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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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
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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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Want to clear a criminal record? This lawyer has an app for that
A Rasa team member (left) helps a woman register for the Rasa app at a legal clinic at Arizona State University in Phoenix. Photo courtesy of Rasa. The impact for…
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What were the top legal tech stories of 2023?
As 2023 draws to a close, the Legal Rebels Podcast looks at the top stories in legal technology for the year. Between the explosion in popularity of ChatGPT and other…
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How this lawyer uses TikTok to skewer law firm culture
Photos courtesy of Alex Su. In the past decade, influencer culture has exploded. However, content creation is not just about Gen Zers and millennials promoting new brands, hot products and…
Read More » How generative AI is already changing contract review
A lot has been made about how generative artificial intelligence has already changed many aspects of the legal industry. Heck, we’ve already done a few shows on this very topic….
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What is the future of remote working in the law firm world?
Photo illustration by Sara Wadford/ABA Journal. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, working from home and communicating and collaborating via real-time communication tools has become the norm for many law firms…
Read More » TurnSignl app seeks to provide real-time legal assistance and de-escalation of tension during traffic stops
Like many Americans, Jazz Hampton and two of his friends, Andre Creighton and Mychal Frelix, watched in horror as two fellow Minnesotans, Philando Castile and George Floyd, were killed by…
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EmotionTrac analyzes facial expressions in real time to help lawyers pick juries, market themselves
Image from Shutterstock. Facial recognition software is becoming a greater part of our everyday lives. The police use it to investigate crime. Smartphones and computers use it to secure data….
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Taking on unauthorized practice of law regulations to expand access to justice
Image from Shutterstock. Are you struggling with debt? Do you have collectors breathing down your neck, threatening to repossess your property and filing lawsuits against you in court? For many…
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