I recently attended LexSummit2024, the Filevine user conference. Filevine is a case management software provider. I also got a demo of vLex’s enhancement of its AI tool, Vincent from its Chief Strategy Officer, Ed Walters. VLex has historically
Ryan Anderson Lays Out Future of Filevine
The Filevine user conference, LEXSummit2024 kicked off recently in Salt Lake City with a keynote presentation by its CEO, Ryan Anderson. Anderson offered up his view of where the company in specific, and perhaps legal tech, in general, should…
The Top Ten Things I Learned at ILTACon This Year
I recently returned from the annual Conference of the International Legal Technology Association or, as it is usually referred to, ILTA. Over 4000 registrants from 32 countries. Over 200 exhibitors. Almost 350 speakers. To say this is a really big…
Gen AI’s Second Wave: The Rise of Consolidation in Legal Tech
Like it or not, we live in interesting times. They are times of danger and uncertainty; but they are also the most creative of any time in the history of mankind.
Robert Kennedy
The ILTA Conference I am attending this…
Beyond the Hype: Opening ILTA Keynote Reminds Lawyers and Legal Professionals of Limits and Risks of Data Analytics and Gen AI
The gargantuan ILTA (International Legal Technology Association) Conference kicked off today at Nashville’s sprawling Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center. (Well, sort of in Nashville. The Gaylord is in the Nashville suburbs, not downtown Nashville). Over 4000 registrants from 32…
Mind the Gap: the Disconnect Between Surveys and Anecdotal Evidence On Gen AI Use By Lawyers
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. Mark Twain
I was told one time that there are firms that want to innovate, and there are firms that want to say they innovate. Meaning, of course, that…
Law Firm Management: It’s Not All (Or Only) About Tech
I was recently at a conference of elite trial lawyers where I presented with Dr. Maura Grossman and was on a panel session where we demonstrated how Generative AI could be practically used. But perhaps the most enlightening time was…
What If? Forget Everything You Think You Know About Litigation
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changesTurn and face the strange
David Bowie
I recently read Jordan Furlong’s excellent piece entitled Forget Everything You Think You Know About Law Firms. Jordan, one of the most insightful thinkers in the legal space, believes that law…
Streamlining Claims Analysis: Thomson Reuters Introduces AI Based Claims Explorer
Yesterday (July 21), Thomson Reuters announced that it added another generative AI tool to Westlaw Precision with CoCounsel. The new tool, called Claims Explorer, will enable legal professionals to enter the facts of their case into the platform.…
AALL 2024 Conference Day One: 117 Years of Law Librarian Evolution and A Warning for the Future of Legal Tech
The annual AALL (Association of Law Librarians) Conference kicked off today in Chicago. I’m a regular attendee since I find the attendees knowledgeable and savvy about tech products. Similar to the ABA TechShow whose attendees are mainly lawyers that use…