It’s been a few weeks since part 1 of my series on artificial intelligence in the legal industry. If only AI could improve my writing habits. As promised, in this post I’ll share more detail on the first of the four AI categories I introduced: document work. This is the broadest, busiest, and best understood
The legal industry’s AI landscape – part 1
AI is buzzing in the legal industry. It’s time to separate hype from reality. I was recently invited to speak on artificial intelligence in law at the annual LMA conference along with an outstanding panel of industry experts (read my summary here). During my talk I offered a simplified view of the AI landscape of
(Artificial) intelligence from the Legal Marketing Association conference
I just returned from the annual LMA conference in Las Vegas where I joined a panel of industry experts to discuss artificial intelligence in law. It was a great event overall, and I have to thank my fellow panelists Elonide Semmes, Mark Greene, Craig Courter and Ryan McLead for their expertise and support. AI in
Scaling yourself
So much to do, so little time, and only one of you. Last week I noticed a tweet from Danielle Morrill, CEO at Mattermark, with a suggestion that reminded me of similar advice I received long ago from one of my own mentors and friends. I tried to sum up that advice in 140 characters
Law firm partners should be investing
For large law firms, funding innovation isn’t the problem. Committing to innovation is. You can call me a legal industry specialist, and as such I pay close attention to start-up and investment activity in that space. As reported by my friend and colleague Josh Kubicki and others, there is a clear trend of increased legal
Startup founders: bootstrapping for pie
Funding isn’t your mission; building your business is. Entrepreneurs do what they do for a variety of reasons. For freedom, flexibility, as a creative outlet, or simply because they see things differently and don’t want to be told otherwise. Some claim they aren’t “doing it for the money” but however you slice it, we all want