On a beautiful Friday morning in Seattle a few weeks ago, the annual WestPac Conference kicked off with a keynote by Dr. Jevin West, a professor and associate dean for research in the Information School at the University of Washington. …
Anthropomorphic Seduction, or Why We Still Need Law Librarians Read more »
Last month, we shared that California was the first state to pass legislation regulating attorneys’ use of generative AI with Senate Bill 574. The enrolled bill was presented to Governor Gavin Newsom (D) and he had until September 30th to …
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Requests come in all shapes and sizes. A quick phone call, a pop-in to the library, a Teams message, or an email from an attorney with “URGENT” in the subject line. For legal information professionals, responding to those questions is …
The Question Isn’t Just How You Answer a Research Request. It’s How You Manage It. Read more »
Permanently Cataloged under “First -Day Realities”, Instance #001: I just spent the last 3 years making “law student” my whole personality. 3 years of late nights and copious amounts of caffeine go by like a long blink. I earned one …
This year was my first time attending AALL, having started as a Librarian at the Syracuse University College of Law Library last November. I had an incredible time at AALL while participating in engaging conversations, informative sessions, and countless opportunities …
California has led the nation in its efforts to regulate and provide guidance on the use of generative artificial intelligence by the state court system and attorneys admitted to practice by the State Bar of California. Now, with the passage …
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Guest Author Justin Tung, Transactional Practice Innovation Lead at Jackson Walker LLP I recently attended the 2026 AALL Annual conference where I had the privilege of attending sessions taught by some of the most knowledgeable and thoughtful individuals in the …
Do you have a passion for legal technology, AI, research tools, or emerging trends in law librarianship? The AALL LIT-SIS Blog is looking for new contributors! Whether you’re an experienced writer or have never written a blog post before, we’d …
In If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies, Eliezer Yudkowsky argues: If any company or group, anywhere on the planet, builds an artificial superintelligence using anything remotely like current techniques, based on anything remotely like the present understanding of AI, then …
Are we all going to die? Reviewing If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies Read more »
These are a few notes from CALIcon 2026, held in Ann Arbor, Michigan in early June. This was my first CALIcon, and I’ll definitely be back; lots of practical takeaways, new ideas, and plenty of fun too. The session recordings …
