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Join Me For ILTA “Snackable” Webinar On Using Analytics for Budget Management

December 3, 2019

Thanks to the International Legal Technology Association for inviting me to present a webinar on the use of analytics to manage licenses and spending.Digital Resources Analytics: Determining the Right Mix of Resources for Your Firm Date : Thursday, December 12th from 11:00am-11:30am ET. Format: 30 minute webinar. Description: Thanks to high renewal costs, licensing models that require firms to buy more seats than they need, and the growing number of specialty databases and newsletters that do that one…

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In Paradigm Shift Legal Research Innovators Fastcast and Ross Intelligence Form Development Alliance

By Jean O'Grady

December 3, 2019

Today Fastcase and Ross Intelligence are announcing a content, research and development partnership which the founders expect to drive innovation for both companies. Fastcase which is celebrating its 20th anniversary has excently expanded beyond its primary law focus into analytics, legal news and secondary source publishing and alliances. Ross which made headlines with its A.I. search engine for legal research has recently launched its law school program and begun building alliances with bar associations and…

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Gavelytics Launches State Litigation Analytics New York Judges–Posts Analytics Webinar Recording

By Jean O'Grady

November 24, 2019

Gavelytics has just expanded their judges analytics product to include the 5 state counties within the boundaries of New York City (Bronx, Kings, Queens, Richmond and, New York). The expanded judge product also includes the ability to view the dockets underlying any of the product’s metrics. A user can, for example, quickly identify every case in which a judge presided over a motion for summary judgment in a tort case and view the relevant…

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It’s Budget Time! 12 Timely Tips to Help Manage Law Firm Costs

By Jean O'Grady

November 19, 2019

One of the few silver linings of the 2008 financial crisis was that many lawyers were shocked into budget consciousness. Seemingly overnight, lawyers became willing to reassess old assumptions. Maybe they could live without personal copies of treatises. Maybe they would try online resources that they had resisted. The crisis has passed but the changed legal market place remains. Law firms that want to invest in new technologies must subsidize those investments with lean budget…

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ALA Publishes: Law Librarianship in the Age of AI

By Jean O'Grady

November 17, 2019

Ellyssa Kroski, the Director of Information Technology at the New York Law Institute assembled a group of law library and technology thought leaders to contribute to her new book “Law Librarianship in the Age of AI” which was released last week by the American Library Association. I was honored to have the opportunity to write the introduction to the book. “The 2018 Altman & Weil Law Firms in Transition Survey reported that only 38% of law…

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Lexis Releases Next-Gen Legal Tech Study Shows Shift to AI, Analytics and Visualization Preferences

By Jean O'Grady

November 13, 2019

Today LexisNexis is releasing results of an independent study commissioned by LexisNexis. The study was conducted between August and September 2019 and included responses from 5,061 law students at 201 law schools. The survey was conducted” to better understand future lawyer attitudes, behaviors and key drivers of user preference in relation to legal research.”Access the full Next-Gen Legal Tech Report here. The press release states that the results indicate that Lexis Advance is…

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Best Practices to Drive Lawyer Adoption of Technology

By Jean O'Grady

November 6, 2019

Legal organizations spend an estimated $3 billion dollars on technology according to a recent study by Mitretech Catching the Wave: :Legal Technology Spend at $3 Billion and growing. Driving product adoption remains a challenge across law firms of every size. Clients demand that law firms focus on knowledge management, analytics and legal project management and there is a burgeoning market of new products to address these needs. An email blast or an offer a…

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Join Me: Librarian Panel Discussion on State Court Analytics Sponsored by Gavelytics

By Jean O'Grady

October 29, 2019

On November 12th (11 am PST, 2 PM est.) I will be moderating a discussion on the value of legal analytics in the practice and business of law. A panel of research experts and thought leaders will discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by the development of legal analytics products. Specific topics will include the “use cases” for analytics, driving lawyer adoption, success stories and introducing legal analytics into the research librarians toolkit. The panel…

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Blue J Legal Tax Foresight Predictive AI for Tax Lawyers

By Jean O'Grady

October 20, 2019

Blue J Legal had a small booth at the American Association of Law Libraries conference in Washington, DC this summer. Yet… they had one of the most impressive new offerings in the exhibit hall. Tax Foresight can predict the likely outcome of a tax controversy with at least 90 percent accuracy. The product uses AI – specifically “supervised machine learning” to analyze tax law and rulings and accurately predict the treatment of new tax situations.…

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ROI First… Invoice Later: ZERO AI Enabled Email Management System for Lawyers Delivers Actual ROI

By Jean O'Grady

October 9, 2019

Every vendor I deal with talks a good ROI game. Very few know how to deliver it. Even fewer have built the delivery of ROI into their sales and pricing strategy. Well I finally found such a company in the legal tech space. I was recently introduced to Alex Babin, the Founder and CEO of a company called ZERO. According to Babin law firms will not be charged for the ZERO product until the product delivers…

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Join Me For ILTA “Snackable” Webinar On Using Analytics for Budget Management

In Paradigm Shift Legal Research Innovators Fastcast and Ross Intelligence Form Development Alliance

Gavelytics Launches State Litigation Analytics New York Judges–Posts Analytics Webinar Recording

It’s Budget Time! 12 Timely Tips to Help Manage Law Firm Costs

ALA Publishes: Law Librarianship in the Age of AI

Lexis Releases Next-Gen Legal Tech Study Shows Shift to AI, Analytics and Visualization Preferences

Best Practices to Drive Lawyer Adoption of Technology

Join Me: Librarian Panel Discussion on State Court Analytics Sponsored by Gavelytics

Blue J Legal Tax Foresight Predictive AI for Tax Lawyers

ROI First… Invoice Later: ZERO AI Enabled Email Management System for Lawyers Delivers Actual ROI

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