Above The Law
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
When lawyers and AI join forces, they form an unstoppable team. The post Lawyers+AI Equals 4 Growth Stages That Change Legal Practice Forever appeared first on Above the Law.
LawSites
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Well, it’s happened again: Generative AI has passed a critical test used to measure candidate’s fitness to be licensed as a lawyer. Back in March, OpenAI’s GPT-4 took the bar exam and passed with flying colors , scoring around the top 10% of test takers. Now, two of the leading large language models (LLMs) have passed a simulation of the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE), a test required in all but two U.S. jurisdictions to measure prospective lawyers
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Above The Law
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
After promising a bombshell of a lawsuit against Media Matters, Elon Musk delivers a dud. The post Elon Musk’s ‘Thermonuclear Lawsuit’ Is Here And It’s… Positively Tepid. appeared first on Above the Law.
SCOTUSBlog
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Share A divided Supreme Court on Thursday denied Florida’s request to allow it to temporarily enforce a law that makes it a misdemeanor to allow children at drag performances. The brief unsigned order means that the state cannot apply the law anywhere in the state while a Florida restaurant’s challenge to the law continues. Three justices – Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch – indicated that they would have granted the state’s application, but they did not provide any explanation fo
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A Synergistic Approach to eDiscovery In the space of eDiscovery, the convergence of document summarization, sentiment analysis, and chatbots represents a significant change in how legal professionals navigate and manage electronic information. These technologies not only expedite the review process but also empower legal teams with deeper insights into the emotional context and key information within electronic documents.
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Move over, hard sciences, because the new design patent bar is making way for lawyers with art backgrounds. The post New Design Patent Bar Welcomes More Creative Lawyers To The IP World appeared first on Above the Law.
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Above The Law
NOVEMBER 19, 2023
New York Governor Kathy Hochul released a proposed set of cybersecurity regulations that require hospitals to establish new policies and procedures to protect themselves from ever-intensifying cyber threats. The state also put aside $500 million in funding to help hospitals upgrade their technology systems to comply with these new rules.
The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
An increasing number of Americans now believe US Supreme Court decision-making is based more on political ideology than the rule of law. Evidence that this disturbing trend is true can be found when taking a closer look at the shift in how the Court has dealt with juvenile cases dating back to 2005. Prior to 2005, twenty-two people who were executed in the United States were tried as adults after committing crimes as juveniles.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 12, 2023
A Texas federal court blocked administrative proceedings launched by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) against SpaceX over alleged discriminatory employment practices. The decision, announced on Wednesday, halts the DOJ’s proceedings, pending the resolution of a lawsuit filed by SpaceX in September. In an August complaint , the DOJ alleged that SpaceX violated Section 1324b of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by discriminating against refugees and aslyees in its hiring practices.
LawSites
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
In what it appears would be a first for a federal circuit court, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is considering adoption of a rule change that would require lawyers and unrepresented litigants to provide a certification regarding their use of artificial intelligence in preparing court filings. Lawyers and other filers would be required to certify either that they had not used AI in drafting the document or that, if they did, “a human” had reviewed the document for accuracy.
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NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Last week, the New York State Supreme Court for New York County dismissed Glen Oaks Village Owners v. City of New York , a 2022 lawsuit brought by a group of cooperative apartment and other building owners seeking to invalidate Local Law 97 of 2019 , New York City’s building performance standard to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the City’s largest buildings.
ABA Journal
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
A federal judge in Memphis, Tennessee, is advising law firms involved in a kerfuffle over double-spacing that they should spend less time “figuring out how…
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
ChatGPT can figure out how broken Citizens United was, but then it's not actively on the take. The post Harvard Law School Professor Finds ChatGPT Invents Fake Law Less Than The Supreme Court appeared first on Above the Law.
Attorney at Work
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Brian Greene | The idea of being a jack-of-all-trades is appealing, but we found our sweet spot really getting to know a specific industry. The post How Narrow Focus Can Lead to Broad Opportunities for a Small Law Firm appeared first on Attorney at Work.
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CLM tools have always strived to push contract management into the digital age for almost 30 years. But the complexities of digitising a legal document are numerous. The current scenarios in business development have shown that having a fully automated CLM has become a mandate for every law firm and in-house legal department. To determine if you need a CLM system, it's essential to clearly identify the on-ground business challenges you aim to solve.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) expressed concerns during a Tuesday press briefing over Pakistan’s orders for undocumented foreigners to leave the country, saying that the directive has caused fear and panic within Afghan communities. The UNHCR representative in Pakistan, Philippa Candler, cited adverse consequences for Afghan nationals, including registered refugees and individuals with valid documents.
LawSites
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Thomson Reuters today delivered on its promise to integrate generative AI within its flagship legal research platform, introducing AI Assisted Research in Westlaw Precision, available immediately to all U.S. Precision customers at no extra cost. It also previewed its coming integration of Casetext CoCounsel as an AI legal assistant across multiple TR products, including Westlaw Precision, Practical Law, Document Intelligence, and HighQ.
Patently O
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Guest post by Menaka Hampole , Assistant Professor of Finance, Yale School of Management, Francesca Truffa , Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Ashley Wong , Assistant Professor of Economics, Tilburg University. This post is part of a series by the Diversity Pilots Initiative , which advances inclusive innovation through rigorous research.
ABA Journal
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
If I had to pick a case as the potential “sleeper” of the term—a case which is not getting a great deal of attention but that could have a huge impact—I’d select Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, scheduled for argument Nov. 29.
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Above The Law
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
First rule of keeping a tax professor on staff -- don't play with their money. The post Northwestern Law Prof Sues School Over Subpar Salary appeared first on Above the Law.
The IP Law Blog
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
The Delaware District Court’s Ruling on cross-motions for summary judgment in the case of Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence Inc will provide guidance for similar AI training/copyright infringement cases and, as a bonus, it provides a bit of clarity (or muddies the waters… depending on your point of view) in the application of a post-Warhol fair use defense.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
The Ethiopia Human Rights Commission (EHRC) issued a report condemning the killing of numerous civilians by drone strikes and house to house searches in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. The Monday report documented several incidents of extrajudicial killings, injuries, displacement and property destruction by the government security forces and state militia.
Attorney at Work
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Client-centric selling is all about engaging in conversation, asking insightful questions and having an abundance mindset. The post Build Your Legal Practice With Client-Centric Selling appeared first on Attorney at Work.
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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
Sabin Center for Climate Change Law Submits Amicus Brief on Climate and Human Rights to Inter-American Court On Friday, November 3, 2023, the Sabin Center submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the matter of the Request for Advisory Opinion on climate law, human rights, and climate science. This submission responds to the Request for Advisory Opinion presented by the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Chile, focusing on the intersection of the clima
ABA Journal
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Two energy companies allege that Winston & Strawn bungled two intertwined contracts involving the purchase of Southern California oil and gas wells, leading the two…
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Could it set a new precedent for intellectual property rights enforcement on the giant platform? The post Meta And Christian Louboutin File Joint Lawsuit Against Mexico-Based Counterfeiter appeared first on Above the Law.
LawSites
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Pre/Dicta , a litigation analytics platform that predicts how federal court judges will rule, is expanding to cover new motion types and also to predict litigation timelines. Until now, the product, which launched in July 2022 , covered only motions to dismiss, claiming to predict how a judge will rule with an accuracy rate of 85%. Now, the product is expanding to provide outcome likelihoods for an additional four motion types: summary judgment, venue transfer, class certification, and to compel
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