07/25/25: Many takeaways from AALL, questions about the ethics of NOT using AI, and more
Release Date: 07/30/2025
07/25/25: Many takeaways from AALL, questions about the ethics of NOT using AI, and more
Legaltech Week
Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 Introduction 02:11 At Law Librarians’ Annual Meeting, Panel Tackles the Challenge of Benchmarking AI Research Tools (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 09:18 Are you committing malpractice if you don't use AI? (Selected by Niki Black) 18:32 AALL panel explores impact of GenAI on legal research and critical thinking. Do experienced lawyers fare better when using these tools? (Selected by Stephen Embry) 27:05 AALL Hallucinations Abound: An Extra Bad...
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07/18/25: Ethical Jury Selection in the AI Era, AI's Misuse as Glorified Admin, and more
Legaltech Week
Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 Introduction 02:19 U.S. State Courts Cautiously Approach AI Despite Efficiency Promises and Staffing Crises (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 10:22 Ethical Jury Selection in the AI Era (Selected by Niki Black) 17:31 Michigan Law Adds AI Essay Prompt (Selected by Victor Li) 23:42 Lawyer Cites AI Hallucinations, Responds With Pretentious Meditation On Nature Of Being (Selected by Joe Patrice) 30:19 Thinking Differently About AI: Lawyers Need To Stop...
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07/11/25: Clio / vLex acquisition, SCOTUS Oral argument with AI, and more
Legaltech Week
Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 Clio Acquires vLex Selected by Bob Ambrogi 08:24 Key Takeaways from the Future of Professionals Report: AI Awareness, Hesitation, and ROI Selected by Niki Black 17:18 SCOTUS Oral Argument with AI Selected by Joe Patrice 28:02 Georgia Court Cites AI Hallucinations Selected by Joe Patrice
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06/27/25: Harvey/LexisNexis partnership, law firm marketing mistakes, and more
Legaltech Week
Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 Two Stories from Puerto Rico: Adoption of Duty of Tech Competence and New Rule Allowing Non-Lawyers to Own Law Firms (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 04:42 Free Legal Research Site Descrybe.ai Launches A Paid Suite of Legal Research Tools, Including Its Own Citator (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 10:06 Florida Bar on the Ethics of Sharing Case Hypotheticals in Lawyer Listservs (Selected by Niki Black) 13:59 What The Latest Data Reveals About Legal...
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06/13/25: Stats on AI adoption differences between practices, Harvey, and more
Legaltech Week
Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's Topics: Has Harvey already won? The legal profession falls behind on AI while other industries move ahead Interesting stats on the differances in AI use and views between legal professionals in in house departments and and outlside law firms What skills do new lawyers need? Lawyers asked to provide answers in new survey AI Law Review
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06/06/25: Legalzoom/perplexity partnership, Stanford study on AZ/UT legal innovation, and more
Legaltech Week
Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: Five Years After Reform: Stanford Study Offers Comprehensive Look at Legal Innovation in Arizona and Utah Overwhelmed by AI? Lawyers turn to specialists to help power up their practices Trustworthy criminal AI With LegalZoom/Perplexity Partnership, Legal Services Have Literally Entered the Chat
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05/30/25: Increasing cybersecurity threats to law firms, ruling on liability of ChatGPT creator
Legaltech Week
Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. ________________________ This week's topics: 17:33 More on Butler Snow (Selected by Joe Patrice) 30:44 AI Defamation Ruling (Selected by Victor Li) 37:56 Law Firm Cyber Threats (Selected by Stephen Embry) 42:50 Why Law Librarians Should 'Be Bold' (Selected by Bob Ambrogi)
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05/23/25: Why the ‘Use Case Chase’ Is Hindering Legal’s GenAI Progress, and more
Legaltech Week
Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. ________________________ This week's topics: 03:32 The Aderant Global Momentum 2025 Conference and Cloud Product Launches (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 15:46 Why the ‘Use Case Chase’ Is Hindering Legal’s GenAI Progress (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 22:38 Courts Are Facing an AI Tidal Wave (Selected by Niki Black) 32:21 AI Training and Copyright: Anthropic and Ross Cases (Selected by Joe Patrice) 42:02 UK Legal Aid Cybersecurity Breach (Selected by Joe...
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05/16/25: Clio report shows trends on AI and billable hour, Trellis partnership, and more
Legaltech Week
Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 02:46 Trellis Partners with Fisher Phillips to Deliver AI-Powered Case Strategy Reports through Automated Alerts (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 09:12 AI Hallucinations Strike Again: Two More Cases Where Lawyers Face Judicial Wrath for Fake Citations (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 14:05 Hallucination Time! (Selected by Joe Patrice) 18:39 Billable Hour Dying on Pace (Selected by Joe Patrice) 23:08 From Hype to Habits: Comparing Data on Generative AI in...
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05/09/25: CA sues vendor after troubled bar exam, dead guy's deep fake speaks at sentencing, & more
Legaltech Week
Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 03:19 AI Dead Guy Sentencing (Selected by Joe Patrice) 17:39 CLOC (Selected by Stephen Embry) 22:25 Should Using AI Mean Lower Fees? Virginia Ethics Committee Weighs In (Selected by Niki Black) 31:44 California State Bar Sues Vendor After Troubled Exam (Selected by Victor Li) 45:12 Legal Research Service Decisis Makes Inroads Against Fastcase As It Expands to 20 Bar Associations (Selected by Bob Ambrogi)
info_outlineEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists.
This week's topics:
00:00 Introduction
02:11 At Law Librarians’ Annual Meeting, Panel Tackles the Challenge of Benchmarking AI Research Tools
(Selected by Bob Ambrogi)
09:18 Are you committing malpractice if you don't use AI?
(Selected by Niki Black)
18:32 AALL panel explores impact of GenAI on legal research and critical thinking. Do experienced lawyers fare better when using these tools?
(Selected by Stephen Embry)
27:05 AALL Hallucinations Abound: An Extra Bad Week
(Selected by Joe Patrice)