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Maybe Artificial Intelligence is for real since MIT commits $1 billion for a new college!
November 1, 2018
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) News announced the “…initiative marks the single largest investment in computing and AI by an American academic institution, and will help position the United States to lead the world in preparing for the rapid evolution of computing and AI.” The October 15, 2018 news release entitled “MIT reshapes itself to shape the future” includes these comments about the new Stephen A. Schwarzman (co-founder of Blackstone) College of Computing which will...
November 1, 2018
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) News announced the “…initiative marks the single largest investment in computing and AI by an American academic institution, and will help position the United States to lead the world in preparing for the rapid evolution of computing and AI.” The October 15, 2018 news release entitled “MIT reshapes itself to shape the future” includes these comments about the new Stephen A. Schwarzman (co-founder of Blackstone) College of Computing which will...
Law Schools Increasingly Scrutinize Applicants’ Social Media Posts In Admissions Decisions
October 20, 2018
Law.com, Law Schools Scrutinizing Applicants' Social Media Posts: If you want to get into law school, better not post...
October 20, 2018
Law.com, Law Schools Scrutinizing Applicants' Social Media Posts: If you want to get into law school, better not post...
Towards a Better Understanding of Lawyers’ Judgmental Biases in Client Representation: The Role of Need for Cognitive Closure
October 18, 2018
Previous research demonstrates that lawyers and law students are, on average, prone to overconfidence bias and self-serving judgments of fairness when they take on a representative lawyering role. This is the first study to investigate individual differences in susceptibility to these biases. Expanding on two previous experiments (Loewenstein, et al., 1993; Babcock, Loewenstein & Issacharoff, 1998), and utilizing as our sample 468 law students from twelve geographically diverse U.S. law schools,...
October 18, 2018
Previous research demonstrates that lawyers and law students are, on average, prone to overconfidence bias and self-serving judgments of fairness when they take on a representative lawyering role. This is the first study to investigate individual differences in susceptibility to these biases. Expanding on two previous experiments (Loewenstein, et al., 1993; Babcock, Loewenstein & Issacharoff, 1998), and utilizing as our sample 468 law students from twelve geographically diverse U.S. law schools,...
CourtStatPack.com Graphs Trends in Texas Trial Court Statistics
October 16, 2018
Civil and Family Filings Level While Jury Trials Trend Downward SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Civil and family court filings in Texas have remained relatively stable during the time the Texas Office of Court Administration (OCA) has compiled data from district and county clerks in its current form (September 2010 to present). CourtStatPack.com presents OCA data in easily customizable graphs to visualize trends across the reporting period. It not only presents...
October 16, 2018
Civil and Family Filings Level While Jury Trials Trend Downward SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Civil and family court filings in Texas have remained relatively stable during the time the Texas Office of Court Administration (OCA) has compiled data from district and county clerks in its current form (September 2010 to present). CourtStatPack.com presents OCA data in easily customizable graphs to visualize trends across the reporting period. It not only presents...
DoNotPay Founder Joshua Browder On Replacing Lawyers with Bots
October 13, 2018
At just 17 years old, Joshua Browder made international news when he created DoNotPay, a chatbot that helped appeal parking tickets, reportedly saving motorists in the U.S. and UK some $16 million. Now 21, he has just released a series of apps designed to help consumers solve common legal problems without the help of a lawyer — including one to file small claims lawsuits in any U.S. jurisdiction.
October 13, 2018
At just 17 years old, Joshua Browder made international news when he created DoNotPay, a chatbot that helped appeal parking tickets, reportedly saving motorists in the U.S. and UK some $16 million. Now 21, he has just released a series of apps designed to help consumers solve common legal problems without the help of a lawyer — including one to file small claims lawsuits in any U.S. jurisdiction.
Adobe Releases Major Updates to Acrobat DC
October 7, 2018
Adobe today announced a number of enhancements to its Adobe Document Cloud intended to enhance collaboration around PDF documents,...
October 7, 2018
Adobe today announced a number of enhancements to its Adobe Document Cloud intended to enhance collaboration around PDF documents,...
The Future of Jobs 2018
September 29, 2018
As technological breakthroughs rapidly shift the frontier between the work tasks performed by humans and those performed by machines and algorithms, global labour markets are likely to undergo major transformations. These transformations, if managed wisely, could lead to a new age of good work, good jobs and improved quality of life for all, but if managed poorly, pose the risk of widening skills gaps, greater inequality and broader polarization. In many ways, the time to shape the future of work...
September 29, 2018
As technological breakthroughs rapidly shift the frontier between the work tasks performed by humans and those performed by machines and algorithms, global labour markets are likely to undergo major transformations. These transformations, if managed wisely, could lead to a new age of good work, good jobs and improved quality of life for all, but if managed poorly, pose the risk of widening skills gaps, greater inequality and broader polarization. In many ways, the time to shape the future of work...
What Might Artificial Intelligence Mean For Alternative Dispute Resolution?
September 24, 2018
Artificial Intelligence (AI), the notion that computerised systems can replace human thought processes and interactions, continues to gain traction in all areas of life including the legal profession and in particular in the field of dispute resolution. Lex Machina, a Data-mining computer programme created at Stanford University in 2006, has been used to look for patterns to help with predicting the progress of cases in the US. In November 2017 there were news headlines about ‘Case Cruncher...
September 24, 2018
Artificial Intelligence (AI), the notion that computerised systems can replace human thought processes and interactions, continues to gain traction in all areas of life including the legal profession and in particular in the field of dispute resolution. Lex Machina, a Data-mining computer programme created at Stanford University in 2006, has been used to look for patterns to help with predicting the progress of cases in the US. In November 2017 there were news headlines about ‘Case Cruncher...
Legal Sector Loses 1500 Jobs in August
September 23, 2018
That's what the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found in its August 2018 jobs report. It reflects the second straight month of declines in legal sector jobs (here). For purposes of tallying the total number of legal sector jobs, the BLS includes paralegals, legal secretaries and similar positions such as limited license legal technicians in its calculations. The American Lawyer has more details about this month's BLS report and what it suggests about larger trends in the job marketplace here.
September 23, 2018
That's what the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found in its August 2018 jobs report. It reflects the second straight month of declines in legal sector jobs (here). For purposes of tallying the total number of legal sector jobs, the BLS includes paralegals, legal secretaries and similar positions such as limited license legal technicians in its calculations. The American Lawyer has more details about this month's BLS report and what it suggests about larger trends in the job marketplace here.
Notice Provisions for Texas Lawyers
September 23, 2018
For some time Texas has been a hot market for lawyers. Big firms from other parts of the country who want to shop here not surprisingly will hire lawyers from other big firms that are already here. Many of the partners in these firms have notice provisions in their partnership agreements that require them to provide notice to their firm of their departure. A recent Texas Lawyer article highlighted the issue: Shearman & Sterling, which moved into Texas in March in Austin, didn’t open...
September 23, 2018
For some time Texas has been a hot market for lawyers. Big firms from other parts of the country who want to shop here not surprisingly will hire lawyers from other big firms that are already here. Many of the partners in these firms have notice provisions in their partnership agreements that require them to provide notice to their firm of their departure. A recent Texas Lawyer article highlighted the issue: Shearman & Sterling, which moved into Texas in March in Austin, didn’t open...
