
Legaltech Week
A weekly round-up and review of news in legal technology and innovation, selected by industry leading journalists. Hosted by lawyer and journalist Bob Ambrogi.
Latest episodes

Nov 6, 2023 • 56min
Nov 3, 2023: A Tribute to Monica Bay
Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 02:05 - A Tribute to Monica Bay

Oct 31, 2023 • 55min
October 27, 2023: Lexis+ AI launch, DOJ + pro bono union, and more
Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 02:30 - Lexis+ AI Product Launch 22:50 - ACC/Everlaw survey suggests clients are pushing tech in a big way (Selected by Joe Patrice and Stephen Embry) 38:27 - The 2023 Start/Stop Survey: CoCounsel Best New Product, Analytics Segment Shakeout (Selected by Jean O'Grady) 45:40 - DOJ will connect with pro bono tech platform (Selected by Victor Li) 50:42 - NetDocuments’ AI-Driven PatternBuilder MAX Is Now Generally Available; Comes with Nine Apps for Common Legal Use Cases (Selected by Bob Ambrogi)

Oct 23, 2023 • 59min
October 20, 2023: LSAT changes, big news from vLex, Kirkland Ellis tech product, and more
Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 02:44 - Two new legal conferences last week: KM & Innovation in NYC and LegalOps in Vegas (Selected by Bob Ambrogi and Connie Brenton) 24:10 - LSAT scraps 'logic games' section, adds more logical reasoning (Selected by Victor Li) 25:00 - Standing by in case of 'dystopian problems,' court allows use of keyword search data to find suspects (Selected by Victor Li) 31:52 - vLex (Fastcase) Unveils Beta Version Of Its Global, Multi-Language Generative AI Legal Research Tool (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 35:42 - Pras Michel of Fugees seeks new trial, contends former attorney used AI for closing argument - related to vLex 48:35 - The NoFakes Act: is outlawing deepfakes good? bad? practical? (Selected by Stephen Embry) 55:30 - Kirkland & Ellis Announces SideTrack, a Lawyer-Built Platform for Investment Funds Attorneys (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins)

Oct 16, 2023 • 49min
October 13, 2023: ClioCon wrap up, LexBlog integration, and lawyer calls evictions patriotic duty
Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 02:19 - ClioCon 2023 recap 19:45 - Behind the Prices: Is Generative AI Legal Tech Cheaper to Buy or Build (Selected by guest Cassandre Coyer) 34:46 - LexBlog Develops AI Integration to Help Legal Bloggers and Marketers Plan, Refine and Publicize their Blog Posts (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 41:37 - Lawyer Calls Evicting People A 'Patriotic Duty,' Apparently Cite-Checking Fake Cases In Briefs Less Of A Patriotic Duty (Selected by Joe Patrice) CLM Provider Evisort Announces Custom Large Language Model Built Specifically for Contract (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins)

Oct 7, 2023 • 56min
October 7, 2023: AI convinced a man to commit treason, Tom Hanks AI, and other legal tech topics
Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 01:52 - Michael Mills, cofounder of Neota Logic, has passed away 07:53 - The Path To Generative AI Proficiency For Legal Professionals (Selected by Niki Black) 14:36 - Major Law Firms Form Consortium to Develop AI Training through SkillBurst Interactive; Subscription Access Available to Other Firms (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 17:53 - Gen AI’s ‘Collective Brain Trust’ Gathers to Discuss Practical Use Cases and Successes at Invite-Only Event (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 22:53 - Budget Busting, Bundling and Bungling- The worst legal information mergers (Selected by Jean O'Grady) 30:10 - I’m back…Don’t write off the Metaverse. Meta creating personalized realistic avatars that can pass for the real thing (Selected by Stephen Embry) 40:55 - AI convinced a guy to commit treason (Selected by Joe Patrice) 50:11 - Zuva and Litera Jointly Develop Classification Taxonomy for Legal Documents and Make It Open Source through the SALI Alliance (Selected by Bob Ambrogi)

Oct 5, 2023 • 60min
September 29, 2023: Judge rules on Ross vs. Westlaw, David Horrigan speaks on RelativityFest, & more
Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 03:11 - Judge Rules Ross Intelligence Copied Westlaw’s Headnotes, But Leaves for Jury to Decide if It Violated Thomson Reuters’ Copyright (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 13:05 - Should a Federal Agency Govern AI? (Selected by Niki Black) Increasing Contractual Insight: AI’s role in contract lifecycle management (Selected by Niki Black) 26:17 - Mark Zuckerberg can’t quit the Metaverse (Selected by Victor Li) 32:52 - More in house lawyers together with better tools to get work done more efficiently impacts demand for outside lawyers and what it takes to become and stay an equity partner (Selected by Stephen Embry) Mayo Clinic to use GenAI and Microsoft CoPilot (Selected by Stephen Embry) 38:55 - RelativityFest

Sep 23, 2023 • 58min
September 22, 2023: DISCO and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 02:18 - CEO Camara’s Sudden Departure from DISCO Follows Allegations of Sexual Misconduct (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 02:18 - DISCO, Executives Hit With Securities Class Action for Allegedly Misleading Investors Following IPO (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 29:15 - 12 Thoughts on Promises and Challenges of AI in Legal after Yesterday’s AI Summit at Harvard Law School (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) The Legal Industry in the Generative AI Age: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Selected by Niki Black) Law firm hit with class action for data breach and delay in reporting, did not protect opposing parties PII (Selected by Stephen Embry)

Sep 19, 2023 • 1h 12min
September 15, 2023: Special 100th episode: Big trends, small changes, and special guests
Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week was our 100th episode. To celebrate, we changed the format of the show slightly, and invited everyone who has ever been a panelist to stop by and share One Big Idea (a major trend, story, or shift they’ve noticed in legal tech over the past few years), and One Small Change (a subtle, perhaps overlooked, change that they think will have long-term implications). Today's panelists are: Doug Austin Niki Black Jeffrey Brandt Cassandre Coyer Stephen Embry Caroline Hill David Horrigan Victoria Hudgins Greg Lambert Joshua Lenon Steven Lerner Victor Li Isha Marathe Molly McDonough Jean O’Grady Joe Patrice Julie Sobowale Zach Warren Stephanie Wilkins

Sep 15, 2023 • 60min
September 8, 2023: free NDA automation software, ILTA's first non-American president, and more
Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions What was discussed by the G100 at ILTA plus ILTA's new president takes over and he's not American for the first time (Selected by Caroline Hill) For Law Firms, Launching Generative AI Chatbots Requires More Than Just Novel Technology (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) oneNDA and SimpleDocs Partner to Launch Free Software to Automate NDA Requests and Negotiations (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) Law Firm Finances Simplified: Selecting legal billing software (Selected by Niki Black) These 9 Stadiums Are Already Using Facial Recognition at Games (Selected by Niki Black)

Sep 1, 2023 • 56min
September 1, 2023: $1B eDiscovery acquisition leads to layoffs, a sanctioned Giuliani, and more
Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 03:06 - The "big Reveal" - Reveal acquires Logikcull and IPRO in a $1B deal, then the layoffs start 12:20 - Giuliani sanctioned for providing 'blobs of indecipherable data,' few documents in discovery (Selected by Victor Li) 19:15 - Live Streaming the Trump trial? "If the MAGA hat does not fit, you must acquit." 25:19 - Legal research consolidation is setting off some alarms but this may be temporary (Selected by Jean O'Grady) 37:20 - California High Court Holds AI Vendors Liable for Biased Job Screening (Selected by Niki Black) 44:40 - Law Firms Struggling With Arcane Billing Guidelines Can Look To AI For Relief (Selected by Joe Patrice) 49:43 - Hyperlinked Files as Modern Attachments – The Case Law: eDiscovery Issues (Selected by special guest Doug Austin)