Here, an IP lawyer who produced a film that qualified for nomination at the Oscars, discusses her longtime passion for cinema, balancing her filmmaking with working as a sole practitioner, and how storytelling helps with arguments in the law.

Host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Slater Intellectual Property Lawyers principal Anny Slater about how she ended up in IP law, how she came to love film early on in life, the first film that sparked her passion, her film The Ball and its subsequent success, and why she produces short films.

Slater also delves into her filmmaking process and how she manages it against her day job, how and why filmmaking helps her be a better lawyer, the complementary skills and insights from filmmaking to IP law and vice versa, the importance of storytelling in becoming a better practitioner, using the law to tell stories, and the need for creative outlets for practitioners.

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In this special edition of The Corporate Counsel Show, produced in collaboration with Lawyers on Demand, A Consilio Company, we examine the rising significance of self-hosted AI solutions in the legal sector and how they compare to traditional “closed” AI service providers.

Host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Consilio senior prototyping engineer Mitchell Scott about the rise of self-hosted AI models in legal technology, exploring the advantages and disadvantages of this new approach. Scott also sheds light on why self-hosted AI solutions are fast becoming the future of legal AI, particularly for teams seeking to navigate the complexities of sensitive client data.

The discussion also covers Australia’s restrained approach to AI adoption compared to other global markets, key risks and harms currently posed by AI, and how legal teams should prepare their data for AI-enabled systems. They also discuss high-impact areas for AI tools, the importance of trial and error in the adoption process, and how Consilio’s new Guided AI Review can better support legal teams in the litigation discovery process.

To learn more about Lawyers on Demand, A Consilio Company, click here. To learn more about the Guided AI Review, click here.

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Increasingly, ownership of digital assets and resources will form part of estates and, at present, there exists a “real conflict” in how those heirlooms will be treated, as compared to traditional assets like property. The evolving legal landscape, one principal says, requires a different approach to thinking about legal advice.

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Tiyce & Lawyers principal Michael Tiyce about the struggles Australian legislation currently has with digital heirlooms and why, the flow-on issues for successful planning and wills and estates, the increased use and ownership of digital assets, and the consequences for lawyers on the ground given the state of affairs.

Tiyce also reflects on the extent of cynicism from and a lack of education for Australians when it comes to digital assets, the potential for unjust outcomes in disputes, recommendations to standardise rights and procedures when it comes to digital records and assets, how lawyers can better serve and advocate for clients in the absence of such reform, employing a different way of thinking about property, and what will constitute best practice for lawyers moving forward.

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