Ed Walters
@ejwalters.bsky.social
Chief Strategy Officer of vLex, co-founder of Fastcase. Teaching Generative AI in Practice at Chicago Law and The Law of Robots at Georgetown Law. Ex-Covington LLP, ex-White House. (he)
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Ed Walters
@ejwalters.bsky.social
· Nov 21
"And we shall cite these opinions based on what page they appear in books that report them."
"Ah, so we will have vast libraries where anyone may read these books?"
"No, nobody will collect the books. We will access them all online, and only with expensive subscriptions."
"Ah, so we will have vast libraries where anyone may read these books?"
"No, nobody will collect the books. We will access them all online, and only with expensive subscriptions."
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Phenomenal #legaltech journalism (as always) from @bobambrogi.bsky.social on @goclio.bsky.social's historic financing and acquisition announcements today.
While laudatory, Bob gives key context and sets some high expectations for Clio to meet in the future.
www.lawnext.com/2025/11/clio...
While laudatory, Bob gives key context and sets some high expectations for Clio to meet in the future.
www.lawnext.com/2025/11/clio...
Clio Completes Historic $1 Billion vLex Acquisition, Announces $500 Million Series G at $5 Billion Valuation, Plus Exclusive Interview with CEO and CFO
Legal technology company Clio has completed its $1 billion acquisition of vLex, marking the conclusion of the largest deal in legal tech history, and has simultaneously closed a $500 million Series G....
www.lawnext.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Phenomenal #legaltech journalism (as always) from @bobambrogi.bsky.social on @goclio.bsky.social's historic financing and acquisition announcements today.
While laudatory, Bob gives key context and sets some high expectations for Clio to meet in the future.
www.lawnext.com/2025/11/clio...
While laudatory, Bob gives key context and sets some high expectations for Clio to meet in the future.
www.lawnext.com/2025/11/clio...
@joshualenon.bsky.social has the definitive breakdown of Jack Newton’s #ClioCon 2025 keynote. Best #ClioCon keynote ever. Epic.
Jack Newton, CEO of @goclio.bsky.social, takes the stage at #ClioCon! Follow this thread for updates from his keynote.
October 16, 2025 at 9:05 PM
@joshualenon.bsky.social has the definitive breakdown of Jack Newton’s #ClioCon 2025 keynote. Best #ClioCon keynote ever. Epic.
Great - I think the American public is now the only group that doesn’t have a copy of PACER.
NEW: "The electronic case filing system used by the federal judiciary has been breached in a sweeping cyber intrusion that is believed to have exposed sensitive court data across multiple U.S. states, according to two people with knowledge of the incident."
Federal court filing system hit in sweeping hack
The identities of confidential court informants are feared compromised in a series of breaches across multiple U.S. states.
www.politico.com
August 7, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Great - I think the American public is now the only group that doesn’t have a copy of PACER.
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If Alex wins, we’ll put these in our system ASAP. So far we have 145 of these: www.courtlistener.com?type=o&q=&ty...
April 11, 2025 at 1:54 AM
If Alex wins, we’ll put these in our system ASAP. So far we have 145 of these: www.courtlistener.com?type=o&q=&ty...
The fifth anniversary of the great WFH for COVID-19. I hope we can heed the important lessons we learned about community and preparedness. If you really want to remember, Wired magazine collected this great history of March 11, 2020, the day that changed everything. www.wired.com/story/an-ora...
March 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The fifth anniversary of the great WFH for COVID-19. I hope we can heed the important lessons we learned about community and preparedness. If you really want to remember, Wired magazine collected this great history of March 11, 2020, the day that changed everything. www.wired.com/story/an-ora...
❄️Today we're announcing the Winter '25 Release of Vincent #AI from vLex! With this release, Vincent is now multimodal, and we're adding the first AI workflow tools for Hong Kong, Italy, Peru, and Ecuador! @bobambrogi.bsky.social has an exclusive preview of the Winter '25 release here.
Exclusive: With Its Latest Release Out Today, vLex’s Vincent AI Adds Multi-Modal Capabilities, Litigation Workflows, and Coverage for Four New Countries
When legal intelligence company vLex released a major upgrade to its Vincent AI last September, I wrote that it might just be the most capable generative AI assistant in the legal market. Now, vLex is...
www.lawnext.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
❄️Today we're announcing the Winter '25 Release of Vincent #AI from vLex! With this release, Vincent is now multimodal, and we're adding the first AI workflow tools for Hong Kong, Italy, Peru, and Ecuador! @bobambrogi.bsky.social has an exclusive preview of the Winter '25 release here.
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The time has come my friends 🤖
We are so excited to launch the registration and early agenda for We Robot 2025! You can find more details for registration, what you can expect, and hotel booking here: www.werobot2025.ca.
@windsorlaw.bsky.social
We are so excited to launch the registration and early agenda for We Robot 2025! You can find more details for registration, what you can expect, and hotel booking here: www.werobot2025.ca.
@windsorlaw.bsky.social
We Robot Conference 2025
www.werobot2025.ca
February 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The time has come my friends 🤖
We are so excited to launch the registration and early agenda for We Robot 2025! You can find more details for registration, what you can expect, and hotel booking here: www.werobot2025.ca.
@windsorlaw.bsky.social
We are so excited to launch the registration and early agenda for We Robot 2025! You can find more details for registration, what you can expect, and hotel booking here: www.werobot2025.ca.
@windsorlaw.bsky.social
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Google's AI hallucinating about an AI hallucinations case is peak post-modern decay of the internet tbh
February 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Google's AI hallucinating about an AI hallucinations case is peak post-modern decay of the internet tbh
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If your organization is in a field that derives value from research & analysis of ambiguous data (law, consulting, many aspects of finance), you need to be benchmarking Deep Research & future AI agents
They may or may not be good enough today, but you need to map the trajectory as advances continue
They may or may not be good enough today, but you need to map the trajectory as advances continue
February 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
If your organization is in a field that derives value from research & analysis of ambiguous data (law, consulting, many aspects of finance), you need to be benchmarking Deep Research & future AI agents
They may or may not be good enough today, but you need to map the trajectory as advances continue
They may or may not be good enough today, but you need to map the trajectory as advances continue
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Of the three models showing their "thinking," Gemini may actually be the most interesting. Less personal and cute than DeepSeek r1, not obscured like the OpenAI models, and actually shows the pathways it took to solve the problem more clearly, making it easier to diagnose issues.
February 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Of the three models showing their "thinking," Gemini may actually be the most interesting. Less personal and cute than DeepSeek r1, not obscured like the OpenAI models, and actually shows the pathways it took to solve the problem more clearly, making it easier to diagnose issues.
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This is wild. Geeky, but wild.
h/t @sdonnan.bsky.social
stephaniekelton.substack.com/p/the-impact...
h/t @sdonnan.bsky.social
stephaniekelton.substack.com/p/the-impact...
The Impact of 25% Tariffs on Canadian GDP
The Bank of Canada vs Deepseek
stephaniekelton.substack.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This is wild. Geeky, but wild.
h/t @sdonnan.bsky.social
stephaniekelton.substack.com/p/the-impact...
h/t @sdonnan.bsky.social
stephaniekelton.substack.com/p/the-impact...
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My prediction for #legaltech in 2025 (along with some other smart people like @ejwalters.bsky.social @jack-newton.bsky.social) www.clio.com/blog/legal-t...
Legal Technology Trends to Watch in 2025
Find out the top legaltech trends to watch in 2025 from top legal industry professionals, and set your firm up for success next year.
www.clio.com
January 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
My prediction for #legaltech in 2025 (along with some other smart people like @ejwalters.bsky.social @jack-newton.bsky.social) www.clio.com/blog/legal-t...
Great first day of teaching Gen #AI in Practice at @uchicagolaw.bsky.social! My office looks out over @carlsagandotcom.bsky.social’s dorm room in Burton-Judson!
January 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Great first day of teaching Gen #AI in Practice at @uchicagolaw.bsky.social! My office looks out over @carlsagandotcom.bsky.social’s dorm room in Burton-Judson!
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At long last, my article about fair use defenses in disruptive technology cases--from photocopying to generative Ai--is finally out in the UCLA Law Review
www.uclalawreview.org/fair-use-def...
www.uclalawreview.org/fair-use-def...
Fair Use Defenses in Disruptive Technology Cases | UCLA Law Review
Abstract The fair use limitation on the scope of authorial exclusive rights is expected to be the main defense in lawsuits charging generative artificial in ...
www.uclalawreview.org
December 28, 2024 at 6:10 PM
At long last, my article about fair use defenses in disruptive technology cases--from photocopying to generative Ai--is finally out in the UCLA Law Review
www.uclalawreview.org/fair-use-def...
www.uclalawreview.org/fair-use-def...
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"This case provides the first opportunity for a Colorado appellate court to address the appropriate sanction when a self-represented litigant files a brief peppered with GAI-produced hallucinations" research.coloradojudicial.gov/en/vid/10622...
Colorado
research.coloradojudicial.gov
December 28, 2024 at 5:32 PM
"This case provides the first opportunity for a Colorado appellate court to address the appropriate sanction when a self-represented litigant files a brief peppered with GAI-produced hallucinations" research.coloradojudicial.gov/en/vid/10622...
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Claude is capable of some startlingly good stuff at times.
i asked Claude to write a Barthelme-esque short story with the aesthetic sensibilities of "The School", and it gave me this. i mean. i mean.
December 16, 2024 at 5:14 AM
Claude is capable of some startlingly good stuff at times.
Whisper Walters is wishing everyone a great last working week of this weird, wonky year.
December 15, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Whisper Walters is wishing everyone a great last working week of this weird, wonky year.
Whisper Walters is a new addition to our family. She and I were on a walk this weekend reflecting on the delightful #TLTFSummit with a little merch from the 2023 event. #TLTF
December 9, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Whisper Walters is a new addition to our family. She and I were on a walk this weekend reflecting on the delightful #TLTFSummit with a little merch from the 2023 event. #TLTF
Ugliest shoes in legal tech™️ - TLTF Summit edition. We’re here, we’re bright, and we’re comfortable. #TLTF #TLTFSummit
December 4, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Ugliest shoes in legal tech™️ - TLTF Summit edition. We’re here, we’re bright, and we’re comfortable. #TLTF #TLTFSummit
I'm already on the ground, working in vLex's Miami HQ this week. Looking forward to seeing friends at the #TLTFSummit tomorrow. 🌴
December 3, 2024 at 11:46 PM
I'm already on the ground, working in vLex's Miami HQ this week. Looking forward to seeing friends at the #TLTFSummit tomorrow. 🌴
If you're just getting started on Bluesky, here's a good legal innovation group of follows to get you started. Enjoy! go.bsky.app/EFXK6FB
November 21, 2024 at 12:29 PM
If you're just getting started on Bluesky, here's a good legal innovation group of follows to get you started. Enjoy! go.bsky.app/EFXK6FB
"And we shall cite these opinions based on what page they appear in books that report them."
"Ah, so we will have vast libraries where anyone may read these books?"
"No, nobody will collect the books. We will access them all online, and only with expensive subscriptions."
"Ah, so we will have vast libraries where anyone may read these books?"
"No, nobody will collect the books. We will access them all online, and only with expensive subscriptions."
November 21, 2024 at 12:20 PM
"And we shall cite these opinions based on what page they appear in books that report them."
"Ah, so we will have vast libraries where anyone may read these books?"
"No, nobody will collect the books. We will access them all online, and only with expensive subscriptions."
"Ah, so we will have vast libraries where anyone may read these books?"
"No, nobody will collect the books. We will access them all online, and only with expensive subscriptions."