Legaltech Week
02/28/25: California bar exam faces technical difficulties, experiments with Deep Research, and more
Mar 6, 2025
Steve Embry, a tech-savvy legal blogger, joins Nikki Black, a strategic mind at Affinapay, and Stephanie Wilkins, director at Legal Tech Hub. They dive into the chaos surrounding the California bar exam's online format, revealing the technical hiccups that could lead to legal battles. The trio also discusses the VALS AI benchmarks, questioning the transparency of AI tools in legal practices. Plus, they examine the intriguing evolution of e-discovery technologies and the looming competition from accounting firms stepping into the legal realm.
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- The VALS AI benchmarking study revealed operational differences in AI's efficiency across various legal tasks, stressing the need for ongoing scrutiny.
- Panelists expressed concerns about potential biases in AI performance evaluations due to the involvement of firms using the tools.
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The podcast opens with introductions from the panelists, each sharing their roles and affiliations within the legal tech community. Bob Ambrogi leads the discussion, establishing the format as one focused on recent stories in legal technology and innovation. Panelists include Steve Embry, who writes about legal tech, Nikki Black, a legal insight strategist at Affinapay, Stephanie Wilkins from Legal Tech Hub, and Victor Lee of the ABA Journal. Their collective expertise sets the stage for rich conversations surrounding the trends and advancements in the legal tech sector.
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