Kathryn Tewson was a little-known paralegal when, on Jan. 24, she was suddenly thrust into the spotlight. That day, she published a scathing series of tweets recounting her investigation of DoNotPay, the company that describes itself as “the world’s first robot lawyer.” She concluded that the company’s supposed AI-driven products were little more than smoke …
This week we are joined by Shayne Phillips, Director of Analytics Solutions at Anaqua/Acclaim IP. Shayne talks about the value that Patent Agents bring to the legal industry. She explains how Patent Agents can use data to uncover insights about competitors and potential markets, and how they can go beyond the typical patent search to... Continue Reading
Tom Mighell and I invited our friend Debbie Foster to continue our annual podcast tradition of reflecting on the past year in legal technology in the style of ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption show. We tried to hit as many topics and highlights as we could in this fast-paced episode of The Kennedy-Mighell Report podcast on... Continue Reading...
If you want to be a successful lawyer, work hard at identifying and eliminating your clients’ pain points. This past Sunday, I decided I wanted a small tabletop Christmas tree for my office. After all, ’tis the season. I went online and was immediately faced with a confusing and irritating search (Tabletop Christmas trees... Continue Reading
Eight months ago, we launched the LawNext Legal Technology Directory, aiming to develop it into the most trusted source available for information and resources on legal technology products. Now, we are taking the next step forward with the launch of version 2.0 of the directory that brings new features and functionality. As I wrote at …