Rhys Dipshan

Rhys Dipshan

CT-born, New York-based legal tech reporter covering everything from in-house technology disruption to privacy trends, blockchain, AI, cybersecurity, and ghosts-in-the-machine. Continually waiting for law to catch up with tech. (It's like waiting for Godot, but without the clowns)

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September 19, 2024 | Legaltech News

The George Washington University Law School Is Helping Train Federal Employees on AI

The school is joining a handful of other organizations in leading an education series hosted by the federal government's Artificial Intelligence Community of Practice program.

By Rhys Dipshan

3 minute read

September 13, 2024 | Legaltech News

What OpenAI's New High-Level Reasoning Model Means for Legal Tech

While the new model—OpenAI o1—could expand the number of legal use cases generative AI can tackle, certain barriers may make it less ubiquitous in legal tech.

By Rhys Dipshan

7 minute read

September 11, 2024 | Legaltech News

International AI Treaty Signed by US, UK, and EU Leaves Much to Be Determined

An AI treaty put forth by the human rights organization the Council of Europe allows countries to fill in the blanks as they wish. But it also establishes common principles—and a common language—for regulating AI.

By Rhys Dipshan

10 minute read

August 23, 2024 | Legaltech News

Spun Off From Deloitte, Moonlit Launches Legal Research Platform for EU Case Law

Developed internally by the artificial intelligence lead at Deloitte Netherlands, Moonlit looks to help users track, compare and contrast the interpretation of EU directives across individual member states.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

August 23, 2024 | Legaltech News

Legaltech Rundown: Judge Delays Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Trial, Harvey Updates Assistant and More

An update on the legal tech market's past week, from product launches to new partnerships.

By Isha Marathe | Rhys Dipshan

6 minute read

August 19, 2024 | Legaltech News

Minnesota State Bar Takes Big Step Toward Launching Gen AI Regulatory Sandbox

Those leading the effort, which could also propose changes to the state's unauthorized practice of law regulation, are optimistic Minnesota can become the second U.S. state to launch a regulatory sandbox.

By Rhys Dipshan

9 minute read

August 16, 2024 | Legaltech News

Legaltech Rundown: AAA, Stanford Law Debut New Conference, UPenn and Berkeley Law AI Announcements, and More

An update on the legal tech market's past week, from product launches to new partnerships.

By Isha Marathe | Rhys Dipshan

6 minute read

August 14, 2024 | Legaltech News

ILTACON 2024 News Roundup: Intapp's Gen AI App, iManage's New AI Services, and More

With ITLACON 2024 winding down, here's a look at the product releases, integrations, new hires and other news you may have missed at the conference.

By Rhys Dipshan

5 minute read

August 14, 2024 | Legaltech News

'Justice Intelligence' Startup Darrow Expands Plaintiff-Finding Service to Mass Arbitrations

Launched in February 2024, PlaintiffLink helps firms connect with and review potential plaintiffs for cases.

By Rhys Dipshan

2 minute read

August 13, 2024 | Legaltech News

NetDocuments Launches Gen AI Chat Interface ndMAX Assist, With Upcoming PatternBuilder MAX Integration

The company also announced a host of upcoming search, integration and product capability updates coming this year and in the first half of 2025.

By Rhys Dipshan

5 minute read