descrybe.ai, a free legal research platform that uses artificial intelligence to provide enhanced access to the law, today rolled out a major upgrade that includes a redesign of its platform, more nuanced and accurate search results, summaries of judicial opinions in Spanish as well as English, and simplified, plain-language summaries in both English and…
Live from #ClioCon: Clio CEO Jack Newton on Generative AI and the New Duo AI Legal Assistant
We’ve just returned from the Clio Cloud Conference, held this year in Austin, Texas, where, in what has become an annual tradition, LawNext host Bob Ambrogi sat down with Clio founder and CEO Jack Newton for a live interview.
At the conference, Clio launched Clio Duo, the generative AI legal…
How It Works: Briefpoint’s AI Solution for Propounding and Responding to Discovery Requests in Litigation
In the latest episode of our video series How It Works, we bring you a demonstration of Briefpoint, a solution that uses artificial intelligence to draft discovery responses and discovery requests in litigation.
With Briefpoint, a lawyer simply uploads a PDF document and it generates the appropriate discovery requests or response. It can generate…
UnitedLex CEO’s Sudden Departure Appears to Be Due to Personal Allegations Unrelated to Work
When UnitedLex this week announced the sudden departure of James Schellhase from his position as chief executive officer, it seemed a mystery, since he had just celebrated his one-year anniversary in that role and had even just been on my LawNext podcast to reflect on that year — an interview suggested by the…
In Austin for ClioCon, Competitor AffiniPay Put On A Guerilla Marketing Sideshow
Clio’s choice of Austin, Texas, for its Clio Cloud Conference this year was a foray into enemy territory, and the enemy responded strategically with guerilla tactics of its own.
Austin, as it happens, is the home base of AffiniPay, the parent company of MyCase, LawPay, CASEPeer and Docketwise, all of which are competitors to Clio.…
At the Clio Cloud Conference, Building Momentum for Better Legal Practices
“Momentum is the driving force that turns short bursts of energy into sustained success.”
With those words during his opening keynote that has been become a signature event of the Clio Cloud Conference, Clio founder and CEO Jack Newton explained why the conference chose “momentum” as its theme this year.
It is an apt description,…
A Week After Appearing on My Podcast, UnitedLex CEO is Abruptly Replaced By Company’s General Counsel
See this update: UnitedLex CEO’s Sudden Departure Appears to Be Due to Personal Allegations Unrelated to Work.
Hope it wasn’t something he said on my podcast.
A week after appearing on my LawNext podcast to discuss his one-year anniversary as chief executive officer at UnitedLex, James Schellhase is out of that…
AI Adoption By Legal Professionals Jumps from 19% to 79% In One Year, Clio Study Finds
Usage of artificial intelligence by legal professionals has skyrocketed from 19% in 2023 to 79% this year, according to the ninth edition of the Legal Trends Report, released today by Clio during its Clio Cloud Conference in Austin.
The report further finds that up to 74% of hourly billable tasks – such as information gathering…
Clio Releases Clio Duo, Generative AI Built Directly Into Its Law Practice Management Platform
Calling it a major first step in its wider AI product roadmap, the law practice management company Clio today released Clio Duo, a generative AI product built directly into the Clio Manage law practice management platform.
Clio released the product today at its Clio Cloud Conference in Austin, Texas, after first announcing its plans to…
Legaltech Week: Catch Us Live on Tuesday at ClioCon (and Watch Our Regular Show Today)
If you are going to the Clio Cloud Conference in Austin starting Monday (or watching it virtually), do not miss our live-on-stage version of Legaltech Week, with a full panel of our regulars plus a special guest.
Many of you are regulars for our weekly Friday live show, where we discuss the week’s top…
Legalpioneer Donates Its Dataset of 13K Legal Tech Companies to GitHub
Legalpioneer, a website that lists law-related companies in areas such as legal tech, justice tech and governance, has donated its entire data set of more than 13,000 companies to GitHub, a platform that allows developers to store, share and collaborate on code.
The entire data set is now available under the Open Database License…