Niki Black
Lawyer, #legaltech author & journalist (ABA Journal, Above the Law, NY Daily Record) | Prinicipal Legal Insight Strategist at MyCase, LawPay, Docketwise, CASEpeer (affinipay.com) | nicoleblackesq.com #foodie #ROC #flx #wine #trekkie
- Reposted by Niki BlackA recent episode of the @abaesq.bsky.social's Legal Rebels podcast explores legal tech discourse that dominated 2024. Read more and access the full episode here: bit.ly/4j2UjOE #LegalTech #LegalTechnology #LawPractice #AttorneyEthics
- Reposted by Niki BlackWorld's Main Bulk Wine Exporters by Volume, 2023. Spain is the distant #1, followed by Italy, Australia, Chile, Canada (!), and South Africa.
- Bing’s new motto: “I’m not Google, but I play one on the internet.” 🕵️♂️https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/6/24337117/microsoft-bing-search-results-google-design-trick #bing #google #nowyouseeme
- Prediction: AI and AR tools' most notable impact in 2025 will be enabling criminal acts ranging from terrorism to online scams. Case in point: "What to know about the Meta smart glasses used by the New Orleans attacker" www.fastcompany.com/91255295/wha...
- Reposted by Niki BlackSo @nikiblack.bsky.social just dropped a thoughtful, well-balanced look at 2024 in legal tech—exploring AI integration, smarter firm management, and new ethical shifts. It’s a must-read for lawyers. www.abajournal.com/columns/arti... So, I what do you think 2025 will bring? #legaltech #law”
- Reposted by Niki BlackICYMI - Here's my recent convo with @nikiblack.bsky.social on my podcast where we talked about #AI, #innovation in law, #legaltech community, her career path and more.. Dont miss it!! www.lawdroidmanifesto.com/p/the-innova...
- Reposted by Niki BlackOn this week's episode, @sglassmeyer.bsky.social and @nikiblack.bsky.social join us on @thegeekinreview.bsky.social to look back on 2024 and look forward at 2025 in #LegalTech #A2J #AI and more! www.geeklawblog.com/2024/12/sara...
- Reposted by Niki BlackTop 10 Interests of Wine Drinkers in the U.S. (2024). Compared the general population, wine drinkers are much more interested in travel (+13% points), health & fitness (+12% points), and Finance (+11% points).
- Facebook’s AI ‘users’: finally, the "authentic connection" with the Stepford friends you never asked for who never forget your birthday because they were programmed not to 🎂🤖 #MakeItMakeSense” #KeepingItReal #TotallyHuman futurism.com/disgusted-fa...
- Elon Musk asking Twitter to ‘be nicer’ is like throwing a match into a fireworks factory and then asking for a quiet night 🎆🔥 #GoodLuckWithThat futurism.com/the-byte/elo...
- Reposted by Niki Black"The use of AI [in Illinois courts] may be expected, should not be discouraged, and is authorized provided it complies with legal and ethical standards. Disclosure of AI use should not be required in a pleading." #legaltech
- Reposted by Niki BlackFull AI Policy: ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-res... (eff. 1/1/2025) Judicial reference sheet: ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-res... #legaltech
- Reposted by Niki BlackPer Capita Wine Consumption in U.S. States, 2022. Enormous range from 31.2 liters in Washington DC to 3.2 liters in West Virginia.
- Thanks for the kind words and for sharing!
- So @nikiblack.bsky.social just dropped a thoughtful, well-balanced look at 2024 in legal tech—exploring AI integration, smarter firm management, and new ethical shifts. It’s a must-read for lawyers. www.abajournal.com/columns/arti... So, I what do you think 2025 will bring? #legaltech #law”
- Joining Bluesky? Step 1: Learn the vibes. Step 2: Embrace chaos. Step 3: Read this guide so you don’t accidentally post in the wrong dimension. 🌌 www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
- Reposted by Niki BlackILLINOIS SUPREME COURT ANNOUNCES POLICY ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Serving on the Illinois Supreme Court's Illinois Judicial Conference (IJC) Task Force on Artificial Intelligence has been an honor and privilege. ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-res... #LegalTech #AI #GenAI #legal
- Reposted by Niki BlackEU Product Liability Directive will now cover technological products. Individual can sue manufacturer without having to prove negligence, and just show product was defective and caused harm. How do you see it impacting the tech and legal landscapes? #AI #LegalTech tinyurl.com/9u39z29a
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- Two #legaltech visionaries whose friendship I’ll never take for granted. They are prime examples of folks expanding our understanding of what is possible in legal while taking each step with purpose to create a more just society. 🙏
- Your fancy wine might be about as real as a $20 Rolex. Don’t worry, science is working on a sniff test. 🍷 www.wired.com/story/your-f... #winesky #wine #fakes
- Duly noted and incorporated herein by reference: the deployment of esoteric legal phraseology constitutes, inter alia, a tool for asserting hierarchical dominion. 🏛️ news.slashdot.org/story/24/12/... #legaltech #legalese #saywhat
- EFF’s 10 resources for digital security—because nothing says ‘peace of mind’ like realizing you’ve been doing everything wrong. 🔒 www.eff.org/deeplinks/20... #legaltech #cybersecurity
- So psyched for 2025: "Get ready for these scams in 2025" mashable.com/article/scam... #scams #phishing #cybersecurity #legaltech
- Headline of the day. Also, no comment: "Pornhub Is Pulling Out of Florida" gizmodo.com/pornhub-is-p...
- All hail the multiverse! Personally my vote is on a simulated multiverse, but tomato, tomahto
- Trying to maintain a balanced view despite AI hype in the legal sector…factoring in headlines like this 🪐 #legaltech #aihype #legalAI #multiverse
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- "Law schools are going to have to fundamentally change the way they educate students." @nikiblack.bsky.social www.lawdroidmanifesto.com/p/the-innova... #legaltech
- “Galactic civilizations may be impossible.” Cool, let’s just tell Janeway, Picard, and the rest to pack it up. Starfleet is a dream? Absolute heresy. 🖖 #StarTrek #WarpSpeedOrBust #MakeItSo #Trekkie bigthink.com/13-8/galacti...
- Reposted by Niki BlackFar more versatile to me than Cab Sauv, which I liken to a golden retriever (well bred, expensive but at the end of the day, not terribly interesting). Cab Franc also has great potential (already being seen) in emerging US wine regions, like in the northeast.
- ICYMI Here's my recent convo with @lawdroid.bsky.social on his podcast where we talked about #AI, #innovation in law, #legaltech community, my career path and more www.lawdroidmanifesto.com/p/the-innova...
- Lots of great cab francs produced in the #FLX region: "Understudy to Center Stage: The Unexpected Rise of Cabernet Franc" #winesky #wine wineeconomist.com/2024/12/17/c...
- Reposted by Niki BlackI ponder the idea of what if we begin writing our legal code to be better understood by our computer code? www.geeklawblog.com/2024/12/when... #LegalTech
- Reposted by Niki BlackPicture this: you’re searching for an apartment in a bustling city. You find that rents across multiple complexes seem oddly similar, even though these properties are managed by different companies. Coincidence? Maybe not. thelegalwire.ai/is-your-ai-a... #LegalTech #LegalAI #TheLegalWire
- Reposted by Niki BlackThis is such a smart, insightful post for lawyers and legal professionals curious about the @bsky.app community. Big thanks for including me! If you’re in the legal world, do yourself a favor and give it a read. You’ll get inspired—promise! @gavward.bsky.social 👏
- 20M+ users and growing - why law firms should join Bluesky. Our new blog post on the subject, featuring various legal sector commentators’ remarks from conversation via LinkedIn www.mltdigital.co.uk/insights/20m... inc @mitch.social @chrislevinson.bsky.social #bluesky #lawsky #law #legal #community
- After some enzyme treatment, the husband’s #flx #Riesling is less cloudy. Next step: racking it again #wine #winesky #winemaking
- Paul McCartney: AI is great for ‘new’ Beatles songs! Also Paul McCartney: AI will destroy music! AI: *nervously strums Blackbird* futurism.com/the-byte/pau... #AI #genai #flipflop
- Bold of the US military to assume Romulans aren’t already laughing at us from their cloaked space stations. 🚀👽 arstechnica.com/space/2024/1... #trekkie #ohno #startrek
- Finally, science tackles the real mysteries: red wine headaches. Is it the tannins, the histamines, or the fact you drank the whole bottle? 🥴🍷 arstechnica.com/health/2024/... #winesky #wine #mysterysolved
- Reposted by Niki BlackThe rise of rosé and the fall of red wine sales in France. From 1988 to 2022, red wine's share fell from 83% to 44%. That is, the overall decline in France's wine sales is exclusively due to the decline in red wine sales. While white wine sales have been flat, rosé sales have been surging.
- Reposted by Niki BlackNEW: Twenty-one former federal judges, including multiple former appeals court judges, urge President Biden to clear the federal death row. They include David Tatel (D.C. Cir.) and Diane Wood (7th Cir.), both of whom left the bench earlier this year. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
- AI company puts up ‘Stop hiring humans’ billboards. Bold words for something trained on checks notes… human work. 🤖🙃 #AI #SanFrancisco #saywhat
- AI insights and food for thought: "The AI Summit Keynote: Don’t Let the Perfect Be the Enemy: Lessons from NYC’s AI Initiatives" www.techlawcrossroads.com/2024/12/the-...
- Really enjoyed this conversation! What trends did we miss?
- @nikiblack.bsky.social and I talk about the top legal tech stories of 2024!
- ICYMI-my latest Daily Record article on a disciplinary action where a lawyer failed to timely edit sharing options for client data stored in Dropbox. It's one more example of why legal-specific software is key: nylawblog.typepad.com/suigeneris/2... #cloudcomputing #legaltech #datasecurity #lawfirms
- Reposted by Niki BlackI’ve said before: I’m all for certain types of efficiency from an ops standpoint, but we can’t lose sight of the fact that due process is an intentional inefficiency that is proven to produce fairer and more just outcomes. A narrow focus on efficiency inevitably creates bigger systemic problems.
- The husband & I honeymooned in Napa & Sonoma in ‘98 - here are some pics from Domaine Chandon #wine #throwback #winery #winesky
- Canadian courts are on high alert: AI might fake evidence or even steal a judge’s job. Who knew robots had such ambition? www.slaw.ca/2024/12/03/c... #AI #legaltech #robotoverlords
- Clients expect you to be up to speed on every privacy law change, but no pressure, right? Hope you’ve got a crystal ball to predict the next one! abovethelaw.com/2024/12/the-... #legaltech #dataprivacy
- The FBI says: “Use encrypted messaging apps.” Also the FBI: “We hate encrypted messaging apps.” The irony is fully encrypted. gizmodo.com/fbi-warns-am... #legaltech #encryption #dataprivacy
- Reposted by Niki BlackI've been thinking of big stories for 2024 #LegalTech Here's a few. Let me know what's missing! • Harvey AI Success/Secrecy • Stanford Report on Legal AI • Lexis+ AI / Protege • vLex’s Vincent AI • Thomson Reuters Advances CoCounsel • Lawyers and Experts Struggle with AI Hallucinations
- Reposted by Niki BlackIn which I recommend a book. #wine #history #WWII #France #Germany #Bordeaux #Burgundy #Bourgogne #Champagne #Alsace #Weinfuhrer #Nazi #FrenchResistance #War buff.ly/3VkHXaq
- Good to know: "This iPhone and Mac App Lets You Edit Your #Bluesky Posts" lifehacker.com/tech/use-ske... #mistakesweremade
- PACER: it’s somehow both a legal necessity & a crime against humanity. Or as @joepatrice.bsky.social puts it: ‘an unavoidable byproduct of running the federal judiciary on a warmed over Geocities page.’ 🧌💻https://abovethelaw.com/2024/12/pacer-sucks-more-than-usual-and-we-know-exactly-who-to-blame/
- Don’t worry, folks. OpenAI partnering with a killer robot company is totally fine. The robots will only kill ethically. Nothing to see here. Move along. 🤖☠️ gizmodo.com/openai-conti... #AI #killerrobots #movealong #legaltech
- Reposted by Niki BlackLooking to keep up on law+tech news? Might I suggest you follow a new project from my lab—@news.bot.suffolklitlab.org? It provides a paced feed of reporting focusing on legal & tech issues. Enjoy.
- Change is hard—just ask law firms still billing by the hour. But hey, if we can survive the death of fax machines, maybe there’s hope for client-centered pricing 📠➡️💡via @jordanfurlong.com www.slaw.ca/2024/12/04/w... #legaltech #billing #changeishard
- Ah yes, nothing says “everything’s fine” like an AI safety researcher quitting OpenAI because it’s “too alarming.” Totally the vibe you want from the people building superintelligence futurism.com/the-byte/ope... #AI #openai #grabyourtowel
- Reposted by Niki BlackHey hey hey legal tech nerds, submit your idea for ILTACON sessions here www.cognitoforms.com/ILTA1/ILTACO... #legaltech
- Reposted by Niki BlackCheckout my latest Canadian Lawyer article. I discuss how #legalai contract review tools are transforming legal workflows, usually integrates with MS Word and offers clause suggestions and instant redlines. Eventually they will become essential tools for lawyers. #legaltech tinyurl.com/ywzaebph
