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AI-WESTLAW ADVANTAGE | Deep Research Shortcomings In preparing a new set of exercises for a Transactional Skills course I am creating illustrations about how to use AI tools and some of the dangers. 1. I have given prompts to learn differences in New York and Florida law about the requirements for enforceability of settlement agreements…

Two new demo videos are live. Casey — AI legal research Plain-language questions, cited answers Millions of US and Canadian court decisions Grounded only in primary sources (no Wikipedia, no Reddit) Jurisdiction filtering by state or province Check out Casey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8GHHFEynw0 CaseForm — court form automation Auto-fills 4,000+ court forms across 58 counties Reads uploaded…

Annette L. Demers Reference Librarian at University of Windsor writes on Linked In Well this is the largest costs award that I’ve seen so far – awarded against a lawyer in their personal capacity for using unverified authorities in a factum. ($17,550). Reddy v Saroya, 2026 ABCA 20, online: <https://canlii.ca/t/khpzd> [8]           Here, while the appellant did…

Maybe he should have created this first and then ROSS!   Ambrogi In February 2024, I wrote here about the launch of Bench IQ, a company that is using generative AI to provide comprehensive insights into the decision-making patterns of judges — based not just on their written rulings, but also their rulings from the bench and other…

Join me as I interview Alistair Vigier, co-founder of Caseway, a legal AI platform that’s shaking up the Canadian legal establishment. In this compelling podcast episode, Alistair shares his unconventional journey from military service through various entrepreneurial ventures to founding one of Canada’s most talked-about legal AI companies. He dives deep into how his military…

Standing Order on Use of AI by Magistrate Judge David Horan out of N.D. Texas. Every paragraph incorporating a quote from either an existing rule regulating attorneys or case involving the improper use of AI in litigation, all neatly woven together to arrive at the conclusion: “In sum, ‘the use of artificial intelligence must be…

I just compared my current LEXIS subscription to ChatGPT Deep Research and was blown away. My takeaways: ? ChatGPTDeepResearch – Comprehensive, well-organized memo. ? LEXIS – A big, over-inclusive data dump. ? ChatGPTDeepResearch – Identified key SCOTUS precedent in first sentence. ? LEXIS – Missed precedent entirely. ? ChatGPTDeepResearch – Seamlessly accessible via browser ?…

Legal AI Platform Paxton AI Recognized for Transforming How Legal Professionals Access and Leverage Critical Information NEW YORK, March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Paxton AI, a leading provider of AI-powered legal technology solutions, today announced it has won the prestigious 2025 Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Award in the Knowledge Management category. The award was presented at…

Just in case you just had to know I’ve given up reading these but – it’s here for the record   SYDNEY, MARCH 13, 2025 – Thomson Reuters (TSX/Nasdaq: TRI), a global content and technology company, today marks significant progress against its AI strategy, announcing the internationalisation of the next generation of CoCounsel to five new markets.…