Whether to embrace Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) is still a question, particularly within the legal profession. …

In the legal world, there’s a common refrain that lawyers don’t like technology. But that’s not true. During the early part of my career, I witnessed how lawyers changed the way they researched, moving from using books to researching online. While this change happened many years ago, it was incredibly…

Why did the attorney bring a typewriter to the tech conference? Because they wanted to prove that casting attorneys as tech-resistant is just a “type”-cast stereotype! Bad jokes aside, while technology has become an integral part of nearly every industry, promising increased efficiency, improved workflows, and enhanced productivity, the legal…

When I was an associate, I was never great at persuasive writing. A partner would spout off what they wanted to argue, and I didn’t always think that argument was well supported by the law. I tended to be overly truthful or literal and took few liberties with what I…

In the context of generative artificial intelligence (AI), I often wonder whether we, as an industry, are asking the right questions. In our rush to quickly assemble panels, products, and webinars, have we stopped to really think about where this tool is currently and how it may fit into the…

Attorneys practicing in the United States have long relied on citing reporters as the primary means of citing and referencing case law. However, this outdated system is now holding the U.S. legal industry back by effectively granting proprietary rights [at least for some period] to legal citations and pagination that…

Last week, I dove into developing using OpenAI’s API by testing whether I could build a rudimentary chatbot, like one you may see on a website. …

As technology moves at an almost mind-numbing pace, attorneys and legal professionals have already and will continue to discover innovative ways to revolutionize legal practice, including using the Generative Pre-trained Transformer known as GPT. As I am sure you already know from all the endless GPT hype, GPT is an…

Recently, someone contacted me about a firm looking for a Director of Legal Technology (or similar role). They said that they thought of me. “Thanks, but….” I stammered. Why was I immediately repelled? …