After a slump during the pandemic, U.S. law firm leasing activity hit a record level in 2022, and activity boomed during the first quarter of 2023 with leasing volume higher than in any previously recorded Q1, a new report finds.
To effectively safeguard their data and networks, law firms need to deploy advanced security tools that can help detect and respond to threats in real time. One such tool is security information and event management (SIEM) software.
Without the right tools, even the most skilled lawyers can fall victim to common pitfalls that can cripple their performance and success. This article discusses three of these pitfalls and how legal analytics can help lawyers stay ahead of the competition and provide the best counsel to their clients.
The Implications of Data Breaches and Generative AI Platforms for the Legal Industry The pros and cons that law firms should consider before incorporating generative AI.
Part Two of a Two-Part Article Part One of this article briefly detailed what "generative AI" tools like ChatGPT are and provided an overview of key legal considerations, including by looking forward to upcoming AI-specific legislation in the EU and the U.S. Part Two looks at AI-specific laws and the path forward for firms wanting to use AI in practice.
NFTs are unique identifiers stored on a blockchain which represent ownership of a particular asset in the digital or physical world. They are typically created and transferred on a smart contract platform such as Ethereum or Solana. However, NFTs have recently come to the Bitcoin blockchain, which is an exciting development for several reasons.
Many courts across the country have resumed in-person trial operations. Law firms now face new challenges when it comes to planning for out-of-town trials, as the return to in-person proceedings requires coordinating travel logistics such as airfare, hotel reservations and technological needs.
Data security discussed at the C-Suite level usually involves CIOs, CISOs, CCOs, and often the company board. However, with an increasing volume of cybersecurity threats and the rising cost associated with each breach, collaboration between cybersecurity leadership and in-house counsel has never been more important.
The licensing of internet AI intellectual property is stymied because legal difficulties such as the proper assessment of the jurisdiction for the licensing agreement and the proper identification of the parties for the licensing agreement. However, the primary issue is that normally the licensor is a computer program, hence not a legal person.
Perhaps the effort to get lawyers comfortable with emerging AI technologies needs to start with the fact that they use models constructed by another group of professionals with a different type of mastery of language — linguists.
