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2 weeks ago

Debrief: What It's REALLY Like To Open Your Own Firm - Above the Law

Founding a boutique law firm post-COVID requires cash-flow management, transparent communication, adapting to AI, and balancing growth with team culture and personal time-off.

fromComputerworld

2 weeks ago

Q&A: How AI is helping one lawyer get kids out of jail faster

AI-based video analysis reduces evidence review time up to 94%, enabling bail preparation in hours, faster juvenile release, and significant cost savings.

3 weeks ago

Being Predictable Can Be Scary - See Also - Above the Law

Justice Barrett Shares Concerns About Lawyers Using AI To Prep For Oral Argument: Can't blame the software for predicting obvious questions.

Law

Insights On AI And Its Impact On Legal, Part Two - Above the Law

Mollick notes in his book that AI tools have the capacity to create enhanced expertise on anything and everything by everyone and anyone. This dynamic is already playing out in legal practice. Want to be an expert on non disclosure agreements? You can do several AI prompts and get much of what you need to know to get by, at least for more routine questions.

Law

Modern Legal Workflows - How Human Should They Be? A Discussion With 3 Law Firms - Above the Law

AI-driven automation will increasingly run legal workflows, transforming firm operations and requiring deliberate design to integrate human roles and manage risk.

fromZDNET

Claude wins high praise from a Supreme Court justice - is AI's legal losing streak over?

Anthropic's Claude can offer high-quality constitutional analysis, yet inconsistent lawyer use and unresolved legal ramifications show the legal profession is still adapting to AI.

Will AI Really Move The Needle On The Billable Hour? - Above the Law

AI will not significantly affect the dominance of the billable hour in law firms in the near term.

fromHackernoon

When AI Becomes the Mediator in Family Inheritance Disputes | HackerNoon

AI mediators may change inheritance disputes by providing fast, unbiased asset distribution.

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Software development

Job Vacancy: Fullstack Rails Engineer // GAIA | IT / Software Development Jobs | Berlin Startup Jobs

Tech industry

Job Vacancy: Founders Associate - Growth (m/w/d) // GAIA | Marketing & Communications, Sales Jobs | Berlin Startup Jobs

Law

Become A Legal Legend With Litera At ILTACON 2025 - Above the Law

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On LawNext: How LexisNexis and Harvey Are Partnering to Reshape Legal AI, with LexisNexis CEO Sean Fitzpatrick

Law

AI Won't Replace Lawyers - But It Will Give Them More Work (And The Tools To Handle It) - Above the Law

Artificial intelligence

It Had To Happen: Clio Acquires vLex - Above the Law

Software development

Job Vacancy: Fullstack Rails Engineer // GAIA | IT / Software Development Jobs | Berlin Startup Jobs

Tech industry

Job Vacancy: Founders Associate - Growth (m/w/d) // GAIA | Marketing & Communications, Sales Jobs | Berlin Startup Jobs

Law

Become A Legal Legend With Litera At ILTACON 2025 - Above the Law

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Law

On LawNext: How LexisNexis and Harvey Are Partnering to Reshape Legal AI, with LexisNexis CEO Sean Fitzpatrick

Law

AI Won't Replace Lawyers - But It Will Give Them More Work (And The Tools To Handle It) - Above the Law

Artificial intelligence

It Had To Happen: Clio Acquires vLex - Above the Law

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Lawyers File AI Slop in Murder Case

Lawyers used AI tools that produced significant errors in legal documents, affecting a murder case representation.

fromwww.housingwire.com

CATIC approves AI-powered title search platform for North Carolina

Dono's platform revolutionizes title searches in North Carolina by ensuring speed, accuracy, and transparency.

fromThe Verge

Errors found in US judge's withdrawn decision stink of AI

A U.S. district court judge withdrew his decision due to errors including fake quotes and incorrect case information.

fromArs Technica

It's "frighteningly likely" many US courts will overlook AI errors, expert says

Judges must improve their understanding of AI to maintain court authority and prevent reliance on erroneous AI-generated legal documents.

fromABA Journal

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How agentic artificial intelligence could shake up the legal industry

Agentic artificial intelligence enables AI systems to autonomously make decisions and act with minimal human supervision.

New Michigan Law Essay Prompt Asks Applicants to Use AI

TO BE ANSWERED USING GENERATIVE AI: How much do you use generative AI tools such as ChatGPT right now? What's your prediction for how much you will use them by the time you graduate from law school? Why?

Education

The Hallucinations Are Winning - Above the Law

Midsize firms are consolidating due to nationalization and financial pressures, presenting risks to the legal market.

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Artificial intelligence

You Can Replace Supreme Court Lawyers With AI Now. Honestly, That Tracks. - Above the Law

Law

Morning Docket: 05.16.25 - Above the Law

Artificial intelligence

You Can Replace Supreme Court Lawyers With AI Now. Honestly, That Tracks. - Above the Law

Morning Docket: 05.16.25 - Above the Law

Supreme Court may limit universal injunctions, but contentious birthright citizenship case could hold them back.

Law

Georgia court vacates order citing AI-invented caselaw

The Georgia Court of Appeals reversed a trial court's order due to reliance on fictitious AI-generated citations.

fromBusiness Insider

Artificial intelligence

AI hallucinations in court documents are a growing problem, and lawyers are responsible for many of them

Judges are increasingly identifying AI hallucinations in legal citations, with a shift from pro se litigants to lawyers making these errors.

fromTheregister

Law

Georgia court vacates order citing AI-invented caselaw

fromBusiness Insider

AI hallucinations in court documents are a growing problem, and lawyers are responsible for many of them

Judges are increasingly identifying AI hallucinations in legal citations, with a shift from pro se litigants to lawyers making these errors.

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The Artificial Intelligence Legal Catastrophe Inches Closer To Reality - See Generally - Above the Law

Justice Breyer delivers well-crafted critiques that misunderstand that proponents aren't trying to win the argument, they're trying to have smart people treat them like they have ideas worth engaging.

US politics

Marketing tech

Lawyers Hate Marketing But This Might Make Them Hate It Less - Above the Law

Lawyers often struggle with marketing due to a lack of overlap between legal skills and sales, necessitating strategic approaches.

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Artificial intelligence

Morning Docket: 06.23.25 - Above the Law

Law

Morning Docket: 04.25.25 - Above the Law

Artificial intelligence

Morning Docket: 06.23.25 - Above the Law

Law

Morning Docket: 04.25.25 - Above the Law

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Morning Docket: 06.13.25 - Above the Law

A president might be able to send troops to kill a political rival, but we draw the line at sending them into cities for no reason.

NYC politics

Law Review Puts Out Full Issue Of Articles Written With AI - Above the Law

Law professors have avoided generative AI, but the Texas A&M Journal of Property Law is pioneering AI-assisted scholarship for legal writing, acknowledging its inevitable influence.

Artificial intelligence

Steno's AI Tool Steps Ahead Of The Pack - Above the Law

Steno's Transcript Genius dramatically reduces the time lawyers spend on transcript analysis from hours to minutes.

fromwww.theguardian.com

Alabama paid a law firm millions to defend its prisons. It used AI and turned in fake citations

Frankie Johnson's experiences reveal serious safety and corruption issues within Alabama's prison system.

fromThe Verge

Anthropic blames Claude AI for 'embarrassing and unintentional mistake' in legal filing

Anthropic admits to citation errors made by its AI tool Claude, stating it was an honest mistake rather than intentional fabrication.

fromABA Journal

Likeness of man killed in road-rage incident gives impact statement at sentencing, thanks to AI

AI technology can now create victim impact statements, reshaping legal proceedings and emotional perspectives in court cases.

Business intelligence

Why Better Billing Statements Can Improve Your Firm's Finances-And Your Client Relationships - Above the Law

Transparent and consistent billing practices enhance client trust and streamline payment processes for law firms.

Web design

Site Unseen: How To Build And Maintain A Quality Law Firm Website - Above the Law

Creating an effective website is crucial for new law firms, and budget-friendly solutions combined with strategic design choices can greatly enhance client engagement.

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