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Always Digging, Always Real: The Art of Honest Storytelling
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Cook Up a Legacy
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When Parental Distractions Become a Highway Hazard
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What to Do After an Out-of-State Car Accident
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Barbecue Chicken French Bread Pizza
How New Technology Is Transforming the Practice of Law
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ALEX REFLECTS ON AI-DRIVEN INNOVATIONS IN LAW FROM BRIEFS TO BOTS
To help our clients, our firm this year has embraced much of the latest technology trickling down into the practice of law.
Finally, I mentioned in last month’s column my borderline obsession with a software program called LitSoftware. This is an iPad-based program with three key applications I use daily. The first, TrialPad, is a powerful, user-friendly repository for documents and audio and video files we intend to present at trial. It can call up portions of documents on the fly or compare exhibits side-by-side. A second application, TranscriptPad, is a tool for reviewing depositions. Trials these days are often based on video depositions, and TranscriptPad can turn a three-hour deposition into a 20-minute video clip to play for a jury. Finally, the third application, DocReviewPad, enables us to review and mark up documents produced by the other side in discovery. It is a useful tool in preparing for depositions. It has been fun to follow each new technology wave as we adopt it in our practice, and I look forward to testing new ones as they hit the market. I am excited for what is to come!
I have written in the past about our Bosch Crash Data Retrieval system for accessing vehicles’ “black box” data. While data collection on each case is one important component of what we do, we still have all the “legal stuff” to do as well. Litigation typically results in one thing: extensive and lengthy documents. Medical records often are the bulk of them. In the last few years, AI has revolutionized how lawyers practice law, and we are using some helpful tools powered by that technology. First, we utilize an AI-based system to help us create event timelines and organize medical treatment dates. For example, I might prompt it by typing, “When did Mr. Smith get diagnosed with headaches?” A second AI-based system helps us conduct legal research on case law, an anchor for our efforts in the courtroom.
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