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As generative AI continues to shape innovation in the legal sector, regulators are grappling with how to provide ethics guidance to lawyers while ensuring members of the public are protected. It’s an...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court warns of dangers of AI in legal profession
The US Supreme Court has addressed the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the legal system, acknowledging its potential while cautioning against “dehumanizing the law.” Published on Sunday, the...
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Judges to AI: We object!
With help from Derek Robertson Chief justice of the United States John Roberts. | Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images You know the fears about AI automation are real when even the chief justice of the...
View Article2023 Milestones from Thomson Reuters Legal Leaders
With 2024 under way, Thomson Reuters leaders in the legal space share their perspectives on the year that was. The legal industry’s 2023 milestones centered, of course, on the anticipation and impact...
View ArticleUse of generative AI in the legal profession accelerating despite accuracy...
The widespread use of generative AI in the legal profession is a trend that can’t be reversed despite push back from many in the field, experts have told ITPro. Adam Ryan, VP of Product at Litera said...
View ArticleHow the use of AI in legal services evolved: A year in review
In 2023, artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized multiple global industries, for example: AI-powered healthcare tools are advancing diagnostics and treatment Financial institutions employ...
View ArticleAdvocating for Apprenticeship – Harvard Law School Center on the Legal...
The American Bar Association (ABA) requires law students to engage in at least six credits of “experiential learning”—and proposals are circulating to increase that figure. This might take place...
View ArticleDisability inclusion in the legal profession
To mark International Day of Disabled Persons and Disability History Month, which take place in November and December every year, Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) hosted a panel discussion with the Law...
View ArticleGenerative AI: A New Tool for Legal Project Management | LawVision
[Co-Author: Amanda C. Chaboryk**] The landscape of artificial intelligence has undergone major developments since the release of ChatGPT just over a year ago, with 2023 marking a turning point with...
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Lawyer Dennis Edney defended Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr
Open this photo in gallery: Omar Khadr’s lawyer Dennis Edney speaks to media in Edmonton, on May 7, 2015.JASON FRANSON/The Canadian Press Under the moon in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after gruelling days...
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Thomson Reuters’ Message to Law Firms: Adapt to Market Changes or Become the...
Remember Pan Am? It was the world’s largest international airline for much of the 20th century and an innovative pioneer in the modern airline industry. But when its management failed to appreciate...
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America First Legal Files Bar Complaint and Demands Investigation into Hunter...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America First Legal (AFL) filed a bar complaint with the State of California against Attorney Patrick Kevin Morris, alleging a violation of California’s Rules of Professional...
View ArticleLaw Society’s ‘enormously influential’ international champion Stephen Denyer...
Stephen Denyer, director of strategic relationships at the Law Society of England & Wales and a former partner at Allen & Overy (A&O), has died aged 68. In a series of generous tributes,...
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Hong Kong Bar Association clears 38 barristers in payment probe tied to...
“The complaints and investigation on this occasion serve as a reminder to all members of the need to abide by the code strictly, so as to maintain the high standard of integrity of the bar, and to...
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A.I Affecting the Legal Profession in 2024 | by برنامج فيجن لإدارة مكاتب...
New year, new venture for Artificial Intelligence. I’ve read somewhere on google that 2024 is going to become AI’s “Leap Forward” which means there will be a rapid rate of growth for this...
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Hong Kong justice minister Paul Lam defends impartiality of courts in...
“Indeed, the best way to handle any such improper interference is to stay calm and composed, carrying on with our respective duties and, at the same time, to maintain and promote the transparency of...
View ArticleJournalist Felled by #MeToo Joins Clare Locke Defamation Team
A former journalist whose promising career imploded from accusations of sexual impropriety at the height of the #MeToo movement now plans to use his experience at a leading defamation law firm....
View Articlehere’s how to avoid an ethical disaster
Imagine a world where legal research is conducted by lightning-fast algorithms, mountains of contracts are reviewed in minutes and legal briefs are drafted with the eloquence of Shakespeare. This is...
View ArticleAI Insights from the 2024 Report on the State of the US Legal Market
AI is transforming every aspect of work across industries, and Thomson Reuters is at the forefront of revolutionizing how legal professionals work. The 2023 launch of AI-Assisted Research on Westlaw...
View ArticleNational – Breaking the stigma
“There has been a challenge in getting men to talk about mental health issues,” says Brandon Trask. “We need to break that cycle of stigma.” Trask, a University of Manitoba law professor and former...
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