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Kevin OKeefe

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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

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...

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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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · Apr 13

“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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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…

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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · Apr 13

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

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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · Apr 10

Law students: wondering if you should blog? The answer is yes. Blogging builds your name, sharpens your thinking, and opens doors. Here’s how:
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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

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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · Feb 4

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

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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · Feb 3

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

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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · Jan 30

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

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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · Jan 28

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

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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · Jan 27

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

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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · Jan 24

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.
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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

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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · Jan 23

“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

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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…

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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · Jan 23

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.

Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · Jan 21

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. ⁦

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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.

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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · Jan 17

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...

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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · Jan 16

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.

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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · Jan 16

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

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.

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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · Jan 16

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

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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.

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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · Jan 14

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.

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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · Jan 13

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...

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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · Jan 13

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.
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How to turn off Apple Intelligence on your iPhone

Make your iPhone un-Intelligent.

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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · Jan 12

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

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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.

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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · Jan 12

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

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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...

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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · Jan 12

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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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.

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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · Jan 7

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
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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...

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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · Jan 7

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

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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · Jan 7

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

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