One of the most exciting panels at the 2022 ILTA Conference (What is Natural Language Processing and How can I Use It?) showcased dramatic breakthroughs in neural net technology to natural language processing (NLP). Pablo Arredondo, Co-Founder / Chief Innovation Officer, Casetext provided an intensely passionate tutorial on the history of AI through the centuries. The launch of commercial research systems
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Today Thomson Reuters is announcing the release of a new platform Westlaw Precision which promises to dramatically cut research time and improve the quality of research results. Westlaw Precision will be sold as an upgrade to Westlaw Edge. Westlaw Precision is tackling the gnarly and perennial problem of language ambiguity by doubling down on taxonomy. At launch, Westlaw Precision covers
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Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory is launching its AI enhanced workflow tool for GCs in the US. Legisway is already well established in the European In House Counsel market. The product offers contract lifecycle management and customizable modules for a wide range of workflows. Legisway is an all-in-one SaaS solution that powers enterprise legal management for corporate legal departments.
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Law360Pulse has released their first post-pandemic “Summer Associate Survey.” As in the past, the questions focused on compensation and hiring, social activities, training and mentorship, and whether law firms adequately prepared them for expected tasks.
2019 was the last year when summer associate programs got a full on site emersion experience complete with mentoring, and the mandatory fun events –
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The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) has published a new legal research resource for information professionals—law librarians, legal information professionals, and public librarians.
The new resource, Online Legal Information Resources (OLIR) provides links to primary resources for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, the U.S. Federal Government, and Canada.
The resource was developed by the
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Courtroom Insight today announced a collaboration with LexisNexis® Legal & Professional. LN will enable customers who have both Courtroom Insight and LexisNexis to automatically access select Lexis Context Analytics and Lexis+ information about expert witnesses and judges. The new data will appear with within the Courtroom Insight Knowledge Management platform profiles of judges and experts. This integration also allows
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For the past few decades, the traditional law library has been transformed by the digitization of statutes, regulations, and commentary. Law Librarians and KM professionals have become the curators of an ever-expanding universe of commercial, dynamic data sources including company profiles, competitor profiles, experience data, insights into judges, experts, and arbitrators, deal data, dockets, and news. These data elements, when aligned
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Move over algorithms and analytics… API was the hot buzzword at this year’s AALL Meeting and Conference in Denver. It seemed that every vendor had an API to pitch. I attended a “Standing Room Only” program, The Law Library’s Role in Data Integration, APIs and Attorney Workflow Initiatives, which provided a goldmine of practical tips, experience and wisdom. The program
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I know it’s the lazy days of summer – but you can still take a few minutes to share your expertise with your colleagues.
After a pandemic induced hiatus I have posted a new “Start/Stop Survey” where you can share your wisdom on the products and projects you have started and shttp://link.topped since March 2020. Tell your colleagues
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My apologies I just learned that the link that was posted yesterday did not work. Here is the correct link.
After a pandemic induced hiatus I have posted a new “Start/Stop Survey” where you can share your wisdom on the products and projects you have started and shttp://link.topped since March 2020. Tell your colleagues “what’s hot and what’s
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After a pandemic induced hiatus I have posted a new “Start/Stop Survey” where you can share your wisdom on the products and projects you have started and stopped since March 2020. Tell your colleagues “what’s hot and what’s not! The survey will take less than 5 minutes to complete.
Over the past week I have gotten numerous emails
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Bloomberg has posted a short but fascinating documentary Steven Davis and Rise and Fall of Dewey LeBoeuf. Ten years after the spectacular collapse of the ALM 100 law firm, former Chairman Steve Davis broke his silence. No other former partners agreed to be interviewed for the documentary. Commentary by David Lat, Founder of Above the Law; Vivien Chen, legal analyst
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After a short break, the Start/Stop survey is back! This survey is intended to gather feedback on both products and projectswhich you started or stopped since the start of the pandemic,(March 2020) through the present.
Please take a few minutes to respond to the survey at this link.
The Dewey B Strategic blog has partnered with HBR Consulting to bring
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Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. showcased a portfolio of new and recently enhanced solutions for legal professionals at the 2022 American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Annual Meeting and Conference, in Denver last week. New tools include a Dashboard for VitalLaw Law & Regs, Sharepoint integration, Securities Enforcement Analyzer and an Arbitrator and Awards Analyzer.
“The demand for legal
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Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company, released a new legal analytics tool “State Motion Metrics”. State Motion Metrics provides insights which can be used to develop a motion strategy or identify the best arguments in state motion practice. State Motion Metrics is available for four Delaware state courts, including the Delaware Court of Chancery. Motion metrics are also available for
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