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October 23, 2018 63 mins

Ross Intelligence 2018: AI in the Legal Profession; AI and Legal Research

Stephen Turner Lawyers of Tomorrow: Lawyers of Tomorrow Podcast

Welcome to the Lawyers of Tomorrow Podcast. This episode is about artificial intelligence and the law and artificial intelligence in legal research.

My guest today is Andrew Arruda, CEO Ross Intelligence, an AI machine learning legal research software developer.

SUMMARY
- Who are Ross Intelligence?
- What does Ross Intelligence do?
- How Ross Intelligence works?
- Machine learning Ross Intelligence software
- Why Ross Intelligence?

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1:13 What is Ross Intelligence / what does Ross Intelligence do using AI in legal research?
- Who is Andrew Arruda: CEO Ross Intelligence
- Who are Ross Intelligence: how did the Ross team come together?
- Andrew's mission to provide tools to perform legal research the easy way

5:42 AI in the legal profession
- lawyers adopting a new mindset
- lawyers, AI and risk

9:52 Where are we with the adoption of AI in the legal profession?
- Malcolm Gladwell: adoption of innovations
- educating lawyers on the benefits of AI in law and AI in legal research

14:52 AI, lawyers and return on investment

17:31 Law firms, AI and incentives

21:06 Lawyers and data
- data: a new lawyer skill set
- lawyers and data science
- importance of education on the use of data

24:32 Advice to law firms setting out to learn about the adoption of AI
- start with pen and paper
- process mapping
- the mindset for innovation

28:56 Advice to law firms setting up innovation teams
- identifying areas that need improvement
- identifying the firm's challenges
- setting expectations
- importance of discipline
- business principles and project management
- getting help from consultants

34:27 How is Ross Intelligence working with law schools?
- examples of great legal technology courses
- Ross natural language technology in law schools

39:49 Silicon Valley, venture capital and the legal sector
- where are we now with VC funding in legal tech?
- advice to lawyers with a legal tech idea

46:08 Legal research and Ross Intelligence:
- What is Ross Intelligence and which practice areas does it serve?
- Ross Intelligence research tools: how does Ross Intelligence work?
- Eva Ross Intelligence / Eva legal research tool checks and summarises case law for free!
- Ross natural language processing
- Ross intelligence 2018 and beyond...Andrew's plans for more Ross legal tech

50:51 Future of the legal technology market

53:25 Collaboration within the legal technology market

55:21 Andrew's work mentoring Josh Browder of Do Not Pay; access to justice and AI

56:36 Andrew Arruda CEO - secrets to success

Thanks Andrew for a wonderful podcast!


LINKS TO OTHER RESOURCES

Richard Tromans, Artificial Lawyer 2018 Lawyers of Tomorrow Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ngx-K...

Richard Tromans on Ed Andrews Podcast https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ed-a...

Jimmy Vestbirk, Legal Geek https://youtu.be/9KnFsWq1qDQ

Zev Eigen 'Half-Assed Innovation': Do Law Firms Need to Change Incentives to Innovate?https://www.law.com/legaltechnews/201...

Ken Grady Machine Learning: A Newer Version Of A Lean Thinking Tool? https://medium.com/the-algorithmic-so...

Leadership for Lawyers: how to develop and retain fiercely loyal talent, with Dov Baron
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31F2u...

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