Buying AI for Law Firms: Like a Trip to the Auto Show
An entire day at a conference on artificial intelligence and the law last week in Chicago produced this insight about how lawyers are dealing with the fast-changing world of artificial intelligence:
Many lawyers are like someone who knows he…
Artificial Intelligence: In Law, Logic Only Goes So Far
Do you ever wonder why some gifted small children play Mozart, but you never see any child prodigy lawyers who can draft a complicated will?
The reason is that the rules of how to play the piano have far fewer permutations and judgment calls…
AI in the Law Firm: The Ethics of Who’s Running the Show
We’ve had a great response to an Above the Law op-ed here that outlined the kinds of skills lawyers will need as artificial intelligence increases its foothold in law firms.
The piece makes clear that without the right kinds of skills, many…
Artificial Intelligence in Law: The Challenge of the Unlimited-Document Universe
Anyone following artificial intelligence in law knows that its first great cost saving has been in the area of document discovery. Machines can sort through duplicates so that associates don’t have to read the same document seven times, and…
Artificial Intelligence at Law Firms: The New Standard for “Smart” Lawyers
By now, if a lawyer isn’t thinking hard about how automation is going transform the business of law, that lawyer is a laggard.
You see the way computers upended the taxi, hotel, book and shopping mall businesses? It’s already started in…
