Lawyers dinged for failing to detect opponent’s hallucinated citations
Do lawyers have a duty to report fake citations generated by AI in their opponents’ filings? A California ethics ruling suggests they do. Read more @ lawnext.com
New ‘Bluebook’ rule on citing to AI raises criticism
The Bluebook’s first standardized format for citing to generative artificial intelligence content has created blowback from legal scholars and practitioners. Read more @ lawnext.com
A digital ‘go bag’ – preparing for the unthinkable termination
As painful as it may be, an unexpected termination for an attorney often carries with it the ethical obligation to clients of properly tying up loose ends. Read more @ [...]
The massive AI problem law firms are pretending doesn’t exist
Despite efforts by many law firms to ban or limit ChatGPT use, associates continue to access it on their personal devices because it saves time and effort, new Pew Research [...]
Could ‘RAG’ be the answer to hallucinating AI tools?
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) may have the potential to address the most significant concern with legal artificial intelligence tools: Fabricated citations. Read more @ thetechsavvylawyer.page
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
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