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😎 One of the hottest topics as of late is ChatGPT. And we just had to look into it through the legal tech lenses. 😁

🧐 Confused by all the noise around it?
🤝 We're here to help. Here are THREE TAKEAWAYS:

🗳 ChatGPT uses words and structures found on the Internet and fed by humans during the training process to form sentences. It does that by calculating the probability of certain words following others and/or creating constructs with one another. This is a pure probability/statistical test.

💡GPT training does not create an imperative for the system to limit itself to pure facts: it is instructed to be a creative text generator. It still needs human supervision.

🔒 But the most significant problem so far is the lack of transparency regarding how Machine Learning systems, including ChatGPT, actually work. There is no backdoor to the results.

✅ ChatGPT can add value to the legal industry through chatbots, text recommendations for legal documents, document reviews, etc.

💼 But legal professionals can be at ease: their jobs are safe…for now.

Ready for more details? Read on: 👇

ChatGPT-while: a very short opinion One of the hottest topics as of late is ChatGPT. And we just had to look into it through the legal tech lenses. Confused by all the noise around it? We're here to help. Here are three takeaways: 1. ChatGPT uses words and structures found on the Internet and fed by humans during the training process....

📚Knowing the law is no longer enough for modern lawyers, especially those starting their own legal business.

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💪The Successful Lawyering Course is aimed at empowering and inspiring lawyers to embrace a 360-degree perspective of the law.

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Happy New Year! Let 2022 be the greatest year so far! 🎊🎉

📣 NEW TEAM MEMBER 📣

🌍 COVERING TURKEY - our southernmost CEE country.

👋 Hello and welcome to Ebru Metin, LL.M!

🔥 For many of you Ebru will need no introductions. But, if you do not yet know it, Ebru is a powerhouse of a woman, involved in many breakthrough projects in , and !

✍️ Ebru is the founder and CEO of Legal Design Turkey and the director of Istanbul Bilgi University Legal Design Lab. She is also acting as the European Legal Technology Association (ELTA)’s Ambassador for Turkey and a member of the Global Legal Tech Consortium.

✔️ Ebru is joining our blog's editorial team as a contributor and will be reporting on developments of , and in Turkey!

🐱 PS. Ebru is a cat person, to add some balance to our mostly dog-loving and owning team.

Welcome to the Team, Ebru 😊!

🔛 We're back from our extended summer break! ⌛
Ready to post, especially that we've been working hard backstage on our new content.
OK, we've also holidayed, enjoying the summer, and hope that you did, too ☀️

🙋 Do you know any legal tech solutions from the Balkans? If not just yet, we're coming to the rescue:

🧐 Join us on an exploration of the Central and Eastern European legal tech and innovation scene, heading to Pristina, Kosovo.



✍️ In our latest post, Kristiana Filip talks with a fellow legal innovator, Alban Krasniqi, about his mission, inspiration and his professional journey to date.

💡 You’ll find about the legal search engine, Lexdok, that Alban is developing and what makes CEE a tech-responsive corner of the world.

Legal Tech in Kosovo. An Interview with Alban Krasniqi, Founder of Lexdok Join us on an exploration of the Central and Eastern European legal tech and innovation scene. With this post, we are heading to the Balkans – Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, precisely. Kristiana Filip talks with a fellow legal innovator, Alban Krasniqi, about his mission, inspiration and his pro...

⁉️Do you still think that adopting legal innovation is a waste of time and money? Think again!

💡In this article, Elislav Atanasov, our Bulgarian Contributor, will show you how:

📉 Task switching kills your efficiency;
💲 Micromanagement means losing money;
📝 Doing repeatable tasks manually is a waste of time and resources;
🗂 Not having a knowledge base reduces profits.

👇Curious already? Read on:

You are losing money by not using legal technologies. Here’s why. Legal professionals are usually more conservative and don't like changes. There is a reasonable explanation for this - they need something that works 100% of the time and don't want to take any chances. Legal consulting is highly responsible, and even the smallest mistakes can cause significant dama...

📣 NEW TEAM MEMBER 📣

👋 Hello and welcome to Elislav Atanasov, the founder and CEO of Legal Tech BG– a Bulgarian case and document management startup aiming to provide modern technologies for lawyers and law firms.

✔️ Elislav is joining our blog's editorial team as a contributor and will be reporting on developments of and in Bulgaria!

🚀 Being a legal tech entrepreneur, Elislav will offer valuable insights into setting up a successful business in the CEE legal tech market.
Welcome to the Team, Elislav 😊!

📣 NEW TEAM MEMBER 📣

👋 Hello and welcome to Mariana Hagström, founder and CEO of Avokaado.
✔️ Mariana is joining our blog's editorial team as a contributor and will be reporting on developments of and in Estonia - our "European Singapore", so surely there'll be a lot to share and learn from!
🚀 Mariana is a true legal tech evangelist and pioneer whose achievements have been recognized with an award in the entrepreneurship category of European Woman of Legal Tech 2020.

Welcome to the Team, Mariana 😊!

📣 NEW TEAM MEMBER 📣

👋 Hello and welcome to Anda Bologa, a multilingual legal professional specialized in cybersecurity, data protection, and digital affairs.
✔️ Anda is joining our blog's editorial team as a contributor and will be reporting on developments of and in Moldova.
✈️ Given that Anda's professional development career soon takes her across the pond -- pursuing an LL.M in Law and Technology in New York, as a Fulbright Scholar -- we will surely hear about the latest and greatest lessons from the US worth applying in Central and Eastern Europe.

Welcome to the Team, Anda 😊!

❗️ Long time, no see! Hello, world! We're still focused on expanding our team and hence wanted to introduce you to our new colleague - Jelica Kusmuk 🥳
👋 Jelica is a legal researcher and author with a passion for legal innovation.
🚀 In her hometown of Belgrade, Jelica is a founding member of the local chapter of LegalHackers YYC. So, no newsworthy Serbian legal tech developments or events will slip off her radar and you'll read about it on our blog.
✔️ Jelica is joining our blog's editorial team as a contributor and will be reporting on developments of and from Serbia, together with Luka Jagic.

🤔 Curious about the latest developments in ?

❗We talked with Giles Thompson, Head of Growth at Avvoka, a document automation, collaboration, , and platform, about:

🔧 problems solved with the Avvoka solution;

🔎 how the Avvoka platform works;

📍 and readiness and absorption in the CEE region.

Read more: 👇

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New Developments in Document Automation. An Interview with Giles Thompson, Head of Growth at Avvoka Avvoka is a document automation, negotiation, and analytics tool designed to help law firms, in-house legal teams, and businesses (of all sizes) draft documents, negotiate them, and leverage data insights from that process to draft better documents, and eventually get to “yes” faster. Unlike leg...

📣 NEW TEAM MEMBER 📣

👋 World, meet Barbora Obracajova, a young legal innovator who believes in curiosity, smart solutions, and great (legal) design.
✨ In her work as an Associate and Innovation Ambassador at Dentons, she has developed a passion for an innovative approach in providing legal services.
✔️ Barbora is joining our blog's editorial team as a contributor and will be reporting on developments of and from the Czech Republic. 🇨🇿

Welcome to the Team, Barbora 😊!

BOOK GIVEAWAY - WEEK TWO (17th-23rd March 2021)

Interested in for your own project or your ? Then the book we're giving away this week - Zero to One. Notes on Start-Ups or How to Build the Future by Peter Theil and Blake Masters - is the right choice for you!

Enter our giveaway by commenting on this post and telling us why you're interested. If you think our blog is worth a follow, and you may have 3 contacts who may be interested in joining our community, tag and invite them, too. !

Giveaway T&Cs: 1. Open to LinkedIn followers from Central & Eastern Europe [POLAND, CZECHIA, SLOVAKIA, HUNGARY, SLOVENIA, CROATIA, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, SERBIA, MONTENEGRO, KOSOVO, ALBANIA, NORTH MACEDONIA, ESTONIA, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, BELARUS, UKRAINE, MOLDOVA, ROMANIA, BULGARIA, RUSSIA, TURKEY]. 2. One entry by commenting under the post for the named book in the given week. 3. Winners selected at random and announced on our blog's LinkedIn page. 4. One book per winner. 5. Books are new and in print, funded by the blog co-editors. 6. Books will be sent to winners by recorded delivery. In case of loss, we'll arrange a replacement (no financial compensation). 7. Address & delivery arranged via private messages.

AI BOOK GIVEAWAY - WEEK ONE (10th-16th March 2021)

Are you interested in and , as well as and ? Then the book we're giving away this week - Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy by Cathy O’Neil - will be a good read for you!

Enter our giveaway by commenting on this post and telling us why you're interested. If you think our blog is worth a follow and you may have 3 contacts who may be interested in joining our community, tag and invite them, too. Thank you!

Giveaway T&Cs: 1. Open to LinkedIn followers from Central & Eastern Europe [POLAND, CZECHIA, SLOVAKIA, HUNGARY, SLOVENIA, CROATIA, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, SERBIA, MONTENEGRO, KOSOVO, ALBANIA, NORTH MACEDONIA, ESTONIA, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, BELARUS, UKRAINE, MOLDOVA, ROMANIA, BULGARIA, RUSSIA, TURKEY]. 2. One entry by commenting under the post for the named book in the given week. 3. Winners selected at random and announced on our blog's LinkedIn page. 4. One book per winner. 5. Books are new and in print, funded by the blog co-editors. 6. Books will be sent to winners by recorded delivery, in case of loss, we'll arrange a replacement (no financial compensation). 7. Address & delivery arranged via private messages.

📣 NEW TEAM MEMBER 📣
👋 Say hello to Marko Porobija, whose life mission is to introduce the latest technologies into the world of law and business. That is on top of being the head of Porobija & Špoljarić LLC.
✨ Marko is joining our blog's editorial team as a contributor and will be reporting on developments of and from beautiful Croatia.
✔️ The techies out there may already know Marko, given his activity in European Legal Tech Association.

Welcome to the Team, Marko 😊!

📣 NEW TEAM MEMBER 📣
👋 Say hello to Monika Sibinovska, a creative & PM professional (and a lawyer by education) who is joining our blog's editorial team as a contributor.
✨ Monika will cover North Macedonia, reporting on developments of and .
🎨 We're also looking forward to sharing with our community Monika's passion for and !

Welcome to the Team, Monika 😊!

📣 NEW TEAM MEMBER 📣
👋 Say hello to Kristiana Filip, a business lawyer, and legal tech entrepreneur – CEO Legit.al who is joining our blog's editorial team as a contributor.
✨ Kristiana will cover Albania and Kosovo, reporting on developments of and from and the neighboring , so stay tuned!

Welcome to the Team, Kristiana 😊!

➡️ Do you use WhatsApp? Maybe in Serbia?
👇 For those interested in whether the recent privacy changes affect you, check out the latest post on our blog, by Luka Jagić.

Privacy of all users is equal. Yet, the privacy of some users is more equal than of the others, as WhatsApp in Serbia shows. User’s privacy – part of DNA to User’s privacy – part of „oh, well“. A new update to WhatsApp’s privacy policy causes exodus of users to other apps. What about users from Serbia? In this post, you’ll read about: - The new Privacy Policy adopted by WhatsApp; - Relation between WhatsAp...

📣 NEW TEAM MEMBER 📣
👋 Say hello to Luka Jagic, a tech law specialist and legal tech enthusiast from Serbia who is joining our blog's editorial team as a contributor.
✨ Luka will share his knowledge of tech and report on developments of and , so stay tuned!

Welcome to the Team, Luka 😊!

👩‍💻We start the year with an analysis of MEDIA LITERACY, a new skill for the 21st-century lawyer.

In our new article, you'll discover:

📺what is media literacy;

⚠️how to differentiate between fake news and alternative facts;

🧑‍⚖️why this skill is important for legal professionals;

💡reliable courses and resources to help you with your media education.

Read on, and let's discuss!👇

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Media Literacy for #FUTUREPROOFLEGAL and WHY It Matters (019) Media literacy represents the competency allowing the bearer to identify various categories of media content and understand the message thus conveyed. Although distinctive and somehow contrasting, all media has one thing in common: someone created it for a specific reason. Understanding that reason....

This year's edition of the Legal Accelerators Conference was an awesome experience! It exceeded our expectations, enriched our knowledge, and expanded our network.

We wholeheartedly salute this type of initiative as they push the legal industry forward.

Looking forward to next year's edition!

💕A big thank you goes out to all of you!
You have been so wonderfully present together on this legal business path-shifting journey called Legal Accelerators 2020.
Thank you, dear attendees, speakers, partners, exhibitors!
See you all at Legal Accelerators 2021! And hopefully hug. 🙂
Love,
the Legal Accelerators team

Here we go!

The Legal Accelerators conference starting tomorrow is an event to be on the lookout for.
Two full days of fruitful conversations, enriching presentations, and an unparalleled networking activity!
We are happy to be partners in such an experience.

See you all there!

Dear attendees and attendees-to-be 🙂,

For the next two days, we will spend our time together in the same place and we want it to be cozy and pleasant.
The place where we will get together and gain valuable knowledge & know-how, have our questions answered, and have fun at the craft beer tasting & the live concert will be an ease-to-use, intuitive website integrated platform on legalaccelerators.com.

Moreover, in the same place, you will have a dynamic networking area available. There, you will all be able to "sit down" and talk – with video and audio - with whomever you please, whether in groups – predefined or created by you, or at private, one-on-one “tables”.

See you at the conference venue!

Technical note: after registering you have received the conference link and hope you already checked out the demo sessions.

📣This November, you’re invited to attend Legal Accelerators – Legal Tech and Innovation Online Conference & Expo, one of the most insightful European legal tech events of this autumn!
We offer

❗️ 5 TICKETS FOR FREE ❗️

to five of you who complete the TWO STEPS BELOW:

👍 Like this post on Social Media (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and/or Twitter);
✅ Complete the questionnaire in the article and follow the instructions.

🎉The 5 winners will be randomly picked on 28 October and will be contacted on Facebook.

Don't forget to:
📣 Share this post so that many people find out about Legal Accelerators Conference!
🤓 follow Blog CEE Legal Tech to ensure you don’t miss out on our winner announcements.
🎯 keep Legal Accelerators on your radar for more news on the event!

Best of luck and see you there! 🙂

Free Tickets Giveaway: Legal Accelerators – Legal Tech and Innovation Online Conference & Expo This November, you’re invited to attend Legal Accelerators – Legal Tech and Innovation Online Conference & Expo, one of the most insightful European legal tech events of this autumn! We offer 5 TICKETS FOR FREE to five of you who complete the two steps below: - Like this post on Social Media (Li...

🔎 As a vector of change, a Legal Technology Solution Manager focuses on:

🖨 legal output standardisation
📉 risk mitigation
🧐 data protection
⏱ legal services scalability
✅ process advancement
⏳ optimisation to sustain an integrated growth strategy.

💡Interested in how this role might reshape the face of legal industry?
👇Read below:

New Legal Jobs: Legal Technology Solution Manager for the #FUTUREPROOFLEGAL (017) In an era where uncertainty is the only certainty, roles such as Legal Technology Solution Manager play a vital part in maintaining legal businesses' viability. With a sustained focus on legal output standardisation, risk mitigation, data protection, legal services scalability, process advancement,....