By Charlotte Alexander and Anne Tucker Artificial intelligence is transforming the traditional delivery of legal services. In general terms, the set of tools broadly called “legal analytics” promises to do two things: increase the efficiency of tasks that once required substantial time and human effort, and mine masses of data to discover new insights that […]
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Bringing Wall Street to Main Street: SEC Invites Atlanta Investors to Georgia State Law for an Interactive Town Hall on June 13
By Nicole G. Iannarone, Associate Clinical Professor and Director, Investor Advocacy Clinic, Georgia State University College of Law With most Americans now responsible for their retirements, it is more critical than ever that investors learn as much as they can about safe investing. In Georgia State University College of Law’s Investor Advocacy Clinic, students help […]
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A Revolution in Legal Services: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and the Law
By Anne Tucker Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the law are dominating legal headlines, a trend at least a year in the making. The facts and foci are different, but the message is clear: a revolution in legal services is underway. At the heart of the revolution are advancements in automated content review through AI to […]
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Georgia State’s Tax Clinic Gives Georgia’s Low-Income Taxpayers a Fresh Start
By W. Edward Afield, Director, Philip C. Cook Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic and Associate Clinical Professor of Law, Georgia State University College of Law Often overlooked in broader conversations about improving access to justice is the importance of improving access for taxpayers to a just administration of federal tax laws. Given the tax code’s complexity, and […]
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Investor Advocacy Clinic at Georgia State Law Seeks Economic Justice for Retirees
By Nicole G. Iannarone Most Americans are responsible for funding their own retirements. Many households with individuals nearing retirement age have no retirement savings, and those few that do have built an average nest egg of about $20,000. Through decades of hard work and saving, many entrust their savings to a stockbroker to obtain professional […]
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Georgia State University Opens Groundbreaking New Legal Analytics Lab
By Charlotte S. Alexander, Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Director, Legal Analytics Lab If the job of a lawyer were reduced to its essential tasks, analyzing text and making predictions would be high on the list. For example, what proposed contract terms are problematic? How might a judge rule, given legal precedent and the […]
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It’s a Great Time to Go to the Right Law School
By Wendy Hensel Prominent voices question the value of a law degree and suggest the best and brightest should look elsewhere for satisfying careers. Students appear to be listening because law admissions have declined nationally. However, as is often the case, the truth differs from conventional wisdom. There has never been a better time to […]
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Georgia State College of Law’s Center for Access to Justice Introduces Public Interest, Pro Bono Student Programs
By Lauren Sudeall Lucas and Darcy Meals “Equal justice under law” is a bedrock of the American legal system, but the experiences of lower-income civil and criminal litigants are often fundamentally different from those with financial means. Among those differences is the ability to hire an attorney, often critical to navigating a complex legal system. […]
