Robert Ambrogi

Is a Massachusetts lawyer, writer and media consultant. He also writes the blog Media Law and cohosts the legal affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer

The Failure of Crowdsourcing in Law (So Far, At Least)

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Above are the slides from my July 20 presentation on crowdsourcing to the American Association of Law Libraries annual meeting. When I first suggested the title, I was sure the presentation would be a positive one, demonstrating the ways in which crowdsourcing and collaboration “are changing” legal research. I have long been a believer…

A Duty To Be Competent in E-Discovery? California Says Yes

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Ever since 2012, when the American Bar Association amended the Model Rules of Professional Conduct to say that lawyers have a duty to be competent in technology, there has been debate over just how far that duty extends.

In a decision that could be a harbinger of how other states will rule, the State Bar…

3,000 Blog Posts

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Just noticed that I recently published my 3,000th post to this blog. Given that I started this blog in 2002, that averages out to 231 posts a year.

Compared to a prolific blogging machine such as Howard Bashman or even a consistent two-posts-a-day blogger such as Scott Greenfield, that is…

In Litigation and Legal Research, Judge Analytics is the New Black

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Ravel Law’s Judge Analytics.

Imagine if you could predict how a particular judge might rule on your summary judgment motion. Or if you knew which cases the judge found most persuasive so you could emphasize them in your memorandum? How would it affect your pretrial strategy if you knew your opponent’s motion…

A New Direction for LegalTech West Coast?

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This week saw the 30th anniversary of LegalTech West Coast, the legal technology conference that wrapped up earlier this week in San Francisco. More than an anniversary, it might also have been a turning point, marking a new level of energy and importance for this sometimes overlooked sibling of LegalTech New York.

I…