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- It’s the End of the Web as We Know It (And I Don’t Feel Fine)
On August 4th, Katie Baker published an article in the Ringer declaring the demise of Google search (and search generally), and with it, the end of the internet as we know it. In this article, Baker describes the effects of Google’s pivot away from search in favour of “AI Overviews,” where AI summar … Read more »
- Book Review: Madam Justice: An Inside Look
Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law. Ma … Read more »
- Can Small-Firm Lawyers Use AI Without Compromising Client Confidentiality?
I have had conversations recently with lawyers at small firms about how they’re using AI and have noticed that they’re facing a common conundrum. They’re finding tools like ChatGPT and Claude more useful for legal work and relatively inexpensive, but they’re not sure they can upload client documents … Read more »
- Didactic Civility
Long have we sought to convince our fellow lawyers to act with civility. The exercise is futile and lacks the universality we seek. Consider the oft-invoked principle of reciprocity, supposedly a ground upon which one ought to be civil. “Treat others as you would treat yourself”, so goes the golden … Read more »
- Monday’s Mix
Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible. This week the randomly selected blo … Read more »