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AI and the Practice of Law: from CaseText to CoCounsel, with Pablo Arredondo, VP of CoCounsel for Thomson Reuters

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Mar 14, 2024
Pablo Arredondo, VP of CoCounsel for Thomson Reuters and co-founder of CaseText, dives into the transformative role of AI in legal practice. He discusses how tools like GPT-4 are revolutionizing legal research, making it more efficient and accessible. Arredondo highlights the balance between leveraging AI's capabilities and addressing ethical concerns. He also explores innovations in user interaction within legal tech and the importance of privacy and reliability in AI applications, painting an optimistic picture of AI's potential to enhance justice.
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ANECDOTE

Greenleaf's Innovation

  • Simon Greenleaf, an early legal innovator, created a list of overruled cases after being embarrassed in court.
  • This resource helped lawyers navigate law and avoid citing outdated precedents.
INSIGHT

Evolution of Legal Research

  • Early legal research relied on human-created taxonomies, which were helpful but limiting.
  • The digitization of case law in the late 60s and early 70s allowed keyword searching but introduced issues of precision and recall.
ANECDOTE

CaseText's Early Success

  • CaseText's initial product helped top law firms find overlooked cases by analyzing briefs and using soft citation relationships.
  • This addressed a blind spot in existing legal research tools, which only considered direct citations.
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