ChatGPT and Legal Gibberish
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ChatGPT and Legal Gibberish

The Judge in the infamous ChatGPT lawyer case (Mata v Avianca) this week suggested what ChatGPT produced was “legal gibberish”. Possibly a better and more realistic term than legal hallucinations! Judge Castel had called a hearing for 8 June with a view to considering whether any sanctions were appropriate for the lawyers using ChatGPT to…

The Legal Hallucinatory Detectorist
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The Legal Hallucinatory Detectorist

Events this past week have raised the importance of law firms employing ChatGPT technology to also employ a Legal Hallucinatory Detectorist. Alternatively, perhaps, simply not to use ChatGPT at all. Legal Prompt Engineers The initial buzz around ChatGPT led to many saying you had to employ Legal Prompt Engineers. Without the correct prompts the technology…

British Legal Technology Forum 2023: The one with a Dragon and Chat GPT
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British Legal Technology Forum 2023: The one with a Dragon and Chat GPT

On 10 May 2023 I attended the British Legal Technology Forum 2023. I hadn’t been at a NetLaw Media event for a good few years. The format was the one I recalled from the past: Various stages and lots of talks, large Expo hall with Legal Tech vendors and swag, a big name keynote and…

LawtechUK Launch Event: The one that ignored ChatGPT
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LawtechUK Launch Event: The one that ignored ChatGPT

The LawtechUK Launch Event took place in Edinburgh yesterday. It was to launch the new chapter in the life of LawtechUK with CodeBase & Legal Geek being, since 1 April 2023, the implementing partners. LawtechUK, is a government-backed initiative within Tech Nation, established to support the transformation of the UK legal sector through technology, for…

Legal Services Regulation Reform in Scotland: Consultation Analysis Reviewed – Part 3: Legal Tech
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Legal Services Regulation Reform in Scotland: Consultation Analysis Reviewed – Part 3: Legal Tech

This post, on legal tech, is the third in a series of five blog posts, each one looking at different aspects of the Consultation Analysis on Legal Services Regulation Reform in Scotland. That consultation comes on the back of the ‘Roberton Review‘, which was an independent Review commissioned by the Scottish Government in 2017 and…

LawHouse – The Social Media Audio App Just for Lawyers
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LawHouse – The Social Media Audio App Just for Lawyers

Since Clubhouse came on the scene audio only Apps have become the next big thing in Social Media. Lawyer Tik Tok videos are now very old hat. All the cool lawyers want to follow the tech bros into audio only rooms. Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn have all announced development of their own versions of Clubhouse…

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Lawyers don’t need a ‘Second Life’ conference

In the time of lockdown, Nicole Black has pondered at ‘Above the Law‘ that:- Surely there’s a way to hold a virtual conference that’s more interactive and allows attendees to be more engaged with both vendors and other attendees. Nicole thinks we need something more than Zoom. Her suggestion is that we should have avatars…