Major Vendors AI and Apps
Use the menu below to learn about and access the AI tools, drafting assistants, practice resources, and other products available to you through our major vendors.
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Emerging Alternatives
- Casetext with CARALow-cost, simplified legal research with A.I. assistance.
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- NEW! Compose by CasetextCompose brief automation streamlines motion brief drafting. Each brief automation in Compose includes an expansive list of potential arguments, legal standards with supporting authority, and cutting-edge A.I.-powered search that finds on-point precedent faster.
- Ravel LawRavel is analytical research—a new category of intelligent tool that combines legal research and analytics. Powered by expert legal knowledge, machine learning, and comprehensive caselaw from the Harvard Law Library, Ravel is built by digital natives for 21st Century practice.
- ROSS IntelligenceNow partnered with Fastcase, a legal research databases provided with many state bar memberships.
Instructional Videos
Learn how to use alternative legal research resources:
Ravel on Lexis Advance
ROSS Intelligence
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Legal Tech Competency
The ABA Model Rules of Professional Responsibility now suggest that basic competence includes "keep[ing] abreast of changes in the law and its practice, including the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology." Legal employers are increasingly focused on tech competence not only to comply with ethical standards, but to ensure they can compete in the marketplace of legal services. Here are some things you can do to help fulfill your obligation:
1. Know the rules in your jurisdiction!
Most states have adopted a tech competency standard. Find your state's rule here.
2. Take a legal tech assessment and training course
Some require their attorneys to demonstrate basic competence with law office software by completing assessment and training programs. You can also obtain legal technology education and certification on your own. Some popular platforms are listed below.
- National Society for Legal Technology Legal Technology CertificateThe National Society for Legal Technology offers a certified training program on a wide variety of legal software, including office and case management applications.
- Procertas LTAProcertas Legal Technology Assessment is a benchmark assessment and training platform for essential law office technologies.
3. Read legal tech journals and news
An increasing number of law schools publish journals focused on developments in the law of technology. The Virginia Journal of Law and Technology and the Richmond Journal of Law and Technology are leading Virginia publications. You should identify the most authoritative sources of legal tech scholarship and news in your jurisdiction.
You can also follow legal technology blogs. The latest posts from the ABA's Law Technology Today blog are listed below.
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