Imagine a search engine that doesn’t just find information but understands it. One where you ask complex questions and receive answers backed by credible sources. This is the reality of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) search engines. These tools are changing how we interact with online information, combining AI with traditional search capabilities. ChatGPT and similar GAI tools have taken the…
The North Carolina Bar Association has offered Fastcase legal research as a benefit to NCBA members since 2012. Recently Fastcase merged with international legal research provider vLex. This merger resulted in an enhanced and upgraded legal research platform, which is now being rolled out to NCBA members starting November 19, 2024. In 2023, Fastcase merged with vLex, a global legal…
Every week subscribers receive the ICYMI enewsletter from the NCBA Center for Practice Management. The newsletter highlights tips, tools, trends, and techniques to help your law practice. The following are a few popular links from the past issues of the newsletter. 4 AI Search Engines I Use Every Day (July 26, 2024) Search engines and Generative Artificial Intelligence tools are not the…
Search engines like Google, generative AI applications like ChatGPT, and automation tools like Zapier serve distinct purposes and have different capabilities. The key is choosing the right tool for specific business needs and use cases, rather than trying to replace one with another. With an understanding of the unique capabilities of each, organizations can combine these technologies to enhance productivity….
Google Chrome is still the undisputed browser champion in North America for desktop/mobile/tablet on Mac/iOS, Windows and of course Android at 53% of the market share. Safari has 30% of the market share. Microsoft’s Edge trails at a far distant 3rd place at a little over 8%. However, Edge has some new features, including a “work” browser version for Microsoft…
Lawyers keep a lot of information – documents, emails, legal research, project plans, communications, and more – and often that information is spread out among different siloed repositories. There are few ways to search across all those separate properties or query it all to get the answer you need without wading through files and emails. If you are a Dropbox…
The technology that powers ChatGPT, Open AI using a large language model (LLM), can be turned to look at specific data repositories. Law firms can create tools that can be used internally or externally to query and chat with a firm’s own data. Several products are already on the market that let you turn an LLM generative AI towards your…
If you subscribe to the Business Standard or Premium versions of Microsoft 365 there are many features that can be useful to your law firm. Other Microsoft products, like Bing and Edge, are supercharged when you are logged in with your business subscription. Here are three ways you can get see a daily dashboard of your activities, search across email,…
If your firm does not have a document management system (application), then it is likely that you have file and folder naming conventions and procedures. What are the best practices, how do you get people to follow them and how can your existing technology help? The Basics Many law firms share and store electronic documents on network drives or cloud…
Google Maps is especially useful for getting directions and traffic updates and finding local businesses such as restaurants and more in proximity to a certain location. It can even provide voice guidance to help walk around an unfamiliar city. But, really, that is the tip of the iceberg. Google Maps could help you look at a location without having to…