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Webinar Notes – Copilot For Legal Commercial And Market Status Practical Use And Next Steps Links mentioned in the webinar: Watch the MS TechCommunity Overview https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-copilot-blog/introducing-microsoft-copilot-for-legal/4564246 Getting started with the how to… https://support
This Wednesday afternoon AI for Lawyers Fireside Chat webinar discussion is about Microsoft CoPilot for Legal, the latest of the big 4 to a specialised AI plugin and tool for the industry. Microsoft Copilot for Legal represents Microsoft’s expansion into specialised industry AI verticals, transitioning its general prod
Imagine you have a personal assistant who can help you with your daily work, organise your timetable, and prepare for client meetings. Now imagine that assistant can also decide what needs doing, work out the best way to do it, and carry out the tasks with very little help from you. That’s where AI Agents […]
OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage recently spoke in an interview on 702 about the growing calls to scrap the RAF, a state-owned entity that has become a major source of frustration for taxpayers over the years. He said that getting rid of the RAF levy would necessitate a shift to either a mandatory third-party insurance model […
Looking at the pricing of international legal tech solutions becoming more and more available to the local law firms, I always wondered why the pricing was always extremely high, then I realised that the salaries and earnings of the international firms are on another level. To illustrate this, I asked Gemini for a comp
October serves as a timely reminder that safeguarding a law firm requires far more than locking the office doors at the end of the day. In today’s digital legal environment, a practice’s most critical assets extend beyond physical property and financial capital – they encompass confidential client records, sensitive fi
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Why Legacy Technology Is the AI Compliance Risk Hiding on the Balance Sheet… Every organisation has one – a system so old that nobody dares switch it off, question it too closely or mention it during due diligence without first shutting the door. It sits beneath the grand promises of artificial intelligence like a Vict
A guy is lying in a hospital bed, wearing an oxygen mask over his mouth and nose. A young student nurse appears and gives him a partial sponge bath. “Nurse,” he mumbles from behind the mask, “are my testicles black?” Embarrassed, the young nurse replies, “I don’t know, Sir. I’m only here to wash your […]
Artificial intelligence should not only help us do more. It presents an opportunity to rethink productivity and reclaim some of the work-life balance technology helped erode. Artificial intelligence could give us back something technology has steadily taken away. Time may be the most valuable resource we have. Until no
When AI’s Perfect Memory Becomes Conveniently Paranormal… September took us into the Friction Economy: that expensive little collision between hyper-automation and the stubbornly unautomated human. October takes the argument somewhere colder. Because knowing where the risk lives is one thing. Inviting it into the busin
The future is moulded by the conversations we have today. Artificial intelligence, digital courts, declining institutional trust and changing skills could fundamentally reshape South Africa’s legal and justice system over the next decade, said Ian Andrews, Chief Executive Officer LexisNexis Southern and Eastern Africa.
AI is helping lawyers review contracts, organise files and tackle routine administration in a fraction of the time. But a revealing discussion among legal professionals suggests that saving time is only half the story. Artificial intelligence has made some impressive promises to the legal profession. Faster research, q
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