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The 20 Most Important Legal Technology Developments of 2018
January 1, 2019
For several years now, I’ve closed out the year with a round-up of the 10 most important legal developments (2016, 2015, 2014, 2013)....
January 1, 2019
For several years now, I’ve closed out the year with a round-up of the 10 most important legal developments (2016, 2015, 2014, 2013)....
Patents Per Year: 2018 takes No. 2 Spot
December 31, 2018
The also PTO continues to save the world from claims to pure information by asking applicants to limit information storage to non-transitory storage mechanisms.
December 31, 2018
The also PTO continues to save the world from claims to pure information by asking applicants to limit information storage to non-transitory storage mechanisms.
New Survey finds most Americans would use a less expensive online alternative to hiring a lawyer
December 29, 2018
That's according to a recent survey of 2,000 adults conducted by Harris Poll. The survey found that the vast majority of respondents would prefer a cheaper, online alternative to hiring a lawyer for small legal matters. Legal Tech Newshas the story: Survey: 69 Percent of People Would Use Online Legal Services Over AttorneysThe survey found most Americans are willing to trade off a traditional lawyer experience for small legal matters if it saves them a few bucks. Respondents said...
December 29, 2018
That's according to a recent survey of 2,000 adults conducted by Harris Poll. The survey found that the vast majority of respondents would prefer a cheaper, online alternative to hiring a lawyer for small legal matters. Legal Tech Newshas the story: Survey: 69 Percent of People Would Use Online Legal Services Over AttorneysThe survey found most Americans are willing to trade off a traditional lawyer experience for small legal matters if it saves them a few bucks. Respondents said...
Mittelstadt, Russell, & Wachter on Explaining Machine Learning Decisions
December 28, 2018
Brent Mittelstadt (University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute), Chris Russell (University of Surrey), & Sandra Wachter (University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute) have posted Explaining Explanations in AI (Proceedings of FAT* ’19: Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAT* ’19), January 29–31, 2019) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Recent work on interpretability in machine learning and AI has focused on the building of simplified...
December 28, 2018
Brent Mittelstadt (University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute), Chris Russell (University of Surrey), & Sandra Wachter (University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute) have posted Explaining Explanations in AI (Proceedings of FAT* ’19: Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAT* ’19), January 29–31, 2019) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Recent work on interpretability in machine learning and AI has focused on the building of simplified...
Elevate Acquires LexPredict, Expanding Capabilities in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
December 23, 2018
The LexPredict Team is excited to announce that our company has been acquired by Elevate. We believe that joining forces with Elevate is the most effective way to bring enterprise solutions to market more quickly, by combining the artificial intelligence, data science and data engineering capabilities of LexPredict with the award winning legal services of Elevate. Once again our team is very excited !
December 23, 2018
The LexPredict Team is excited to announce that our company has been acquired by Elevate. We believe that joining forces with Elevate is the most effective way to bring enterprise solutions to market more quickly, by combining the artificial intelligence, data science and data engineering capabilities of LexPredict with the award winning legal services of Elevate. Once again our team is very excited !
A Game Theory Model Of Law Faculties: Turnover Helps Curb Antisocial Faculty Behavior
December 22, 2018
A standard account of group cooperation would predict that group stability would bring about greater cooperation, because repeat-play games would allow for sanctions and rewards. In an academic unit such as a department or a law faculty, one might thus expect that faculty stability would bring about greater cooperation. However, academic units are not like most other groups. Tenured professors face only limited sanctions for failing to cooperate, for engaging in unproductive conflict, or for shirking....
December 22, 2018
A standard account of group cooperation would predict that group stability would bring about greater cooperation, because repeat-play games would allow for sanctions and rewards. In an academic unit such as a department or a law faculty, one might thus expect that faculty stability would bring about greater cooperation. However, academic units are not like most other groups. Tenured professors face only limited sanctions for failing to cooperate, for engaging in unproductive conflict, or for shirking....
Evisort’s New Document Analyzer Offers Out-of-the-Box AI to Mine All A Company’s Contracts
December 22, 2018
Evisort might just be the hottest legal tech and AI company you’ve never heard of. Born out of Harvard Law School, MIT and the Harvard Innovation Lab; funded by an investment firm backed by Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and other Silicon Valley luminaries; recently profiled in a Columbia Business School case study on entrepreneurship; and its three founders named to Forbes 30 Under 30, it’s safe to say this is a company worth watching. Today, the company...
December 22, 2018
Evisort might just be the hottest legal tech and AI company you’ve never heard of. Born out of Harvard Law School, MIT and the Harvard Innovation Lab; funded by an investment firm backed by Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and other Silicon Valley luminaries; recently profiled in a Columbia Business School case study on entrepreneurship; and its three founders named to Forbes 30 Under 30, it’s safe to say this is a company worth watching. Today, the company...
Sunstein on Algorithms & Biases
December 19, 2018
Cass R. Sunstein (Harvard Law School; Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)) has posted Algorithms, Correcting Biases (Forthcoming, Social Research) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: A great deal of theoretical work explores the possibility that algorithms may be biased in one or another respect. But for purposes of law and policy, some of the most important empirical research finds exactly the opposite. In the context of bail decisions, an algorithm designed to predict...
December 19, 2018
Cass R. Sunstein (Harvard Law School; Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)) has posted Algorithms, Correcting Biases (Forthcoming, Social Research) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: A great deal of theoretical work explores the possibility that algorithms may be biased in one or another respect. But for purposes of law and policy, some of the most important empirical research finds exactly the opposite. In the context of bail decisions, an algorithm designed to predict...
Lex Machina Expands Its Employment Litigation Analytics with an ERISA Module
December 9, 2018
I’ve noted in a number of posts here Lex Machina’s continuing expansion of its legal analytics into...
December 9, 2018
I’ve noted in a number of posts here Lex Machina’s continuing expansion of its legal analytics into...
Analytics in Law
December 8, 2018
The concept of analyzing data in litigation is not new. Lawyers and legal researchers search for precedents that help strengthen...
December 8, 2018
The concept of analyzing data in litigation is not new. Lawyers and legal researchers search for precedents that help strengthen...
