Nicole Black

Nicole Black is a Rochester, New York attorney and Principal Legal Insight Strategist at AffiniPay, parent company of MyCase, LawPay, CASEpeer, and Docketwise. She's been blogging since 2005, has written a weekly column for the Daily Record since 2007, is the author of Cloud Computing for Lawyers, co-authors Social Media for Lawyers: the Next Frontier, and co-authors Criminal Law in New York. She's easily distracted by the potential of bright and shiny tech gadgets, along with good food and wine. You can follow her on Twitter at @nikiblack and she can be reached at [email protected].

Posts by Nicole Black

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Create An AI Policy Before Your Firm Falls Further Behind

Drafting AI governance isn’t as difficult as it might seem, and there’s no better time than now to get started.

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The Price Of Justice And The Promise Of AI

Most believe technology has already made a difference over the past decade, in large part because of sustained focus on improving access.

AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.

Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.

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The Audacity Of AI Incompetence

Priceless and appalling. The gift that keeps on giving.

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AI Tools Are A Starting Point — Not A Substitute — For Legal Research

Using AI does not change your duties or lower the standard of competence.

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Lessons From The ABA’s Second Report On The Next Phase Of Legal AI

The majority of legal professionals now use AI but do not fully appreciate the practical and ethical challenges that arise when using AI.

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The Courtroom Tech Maze No One Asked For

Court restrictions can stifle curiosity about technology and negatively impact adoption rates.

Protégé™ In CourtLink® Explains The Whole Case Faster

Designed to reduce manual docket work by prioritizing what litigators need most: on-demand full docket summarization that explains the whole case to date, followed by on-demand document summaries for filing triage, and AI-powered natural language searching for faster search and retrieval.

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