Fair Use for Legal Tech John Bowie A US federal court’s landmark decision relating to fair use in AI technology in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence offers some critical guidance for navigating AI and copyright law, signaling how courts may assess “fair use” in the age of machine learning. Judge Stephanos Bibas ruled that ROSS infringed 2,443 […]
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LexisNexis News AI Tool For Lawyers John Bowie, LawFuel publisher LexisNexis has launched a new AI tool called Protégé. This AI assistant works inside Lexis+ AI and Lexis Create+ and is designed to help lawyers work faster by doing many legal tasks on its own. The new LexisNexis system creates legal documents without needing step-by-step
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Social Media Backfires John Bowie, LawFuel publisher I’ve spoken to social media managers for law firms and published content at LawFuel long enough to know that when a lawyer has “this brilliant marketing idea,” I should probably reach for the antacid. Don’t get me wrong – I love creative marketing, but some attempts at “going
Ron Mansfield KC: Championing Justice in New Zealand’s Criminal Defence Arena John Bowie, LawFuel publisher Ron Mansfield KC is LawFuel’s Lawyer of the Year 2024 – joining the pantheon of champion lawyers named by LawFuel over the past 10 years. Mansfield stands as a key figure in New Zealand’s criminal defense circles, following the catalogue
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Meeting Roy Cohn John Bowie, LawFuel publisher While we buckle our seat belts in the run-up to the US election, ‘The Apprentice’ movie provides a warmup act, as if one was needed. Based on the relationship between Trump and his lawyer, Roy Cohn, a character whose resume includes the claim to infamy that he invented
Which is New Zealand’s Top Revenue-Producing Firm? A survey of the ‘fastest-growing law firms’ has a two-director law firm in winning place and a one-director firm in second. It begs the question of just how fast the largest law firms in New Zealand are growing – and which firms are the biggest. The winning firms
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New Zealand Lawyers Law columnist Sasha Borrisenko pointed out in a Herald article about the depressed state of New Zeland lawyers based on a longitudinal study conducted by the University of Melbourne researchers which shows that New Zealand lawyers and law students are experiencing the highest rates of depression, anxiety, stress, and psychological distress compared
The Multifaceted Disruption of the Legal Landscape John Bowie, LawFuel publisher Major changes are disrupting the legal landscape as Big Law firms face challenges from aggressive competitors, start-up would-be usurpers and of course generative AI. In an era of unprecedented change, the legal industry finds itself at a crossroads. While generative AI has garnered significant
Why South Island Law Leaders Move North The recent expansion of Lane Neave with its combination with old-line Clendons and the merger of two old-line Auckland firms, Glaister Ennor and Keegan Alexander demonstrate a combination of factors: the continuous growth of the Auckland commercial engine driving New Zealand, Inc. and the need for firms to
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Kim Dotcom Resists Extradition to US From ‘Obedient US Colony’ . Kim Dotcom, the man wanted by the US government, is to fight the extradition order from New Zealand Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith and is likely to be in the country months and years from now, firing abuse at the US government and the ‘obediant
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