Legal Ethics
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Facebook Lawyer Ditches Client As Company Embraces Bigotry For Fun & Profit
Mark Lemley announced decision on Facebook for maximum effect.
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How To Build Your Law Firm’s Online Profile
If your web presence is sort of . . . absent — get yourself together by listening to this episode of the Non-Eventcast podcast.
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In the report, APRL, a national organization of over 450 legal professionals focused on ethics and professional responsibility, argues that the existing rule hinders innovation and restricts access to justice.
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These accounts expose client names and sometimes other details, such as payment amounts, the nature of the representation, or even the client’s financial straits.
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Maybe Reed O’Connor has some reason why he recused in one case and not the other — he needs to explain it for the good of the courts.
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Latest GPT ‘Fake Case’ Kerfuffle Brings New, More Exciting Ways For AI To Mess Up
It’s a mistake… but not the worst.
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Elon Loses His Favorite Law Firm In Data Scraping Case Because They Played Both Sides
From the least-shocking-news-of-the-day dept.
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Pro bono organization lifted from public filings… and accidentally dragged an attorney in for the ride.
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New Legal Ethics Opinion Cautions Lawyers: You ‘Must Be Proficient’ In The Use Of Generative AI
While the opinion is focused on AI, it repeatedly emphasizes that a lawyer’s ethical obligations surrounding this emerging form of technology are no different than those for any form of technology.
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Lawyer Facing Ethics Probe Decides Maybe Destroying His Computer Will Help. It Does Not.
Oh, look! The consequences of my own actions.
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Elon Musk’s Attorney Responds To Sanctions Motion Over Messy Deposition
These actions may not be sanctionable, but nothing about this is helping Musk’s case.
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The Ethics Of Legal Software: Beyond Compliance
The ethical path respects the unique value of human judgment, empathy, and experience in the legal process.
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Lawyers Still Haven’t Learned ChatGPT Just Isn’t For Them
It isn’t meant for legal research.
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More Ethics Guidance Arrives Amid Rapid Releases Of Legal AI
Taking steps to maintain your ethical duty of technology competence is more important than ever.
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Lawyer Sanctioned For Trying To File A Fake News Article As An Exhibit
This isn’t a story about lawyers using ChatGPT… but it could be.
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Hard to see how the attorney-client privilege gets involved in citing fake cases.
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AI Ethics Guidance Arrives Amid Rapid Legaltech Deployments
The legal industry is at a crossroads, and regardless of the path chosen, things may never be quite the same.
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Balancing Legal Ethics With Rapid AI Innovation
The promised efficiency gains offered by these tools come with their own set of challenges, including doubts over result accuracy and concerns about client confidentiality.