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The News of Attorneys’ Demise Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
July 15, 2016
Some warn that the world’s first artificially intelligent attorney is imminent, but replacing lawyers is not on the horizon There has been a great deal of coverage about the possibility of Artificial Intelligence (AI) replacing the legal profession, stimulated in part by a recent conference at Vanderbilt Law School titled “Watson, Esq.: Will Your Next Lawyer Be a Machine?” Some warn that the world’s first artificially intelligent attorney is imminent and that it is only a matter of time...
July 15, 2016
Some warn that the world’s first artificially intelligent attorney is imminent, but replacing lawyers is not on the horizon There has been a great deal of coverage about the possibility of Artificial Intelligence (AI) replacing the legal profession, stimulated in part by a recent conference at Vanderbilt Law School titled “Watson, Esq.: Will Your Next Lawyer Be a Machine?” Some warn that the world’s first artificially intelligent attorney is imminent and that it is only a matter of time...
Important Study on How Readability of A Brief Affects the Outcome
July 14, 2016
The Relationship between Brief Readability and Summary Judgment Decisions by Shaun B. Spencer & Adam Feldman. "The...
July 14, 2016
The Relationship between Brief Readability and Summary Judgment Decisions by Shaun B. Spencer & Adam Feldman. "The...
Law Firm Leaders Expect Modest Growth During 2016
July 13, 2016
Firm Leaders Predict Modest Growth in Second Half of 2016 Most law firm leaders expect demand for their services to increase by less than 5 percent in the second half of 2016, according to a report released Thursday by Citi Private Bank's Law Firm Group. The majority of those surveyed predicted that net income would grow, but not as much as revenue, suggesting that firms are also forecasting an increase in expenses. Only 8 percent of the 155 law firm executives surveyed...
July 13, 2016
Firm Leaders Predict Modest Growth in Second Half of 2016 Most law firm leaders expect demand for their services to increase by less than 5 percent in the second half of 2016, according to a report released Thursday by Citi Private Bank's Law Firm Group. The majority of those surveyed predicted that net income would grow, but not as much as revenue, suggesting that firms are also forecasting an increase in expenses. Only 8 percent of the 155 law firm executives surveyed...
Researchers Reveal the ‘Building Blocks’ of Storytelling
July 11, 2016
From Harry Potter and Romeo and Juliet to the stories of Oedipus and Icarus, almost every tale told conforms to one of just six plots, researchers have claimed. A major new analysis of over 1,700 stories identified the core plots 'which form the building blocks of complex narratives'. Researchers used complex data-mining to locate words linked to positive or negative emotion in each story to reveal the set of arcs. An emotional arc is similar to a plot building block that tells a story by generating...
July 11, 2016
From Harry Potter and Romeo and Juliet to the stories of Oedipus and Icarus, almost every tale told conforms to one of just six plots, researchers have claimed. A major new analysis of over 1,700 stories identified the core plots 'which form the building blocks of complex narratives'. Researchers used complex data-mining to locate words linked to positive or negative emotion in each story to reveal the set of arcs. An emotional arc is similar to a plot building block that tells a story by generating...
Oyez Project Finds a New Home at Cornell
June 16, 2016
The Oyez Project is a free, online repository containing more than 10,000 audio tapes of U.S. Supreme Court arguments going back 60 years. According to this story in the National Law Journal, the Oyez Project is about to get a new home, moving from its present host the Chicago-Kent College of Law to Cornell University’s Legal Information Institute in co-sponsorship with Justia, the online publisher of legal information. The National Law Journal hints that the continuing financial viability of the Oyez...
June 16, 2016
The Oyez Project is a free, online repository containing more than 10,000 audio tapes of U.S. Supreme Court arguments going back 60 years. According to this story in the National Law Journal, the Oyez Project is about to get a new home, moving from its present host the Chicago-Kent College of Law to Cornell University’s Legal Information Institute in co-sponsorship with Justia, the online publisher of legal information. The National Law Journal hints that the continuing financial viability of the Oyez...
Next ‘Big Thing’ In Legal Market? The Forecast For Legal Analytics Is Mostly Sunny
June 13, 2016
Turns out that ELS skill sets map nicely onto a new trend (and growth area) in the legal market: Legal analytics. Part three...
June 13, 2016
Turns out that ELS skill sets map nicely onto a new trend (and growth area) in the legal market: Legal analytics. Part three...
Meet ‘Ross,’ The Newly Hired Legal Robot
June 11, 2016
One of the country’s biggest law firms has become the first to publicly announce that it has “hired” a robot lawyer to assist with bankruptcy cases. The robot, called ROSS, has been marketed as “the world’s first artificially intelligent attorney.” ROSS has joined the ranks of law firm BakerHostetler, which employs about 50 human lawyers just in its bankruptcy practice. The AI machine, powered by IBM’s Watson technology, will serve as a legal researcher for the firm. It will...
June 11, 2016
One of the country’s biggest law firms has become the first to publicly announce that it has “hired” a robot lawyer to assist with bankruptcy cases. The robot, called ROSS, has been marketed as “the world’s first artificially intelligent attorney.” ROSS has joined the ranks of law firm BakerHostetler, which employs about 50 human lawyers just in its bankruptcy practice. The AI machine, powered by IBM’s Watson technology, will serve as a legal researcher for the firm. It will...
Financial Data shows Seismic Shift Continues in Texas Legal Market
June 9, 2016
A new Texas Lawbook study of legal industry finances in Texas shows that elite, wealthy corporate law firms – most of them based outside of the state – are achieving enormous financial success by stealing the best lawyers and the highest paying business clients away from large, full service legacy Texas law firms. At the same time, dozens of national and regional law firms, including many that focus on upper middle market corporate clients in the healthcare, manufacturing, retail, technology...
June 9, 2016
A new Texas Lawbook study of legal industry finances in Texas shows that elite, wealthy corporate law firms – most of them based outside of the state – are achieving enormous financial success by stealing the best lawyers and the highest paying business clients away from large, full service legacy Texas law firms. At the same time, dozens of national and regional law firms, including many that focus on upper middle market corporate clients in the healthcare, manufacturing, retail, technology...
The Importance of Learning How to Fail
June 5, 2016
“An expert is a person who has found out by his own painful experience all the mistakes that one can make in a very narrow...
June 5, 2016
“An expert is a person who has found out by his own painful experience all the mistakes that one can make in a very narrow...
Has Dentons Just Built a Leading Legal Directory?
June 4, 2016
You have to take your hat off to Dentons. Not content with growing to become the world’s largest law firm, it has now launched a new online site to connect lawyers and drive referral business. Named Nextlaw Global Referral Network, Dentons said in announcement that the new technology platform will allow member law firms to easily connect and track referrals. Dentons currently refers work to almost 1,000 firms, and picked up 500 inbound referrals in 2015, making it the largest law firm...
June 4, 2016
You have to take your hat off to Dentons. Not content with growing to become the world’s largest law firm, it has now launched a new online site to connect lawyers and drive referral business. Named Nextlaw Global Referral Network, Dentons said in announcement that the new technology platform will allow member law firms to easily connect and track referrals. Dentons currently refers work to almost 1,000 firms, and picked up 500 inbound referrals in 2015, making it the largest law firm...
