Every year since 2010, I have compiled a list of my most-popular posts. In some years, there has seemed to be a theme across the most-read posts. But this year, they seem to span the gamut of topics I cover, from analytics to artificial intelligence, from legal ethics to legal research, from new companies starting up to established companies shutting down, from products designed for litigation to products embroiled in litigation.

Notably, the post that captured the most eyes was about New York becoming the first state to mandate CLE in cybersecurity, privacy and data protection. The second most popular post was a test of the BriefCatch legal editing software using the leaked draft of the Supreme Court’s opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Third was Thomson Reuters’ launch of the latest version of Westlaw.

How I List These

Note that I have two lists here. First, I list the 20 most popular posts of 2022, listing only posts first published during 2022. After that, I list the most popular posts of the year, without regard to the year the post was originally published. In both cases, the rankings are based only on 2022 traffic, not all-time traffic.

Neither ranking includes my tally of the states that have adopted the duty of technology competence. I have also excluded any posts relating to ballots and voting for the Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW, as those posts receive inflated numbers of hits.

For somewhat of a time capsule of the past decade in legal technology, see my prior years’ lists of my most-popular posts: 2021, 20202019201820172016201520142013201220112010).


Top 20 LawSites Posts of 2022 (Posts First Published in 2022)


1.

New York Becomes First State to Mandate CLE in Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection


2.

I Ran Justice Alito’s Draft Abortion Opinion through the BriefCatch Legal Editing Software. Here’s What Happened.


3.

Thomson Reuters Unveils Next Generation of Westlaw, Aiming to Make Legal Research Results More Precise


4.

The Five Legal Tech Themes I Took Away from #ILTACON22


5.

Stealth Legal AI Startup Harvey Raises $5M in Round Led By OpenAI


6.

In Bid to Disrupt PI, Legal Tech Company Pivots, Launches Legal Service to Compete with the Very Firms It Has Long Served


7.

Legal Tech Company Names New Leadership After Arrest of President


8.

Litigation Analytics Company Gavelytics is Shutting Down Tomorrow


9.

Breaking: National Group of Professional Responsibility Lawyers Calls on ABA to Eliminate Geographic Restrictions on Law Practice


10.

Another State Adopts Duty of Technology Competence for Lawyers, Bringing Total to 40


11.

A Former Legal Tech Founder Is At the Center of the Musk Affair Allegations


12.

CS Disco Stock Plummets By More than 50% In One Day


13.

I Am Proud to Announce the Launch of the LawNext Legal Technology Directory


14.

Major Legal Tech News As NetDocuments Acquires Worldox to Accelerate Its Growth Among Small- and Mid-Sized Firms


15.

Groups Seek Pro Bono Lawyers for Ukrainian Immigration/Asylum Assistance


16.

Supreme Court Justice Ann Timmer on Arizona’s Sweeping Regulatory Reforms


17.

New Judicial Analytics Product Predicts Motion Outcomes with Claimed 86.7% Accuracy


18.

Hitting the Market Today, New Intranet Product for Larger Law Firms Is Already An Award Winner


19.

Say What? Filevine Introduces Proprietary Document Format to ‘Become the New Standard in the Legal Industry’


20.

Small Tech Company Takes On Major Law Firm Over Ownership of Bill-Drafting Software


Top 20 LawSites Posts of 2022 (Posts First Published in Any Year)


1.

New York Becomes First State to Mandate CLE in Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection


2.

I Ran Justice Alito’s Draft Abortion Opinion through the BriefCatch Legal Editing Software. Here’s What Happened.


3.

Price Wars in Legal Research Mean Deals for Small Firms; I Compare Costs


4.

Thomson Reuters Unveils Next Generation of Westlaw, Aiming to Make Legal Research Results More Precise


5.

The Five Legal Tech Themes I Took Away from #ILTACON22


6.

Stealth Legal AI Startup Harvey Raises $5M in Round Led By OpenAI


7.

The 10 Legal Tech Trends that Defined 2021


8.

The Best Commencement Speeches by Lawyers


9.

In Bid to Disrupt PI, Legal Tech Company Pivots, Launches Legal Service to Compete with the Very Firms It Has Long Served


10.

Legal Tech Company Names New Leadership After Arrest of President


11.

Litigation Analytics Company Gavelytics is Shutting Down Tomorrow


12.

Breaking: National Group of Professional Responsibility Lawyers Calls on ABA to Eliminate Geographic Restrictions on Law Practice


13.

Another State Adopts Duty of Technology Competence for Lawyers, Bringing Total to 40


14.

A Former Legal Tech Founder Is At the Center of the Musk Affair Allegations



15.

CS Disco Stock Plummets By More than 50% In One Day



16.

I Am Proud to Announce the Launch of the LawNext Legal Technology Directory


17.

Major Legal Tech News As NetDocuments Acquires Worldox to Accelerate Its Growth Among Small- and Mid-Sized Firms


18.

Groups Seek Pro Bono Lawyers for Ukrainian Immigration/Asylum Assistance


19.

Supreme Court Justice Ann Timmer on Arizona’s Sweeping Regulatory Reforms


20.

New Judicial Analytics Product Predicts Motion Outcomes with Claimed 86.7% Accuracy

What will be the top stories of 2023? I look forward to another year of developments in the always fascinating world of legal tech.


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