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The Fringe Legal Newsletter is a weekly digest that provides delicious bites on innovation, transformation, and KM for legal innovators. It includes commentary on emerging topics, notes from people putting ideas into practice, and hidden gems (articles, tools, and more).
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FL #91: ILTACON 2024 Recap - Practical Innovation Takes Center Stage
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FL #91: ILTACON 2024 Recap - Practical Innovation Takes Center Stage

ILTACON 2024 showcased a shift from AI hype to pragmatic implementation. Firms are focusing on governance, integration, and specific use cases. Also in this issue - lessons for innovators from the discovery of a 2,492 carat diamond.
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FL #90: Is agentic AI the future?
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FL #90: Is agentic AI the future?

Is the future autonomous systems that plan, reason, and act. From virtual project managers to due diligence agents, it promises efficiency but faces oversight challenges. Plus funding roundup and book recommendation.
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Fringe Legal #89: Speed Matters
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Fringe Legal #89: Speed Matters

Speed is a necessity to succeed. Here are three ways innovative teams can leverage it for product development, user experience, and evaluations.
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LegalTech Adoption in an AI-Enabled World
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LegalTech Adoption in an AI-Enabled World

Large language models have the potential to enhance human creativity and productivity. We explore the evolution of software development and how it might share the future of work.
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Making Sense of the Buzz: A Download from ILTACON 2023
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Making Sense of the Buzz: A Download from ILTACON 2023

At ILTACON 2023, generative AI and trends like data structure, analytics, and operational efficiency were the center of attention. While law firms were cautious about the immediate adoption of AI, the overall vibe was optimistic about its future potential to streamline work.
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Unlocking Innovation: Definely’s Blueprint for Disrupting Contract Workflows
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Unlocking Innovation: Definely’s Blueprint for Disrupting Contract Workflows

Fringe Legal hosted the founders of Definely, a Microsoft-backed legal tech company, to share their founding story and how their growth is a function of their core mission.
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Innovation is overrated
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Innovation is overrated

Innovation is often hailed as the holy grail of business success, the key to staying ahead of the competition and securing long-term survival. However, it's important to remember that innovation, for innovation's sake, doesn't usually make sense.
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AI's Growing Influence in Legal Tech - Unpacking the Thomson Reuters-Casetext Acquisition
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AI's Growing Influence in Legal Tech - Unpacking the Thomson Reuters-Casetext Acquisition

Yesterday, Thompson Reuters announced the acquisition of Casetext for a cool $650m - huge congratulations to the Casetext team! Our
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Fringe Legal #82: Unveiling the Impact of ChatGPT Plugins on Legal Tech
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Fringe Legal #82: Unveiling the Impact of ChatGPT Plugins on Legal Tech

The Impact of ChatGPT Plugins on Legal Tech: the micro report discussing the significance, risks, predictions, and opportunities of extending ChatGPT's capabilities with plugins for the legal industry.
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Fringe Legal #81: The Paradox of Client Expectations
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Fringe Legal #81: The Paradox of Client Expectations

Notes from discussion with Brad Blickstein, David Cambria, and Keith Maziarek on Client Expectations, Tech Investments, and the Economic Downturn.
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