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Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Who Should Benefit from AI in Depositions: The Client, the Law Firm, or Both?

The American Bar Association’s suggestion last year that it would be ethically problematic for lawyers to charge high fees for formerly time-intensive work made easy by generative artificial intelligence has prompted an...more

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,...

ABA Addresses Lawyer Generative AI Use: Key Takeaways from ABA's Latest Ethics Opinion

The American Bar Association (“ABA”) recently issued Formal Opinion 512, providing essential guidance for lawyers and law firms using Generative AI (“GAI”) tools. As we have written about previously, when lawyers employ GAI...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

ABA Criticizes Nonrefundable Fees in Formal Opinion 505

In Formal Opinion 505 (the Opinion), the ABA wades into the discussion about nonrefundable attorney fees paid in advance, and declares that such a label “is not accurate” and should “not dictate whether a fee has been...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

What is a Litigator’s Duty of Technology Competence?

The American Bar Association formally opines lawyers should provide competent representation for clients with the appropriate legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness, and preparation. ABA Rule 1.1 outlines these duties, and...more

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