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Couldn’t make this year’s ClioCon? Don’t know why you would if you could? Jeff is on location in Austin, Texas, and reports in on the latest legal tech trends, like:

• The death of the billable hour? A review of attorney tasks suggests 70% could be done with AI. This could mean more shops switch to flat fees. It could mean they increase their hourly rates. But if you’re not even in the AI game, you may soon find yourself among the dinosaurs.
• Worried that AI will steal from your billing? Wisetime does the opposite—it tracks what you do so that you bill more time, not less. It’s a chatbot on steroids.
• Clio Duo is another “gateway drug” to AI, giving attorneys and staff an AI assistant to fetch details from the Clio matters.

We also discuss the new Doxing Victims Recourse Act, Civil Code section 1708.89, which creates a cause of action for online doxing—publishing a person’s personal identifying information (including a photo) with the intent of causing harm to that person. Another dicey intersection between harassment and Free Speech.

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Other items discussed in the episode:

• Wisetime for Clio.
• Clio Duo.
• The Battle for Your Brain, the book by Duke Prof. Nita Farahany who spoke at Clio Con about neuro technology.
• Videos from this episode will be posted at Tim Kowal’s YouTube channel.

Disclaimer: The views expressed by our guest, James Mixon, are his own and do not reflect the official position of the California Court of Appeal or the California Judicial Branch. AI technology and legal standards are rapidly evolving, listeners should verify current rules and consult qualified attorneys before implementing AI tools in their practice. Attorneys must independently verify all legal citations and comply with applicable rules of professional conduct.