Colorado is the latest state to introduce a bill focused on consumer protection issues when companies develop AI tools. The bill imposes obligations on developers and deployers of AI systems. Additionally, the bill provides an affirmative defense for a developer
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How to Quickly Remove Administrative Tasks Off Your Attorneys’ Plates
How can we ensure that your attorneys can focus on their primary roles without being overwhelmed? The answer lies in law firm management software.
Running a law firm is no small feat. It involves a complex array of tasks such…
We should be honest about the mental health impacts of layoffs
Every person you lay off from your business is ten times more likely to try and take their own life.
I don’t think senior executives think in those terms. I suspect many are thinking about juicing the bottom line, getting…
Highlights from the 2024 CodeX [Stanford Center for Legal Informatics] ➲ FutureLaw Week
This blog article highlights my key takeaways from the 11th Annual 2024 CodeX ➲ FutureLaw Week.
ABA Legal Profession Report Part 2: Demographics and Technology
Here is my recent Daily Record column. My past Daily Record articles can be accessed here.
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ABA Legal Profession Report Part 2: Demographics and Technology
If you ask a generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool to provide a picture of…
Law Firms on Notice: Adapt to In-House Counsel’s Concerns in the Wake of Axiom’s 2023 Findings. Or Else
Working with outside counsel is like getting thrown in a pit of rattlesnakes and hoping one won’t bite you. Anonymous
Axiom, the 14,000-person alternative legal service provider, launched in 2000, together with Wakefield Research, recently conducted and published…
Linked – What’s the Business Impact of Customer Training?
I’m not exaggerating. The distaste users had for the software they were forced to use because the organization purchased it was only equaled by how little they knew about how to use it. This is not a coincidence. Poor training…
Revolutionizing the Patent Landscape: Navigating the USPTO’s Bold Fee Overhaul for 2025
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has proposed significant changes to patent fee structures for the 2025 fiscal year. These proposed changes mark a pivotal shift in the Office’s financial approach toward patent filings.
The proposed fee changes…
How a Paperless Law Practice Can Make You More Efficient
In an era where businesses are paying more attention to their environmental impact, the ideal of a paperless practice remains on the minds of law firms. And whether your focus is on saving time and running your law firm more…
WCB Announces Maximum Partial Reimbursement Amounts for May 2024 ACP Program Benefits
The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released a Public Notice announcing the maximum partial reimbursement amounts for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) benefits passed through to ACP households by providers who elect to claim reimbursement for the May 2024 service…