Leonard Park Experienced LegalTech Product Manager and Attorney | Passionate about leveraging AI/LLMs October 26, 2024 Warning: The following contains a lot of strong opinions and #hottakes, and may contain errors of fact and misstatements of law. Any errors or mistakes are entirely my own, and nothing here should be construed as legal advice. This
What. Just. Happened? (Week of 10-21-2024)
This is the weekend when I pack up my minivan with musical instruments and pretend to be a rock star. Every two years or so, a group of us at my law firm get together for our all firm retreat and jam to some classic rock tunes. While I play guitar, my real role is
Hot Flush: FemTech Solutions for Women’s Health
Last week, World Menopause Day spotlighted a critical issue impacting half the population. The UK government estimated menopause costs the UK economy 14 million working days annually due to women taking time off due to some of the debilitating symptoms. These include hot flushes, insomnia, low mood and/or anxiety, problems with memory and concentration, and
Key Insights from Wolters Kluwer’s Future Ready Lawyer Survey Report
On October 24, 2024, Wolters Kluwer, an information services company, released the 2024 Wolters Kluwer Future Ready Lawyer Survey Report. This annual report, now in its sixth year, surveys hundreds of law firms across the U.S. and Europe.
In this blog post, we’ll explore the key insights from this report alongside our earlier findings
What is Right of Publicity? Protect Your Name and Likeness. 2024 Update
Somewhat related to a claim of copyright infringement (and often preempted by such a claim – more on that later), is the claim for Right of Publicity. While sometimes available to any individual, Right of Publicity is typically aimed at protecting the name or likeness of famous individuals.
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La Firm Travers Smith Launches AI Academy
Travers Smith has launched an AI Academy. The internal training programme is open to the entire firm. It will feature mandatory modules and leverage the firm’s expertise in the hope of embedding a ‘deeper understanding of how AI can be used to enhance client engagement, increase productivity and boost efficiencies’. Spearheaded by Head of Knowledge
Why did Intel get left behind in the AI Chip Boom?
The NewTimes.com reported that “In 2005, there was no inkling of the artificial intelligence boom that would come years later. But directors at Intel, whose chips served as electronic brains in most computers, faced a decision that might have altered how that transformative technology evolved….Some Intel executives believed that the underlying design of graphics chips
Thomson Reuters Launches Program To Provide CoCounsel AI to Legal Services and Legal Nonprofits
Thomson Reuters today announced the launch of the AI for Justice Legal Aid program, a two-pronged initiative that will provide select legal aid organizations with free access to and training on its CoCounsel generative AI software, while also providing other legal nonprofits access to CoCounsel at a steeply reduced price. Spearheaded by Laura Safdie, a
Linked – You Can’t Make Friends With The Rockstars
That seems to be what happens in the tech journalism space. We have a list of people who’ve created successful companies and made a ton of money doing it, and everyone is supposed to assume that they are so bright they can do it over and over again. Then we are surprised when Elon buys
Latest Future Ready Lawyer Survey from Wolters Kluwer Finds Broad Adoption of Gen AI By Legal Professionals
Seventy-six percent of legal professionals in corporate legal departments and 68% in law firms are using generative AI at least once a week, with a third of those professionals using it daily. That is among the findings of the 2024 Future Ready Lawyer Survey from Wolters Kluwer, the sixth edition of a report that offers