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In February of 2000, attorney Don Mackey was on top of the world. The seven-figure jury award he had achieved for a client in a wrongful termination case had withstood its final post-trial challenge, and his long awaited payday was imminent. After accounting for taxes, Mackey was expecting to net around $700,000, his reward for the considerable effort expended over years on the case, not to mention the inherent risk involved in taking the case on a contingent fee basis.
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When we consider how the use of AI affects legal PR and communications, we have to look at it as an industrywide global phenomenon. A recent online conference provided an overview of the latest AI trends in public relations, and specifically, the impact of AI on communications. Here are some of the key points and takeaways from several of the speakers, who provided current best practices, tips, concerns and case studies.