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How to Conduct Internet Research
December 27, 2015
Here is a short, helpful article on conducting internet research on secondary sources. Gijs Van Dijck, How to Conduct Legal...
December 27, 2015
Here is a short, helpful article on conducting internet research on secondary sources. Gijs Van Dijck, How to Conduct Legal...
Disney Software Can Change Actors’ Emotions In Scene
December 26, 2015
Disney has released video of a new, bizarre tool that allows people to visually modulate actors' emotions, seemingly in real time. By taking two shots, with actors performing two different ways in each shot, Disney has shown it can then sew them together into one moment, with someone behind the controls shifting the emotions on command. The result is the company's "FaceDirector" software, which is more than a little unnerving to see in action, mostly for how seamless it is. You can see why Disney...
December 26, 2015
Disney has released video of a new, bizarre tool that allows people to visually modulate actors' emotions, seemingly in real time. By taking two shots, with actors performing two different ways in each shot, Disney has shown it can then sew them together into one moment, with someone behind the controls shifting the emotions on command. The result is the company's "FaceDirector" software, which is more than a little unnerving to see in action, mostly for how seamless it is. You can see why Disney...
Patent Suits Flood East Texas Court
December 26, 2015
Businesses and individuals filed a record 851 patent infringement lawsuits in November — more than half of them in the federal...
December 26, 2015
Businesses and individuals filed a record 851 patent infringement lawsuits in November — more than half of them in the federal...
Artificial Intelligence in a Legal Environment
December 26, 2015
Industry publications and blogs make it sound like just a matter of time before all attorneys are replaced by robots or software programs, and artificial intelligence will run practices, handle cases and argue the law in front of juries. Consider IBM’s Watson. According to IBM, Watson is “a technology platform that uses natural language processing and machine learning to reveal insights from large amounts of unstructured data.” Feasibility Index: 1 out of 5 Realistically, robots won’t...
December 26, 2015
Industry publications and blogs make it sound like just a matter of time before all attorneys are replaced by robots or software programs, and artificial intelligence will run practices, handle cases and argue the law in front of juries. Consider IBM’s Watson. According to IBM, Watson is “a technology platform that uses natural language processing and machine learning to reveal insights from large amounts of unstructured data.” Feasibility Index: 1 out of 5 Realistically, robots won’t...
4 Legal Tech Trends To Watch For In 2016
December 25, 2015
As 2015 comes to a close, it’s only natural to peek ahead to see what’s in store for 2016. As a whole, legal technology is still just a baby of an industry which pales in comparison to the technology revolution going on in the financial industry. It remains an open question whether legal-tech startups will be attractive targets for early stage venture capital companies. But 2015 began to show some serious promise with some of the biggest Silicon Valley VCs placing bets on legal tech. If you want...
December 25, 2015
As 2015 comes to a close, it’s only natural to peek ahead to see what’s in store for 2016. As a whole, legal technology is still just a baby of an industry which pales in comparison to the technology revolution going on in the financial industry. It remains an open question whether legal-tech startups will be attractive targets for early stage venture capital companies. But 2015 began to show some serious promise with some of the biggest Silicon Valley VCs placing bets on legal tech. If you want...
Money Soothes Bad Blood Between Taylor Swift, Apple
December 25, 2015
It looks like Apple may be Taylor Swift’s new BFF. Swift signed a deal that will give the Cupertino-based company exclusive rights to her “1989” concert video set to debut on Dec. 20, according to Re/code. She will also promote Apple Music with a large marketing campaign. “Thank you so much for all the birthday wishes. I have a little surprise for you. #1989WorldTourLIVE @applemusic,” the pop star wrote on Twitter on Sunday. So what tempered the bad blood between Swift and Apple?...
December 25, 2015
It looks like Apple may be Taylor Swift’s new BFF. Swift signed a deal that will give the Cupertino-based company exclusive rights to her “1989” concert video set to debut on Dec. 20, according to Re/code. She will also promote Apple Music with a large marketing campaign. “Thank you so much for all the birthday wishes. I have a little surprise for you. #1989WorldTourLIVE @applemusic,” the pop star wrote on Twitter on Sunday. So what tempered the bad blood between Swift and Apple?...
‘Twas The Night Before Christmas: The Legal Edition
December 24, 2015
— a legal markup of the classic poem, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, by Clement Clarke Moore. Happy holidays!
December 24, 2015
— a legal markup of the classic poem, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, by Clement Clarke Moore. Happy holidays!
Burford Submits Litigation Finance Response to US Senators
December 24, 2015
Litigation finance as practiced by Burford is simply conventional commercial financing for participants in the legal system – both law firms and the business clients they represent. As with any other form of commercial finance, litigation finance only exists because there is demand for it from its users – in Burford’s case, typically small and medium-sized businesses, Fortune 500 companies, and AmLaw 100 law firms. That demand exists for various commercial reasons, but a common theme underlying...
December 24, 2015
Litigation finance as practiced by Burford is simply conventional commercial financing for participants in the legal system – both law firms and the business clients they represent. As with any other form of commercial finance, litigation finance only exists because there is demand for it from its users – in Burford’s case, typically small and medium-sized businesses, Fortune 500 companies, and AmLaw 100 law firms. That demand exists for various commercial reasons, but a common theme underlying...
Robots Are After Your Boss’ Job
December 24, 2015
Managers spend much of their day working on tasks that robots will do better in the future, according to a survey released Wednesday by Accenture Strategy, the strategy arm of the global professional services company. More than 8 in 10 managers say they spend a significant part of their day planning and coordinating work, 65% solving problems and related tasks, 52% monitoring and reporting performance and 45% analyzing and sharing information, according to the survey, which questioned 1,700 managers...
December 24, 2015
Managers spend much of their day working on tasks that robots will do better in the future, according to a survey released Wednesday by Accenture Strategy, the strategy arm of the global professional services company. More than 8 in 10 managers say they spend a significant part of their day planning and coordinating work, 65% solving problems and related tasks, 52% monitoring and reporting performance and 45% analyzing and sharing information, according to the survey, which questioned 1,700 managers...
