Why Do AI And Legal Professionals Make The Perfect Partnership?
AI in legal offers revenue recapture, cost reduction, and enhanced client relationships through quicker searches, drafting, summaries, and suggestions. [ more ]
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Generative AI can revolutionize legal professions by aiding in drafting documents, boosting efficiency, and widening technological utilization. [ more ]
Generative AI In Legal Work - What's Fact And What's Fiction?
Generative AI's impact on the legal profession is being met with surprising enthusiasm, despite historical slow tech adoption in the legal sector. [ more ]
The Biglaw Recruitment Process Is Worse For Everyone
The legal profession's early recruitment process is advancing, with law schools now accepting direct job applications from 1L students as early as April, aiming to secure the best talent ahead of traditional on-campus interviews. [ more ]
ChatGPT and GPT-4, AI models developed by OpenAI, have passed several legal exams, including the Multistate Bar Examination and the Multistate Professionals Exam.
Law schools must adapt to the presence of AI by incorporating it into their curriculum and understanding its limitations and risks in the practice of law. [ more ]
AI Certification For Lawyers: Navigating The Knowledge Conundrum
An AI certification can enhance legal professionals' understanding of technology, differentiate them in the market, and provide tools for AI-related legal challenges. [ more ]
Learning From My Running Club: The Role Of Innovation Champions In Legal AI Adoption
The presence of dedicated champions can significantly influence AI adoption in the legal profession.
Innovation champions act as role models, simplify complex AI concepts, foster a culture of innovation, and bridge the gap between legal and tech professionals. [ more ]
How Many Biglaw Associates Will Lose Their Jobs Because Of AI?
The rise of generative AI is expected to reshape the leverage model in law firms.
As AI takes on basic tasks, the number of entry-level lawyers may decrease while the number of senior lawyers offering strategic advice may increase. [ more ]
The tragic suicide of an accomplished Biglaw associate in Australia highlights the ongoing importance of mental health support within the legal profession. [ more ]
I bought a Bronx model apartment and nothing worked: 'I am in an abusive relationship with my building'
The Bronx lawyer had a troublesome experience with her Riverdale condo, leading her to place it for sale due to renovation issues and high costs.
Despite handling high-conflict divorces in her profession, the lawyer faced challenges with her condo and felt mistreated by the building, likening it to an abusive relationship. [ more ]
Judges who belong to the Garrick have a choice: play fair by women, or stand down from rape and sexism cases | Karon Monaghan
Judges are expected to hide their prejudices and counter gender stereotypes in cases involving sex discrimination, rape, or domestic violence.
There are debates surrounding judges being members of exclusive men-only clubs like the Garrick, with concerns about potential biases affecting their decisions. [ more ]
Alina Habba likely avoids malpractice claims... because Trump's case is already a loser.
Biglaw needs to confront how it offers feedback and chart a course somewhere between, 'fine... I'm too busy for this' and 'you're fired and you're also ugly.' [ more ]
Ex-Biglaw Associate Gets Handsy With Colleague At Work Event, Gets Banned From Profession
Gordon Herd, a former Dentons corporate associate, has been banned from the legal profession in England and Wales due to allegations of sexual misconduct at a work event.
Herd's conduct was deemed serious by the regulatory body, as he repeatedly touched a female colleague in a sexual manner without her consent. [ more ]
Balancing Law Careers: Overcoming The Motherhood Penalty
The legal profession presents unique challenges for lawyer parents trying to balance their careers with parenthood.
The American Bar Association Commission on Women report highlights the disproportionate burden on lawyer mothers when it comes to childcare and domestic responsibilities. [ more ]
Generative AI, Having Already Passed the Bar Exam, Now Passes the Legal Ethics Exam
Generative AI models, including OpenAI's GPT-4, have passed a simulation of the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE), measuring prospective lawyers' knowledge of professional conduct rules.
AI has the potential to support ethical decision-making in the legal field, although it does not possess moral principles or the ability to distinguish right from wrong.
GPT-4 performed the best, answering 74% of MPRE questions correctly, surpassing the average human test-taker by approximately 6%. GPT-3.5, Claude 2, and PaLM 2 also achieved respectable scores. [ more ]