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New Report on Legal Industry Outlook Says “AI” Will Create “Supercharged” Lawyers
December 20, 2017
For several years legal industry commentators like Richard Susskind have been predicting that technology in the form of Artificial Intelligence ("AI") will wind up replacing some lawyers when it comes to many of the routine tasks they now perform thereby further depressing the job market for new graduates. So far, the reality has not been as dire as the predictions. A new report by legal consulting firm Major, Lindsey & Africa says that, at least for the near term, they don't anticipate...
December 20, 2017
For several years legal industry commentators like Richard Susskind have been predicting that technology in the form of Artificial Intelligence ("AI") will wind up replacing some lawyers when it comes to many of the routine tasks they now perform thereby further depressing the job market for new graduates. So far, the reality has not been as dire as the predictions. A new report by legal consulting firm Major, Lindsey & Africa says that, at least for the near term, they don't anticipate...
AI to Drive Job Growth by 2020: Gartner
December 20, 2017
Enterprise technology powered by artificial intelligence will create more jobs than it eliminates within the next three years, accounting for two million net new jobs by 2025, according to IT industry research firm Gartner Inc. It expects “millions” of jobs to be displaced by AI over the next few years, with positions in the manufacturing sector hit hardest, as more companies deploy AI-enabled technologies to handle routine tasks. But within three years those losses will reverse to gains,...
December 20, 2017
Enterprise technology powered by artificial intelligence will create more jobs than it eliminates within the next three years, accounting for two million net new jobs by 2025, according to IT industry research firm Gartner Inc. It expects “millions” of jobs to be displaced by AI over the next few years, with positions in the manufacturing sector hit hardest, as more companies deploy AI-enabled technologies to handle routine tasks. But within three years those losses will reverse to gains,...
Texas Civil and Family Activity in the District and Statutory County Courts
December 18, 2017
The Texas Office of Court Administration (OCA) has compiled data reported by trial courts pursuant to statute[1] since September 2010. In an effort to draw insights from the reported data, we built a website that allows users to generate custom graphs by specifying search criteria: http://courtstatpack.com/ Using “Options” search criteria, users can specify the time period and venues to be studied. Venue can be set to statewide statistics (default) or broken down by county, metro area, or court...
December 18, 2017
The Texas Office of Court Administration (OCA) has compiled data reported by trial courts pursuant to statute[1] since September 2010. In an effort to draw insights from the reported data, we built a website that allows users to generate custom graphs by specifying search criteria: http://courtstatpack.com/ Using “Options” search criteria, users can specify the time period and venues to be studied. Venue can be set to statewide statistics (default) or broken down by county, metro area, or court...
Tech Startups are Attracting Law Grads
December 10, 2017
With the rise of the startup culture, law grads are looking for in-house opportunities. Hands-on action and innovation, as opposed the grunt work many young lawyers are doing at law firms, is appealing to grads looking to find purpose and to see tangible results in the workplace. This from Caroline Spiezio (@CarolineSpiezio), reporting for Corporate Counsel. Look at Samantha Von Hoene, who three years ago turned down a clerking position at a law firm to intern in-house at a finance firm.
December 10, 2017
With the rise of the startup culture, law grads are looking for in-house opportunities. Hands-on action and innovation, as opposed the grunt work many young lawyers are doing at law firms, is appealing to grads looking to find purpose and to see tangible results in the workplace. This from Caroline Spiezio (@CarolineSpiezio), reporting for Corporate Counsel. Look at Samantha Von Hoene, who three years ago turned down a clerking position at a law firm to intern in-house at a finance firm.
How Artificial Intelligence Will Affect The Practice of Law
December 5, 2017
Benjamin Alarie (Toronto), Anthony Niblett (Toronto) & Albert Yoon (Toronto), How Artificial Intelligence Will Affect the Practice of Law: Artificial intelligence is exerting an influence on all professions and industries. We have autonomous vehicles, instantaneous translation among the world’s leading languages, and search engines that rapidly locate information anywhere on the web in a way that is tailored to a user’s interests and past search history. Law is not immune from disruption...
December 5, 2017
Benjamin Alarie (Toronto), Anthony Niblett (Toronto) & Albert Yoon (Toronto), How Artificial Intelligence Will Affect the Practice of Law: Artificial intelligence is exerting an influence on all professions and industries. We have autonomous vehicles, instantaneous translation among the world’s leading languages, and search engines that rapidly locate information anywhere on the web in a way that is tailored to a user’s interests and past search history. Law is not immune from disruption...
First Impressions: Drafting Effective Mediation Statements
December 4, 2017
Donna Erez-Navot, Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor at Cardozo School of Law and Interim Director of the Cardozo Mediation Clinic, and Brian Farkas, Attorney at Goetz Fitzpatrick LLP and Adjunct Professor of Law at Cardozo School of Law, have published a useful journal article titled “First Impressions: Drafting Effective Mediation Statements,” Lewis & Clark Law Review, Vol. 22, Forthcoming; Cardozo Legal Studies Research Paper No. 529. In their paper, the authors offer guidance...
December 4, 2017
Donna Erez-Navot, Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor at Cardozo School of Law and Interim Director of the Cardozo Mediation Clinic, and Brian Farkas, Attorney at Goetz Fitzpatrick LLP and Adjunct Professor of Law at Cardozo School of Law, have published a useful journal article titled “First Impressions: Drafting Effective Mediation Statements,” Lewis & Clark Law Review, Vol. 22, Forthcoming; Cardozo Legal Studies Research Paper No. 529. In their paper, the authors offer guidance...
Vote Now For The Legal Tech Companies That Get To Be In Startup Alley at ABA Techshow
December 3, 2017
A bit delayed in posting this, but voting opened Monday to pick your favorite legal technology startup. Fifteen companies will be selected to participate in the ABA Techshow Startup Alley. They’ll get to go to ABA Techshow, where they’ll exhibit their products in a special portion of the exhibition hall and also participate in an opening night pitch competition. We’ve posted descriptions of the 25 semifinalists and links to product videos when available. Check them out and then vote for your...
December 3, 2017
A bit delayed in posting this, but voting opened Monday to pick your favorite legal technology startup. Fifteen companies will be selected to participate in the ABA Techshow Startup Alley. They’ll get to go to ABA Techshow, where they’ll exhibit their products in a special portion of the exhibition hall and also participate in an opening night pitch competition. We’ve posted descriptions of the 25 semifinalists and links to product videos when available. Check them out and then vote for your...
2017 ABA Tech Survey Shows All-Time High iPhone Use by Attorneys
November 25, 2017
New survey results indicate that a record number of attorneys are using an iPhone in their law practice — over 70% of all attorneys in the United States. These numbers come from the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center, which conducts a survey every year to gauge the use of legal technology by attorneys in private practice in the United States. The 2017 report (edited by Joshua Poje) was just released, and as always, I was particularly interested in Volume VI, titled Mobile Lawyers. No survey...
November 25, 2017
New survey results indicate that a record number of attorneys are using an iPhone in their law practice — over 70% of all attorneys in the United States. These numbers come from the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center, which conducts a survey every year to gauge the use of legal technology by attorneys in private practice in the United States. The 2017 report (edited by Joshua Poje) was just released, and as always, I was particularly interested in Volume VI, titled Mobile Lawyers. No survey...
LARA – An AI Legal Assistant That Will Help Clients Find The Right Lawyer
November 24, 2017
https://medium.com/@Legal.io/meet-lara-your-legal-assistant-a579dac68cfThe use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in law practice is in its infancy. I received an email from Pieter Gunst, of Legal.io, who announced LARA, an AI legal assistant that can answer thousands of legal questions, direct consumer users to a lawyer who practices in the area, and is the beginning of a software system that hopes to be the place consumers will go to get competent answers and to solve legal problems. The interesting...
November 24, 2017
https://medium.com/@Legal.io/meet-lara-your-legal-assistant-a579dac68cfThe use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in law practice is in its infancy. I received an email from Pieter Gunst, of Legal.io, who announced LARA, an AI legal assistant that can answer thousands of legal questions, direct consumer users to a lawyer who practices in the area, and is the beginning of a software system that hopes to be the place consumers will go to get competent answers and to solve legal problems. The interesting...
Texas Firm Seeks Binding Arbitration for Fee Fight with Former Associate
November 21, 2017
Houston trial firm Caddell & Chapman is seeking a declaratory judgment that a fee dispute with former associate Craig Marchiando should be decided through the Houston Bar Association arbitration process. In a petition filed Nov. 8 in state district court in Harris County, Caddell & Chapman alleges that it offered Marchiando, who left the firm in 2015 and now lives in Virginia, five percent of the net attorneys fees received from the settlement of litigation filed against Sirius...
November 21, 2017
Houston trial firm Caddell & Chapman is seeking a declaratory judgment that a fee dispute with former associate Craig Marchiando should be decided through the Houston Bar Association arbitration process. In a petition filed Nov. 8 in state district court in Harris County, Caddell & Chapman alleges that it offered Marchiando, who left the firm in 2015 and now lives in Virginia, five percent of the net attorneys fees received from the settlement of litigation filed against Sirius...
