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Last week’s blog post looked at several reasons why litigators should approach generative artificial intelligence tools with caution. They have an unsettling capacity for error. Decisions made by automated tools can be biased in ways that are not readily apparent. AI tools can compromise client confidential information if carelessly deployed. And, let’s face it, only…

ChatGPT and related artificial intelligence technologies are one of the most exciting developments to hit the legal profession in decades. Their ability to synthesize large datasets of legal information and deliver convincing, human-like answers to nearly any inquiry has caught everyone’s attention. We’ve even written about it ourselves, noting recently the compelling ways that ChatGPT…

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020, experienced litigators quickly discovered that they would have to adapt and learn to thrive in a new adversarial arena — the computer monitor. And adapt they did. Bar associations worked hard early on to provide ethical guidance for thousands of lawyers facing the prospect of an indefinite period…

In this post, we’re going to share three excellent deposition tips taken from a recent online presentation, How to Prepare for Your First (or 100th) Deposition, delivered by a pair of Miami-based litigators. Among many other topics, the two trial experts highlighted the need to prepare diligently for depositions, the usefulness of using post-deposition impressions…

A frequent jab at the legal profession asserts that lawyers are a hopelessly old-fashioned, technology-averse lot that will have to be dragged into the future inch by ink-stained inch. Yet from all available evidence, this aspersion is plainly false or, at best, no longer true. Every day brings news of another technological innovation in the…

In a sign that civil trial practice hasn’t entirely emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic, a federal magistrate judge recently granted two college students’ request for a protective order blocking the University of San Diego’s attempt to conduct their discovery depositions in person. The case, In re University of San Diego Tuition and Fees COVID-19 Refund…