Kevin OKeefe
@okeefe.bsky.social
Bridging publishing and technology to connect people with trusted legal information and lawyers for 28 years. Family-run cos: LexBlog.com and OpenLegalBlogArchive.org.
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Kevin OKeefe
@okeefe.bsky.social
· Nov 19
What Would Be Lost if LexBlog and the Open Legal Blog Archive Were No More?
What would be lost if LexBlog and the Open Legal Blog Archive were no more? I couldn’t help but reflect on this while listening to a recent NPR interview
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LexBlog.com brought blogging to the law and with the OpenLegalBlogArchive.org, supported by LexBlog, archives, as of today, 798,000 blogs posts, authored by 58,000 authors on 2,900 legal blogs. kevin.lexblog.com/2024/11/15/w...
“In a hurried world with infinite content, it’s worth considering that you’re no longer paid by the word when you write, in fact, you should pay for every extra word you use.
Be as brief as is useful.”
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Be as brief as is useful.”
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Charged by the word
In a hurried world with infinite content, it’s worth considering that you’re no longer paid by the word when you write, in fact, you should pay for every extra word you use. Be as brief…
seths.blog
April 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
“In a hurried world with infinite content, it’s worth considering that you’re no longer paid by the word when you write, in fact, you should pay for every extra word you use.
Be as brief as is useful.”
seths.blog/2025/04/char...
Be as brief as is useful.”
seths.blog/2025/04/char...
Noticeably absent at law firms is an investment in legal publishing—empowering lawyers to write, reflect, and share their insights with the world. And to do so in a way that leaves a permanent record in the lawyer’s name in libraries of legal research.
Shouldn’t Law Firms Invest in Their Lawyers as Legal Publishers?
A recent Clio Legal Trends Report breaks down where mid-size law firms allocate their budgets: Staff salaries: 28% Other expenses: 41% Rent and office
kevin.lexblog.com
April 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Noticeably absent at law firms is an investment in legal publishing—empowering lawyers to write, reflect, and share their insights with the world. And to do so in a way that leaves a permanent record in the lawyer’s name in libraries of legal research.
Law students: wondering if you should blog? The answer is yes. Blogging builds your name, sharpens your thinking, and opens doors. Here’s how:
kevin.lexblog.com/2025/04/09/b...
kevin.lexblog.com/2025/04/09/b...
Blogging Your Way Into a Law Firm: A Guide for Law Students
This week, I spoke with a first-year law student about launching a legal blog. The student looked at blogging as helping him build a name, to learn and
kevin.lexblog.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Law students: wondering if you should blog? The answer is yes. Blogging builds your name, sharpens your thinking, and opens doors. Here’s how:
kevin.lexblog.com/2025/04/09/b...
kevin.lexblog.com/2025/04/09/b...
What if my blog, Real Lawyers Have Blogs, functioned as an LLM on legal blogging? With 20 years of posts, it’s a deep well of insight on blogging and digital media to grow a lawyer’s business. AI can help surface that knowledge in new ways. Thoughts? 🤔 kevin.lexblog.com/2025/02/03/m...
My Blog - Real Lawyers Have Blogs - as a ‘LLM’ on Legal Blogging?
I have been using this blog as a personal assistant, if you will, for responding to client questions, for education across our network and drafting blog
kevin.lexblog.com
February 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
What if my blog, Real Lawyers Have Blogs, functioned as an LLM on legal blogging? With 20 years of posts, it’s a deep well of insight on blogging and digital media to grow a lawyer’s business. AI can help surface that knowledge in new ways. Thoughts? 🤔 kevin.lexblog.com/2025/02/03/m...
OpenAI just launched ‘deep research’ in ChatGPT—internet research that quickly synthesizes, analyzes & summarizes. Tailored for research, not only will legal blogs be given great visibility, but enables more informed and comprehensive legal blog drafts. kevin.lexblog.com/2025/02/02/o...
OpenAI’s Just Launched Deep Research Helps Legal Bloggers Synthesize Information Faster and Enhances Blog Accessibility
Sunday evening, OpenAI launched ‘deep research’ in ChatGPT, that conducts multi-step research on the internet for complex tasks. It accomplishes in
kevin.lexblog.com
February 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
OpenAI just launched ‘deep research’ in ChatGPT—internet research that quickly synthesizes, analyzes & summarizes. Tailored for research, not only will legal blogs be given great visibility, but enables more informed and comprehensive legal blog drafts. kevin.lexblog.com/2025/02/02/o...
Excited to share that Clio named LexBlog as top blogging platform for lawyers. Here’s my blog post on why Clio sees a well-executed blog as essential for a lawyer’s business development and how they see LexBlog helping. kevin.lexblog.com/2025/01/29/l...
Clio Names LexBlog Best Legal Blogging Platform For Lawyers
LexBlog is the best blogging platform for lawyers, announced Clio last week. That’s an honor coming from a company serving 150,000 lawyers in over 130
kevin.lexblog.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Excited to share that Clio named LexBlog as top blogging platform for lawyers. Here’s my blog post on why Clio sees a well-executed blog as essential for a lawyer’s business development and how they see LexBlog helping. kevin.lexblog.com/2025/01/29/l...
Just published blog post recognizing Clio naming my good friend, @bobambrogi.bsky.social as leading influencer as a legal journalist. Ambrogi’s work is a testament to the power of blog, which have supplanted mainstream media in coverage of legal tech. 📰 kevin.lexblog.com/2025/01/28/b...
Bob Ambrogi Named Top Legal Influencer by Clio
My friend, Bob Ambrogi’s influence in the legal industry spans decades, evolving alongside legal media itself. As the editor-in-chief of The
kevin.lexblog.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Just published blog post recognizing Clio naming my good friend, @bobambrogi.bsky.social as leading influencer as a legal journalist. Ambrogi’s work is a testament to the power of blog, which have supplanted mainstream media in coverage of legal tech. 📰 kevin.lexblog.com/2025/01/28/b...
Piece by @deborahfarone.bsky.social on what makes a great rainmaker mirrors what makes a great legal blogger: competence, authenticity, relationships, trust, generosity, and long-term focus. Blogging’s not about content; it’s building trust and a book of business. kevin.lexblog.com/2025/01/27/d...
Deborah Farone Identifies Traits of Successful Legal Blogger in Her Traits of a Successful Rainmaker
I was struck reading veteran marketing consultant and previous major law firm CMO, Deborah Farone’s piece this morning asking what makes a successful law
kevin.lexblog.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Piece by @deborahfarone.bsky.social on what makes a great rainmaker mirrors what makes a great legal blogger: competence, authenticity, relationships, trust, generosity, and long-term focus. Blogging’s not about content; it’s building trust and a book of business. kevin.lexblog.com/2025/01/27/d...
9 years ago, @bobambrogi.bsky.social said blogs are building a body of legal scholarship—fast, practical, and real-time. Yet traditional legal research companies cling to journals, reviews & treatises. Now, with 809,000+ legal blog posts, it’s time they catch up.
kevin.lexblog.com/2025/01/23/l...
kevin.lexblog.com/2025/01/23/l...
Legal Research Companies Continue to Exclude Prominent Area of Legal Information and Scholarship From Their Offerings
For too long, legal research companies have relied on resources such as law reviews, law journals, treatises and legal periodicals as their leading source
kevin.lexblog.com
January 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
9 years ago, @bobambrogi.bsky.social said blogs are building a body of legal scholarship—fast, practical, and real-time. Yet traditional legal research companies cling to journals, reviews & treatises. Now, with 809,000+ legal blog posts, it’s time they catch up.
kevin.lexblog.com/2025/01/23/l...
kevin.lexblog.com/2025/01/23/l...
“I don’t want to learn to be better… because:
Learning requires effort
Once we learn something, we might have to change our mind
Changing our mind shifts how we see the world, and that can be unsettling
Change feels risky”
c/o @sethgodin.bsky.social
seths.blog/2025/01/hone...
Learning requires effort
Once we learn something, we might have to change our mind
Changing our mind shifts how we see the world, and that can be unsettling
Change feels risky”
c/o @sethgodin.bsky.social
seths.blog/2025/01/hone...
Honesty about better
“I don’t want to learn to be better,” is something we rarely admit. We don’t say: I don’t want to learn statistics, even though it will dramatically improve my decisio…
seths.blog
January 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
“I don’t want to learn to be better… because:
Learning requires effort
Once we learn something, we might have to change our mind
Changing our mind shifts how we see the world, and that can be unsettling
Change feels risky”
c/o @sethgodin.bsky.social
seths.blog/2025/01/hone...
Learning requires effort
Once we learn something, we might have to change our mind
Changing our mind shifts how we see the world, and that can be unsettling
Change feels risky”
c/o @sethgodin.bsky.social
seths.blog/2025/01/hone...
International Bar Association Annual Conference - @ibaevents.bsky.social - is easy to attend for US lawyers and legal partners ala @lexblog.bsky.social this year. Short flight to Toronto.
January 23, 2025 at 5:20 AM
International Bar Association Annual Conference - @ibaevents.bsky.social - is easy to attend for US lawyers and legal partners ala @lexblog.bsky.social this year. Short flight to Toronto.
Think we cannot make the law more accessible to people?
Life expectancy to be extended by @OpenAI language model that dreams up proteins capable of turning regular cells into stem cells—and that it has handily beat humans at the task.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/17/1...
Life expectancy to be extended by @OpenAI language model that dreams up proteins capable of turning regular cells into stem cells—and that it has handily beat humans at the task.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/17/1...
OpenAI has created an AI model for longevity science
The company is making a foray into scientific discovery with an AI built to help manufacture stem cells.
www.technologyreview.com
January 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Think we cannot make the law more accessible to people?
Life expectancy to be extended by @OpenAI language model that dreams up proteins capable of turning regular cells into stem cells—and that it has handily beat humans at the task.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/17/1...
Life expectancy to be extended by @OpenAI language model that dreams up proteins capable of turning regular cells into stem cells—and that it has handily beat humans at the task.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/17/1...
With the addition of Axios, OpenAI has partnered with nearly 20 media organizations, bringing its technology to more than 160 news outlets. ChatGPT can now search/feature select summaries/excerpts from trusted media outlets with clear citations/links.
Partnering with Axios expands OpenAI’s work with the news industry
Publishers representing hundreds of newsrooms and content brands are using OpenAI partnerships and grant programs to adopt AI tools and strengthen the news ecosystem, while ChatGPT users gain access t...
openai.com
January 17, 2025 at 6:19 AM
With the addition of Axios, OpenAI has partnered with nearly 20 media organizations, bringing its technology to more than 160 news outlets. ChatGPT can now search/feature select summaries/excerpts from trusted media outlets with clear citations/links.
Paper-based diaries are available, but if you prefer a more multimedia approach to journaling, use your phone. Free apps allow you to add photos, audio clips and more to corral your thoughts — and set up electronic reminders to write regularly. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/t... via @nytimes.com
Write Down Your Thoughts in a Digital Journal on Your Phone
People have been keeping personal diaries for several millenniums, but free smartphone apps now let you capture much more than words.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Paper-based diaries are available, but if you prefer a more multimedia approach to journaling, use your phone. Free apps allow you to add photos, audio clips and more to corral your thoughts — and set up electronic reminders to write regularly. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/t... via @nytimes.com
Ayrin’s love affair with her A.I. boyfriend started last summer. While scrolling on Instagram, she stumbled upon a video of a woman asking ChatGPT to play the role of a neglectful boyfriend. ℅ @nytimes.com
Https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/technology/ai-chatgpt-boyfriend-companion.html
Https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/technology/ai-chatgpt-boyfriend-companion.html
She Is in Love With ChatGPT
A 28-year-old woman with a busy social life spends hours on end talking to her A.I. boyfriend for advice and consolation. And yes, they do have sex.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Ayrin’s love affair with her A.I. boyfriend started last summer. While scrolling on Instagram, she stumbled upon a video of a woman asking ChatGPT to play the role of a neglectful boyfriend. ℅ @nytimes.com
Https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/technology/ai-chatgpt-boyfriend-companion.html
Https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/technology/ai-chatgpt-boyfriend-companion.html
You can predict the direction of technology & what is scalable, with 60% to 70% accuracy,” says Vinod Khosla, a co-founder of Sun Microsystems and early investor in AI. Not by asking up-or-down questions about a moment in time, but by the rate of change. ℅ @wsj.com
www.wsj.com/articles/the...
www.wsj.com/articles/the...
There’s a Better Way to Predict a Technology’s Future: Follow the Rate of Change
It’s possible to get better answers on the evolution of technology. But we need to start with better questions.
www.wsj.com
January 16, 2025 at 5:57 AM
You can predict the direction of technology & what is scalable, with 60% to 70% accuracy,” says Vinod Khosla, a co-founder of Sun Microsystems and early investor in AI. Not by asking up-or-down questions about a moment in time, but by the rate of change. ℅ @wsj.com
www.wsj.com/articles/the...
www.wsj.com/articles/the...
If banned, the TikTok app may stay on your phone. The law doesn’t make it illegal to have, it’s about future downloads & updates. But without the ability for ByteDance to issue updates to TikTok via app stores, the app will degrade over time.
If TikTok Is Banned, Can I Still Use It?
The social media app is likely to disappear from the app stores of Google and Apple right away. But it’s unclear if users will completely lose access.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2025 at 7:38 AM
If banned, the TikTok app may stay on your phone. The law doesn’t make it illegal to have, it’s about future downloads & updates. But without the ability for ByteDance to issue updates to TikTok via app stores, the app will degrade over time.
Al Jazeera conference underscores the transformative role of AI in enhancing journalistic performance and modernising media practices. Showcased successful applications of AI in global media organizations, such as Reuters, the Washington Post and the AP. www.gulf-times.com/article/6983...
Al Jazeera conference addresses challenges of AI use in media
The second edition of the 'Al Jazeera conference: AI in Media', organised by the Al Jazeera Media Institute, concluded Sunday with the participation of experts and specialists in...
www.gulf-times.com
January 13, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Al Jazeera conference underscores the transformative role of AI in enhancing journalistic performance and modernising media practices. Showcased successful applications of AI in global media organizations, such as Reuters, the Washington Post and the AP. www.gulf-times.com/article/6983...
For those people not finding Apple Intelligence (AI features) on your iPhone of value, there are plenty of ways to turn them off.- @TheVerge Heck, I didn’t know it was there.
www.theverge.com/24340563/app...
www.theverge.com/24340563/app...
How to turn off Apple Intelligence on your iPhone
Make your iPhone un-Intelligent.
www.theverge.com
January 13, 2025 at 7:10 AM
For those people not finding Apple Intelligence (AI features) on your iPhone of value, there are plenty of ways to turn them off.- @TheVerge Heck, I didn’t know it was there.
www.theverge.com/24340563/app...
www.theverge.com/24340563/app...
You can force ChatGPT to use high quality sources in your search by using 3 specific prompts. Define the source type, give specific, give specific instructions, and ask for current items. ℅ @chrismilliganuk.bsky.social
www.makeuseof.com/how-force-ch...
www.makeuseof.com/how-force-ch...
How I Force ChatGPT Search to Use High-Quality Sources
ChatGPT's choice of source is sometimes less than useful, but you can make it better with these tweaks.
www.makeuseof.com
January 12, 2025 at 6:46 AM
You can force ChatGPT to use high quality sources in your search by using 3 specific prompts. Define the source type, give specific, give specific instructions, and ask for current items. ℅ @chrismilliganuk.bsky.social
www.makeuseof.com/how-force-ch...
www.makeuseof.com/how-force-ch...
ChatGPT-4 demonstrated superior reliability in translating medical terms into understandable language, surpassing experienced physicians. Could be valuable auxiliary tool for improving patient comprehension of medical terminology. @cureus.bsky.social
www.cureus.com/articles/328...
www.cureus.com/articles/328...
Is ChatGPT a Reliable Tool for Explaining Medical Terms?
Background
The increasing reliance on the internet for health-related information has driven interest in artificial intelligence (AI) applications in healthcare. ChatGPT has demonstrated strong perfo...
www.cureus.com
January 12, 2025 at 6:44 AM
ChatGPT-4 demonstrated superior reliability in translating medical terms into understandable language, surpassing experienced physicians. Could be valuable auxiliary tool for improving patient comprehension of medical terminology. @cureus.bsky.social
www.cureus.com/articles/328...
www.cureus.com/articles/328...
With Lens in the Google app (Android and iOS), point your camera and ask a question such as
wanting to learn more about what’s in front of you, like a piece of art in a museum? You’ll get an AI Overview.
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wanting to learn more about what’s in front of you, like a piece of art in a museum? You’ll get an AI Overview.
blog.google/products/sea...
5 ways to search what you see with Google Lens
Google Lens uses AI to help you search the world around you. Here’s how to make the most of it.
blog.google
January 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
With Lens in the Google app (Android and iOS), point your camera and ask a question such as
wanting to learn more about what’s in front of you, like a piece of art in a museum? You’ll get an AI Overview.
blog.google/products/sea...
wanting to learn more about what’s in front of you, like a piece of art in a museum? You’ll get an AI Overview.
blog.google/products/sea...
Per Thomson Reuters and @georgetownlaw.bsky.social report, more fundamental changes will be needed as a result of the rapid spread of GenAI technology and the transformative effects it is likely to have on law firms. ℅ @bobambrogi.bsky.social
www.lawnext.com/2025/01/repo...
www.lawnext.com/2025/01/repo...
Report from Thomson Reuters and Georgetown Law Says 2024 Was the Beginning of the End for the Traditional Law Firm Business Model
In their annual report on the state of the U.S. legal market, Thomson Reuters and the Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession at Georgetown Law say that 2024 was a pivotal year for law firms, markin...
www.lawnext.com
January 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Per Thomson Reuters and @georgetownlaw.bsky.social report, more fundamental changes will be needed as a result of the rapid spread of GenAI technology and the transformative effects it is likely to have on law firms. ℅ @bobambrogi.bsky.social
www.lawnext.com/2025/01/repo...
www.lawnext.com/2025/01/repo...
AI isn’t a shortcut; it’s a tool for lawyers. The Illinois Supreme Court endorses the use of AI by lawyers to better serve clients and the public. Same logic is an endorsement of legal blogging. kevin.lexblog.com/2025/01/06/t...
The Adoption of AI in Legal Practice and Blogging: Lessons from the Illinois Supreme Court
The adoption of legal technology - even legal blogging - has historically been slow in the legal field—but not so with artificial intelligence (AI). Last
kevin.lexblog.com
January 7, 2025 at 9:03 AM
AI isn’t a shortcut; it’s a tool for lawyers. The Illinois Supreme Court endorses the use of AI by lawyers to better serve clients and the public. Same logic is an endorsement of legal blogging. kevin.lexblog.com/2025/01/06/t...
Kudos to our state of Washington whose Supreme Court issued a historic order authorizing a regulatory reform pilot program by which entities not owned by lawyers will be able to deliver legal services. ℅ @bobambrogi.bsky.social
January 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Kudos to our state of Washington whose Supreme Court issued a historic order authorizing a regulatory reform pilot program by which entities not owned by lawyers will be able to deliver legal services. ℅ @bobambrogi.bsky.social