Federal Judge Rules Legal Research Startup ROSS Infringed Westlaw’s Copyrights, Rejecting Fair Use Defense
The court specifically rejected ROSS’s argument that its use of the headnotes constituted fair use under copyright law.
Litigation Revives The Strange Tragic Tale Of John West, The Founder Of Modern Legal Research
From what little we know of John West, it is difficult to say whether he was an idealist or an opportunist, whether he truly wanted to democratize the law, or simply saw an opportunity to make a good living.
Why Law Firms Are Moving Beyond The Billable Hour
Explore 5 expert-backed reasons law firms are rethinking the billable hour and how legal billing software is leading the way.
ROSS Intelligence Offers A New Take On Legal Research
Using artificial intelligence, ROSS will help you quickly find the law opposing counsel is missing.
Upsetting The Applecart Of Legal Research
Are we entering a golden age of legal research innovation?
Blue Hill Gives More Details on ROSS Artificial Intelligence Benchmarking Report
A closer look at a noteworthy study about legal research.
ROSS AI Plus Wexis Outperforms Either Westlaw Or Lexis Alone, Study Finds
The significance of this report is major, according to tech columnist Bob Ambrogi.
Plugging The Profit Leaks: How Your Firm Can Stop Burning Money
Join the webinar on September 25th and learn some quick wins you can implement right away.
30 Under 30: The Top Young Lawyers And Policymakers (2017)
Perhaps you know one of these rising stars of the legal profession?
Can Technology Automate Your Rights? Upsolve Thinks So
A story of legal innovation that should tickle the hearts of all you idealists.
Back In The Race: NY to 190GB? Robots Will Need To Do More In Order To Replace Human Lawyers
Here are four tasks that robots will have to learn how to perform before they can replace human lawyers.
BakerHostetler Hires A.I. Lawyer, Ushers In The Legal Apocalypse
This robot is going to destroy our industry.
The View From Up North: Computer App Billed As ‘New Super Intelligent Attorney’
What is ROSS Intelligence? Think of ROSS as your super-duper researcher. ROSS will always find the most relevant case law and legislation.
Morning Docket: 08.10.15
* Hot on the heels of the news that the majority of students enrolled in California's "failure factories" unaccredited law schools drop out before graduation, legislators are pushing for the state bar to do something about it before even more prospective students are conned. [Los Angeles Times]
* Robots will be coming for your jobs more quickly now thanks to the largest law firm in the world. Dentons invested an untold sum in Ross, an app that will inevitably replace first-year lawyers by utilizing super computer Watson's artificial intelligence to perform legal research. [Globe and Mail]
* Slowly but surely, the legal industry is making a comeback in terms of headcount. Sure, the entire profession is only employing 3,500 more people now than it was at this time last year (sorry about that, law school grads), but it's still an improvement. [Am Law Daily]
* Just because it doesn't look like the Securities and Exchange Commission has been doing anything doesn't mean that lawyers at the agency have been twiddling their thumbs. They've got some major things in the works, they swear. [DealBook / New York Times]
* "I wonder how it feels to save the life of a mass murderer? Good job." In a shocking verdict, convicted Colorado movie theater shooter James Holmes was sentenced to life in prison. All it took was one holdout juror to take the death penalty off the table. [Reuters]
The View From Up North: Will ROSS App Make Life Better For Lawyers?
Practitioners are anxious and waiting to see if this new technology will result in cutting out lawyers and putting them out of business.