Stephanie Wilkins

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.

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August 28, 2024 | Legaltech News

Privileged Prompts, Mid-Market Momentum, the Cloud's Comeback & More: Top Takeaways from ILTACON 2024

While 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 21, 2024 | Legaltech News

Tracking Generative AI: How Evolving AI Models Are Impacting Legal

A 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

200 minute read

August 21, 2024 | Legaltech News

Thomson Reuters Acquires UK Startup Safe Sign Technologies, Developer of Legal-Specific LLMs

Founded 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 Limelight

Former 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 Privacy

The 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

August 13, 2024 | Legaltech News

Summer's in the aiR: Recent Updates From Relativity

From Relativity aiR for Review to Relativity Contracts, the e-discovery provider has announced a number of updates and developments in recent months.

By Stephanie Wilkins

4 minute read

August 12, 2024 | Legaltech News

Thomson Reuters Launches CoCounsel 2.0, Powered by Google Cloud AI and OpenAI

The newest iteration of the generative AI assistant draws on LLMs from Google and OpenAI to deliver more nuanced results three times faster.

By Stephanie Wilkins

4 minute read

August 11, 2024 | Legaltech News

Generative AI: A Legal Ethics Roadmap and Reference Guide

The American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released ABA Formal Opinion 512: Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools on July 29. Here's a roadmap of how we got here, and a reference guide to where we are with select case law and legal ethics rules in the era of GenAI.

By David Horrigan, Relativity

16 minute read

August 08, 2024 | Legaltech News

Ask the Marketer: How to Make the Most Out of ILTACON

Next week, ILTACON kicks off with record crowds. Here, six seasoned professionals share their strategies for navigating networking, leveraging educational opportunities, and driving business growth at the conference.

By Legaltech News

7 minute read

August 05, 2024 | Legaltech News

Cooley Launches Gen AI Chatbot 'Cooley GObot,' New Collections for Quicker Entrepreneurial Insights

The new 24/7 chatbot, plus curated information collections and more than 10 years of venture capital data, are meant to help users surface the insights they need faster than ever.

By Stephanie Wilkins

5 minute read