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How Analytics Is Shaping the Current and Future Practice of Law
Anyone following the news headlines of late is aware that artificial intelligence (AI) is being heralded as the technology that will transform industries far and wide — including the legal profession. The potential for AI and other advanced technologies is vast. The evolution of technology in the practice of law today has already led to significant advances in data analytics and data visualization, each of which are having a significant impact on legal work. The nature of legal work today and the need to consume vast amounts of unstructured text make our profession a ripe target for the promise of machine learning and artificial intelligence.
The legal landscape is also evolving rapidly. Tighter budgets and higher client expectations are forcing law firms and in-house legal teams to constantly improve productivity and efficiency to maintain a competitive edge. Corporate clients understand the value of experienced, highly skilled legal minds, but are increasingly reluctant to pay top hourly rates for work routinely performed by junior law firm associates as they assemble and organize evidence, conduct research and begin drafting documents.
At the same time, lawyers and law firms continue to stagger beneath the ever-growing volumes of legal data being generated: more than 14 million legal case decisions, tens of millions of legislative bills and hundreds of millions of regulations recorded in the U.S. alone. This is in addition to the extensive volume of internal data accumulated by law firms and corporations. The amount of research and analysis that lawyers must perform in litigation has become much more time-consuming; for lawyers in data-intensive practice areas, standard review of documents is becoming unmanageable. As the amount of electronic data increases, legal research, analysis and discovery become increasingly challenging and time-consuming.
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Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?
"Holy Fair Use, Batman": Copyright, Fair Use and the Dark Knight
The copyright for the original versions of Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse have expired. Now, members of the public can create — and are busy creating — their own works based on these beloved characters. Suppose, though, we want to tell stories using Batman for which the copyright does not expire until 2035. We'll review five hypothetical works inspired by the original Batman comic and analyze them under fair use.