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Does AI have a place in Continuing Legal Education? - An Experiment
03/30/2023 - 10:21As an experiment, we asked Google's Artificial Intelligence engine, Bard, to compose an article to answer the question "Does AI have a place in Continuing Legal Education?". This is what it came up with. Artificial intelligence (AI) has a growing role in continuing legal education (CLE). AI can be used to automate tasks, provide personalized learning experiences, and assess student...
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ABA TechShow Opens Startup Alley Competition
12/06/2022 - 19:40The Law Practice Division of the American bar Association has opened the application period for the StartUp Alley section of its TECHSHOW and the associated Pitch Competition. Applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. A five-judge panel will select 25 finalists from the submitted applications. On Jan. 17, 2023, descriptions of each of the 25...
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ABA TechShow 2023 Registration Open
12/02/2022 - 13:12By Mark Rosch The Law Practice Division of the American Bar Association has opened registration for its 2023 TECHSHOW Conference and Expo. The event will be held the first week of March, in Chicago, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago Hotel, 151 E Wacker Dr. For nearly 30 years, the ABA TECHSHOW Conference and EXPO has been where lawyers, legal professionals, and technology all come...
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Florida Attorney Uses AI Facial Recognition Software to Exonerate Client
10/03/2022 - 11:41By Mark Rosch A defense attorney in Florida is believed to be the first to use artificial intelligence-based facial recognition software to exonerate a client. The New York Times is reporting that Patrick Bailey of Ft. Meyers, FL succesfully requested access to Clearview AI's facial recognition software in order to identify a witness who could testify whether Bailey's client caused...
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Resources for Lawyers Working Remotely
05/20/2021 - 11:54Practice management software vendor Clio has posted a handy overview of some of the ways lawyers can work remotely. For lawyers looking for more detailed information, we are offering a free one-hour program detailing hardware, software, and security issues lawyers should be aware of if they are considering a short- or long-term shift to working remotely. Read Clio's blog post....
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Don't Let Your Clients or Witnesses Do This via Zoom
05/17/2021 - 16:54A Michigan judge chastised a defendant who appeared in court (via Zoom) displaying an anal-sex-related screen name. View the video reording of the judge chastising the defendant in Zoom court. Read Law & Crime's reporting of the incident. Earn Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Credit Lawyers can avoid embarassing situations like this by learning how to use Zoom more effectively and...
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Internet Legal Research on a Budget Gets New Edition
06/16/2020 - 08:00New ABA book shows lawyers alternatives to expensive legal research databases Just published by the American Bar Association, "Internet Legal Research on a Budget: Free and Low-Cost Resources for Lawyers, Second Edition" by Judy Davis and Carole Levitt directs lawyers to useful and reliable databases and explains how to use them effectively. This edition has updated information...
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CLE Webinar Covers Ethics of Social Media Research
06/12/2020 - 17:42Join us for "The Ethics of Social Media Research" webinar on June 28th. CLEwebinars.com is hosting "The Ethics of Social Media Research" webinar on June 28th at 1:00-2:30 pm ET, presented by Carole Levitt, Esq. & Mark Rosch. (This webinar qualifies for 1.5 hours of Ethics credits.) In this webinar, you will learn how to avoid potential ethical traps when you...
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CLE Webinar Based on popular Internet Legal Research Book Coming Soon
06/12/2020 - 17:18Learn About Free Internet Legal Research: Join us for a new CLE webinar, "Internet Legal Research on a Budget" on July 8, 2020. CLEwebinars.com is hosting a new webinar based on the the popular and newly updated book "Internet Legal Research on a Budget" on July 8, at 1:00 pm ET. After you sign up for this webinar, you'll receive a discount code for 25% off the price...
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Free Investigative Research Webinar | June 17, 2020
06/11/2020 - 17:50Investigate This New FREE Webinar on Jun 17, 2020: "How Data Can Help You Win: Finding Background and Investigative Information to Support Your Cases and Transactions" Join us for a new, free webinar, "How Data Can Help You Win: Finding Background and Investigative Information to Support Your Cases and Transactions" on Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 2:00 pm EDT at (https://linkon.in/3hmPMXe). (...