Kevin OKeefe
Bridging publishing and technology to connect people with trusted legal information and lawyers for 28 years. Family-run cos: LexBlog.com and OpenLegalBlogArchive.org.
- “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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- “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...
- 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.
- ⚖️The global #legal event of the year! We look forward to welcoming you to our 2025 Annual Conference #IBAToronto 🍁 🗓️2-7 November 2025 🌍Toronto Register Your Interest Now➡️ bit.ly/IBAToronto #law
- 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...
- 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
- 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
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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
- 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 an endorsement of legal blogging. kevin.lexblog.com/2025/01/06/t...
- Nearly 30 years ago, a small-town trial lawyer used the Internet to help people with legal questions. Today, it’s important that LexBlog carries on that mission of helping the public and businesses. Here’s the story of LexBlog’s roots. kevin.lexblog.com/2025/01/05/t...
- When would Google say your start-up law firm should blog? When passionate about a topic, the topic isn’t overly saturated with other blogs and people would find your insight helpful. h/t @seroundtable.bsky.social kevin.lexblog.com/2025/01/04/w...
- By incorporating Ai into education, we're both improving students’ experiences and outcomes and preparing them for the jobs of the future—which will become more enjoyable and fulfilling with AI in the mix. | Bill Gates www.gatesnotes.com/books/books-...
- Fifty law firm mergers took place in 2024, and at least 12 mergers have been announced for 2025 already setting annual merger pace to equal 2024. ℅ @abovethelaw.com abovethelaw.com/2025/01/bigl...
- Excellent piece by Justia on AI being the next big change in law firm/legal search and how law firms need to create something new in publishing, websites and social media. onward.justia.com/ai-search-an...
- Can GPT can be used to help you set resolutions and achieve milestones for the coming year? Yes, if you are using GPT’s Pro version and using it for brainstorming and thinking every day. - @tomsguide.com www.tomsguide.com/ai/chatgpt/i...
- Use AI for more than copy, use across aspects of brand building & marketing: product innovation, insight generation, concept testing, audience segmentation & targeting, media allocation, creative optimisation, and customer experience. - Winning legal blog niches? www.medianews4u.com/ai-represent...
- Proficiency in legaltech as a law grad or lawyer (or blogger) means something quite a bit different than it used to. Means efficiency - doing more, doing it better and in less time through innovative technologies such as AI. - @indiatoday.bsky.social bestcolleges.indiatoday.in/news-detail/...
- There’s no census of law school courses focusing on AI, but the legal profession is adopting generative AI tools so rapidly that law schools cannot afford to ignore it, per @DanLinna of @northwesternlaw.bsky.social ℅ @reuters.com
- LexBlog and I need to create a purposeful blogging cohort—a community where legal professionals come together to define the “why” behind their blogs and translate that purpose into meaningful action. h/t Seth Godin kevin.lexblog.com/2025/01/01/f...
- Well said by Dave Winer. “Welcome to a brand new year. The best one ever. 😄” I am only going onwards and upwards from this point. 🚀 scripting.com/2025/01/01.h...
- Guided by established principals, instead of dismissing AI, @thetimesofmalta.bsky.social journalists harness its power to produce byproducts that help humans – journalists and readers alike. - @dylanseychell.bsky.social timesofmalta.com/article/ai-r...
- Research by Imperial College London highlights concerns about AI's impact on the labor market, particularly the freelance market such as graphic designing and content writing. Non-lawyer written content marketing in law now from AI? www.digitalinformationworld.com/2024/12/stud...
- Top AI highlights of 2024: What started as a text-based chatbot fad that could respond to users in a human-like fashion, is today powering many major tech products and platforms offering practical use cases. Practical use the key. - Gadgets 360 www.gadgets360.com/ai/features/...
- ChatGPT, arguably does a nice job in selecting the 10 best players in NBA history. clutchpoints.com/10-best-play...
- Readers aren’t judging you on whether you use AI to help draft your blog. They’re judging you on the quality of your insight, the depth of your expertise, and the trust they’ve placed in you over time. H/t@gsiskind kevin.lexblog.com/2024/12/30/r...
- College students say they’re getting mixed messages on AI - warnings from professors against use of AI and the growing pressure from the job market to learn how to master it. This, while students use AI for day to day activity. newhampshirebulletin.com/2024/12/24/c...
- Finding engagement on Bluesky to be lacking, I picked up my use of Twitter over the last couple days, and have found it worthwhile from an engagement standpoint. I’m going to be using Twitter again to share what I’m reading and learning - with a little on Bluesky. kevin.lexblog.com/2024/12/28/w...
- Core question on AI is: Who controls the value that AI produces? The answer depends on whether AI companies must compensate rights holders for using their data to train AI models and whether AI creations can themselves enjoy copyright or patent protections. - Josh Harlan in the @wsj.com
- “It would be easier if a bus just hit this thing,” a restaurant worker said, referencing the required removal nowof the dining sheds on the streets of NYC following the pandemic. Joshua Chaffin in the @wsj.com.
- Reposted by Kevin OKeefeJOIN OUR TEAM: Would YOU like to be the head coach of the Chicago Bears? Tell us why using just three emojis below!
- Listening to a book = reading it? “A never ending debate, there are reading purists who feel if you haven’t actively read a book it doesn’t count. I tend to stick with linguists who believe that reading and listening activate the same part of the brain.” Theresa Sutton www.wsj.com/lifestyle/be...
- News organisations suing OpenAI alleging their stories were used by to train chatbots to answer questions posed to it by users, in effect piggybacking on their journalism without permission, payment or credit. > Seems losing proposition for multiple reasons. www.independent.co.uk/tech/chatgbt...
- ChatGPT experienced downtime for lengthy periods again on Thursday. Feels no different than downtimes experienced at various steps in the Internet - communities, Yahoo-like directories, Google, social networks, AWS/cloud, AI. All advancements. www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...
- Blog content dominates LLM referral traffic, receiving 77.35% of visits, followed by homepage traffic at 9.04%, news content at 8.23%, and guides at 2.35%. www.digitalinformationworld.com/2024/12/blog...
