Development Journeys Bridging Law and Code: My Journey as a Tech-Savvy Lawyer I'm Alex Shahrestani, a lawyer with a background in computer science and managing partner of Promise Legal—a firm dedicated to serving technology companies. Here's how a dual background in law and code shapes a different kind of legal practice.
Legal Tech & Automation How to Set Up a Subdomain Using Cloudflare and a Digital Ocean Droplet for Lawyers Setting up a subdomain can enhance your website's organization and enable your legal practice to better serve clients. A lawyer-friendly walkthrough using Cloudflare and a DigitalOcean droplet—no sysadmin experience required.
Development Journeys Demo for Latest Legal Tech Product For the past few years, I've dedicated myself to developing tools for my firm. This demo video walks through our latest legal tech product—built from years of workflow automation and hands-on development for law firm operations.
Technology, AI, & Digital Innovation The Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act (PADFA): Implications and Impacts on Data Regulation and High-Tech Startups Introduction The Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act (PADFA), signed into law by President Joe Biden in April 2024, represents a crucial advancement in data regulation aimed at safeguarding American consumers. This legislation arises from escalating concerns about national security and the control of sensitive personal data by entities
Featured The Art of Law and Technology Sunday Weekly Round-Up This week's edition of The Art of Law and Technology brings you the latest insights and developments from the intersection of law and technology, curated for lawyers and legal professionals staying current on the field.
Legal Tech & Automation Integration of Large Language Models (LLM) in Legal Tech Solutions The rapid advancement of AI has fueled significant transformations in legal tech. This piece examines how LLMs are being integrated into legal technology—from contract analysis to research tools—and what firms should evaluate before adopting them.
Guides, Reviews & Commentary How to Create Google Mail API Credentials: A Comprehensive Guide Using n8n as a Use-Case In today's digital age, with countless apps and services, the need to link our various online accounts securely and conveniently is more important than ever...
Regulatory Compliance & Legal Risk Management Regulation of Telemedicine and Telehealth: Navigating the Legal and Credentialing Landscapes in the Tech-Driven Healthcare Era The explosive growth of telemedicine, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, has forced a reevaluation of regulatory frameworks. This guide covers the legal and credentialing landscape for healthcare and tech companies navigating multi-state telehealth compliance.
Legal Tech & Automation AI in Legal Firms: A Case Study on Efficiency Gains Artificial Intelligence (AI) has permeated the legal sector, bringing transformative changes to how legal firms operate. The findings reveal significant time savings, cost reductions, and enhanced accuracy, ensuring...
AI Law Featured Proposed Legislation: the Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act of 2024 Congress has taken note of the tension between AI and copyright. The Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act would require developers to disclose copyrighted training data. Here's what the bill proposes, how it would work, and what it means for the industry.
Keep Calm & SXSW On: Your Cool Companion to Conquering the Chaos Promise Legal's guide to navigating SXSW—catching key sessions on law and technology, making the most of Austin's signature conference, and finding your footing in the organized chaos.
Guides, Reviews & Commentary Featured Exclusive Workshop Alert: AI Automation Mastery for Lawyers A hands-on workshop designed for forward-thinking legal professionals. Limited spots available. Build real AI automations for your practice covering n8n, LLMs, and workflow design for legal work.
Policy, Compliance & Cybersecurity Breaking Down the Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence The Executive Order on AI safety and trustworthiness establishes a comprehensive framework for AI governance. This section-by-section breakdown covers what the order requires and what it means for businesses and legal compliance teams.
Concepts in Tech for Lawyers Featured Cultivating an Efficient AI Machine: Using AI Today and Tomorrow Goal: My primary objective is to lay a foundation for understanding AI tools - their capabilities, limitations, and potential impacts on the legal industry. This article will serve as a guide to help legal professionals navigate the intricate and ever-changing AI landscape.
Legal Tech & Automation AI Automation Mastery for Lawyers: Exclusive Workshop A subscriber-exclusive registration for an intensive workshop on AI automation in legal practice. Transform your practice with hands-on workflow building using the tools and techniques covered in our legal tech guides.
Legal Tech & Automation The Impact of Automation in Law Firms: Efficacy & Personalization Automation is redefining the landscape of modern law firms—from document assembly to client communication. This piece examines how firms balance the efficiency gains of automation with the personalized service that clients still expect.
Legal Tech & Automation An In-Depth Guide to Legal Tech for Lawyers: Streamlining Legal Practices Legal tech bridges the gap between law and technology. This guide surveys the major categories—practice management, document automation, AI research tools—and how they fit into modern firm operations for lawyers looking to streamline their practice.
Guides, Reviews & Commentary Embracing Technology for Your Legal Practice: A Comprehensive Guide In a rapidly digitalizing world, legal practitioners need to harness technology thoughtfully. This guide covers tool selection, implementation strategy, and building workflows that match how lawyers actually work—not how vendors think they should.
Legal Tech & Automation Legal Tech: Your Complete Guide to Setting Up Open-Source, Cutting-Edge AI Tools for Your Firm... and they don't require coding. This guide gets you from zero to running open-source AI tools like Flowise for your law firm—no coding required. A step-by-step walkthrough for setting up self-hosted legal tech on your own server.
Legal Tech & Automation Candy for Workspace - A Walk-Through, Promo Code, and Request for Feedback! A live walkthrough of Candy for Workspace, an enterprise-ready AI tool for lawyers. Includes a promo code and an invitation to share feedback as we continue developing tools for legal practice.
Concepts in Tech for Lawyers Featured Ethics of NLP Models: Understanding OpenAI's Data Practices for the Legal Profession Many legal professionals are concerned about the potential waiver of privilege and breach of confidentiality, but often, this stems from a lack of understanding of the underlying technology and its implications.
Concepts in Tech for Lawyers GPT-4 for Lawyers — slow, but mighty The video above shows how GPT-4 generates its output on a question and compares it to the available information in a legal publisher's database.
Legal Tech & Automation GPT-4 kills the bar exam The era of technology-first professional services is here. GPT-4 passed the bar exam with strong scores—but what that benchmark actually means for the legal profession (and what it doesn't tell us about real-world practice) is more nuanced than the headlines suggest.
Legal Tech & Automation Setting up n8n for your law firm I will walk you through how to get your copy of n8n running for your firm. Once you're at the other end of this guide, you'll be glad you followed along!
Legal Tech & Automation Automate Your Law Firm's Wiki Did you miss out on the ABA Techshow? Want a step-by-step walkthrough, creating a useful, practical automation ready for your firm? Let's automate your law firm's wiki!
