Does the End of Lawyers author believe technology will help law have its Dunkirk moment? “For more than three decades, Richard Susskind has been one of the profession’s most prolific voices in support of implementing…
At least for now, it appears that people are not ready to trust a chatbot for complex legal advice: “Whilst most would refuse to take advice from a robot for complex cases, one in five…
Bashing lawyers and the legal profession is a popular past-time, but one publication across the pond is pulling no punches: “Right-wing news site the Daily Mail has kicked off the new year with a pretty…
James Altucher, blogger, author, social media, investor, wall street investor, gives his thoughts on things he learned from negotiating. Lawyers will like to see “seek advice” – but read on to hear more on the power…
Some day soon, there will be an app for that. Feed in your fact pattern and get a prediction of your case outcome: “Researchers were able to predict the results of human rights cases with…
Educating lawyers – the struggle is real: “There was a time, pre-industrialization, when practicing law really was about the law. Pleading had to be in precise form and law itself was concentrated in a few…
Some lawyers are accused of parsing and mincing words – others, not so much: “Lee Cheng is one of the few attorneys to fight back against patent trolls and prevail. And at the latest Ars…
For all in-house counsel conducting contract negotiations via SMS, WhatsApp or SnapChat, be forewarned – your text messages may form a binding contract: “Last month, in St. John’s Holdings, LLC v. Two Electronics, LLC (No. 16…
by Larry Grayer, Of Counsel at Protorae Law It’s faster . . . It’s cheaper . . . There are no outrageous verdicts because there’s no jury . . . The outcome will remain a…
Will the law ever run out of niche practice areas? “One might think that the winner of a record Powerball jackpot of at least $1.5 billion on Wednesday would face unalloyed joy. But history has…