how hot new technologies meant to make us more productive led to unintended consequences, including stress and…
Read More » Law schools consider post-ChatGPT coursework
ChatGPT’s unveiling sparked conversations among law faculty, with opinions ranging from banning GPT platforms in certain classes to encouraging experimentation to reconsidering law school pedagogy, professors contacted by the ABA…
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What does the future hold for licensed paraprofessionals?
Much has been made of the gigantic access-to-justice gap in this country. According to a 2022 study by the Legal Services Corp., 92% of Americans… Source link
Read More » When it comes to using generative AI and contracts, the devil is in the details
Riding the waves of ChatGPT’s explosive entrance in late 2022, a host of vendors have developed generative artificial intelligence-powered tools for use throughout the contract life cycle. “It is not…
Read More » Generative AI could revolutionize e-discovery—but buyer beware
Typically cautious with new technology, attorneys are dipping their toes into “a sea change” of new generative artificial intelligence tools for e-discovery, says Mary Mack, CEO and chief legal technologist…
Read More » How AI could blur the borders of immigration law
In late 2022, veteran immigration lawyer Greg Siskind used a beta version of Casetext’s artificial intelligence legal assistant CoCounsel for research in a class action lawsuit he filed for Ukrainian…
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Fall in love with legal technology at this year’s ABA Techshow
The event kicks off Feb. 14 with the Startup Alley annual pitch competition that involves legal tech companies giving quick summaries of who they are and what problem that they…
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Could automated transcription tools replace human court reporters?
Image from Shutterstock. For the longest time, one of the staples of any courtroom has been the stenographer. Typing on a small machine that produced a seemingly random series of…
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The future of DEI programs in the legal industry
Image from Shutterstock. The legal professional lacks diversity. In other news, the sun is hot, law school is expensive and junk food is bad for you. Not to be facetious,…
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Will generative artificial intelligence (finally) spell the end of the billable hour?
Widely hated by lawyers and clients alike, the billable hour has nevertheless proven to be more resilient than cockroaches, Twinkies and those nonbiodegradable containers that you used to get fast-food…
Read More » Can generative AI tools make it easier for lawyers to offer pro bono services?
When it comes to access to justice, it has long been estimated that low-income Americans did not receive any or enough legal help for over 90% of their civil legal…
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How generative AI can help you market your legal practice
There has been a lot of talk and concern about generative AI tools and how they are changing the legal industry. A major worry for many lawyers is that these…
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Tests into and out of law schools—what’s changing and why
Image from Shutterstock. Not much can strike more terror into the hearts of aspiring lawyers than the LSAT and the bar exam. Right now, these tests are having a moment….
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