This past May, I had the honor of speaking at the
highly-regarded Future is Now
Conference which is sponsored by the
Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism. The conference talks were
recently posted – and while I commend you to watch all of them (as well as the
ones from previous years which I
I came across this article from Fast Company about
the 50
Best Workplaces for Innovators. Unfortunately, the article simply
lists the companies rather than describing what characteristics make them
innovative. And so I got to thinking: when it comes to law, can innovation
truly come from within? Or do you have to own it
As I reflect back on the four years since husband’s death, I realize that one of the toughest obstacles to moving forward was my belief that any new step – whether replacing the standard with a car that our younger daughter could actually drive, or refinancing the house for a lower rate though we’d
Last week, the State Bar of California released for public comment several proposals for regulatory reforms developed by the California Task Force on Access Through Innovation of Legal Services. Designed to spur innovation and expand access to justice options, the task force proposed three key reforms
If the length of this post has shown anything, it’s that AI
in legal research and law practice is an enormous and wide-reaching topic that
is rapidly changing. Moreover, while large firms have the resources to
understand and leverage AI tools, solo and small firms are at a disadvantage
because that they lack the time
Generally, today’s AI tools for solo and small law firms break down into three categories: (1) legal research and issue spotting; (2) law practice automation and marketing tools and (3) substantive legal issues arising out of the use of algorithmic, AI-driven platforms in legal matters ranging from criminal defense, employment, insurance, custody defense and others
Let me begin this series on AI in Legal Research and Law
Practice with a foundational discussion of what artificial intelligence is and
why it’s such a hot topic right now.
John McCarthy, a computer scientist credited as the father
of artificial intelligence defined AI is “the science and engineering of
making intelligent machines” –
Earlier this week, I lead a roundtable discussion on
Artificial Intelligence in Legal Research and Law Practice at the American Association of Law Librarians (AALL)
which took place in Washington D.C. I was grateful for the invitation
from @robtruman, the law
librarian at the Lewis & Clark Law School because the event forced me
Lawyer and legal business consultant Mark Cohen observes
that the legal profession is essentially a data
wasteland in the digital era , ranking behind all other private industries
in utilizing big data and its uptown cousin, artificial intelligence to make
decisions and serve clients. Still, both nature – and today’s clients –
abhor a vacuum
When it comes to the topic of the future of law, there are
nay-sayers – those who insist that computers will never replace them and
they-sayers. As in, they say that access
to justice solutions are impossible
with outside law firm ownership.” Or, they say that bespoke services are future
proof because they’re immune from