How artificial intelligence could affect legal billing

November 20, 2023

LAW.COM — Um sees generative AI tools evolving to a point where they can automate at least some of lawyers’ expertise in common legal practice areas—and by extension take away billable hours from work only attorneys can now do themselves.

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University of Minnesota and USC Gould law professors explore students’ use of artificial intelligence in legal writing

November 13, 2023

REUTERS — “These results suggest that generative AI will almost certainly become a vital tool for many lawyers in the near future, comparable to more familiar legal-tech tools like Westlaw, Lexis and ediscovery software,” reads the study titled, “Lawyering in The Age of Artificial Intelligence.” (Westlaw and Reuters are owned by the same parent company.)

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A look at the pros and cons of using artificial intelligence in college and law school admissions 

November 13, 2023

LSAC — I’ve talked in previous posts about AI in admissions, and here I will dive deeper. Many of the AI tools used in admissions today automatically read through applications and sort candidates into “accept” and “reject” piles. This is not unlike the process at many law schools where applicants are put into presumptive “admit” and “deny” piles

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Vanderbilt Law announces creation of AI Legal Lab

November 6, 2023

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — Dean Chris Guthrie announced the creation of the Vanderbilt AI Legal Lab (VAILL) to explore how artificial intelligence intersects with the delivery of legal services and access to justice.

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Albany Law professor Victoria Esposito demonstrates how ChatGPT can be used in law school courses

November 6, 2023

ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — It seems that artificial intelligence makes its way into conversation more and more lately. In the classroom at Albany Law School, faculty and students are discussing how technology like ChatGPT will impact learning, academics, and the law.

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A look at privacy concerns related to artificial intelligence

November 6, 2023

LSAC — As a technologist, I’ve long been both amazed and aghast at how much information companies have on their employees. Currently, this information is vast but so difficult to synthesize and understand that it is only looked at in extreme circumstances. The speed and power of AI could change that.

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How artificial intelligence has affected the legal profession

November 6, 2023

LAW.360 — – Artificial intelligence could someday level the playing field for lawyers and clients — or it could exacerbate deeply entrenched inequalities in the justice system, legal industry experts said on the first day of the Clio Cloud Conference on Monday.

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Washington & Lee Law professor Josh Fairfield to lead school’s artificial intelligence strategy

October 31, 2023

THE COLUMNS — W&L Law Dean Melanie Wilson has announced the appointment of Professor Josh Fairfield as the law school’s inaugural Director of Artificial Intelligence Legal Innovation Strategy.

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William & Mary Law Digital Democracy Lab hosts event to examine ‘Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights’

October 31, 2023

WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — The Digital Democracy Lab at William & Mary Law School recently helped coordinate a conversation at William & Mary’s Washington Center that explored the impact of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights one year after its release.

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Advice on navigating the use of generative artificial intelligence in law school

October 23, 2023

CANADIAN LAWYER — This fall, I started teaching a data and AI course at the Lincoln Alexander Law School at Toronto Metropolitan University. It has prompted me to consider what law students need to know about AI. 

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