Articles Posted in February, 2025

Today’s Experiment with OpenAI’s Deep Research: Picking the Best Cloud-Based Law Practice Management Software for a Small Law Firm

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As I noted yesterday, over the weekend, OpenAI released Deep Research, an AI agent capable of completing multi-step research tasks and synthesizing large amounts of online information. The company says Deep Research (not to be confused with the controversial Chinese AI product DeepSeek) can complete complex research tasks in minutes that might otherwise take hours

On LawNext: CEO Nikole Nelson Returns with An Update on Frontline Justice’s Mission to Empower Justice Workers and Bridge the Justice Gap

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In the United States, we face a staggering crisis in access to justice, with over 90% of low-income Americans’ civil legal needs estimated to be going unmet. But what if there was a way to dramatically expand legal help by empowering a new category of legal helpers?

That’s exactly what today’s guest, Nikole Nelson,…

SmartEsq Launches with Plans to Streamline Private Fund Formations with AI, Promising 80% Time Savings

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SmartEsq, a legal technology startup founded by former Big Law and private equity veterans, announced its official launch today, introducing an AI-powered platform designed to streamline legal workflows for private investment funds.

The company’s platform, scheduled for commercial release later this quarter, aims to reduce the time and cost associated with private fund formation…

What Is OpenAI’s Powerful New Deep Research Tool Capable Of? I Use It to Analyze the Legality of President Trump’s Pause of Federal Grants

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Over the weekend, OpenAI released Deep Research, an AI agent capable of completing multi-step research tasks and synthesizing large amounts of online information. OpenAI’s chief product officer Kevin Weil said it can complete complex research tasks in minutes that might take a person many hours or days, according to The New York Times,…