It goes without saying that our court reporting systems is in crisis. There is a shortage of qualified reporters, on the one hand, and a demand to use technology to create transcripts cheaper and faster on the other. Perhaps we need new ways of thinking about the role to preserve the value court reporters bring. Here is my piece for Above the Law

A recent Clio survey suggests that while solos and small firms are using AI, they are not using it effectively or profitably. Nor have many changed their billing model. As a result, they may be ripe for disruption. Here’s my post for Above the Law.

New Thomson Reuters survey confirms what has long been the case. In-house counsel want better use of technology and innovation from their outside counsel, but don’t seem to be demanding it. Here’s my thoughts for Above the Law on the survey and a look at why in-house counsel aren’t more demanding. 

Here’s my post for Above the Law on Thomson Reuters‘ announcement of a rebuilt CoCounsel AI tool.It marks a pivot to what TR calls a fiduciary grade AI for complex and specilized legal matters. Matters where precision and verification are critical. It also suggested a subtle shift in approach in a presentation that was remarkable in various ways.

If the Apple Intelligence and Siri app perform as represented at WWDC, it could offer a secure and confidential platform for some types of legal work for many lawyers and law firms. Particularly for smaller firms that can’t necessarily afford enterprise AI platforms. Here’s my discussion for Above the Law.

Amara’s law: We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run.

That was clearly the case with the interstate highway system and its application has some important lessons for legal. There’s no doubt Amara’s law will apply to AI and legal. We just don’t know how yet. It is the known unknown.

Here is my post for Above the Law.

For many, it’s still a good time to be a lawyer. Jobs and profits are up. But for how long, especially if the economy tanks? Best not get too comfortable…

Here’s my discussion for Above the Law.

Federal District Judge Sharion Aycock has sanctioned and disqualified all the lawyers on both sides of a case, including local counsel, for including hallucinated cites in pleadings and for not verifying them. It’s a well-reasoned and well supported 23-page Opinion containing many of the relevant opinions from other courts. It’s also a textbook on how not to act before a court. It should be required reading for all lawyers and legal professionals who are using or thinking of using AI.

I may well become the seminal case on these issues. Here’s my discussion of what happened and why for Above the Law.