Federal courts intensify AI verifications standards for attorney filings
Recent court sanctions, including disbarment recommendations and public censure, show that judicial patience for attorneys' unethical AI use is wearing thin. Read more @ thetechsavvylawyer.page
Legal Ethics: Lawyers should be wary of divulging case information through AI chats
Legal Ethics: Lawyers should be wary of divulging case information through AI chats By Jim Doppke By now, the fact pattern is familiar: Lawyers use generative AI to draft a [...]
Legal Ethics: Crossing borders: Refining multijurisdictional practice rules
Legal Ethics: Crossing borders: Refining multijurisdictional practice rules By Jim Doppke We all know that a client’s right to the attorney of their choice is paramount. But what happens when [...]
Significant legal opinions (so far) involving generative artificial intelligence
The author employs leading GenAI programs to produce a compendium of formal ethics rulings about lawyers and their use of AI tools. Read more @ lawnext.com
Lawyers and their duty to report faltering colleagues
An estimated 20 percent of attorneys struggle with mental health or substance misuse problems. Are lawyers ethically obligated to report colleagues who are in trouble? Read more @ legaldive.com
ABA faces call to ease rule barring lawyers from sharing fees with non-lawyers
A group of ethicists argues that fee-sharing arrangements can benefit consumers in the evolving marketplace for legal services without compromising lawyers’ ethics. Read more @ lawnext.com
Legal Ethics: Navigating the ethical challenges of advertising and solicitation in the digital age
Legal Ethics: Navigating the ethical challenges of advertising and solicitation in the digital age By Sari W. Montgomery In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, attorneys and law firms are increasingly [...]
ABA says lawyers need to understand GenAI, but not be experts
The ABA’s first major GenAI ethics opinion also said a lawyer is obligated to review AI outputs for accuracy before using them. Read more @ lawnext.com
Ethics opinion warns that lawyers must know what they are doing if using GenAI
The Pennsylvania bar opinion reminds lawyers that they are responsible for errors in generative AI-aided filings, such as hallucinated citations, and that AI tools carry the potential for bias. Read [...]
Legal Ethics: ABA model rule banning discrimination, sexual harassment remains controversial
Legal Ethics: ABA model rule banning discrimination, sexual harassment remains controversial By Sari W. Montgomery In recent years, the legal profession in the United States, like many other professions, has [...]
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