The Kennedy-Mighell Report

The world of AI and legal tech is evolving ever more rapidly, and it is all too common for lawyers to feel intimidated at the thought of keeping up with the constant barrage of change. How should lawyers maintain their tech competence? Dennis and Tom talk with Ilona Logvinova about her work in tech and AI innovations for lawyers. She shares her career journey and offers perspectives on leveraging technology to create new and better opportunities for attorneys to thrive in their work. As always, stay tuned for the parting shots, that one tip, website, or observation that you can use the second the podcast ends. Have a technology question for Dennis and Tom? Call their Tech Question Hotline at 720-441-6820 for the answers to your most burning tech questions. Ilona Logvinova is director of Practice Innovation at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.  Show Notes: Andreessen Horowitz Podcast Spotify Microsoft Project Packable Puffer Jackets & Vests from Patagonia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Black Friday, everyone! Time to join in on the shopping frenzy, and fill up your cart with tech tools that meet every conceivable need. If you’re not sure what to get, Dennis and Tom are at the ready with a carefully curated list of the best tech on the market in 2024. They share their recommendations for which phone/tablet upgrades are worth your while, utilitarian and luxury gadgets that make life run a little more smoothly, charging stations for every possible use-case, cognition boosters, and more! As always, stay tuned for the parting shots, that one tip, website, or observation that you can use the second the podcast ends. Have a technology question for Dennis and Tom? Call their Tech Question Hotline at 720-441-6820 for the answers to your most burning tech questions.   Show Notes - Kennedy-Mighell Report #379 A Segment: Phones and Gadgets and Gizmos, Oh My! Pixel 9 Pro Fold  Pixel 9 Pro iPhone 16 The 12 best tech gadgets that solve real-world problems in 2024  iPad mini - Apple reMarkable Paper Pro Introducing Amazon Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition (32 GB) – With color display  WARRKY Ethernet Splitter WALKINGPAD A1 Pro Folding Treadmill OpenRun Pro 2 Bone Conduction Sports Headphones- Shokz PureZone Mini Portable Air Purifier - Cordless True HEPA Filter  WYZE Smart Scale X for Body Weight Charging Table - Allen Rectangular Tiered End Table Satechi Multi Device Charging Station with Wireless Charging Magtame Tangle-Free Charging Cable Gemini Pro - Google DeepMind  Govee RGBIC Floor Lamp, LED Corner Lamp Works with Alexa Smart Water Bottle - LARQ  Eight Sleep Anker SOLIX F2000 Portable Power Station  Meta smart glasses 2024 | Ray-Ban® USA Apple Vision Pro  Jackary Portable Power Stations  DJI Mini 3 Pro Drone with 4K Video Prinker S Tattoos B Segment: Gadgets for Cognitive Performance Brain.fm  Parting Shots: deck.blue Skeets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For another perspective on tech—this time with a focus on law schools, students, and new lawyers—Dennis and Tom welcome Professor Nicole Morris of Emory University School of Law. With her strong connection to future generations of lawyers, Nicole offers insights into the state of tech competence amongst aspiring legal professionals, and, surprisingly, it may not be quite what we typically imagine. They go on to discuss genAI’s implications in legal writing, tech and collaboration in law schools, Nicole’s career path, and much more.    Show Notes - Kennedy-Mighell Report #378 A Segment: Fresh Voices on Legal Tech - Nichole Morris Emory Law TI:GER https://tigerinnovation.org/   LawDroid AI Conference https://www.lawdroidaiconference.com/  B Segment: More with Nichole Morris Parting Shots: SeatMaps: https://seatmaps.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As you may have discovered on your own, genAI tools are ready and enthusiastic with their outputs, but may be woefully ill-informed, in spite of the snappy replies they spew out with unfettered confidence. So, what is being done to remedy this issue? Dennis and Tom explain how Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) combines AI’s LLMs with more current external information, addressing problems arising from outdated LLM data. The guys talk through some of their favorite tools that employ RAG effectively and offer insights into their uses for attorneys.  Later, could AI-adoption be diminishing a lawyer’s hard-earned expertise? Dennis and Tom dive into this common fear shared by many traditionally-minded attorneys, focusing on ways to leverage AI not to replace, but enhance their legal practice. As always, stay tuned for the parting shots, that one tip, website, or observation you can use the second the podcast ends. Have a technology question for Dennis and Tom? Call their Tech Question Hotline at 720-441-6820 for the answers to your most burning tech questions. Show Notes - Kennedy-Mighell Report #372 A Segment: AI and RAG: Hate the Name, Love the Application Google Notebook LM https://notebooklm.google/  Perplexity.ai - https://www.perplexity.ai/ Practical Law with AI: https://legal.thomsonreuters.com/en/products/practical-law    B Segment: A question from our AI Chatbot Parting Shots: Android search with your camera - https://theintelligence.com/34456/android-search-google-lens/   Ethan Mollick, “Thinking Like an AI” - https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/thinking-like-an-ai  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As genAI continues to edge into all facets of our lives, Dr. Megan Ma has been exploring integrations for this technology in legal, but, more importantly, how it can help lawyers and law students hone their legal skills. Dennis and Tom talk with Dr. Ma about her work and career path and many of the latest developments in legal tech. They take a deep dive into a variety of burgeoning AI tools and trends, and Dr. Ma discusses how her interdisciplinary mindset has helped her develop a unique perspective on the possibilities for AI in the legal profession and beyond.  As always, stay tuned for the parting shots, that one tip, website, or observation that you can use the second the podcast ends. Have a technology question for Dennis and Tom? Call their Tech Question Hotline at 720-441-6820 for the answers to your most burning tech questions. Dr. Megan Ma is a Research Fellow and the Associate Director of the Stanford Program in Law, Science, and Technology and the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics (CodeX).  Show Notes KMR Episode 376: The Language of the Law, by David Mellinkoff Stelo - Glucose Biosensor  Thinking about AI in a new way… Logical fallacies: Seven ways to spot a bad argument Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices