Nicole Black

1 week ago | nydailyrecord.com | Nicole Black

As artificial intelligence (AI) tools gain rapid traction across professional services, a clear pattern is emerging: law firms are dragging their feet. While other industries are integrating AI into daily workflows and experiencing significant benefits, recent data shows that our profession remains the outlier: cautious, skeptical, and slow to adapt.

1 week ago | abovethelaw.com | Nicole Black

How many fake cases does it take before we stop blaming the tool and start blaming the lawyer? It seems as if not a day goes by without another false case citation making headlines. In courtrooms across the world, judges are grappling with a deluge of error-ridden filings. Lawyers in firms big and small are making these mistakes, resulting in harshly worded judicial orders, stern reprimands, and even sanctions.

1 week ago | abajournal.com | Nicole Black

For the past few years, this column has focused primarily on generative artificial intelligence software. In each column, I offer an overview of a category of AI software, including what it does, how to choose the right tool for your firm, and available options in the marketplace. It’s not an easy task since AI is a moving target.

3 weeks ago | nydailyrecord.com | Nicole Black

If you haven’t noticed that artificial intelligence (AI) is already impacting the practice of law, then you’re not paying attention. Case in point: Judges are increasingly facing decisions about the admission of AI-created evidence at trial, and this is just the beginning. Courts will face a tsunami of AI-generated evidence, and I’m not sure we’re prepared for what’s coming. That this is occurring isn’t surprising. The justice system has grappled with digital evidence for decades now.

1 month ago | nydailyrecord.com | Nicole Black

There’s a lot of noise about lawyers using generative artificial intelligence (AI)—and not always appropriately—but how is it really being used in law firms? Are legal professionals embracing it, or are they taking a “wait and see” approach? For those who’ve jumped in feet first, has the investment paid off, or is it a waste of time and money? If you’re as curious about these issues as I am, you’re in luck.