Stephanie Wilkins
Stephanie Wilkins is the Editor-in-Chief of Legaltech News at ALM. She has spent the better part of the past decade following the evolution of legal tech and learning how it can help in-house counsel, law firms and others in the legal industry. As a former practicing litigator, she is particularly interested in how legal tech can and should be used in real-life practice and the valuable differences it can make. Stephanie is also keenly interested in shining a light on the ways legal tech is being used to help the greater good.
September 12, 2024 | Law.com
The Techification of the Law Firm C-SuiteWhile many lawyers were busy focusing on how generative AI would impact the practice of law, its shockwaves were reaching all the way to the venerable Big Law C-suite.
By Stephanie Wilkins
6 minute read
September 12, 2024 | Legaltech News
K&L Gates Partners With AltaClaro to Offer Gen AI Supervisory Course for Firm Partners and ManagersExpanding on past successes with AltaClaro's prompt engineering training, the firm's new course aims to give law firm leaders the necessary skills to professionally and ethically oversee the use of generative AI in legal practice.
By Stephanie Wilkins
6 minute read
September 12, 2024 | Legaltech News
Major vLex Upgrade Expands Vincent AI Platform to Include Transactional Workflows, New CountriesThe "Autumn '24" release from vLex adds transactional and drafting workflows to vLex's traditional litigation and research capabilities, plus new Docket Alarm AI capabilities and AI tools for France, Portugal and Brazil. But beyond new skills, "Vincent AI is now a platform," vLex Global Head of Product Robin Chesterman said.
By Stephanie Wilkins
7 minute read
September 11, 2024 | Legaltech News
Women of Legal Tech: 'Rejection Might Be Temporary,' Advises Heidi K. BrownNew York Law School's Associate Dean for Upper Level Writing Heidi K. Brown discusses why she believes anyone can overcome hesitance toward new technologies, how writing helped her both take on sexism in the workplace and earn her first seat at the table, and how generative AI can help "turbo-boost" creativity.
By Alma Asay
9 minute read
September 10, 2024 | Legaltech News
Nervous System: Honeypots in SpaceHoneypots are designed to trick hackers into exposing themselves. The first known use of such a trap occurred in the mid-1980s, when a $0.75 discrepency exposed an international cadre of spies attempting to steal military secrets about the fabled "Star Wars" Strategic Defense Initiative.
By David Kalat, BRG
5 minute read
August 28, 2024 | Legaltech News
Privileged Prompts, Mid-Market Momentum, the Cloud's Comeback & More: Top Takeaways from ILTACON 2024While generative AI remained the topic du jour, the legal industry's conversations have evolved, focusing on how the technology is poised to change the law firm market, e-discovery and legal tech as a whole.
By Stephanie Wilkins
7 minute read
August 28, 2024 | Legaltech News
Tracking Generative AI: How Evolving AI Models Are Impacting LegalA running compilation of how the legal landscape continues to be shaped by generative AI tools, from GPT technologies to art generation tools and beyond.
By Legaltech News
202 minute read
August 21, 2024 | Legaltech News
Thomson Reuters Acquires UK Startup Safe Sign Technologies, Developer of Legal-Specific LLMsFounded by a current trainee solicitor at A&O Shearman, Safe Sign is the second major generative AI acquisition for Thomson Reuters, following on the company's acquisition of Casetext for $650 million in cash in 2023.
By Stephanie Wilkins
4 minute read
August 20, 2024 | Legaltech News
Legal Tech Industry Vets Launch New Marketing Comms Firm LimelightFormer journalists and marketing professionals Kenneth Gary and Erin Harrison look to leverage their years of experience at the intersection of law, business and technology to offer bespoke communications programs beyond PR for clients, founded in innovation and efficiency.
By Stephanie Wilkins
4 minute read
August 19, 2024 | Legaltech News
Nervous System: Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good PrivacyThe first attempt at offering commercially available email encryption software found its distributor charged with trafficking in illegal arms.
By David Kalat, BRG
6 minute read
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