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Smart Contracts
February 23, 2018
Gabriel Jaccard (University of Geneva, Faculty of Law, Department of Private International Law) has posted Smart Contracts and the Role of Law on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This paper gives an overview on smart contracts and assess their legal relevance. The first part, explains the notion of smart contract and provides simple examples of it. In the second part, we propose a legal analysis of smart contract. First, we explore how smart contracts can be relevant in the eyes of the law. Then...
February 23, 2018
Gabriel Jaccard (University of Geneva, Faculty of Law, Department of Private International Law) has posted Smart Contracts and the Role of Law on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This paper gives an overview on smart contracts and assess their legal relevance. The first part, explains the notion of smart contract and provides simple examples of it. In the second part, we propose a legal analysis of smart contract. First, we explore how smart contracts can be relevant in the eyes of the law. Then...
Robot Lawyers in 2018? Fantasy, Reality and the Bright Future of Legal Technology
February 22, 2018
Amid these 'smart' toolsets, lawyers will not disappear, but they will do better work in the months and years to come, and they will do it faster and more efficiently. In spite of what you may have heard, robots will not be infiltrating the legal profession any time soon. Artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies like machine learning and natural language processing have attracted rapturous attention over the last year and indeed hold tremendous promise. In fact, many organizations that...
February 22, 2018
Amid these 'smart' toolsets, lawyers will not disappear, but they will do better work in the months and years to come, and they will do it faster and more efficiently. In spite of what you may have heard, robots will not be infiltrating the legal profession any time soon. Artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies like machine learning and natural language processing have attracted rapturous attention over the last year and indeed hold tremendous promise. In fact, many organizations that...
AI Goes To Law School—In China
February 18, 2018
Legal educators helping future attorneys prepare for 21st century careers are certainly concerned with the influence of technology on the practice of law. But increasingly, legal technology education and research often comes from the United States and isn’t likely to help international law students keep pace. Peking University Law School is looking to change that. The elite Chinese law school will partner with cloud-based analytics platform Gridsum to introduce a new research center focused...
February 18, 2018
Legal educators helping future attorneys prepare for 21st century careers are certainly concerned with the influence of technology on the practice of law. But increasingly, legal technology education and research often comes from the United States and isn’t likely to help international law students keep pace. Peking University Law School is looking to change that. The elite Chinese law school will partner with cloud-based analytics platform Gridsum to introduce a new research center focused...
Assisted-DIY Divorce Site Launched
February 18, 2018
From Above The Law: For most ordinary folks, the prospect of hiring a lawyer who represents Hollywood A-listers in divorce proceedings is as much of a fantasy as a Hollywood’s movie version of real life. But with a little bit of techno-charged pixie dust, the dream of high-powered representation for run-of-the-mill divorce cases is now a reality. Last week, Los Angeles attorney Laura Wasser — whose clients have included Angelina Jolie, Ryan Reynolds, Heidi Klum, Ashton Kutcher, Christina...
February 18, 2018
From Above The Law: For most ordinary folks, the prospect of hiring a lawyer who represents Hollywood A-listers in divorce proceedings is as much of a fantasy as a Hollywood’s movie version of real life. But with a little bit of techno-charged pixie dust, the dream of high-powered representation for run-of-the-mill divorce cases is now a reality. Last week, Los Angeles attorney Laura Wasser — whose clients have included Angelina Jolie, Ryan Reynolds, Heidi Klum, Ashton Kutcher, Christina...
ROSS Unveils EVA, A Free AI Tool To Analyze Briefs, Check Cites and Find Similar Cases
February 13, 2018
The new product is called EVA. In a nutshell, it is a brief analyzer. But it is more than that. Most notably, it is also a tool for checking the subsequent history of cited cases and determining if they are still good law, in the vein of the LexisNexis Shepard’s and Thomson Reuters KeyCite. It also can be used to find other cases that are similar to a given case or to find cases that have similar language or that contain the same quotes. ROSS says EVA will supercharge a lawyer’s research....
February 13, 2018
The new product is called EVA. In a nutshell, it is a brief analyzer. But it is more than that. Most notably, it is also a tool for checking the subsequent history of cited cases and determining if they are still good law, in the vein of the LexisNexis Shepard’s and Thomson Reuters KeyCite. It also can be used to find other cases that are similar to a given case or to find cases that have similar language or that contain the same quotes. ROSS says EVA will supercharge a lawyer’s research....
Fastcase Acquires Docket Tracking and Analytics Company Docket Alarm
February 10, 2018
Fastcase today announced that it has acquired Docket Alarm, a company that mines federal and state court dockets to provide litigation alerts and case-prediction analytics. In announcing the acquisition, the company said: Docket Alarm’s advanced analytical capabilities, customizable real-time litigation alerts, case prediction indicators, and technology-driven research tools complement Fastcase’s quest to add unique, must-have content for its subscribers and provide leading legal analysis...
February 10, 2018
Fastcase today announced that it has acquired Docket Alarm, a company that mines federal and state court dockets to provide litigation alerts and case-prediction analytics. In announcing the acquisition, the company said: Docket Alarm’s advanced analytical capabilities, customizable real-time litigation alerts, case prediction indicators, and technology-driven research tools complement Fastcase’s quest to add unique, must-have content for its subscribers and provide leading legal analysis...
Avvo Acquired by Internet Brands
February 3, 2018
2018 has started with a bang in the world of legal directories, with the massive news that US online lawyer giant Avvo has been acquired by Martindale-Hubbell owner, Internet Brands. Announced today – January 11 2018 – Avvo will join Internet Brands’ expanding portfolio of online legal products, which as well as Martindale Hubbell (acquired in 2013) incudes Nolo (acquired 2011), Total Attorneys, Lawyers.com, Attorney Locate, and AllLaw.com. The Avvo acquisition is the culmination of a remarkable...
February 3, 2018
2018 has started with a bang in the world of legal directories, with the massive news that US online lawyer giant Avvo has been acquired by Martindale-Hubbell owner, Internet Brands. Announced today – January 11 2018 – Avvo will join Internet Brands’ expanding portfolio of online legal products, which as well as Martindale Hubbell (acquired in 2013) incudes Nolo (acquired 2011), Total Attorneys, Lawyers.com, Attorney Locate, and AllLaw.com. The Avvo acquisition is the culmination of a remarkable...
Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Machine Learning Will Revolutionize the Practice of Law. Part One. [VIDEO]
February 3, 2018
Studies have shown that physicians are correct in their diagnoses about 50% of the time. The increasing sophistication and utilization of artificial intelligence has the potential to drastically improve medicine by aggregating patient information and data, which will allow for more accurate diagnoses more often. A similar application of artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize and improve a number of other fields as well. See Ross Fishman, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data,...
February 3, 2018
Studies have shown that physicians are correct in their diagnoses about 50% of the time. The increasing sophistication and utilization of artificial intelligence has the potential to drastically improve medicine by aggregating patient information and data, which will allow for more accurate diagnoses more often. A similar application of artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize and improve a number of other fields as well. See Ross Fishman, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data,...
What Can Machine Learning Do? Workforce Implications
January 28, 2018
Digital computers have transformed work in almost every sector of the economy over the past several decades (1). We are now at the beginning of an even larger and more rapid transformation due to recent advances in machine learning (ML), which is capable of accelerating the pace of automation itself. However, although it is clear that ML is a “general purpose technology,” like the steam engine and electricity, which spawns a plethora of additional innovations and capabilities (2), there is no widely...
January 28, 2018
Digital computers have transformed work in almost every sector of the economy over the past several decades (1). We are now at the beginning of an even larger and more rapid transformation due to recent advances in machine learning (ML), which is capable of accelerating the pace of automation itself. However, although it is clear that ML is a “general purpose technology,” like the steam engine and electricity, which spawns a plethora of additional innovations and capabilities (2), there is no widely...
EmpowerLegal Launches Litigation Suite, a Powerful Series of Streamable Video Tutorials Which Effectively Prepare Clients for Testimony
January 27, 2018
EmpowerLegal, Inc. launches its powerful Litigation Suite, a series of streamable video tutorials which help litigation attorneys and their clients effectively prepare for major legal events including mediations, depositions and trials. Created and narrated by Alan S. Fanger, an award-winning litigation attorney with 30+ years of experience, EmpowerLegal video tutorials provide realistic, professionally-portrayed depictions of depositions, mediations and trials. The videos demystify intimidating...
January 27, 2018
EmpowerLegal, Inc. launches its powerful Litigation Suite, a series of streamable video tutorials which help litigation attorneys and their clients effectively prepare for major legal events including mediations, depositions and trials. Created and narrated by Alan S. Fanger, an award-winning litigation attorney with 30+ years of experience, EmpowerLegal video tutorials provide realistic, professionally-portrayed depictions of depositions, mediations and trials. The videos demystify intimidating...
