PLI Ever Current

The Practising Law Librarian: Taryn L. Rucinski - Giving Back to the Profession

As the newly appointed Law Library Manager at the U.S. Court of International Trade, Taryn Rucinski brings a decade of experience as a librarian in the U.S. federal court system as well as leadership in professional organizations. Hear her observations on why print still has a role to play in legal research and records, how she overcame personal and profession-wide challenges during the COVID pandemic as president of LAGNY, and her advocacy for those with visible and invisible disabilities.
The Practising Law Librarian, part of the PLI Ever Current podcast, brings you conversations with — and for — the law librarian community. PLI is proud to offer resources including PLI PLUS, the award-winning legal research platform, to support the essential work of law librarians and practitioners.
Please note: CLE is not offered for listening to this podcast, and the views and opinions expressed within represent those of the speakers and not necessarily those of PLI.

The Practising Law Librarian: Michael Saint-Onge - Librarians as Knowledge Managers

Before becoming Director of Research Training and Engagement for Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Michael Saint-Onge spent nearly two decades in library relations at LexisNexis. He shares his perspectives from this role — as well as his thoughts on librarians as knowledge managers.
The Practising Law Librarian, part of the PLI Ever Current podcast, brings you conversations with — and for — the law librarian community. PLI is proud to offer resources including PLI PLUS, the award-winning legal research platform, to support the essential work of law librarians and practitioners.
Please note: CLE is not offered for listening to this podcast, and the views and opinions expressed within represent those of the speakers and not necessarily those of PLI.

The Practising Law Librarian: Donna Nixon - The Importance of Digitizing History

Donna Nixon has many responsibilities in her roles as Electronic Resources Librarian and Clinical Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina School of Law. Listen to her conversation with Karen Oesterle about her work curating the school’s archives, digitizing critical historical documents for accessibility, and her research and law review article on integration at UNC-Chapel Hill.
The Practising Law Librarian, part of the PLI Ever Current podcast, brings you conversations with — and for — the law librarian community. PLI is proud to offer resources including PLI PLUS, the award-winning legal research platform, to support the essential work of law librarians and practitioners.
Please note: CLE is not offered for listening to this podcast, and the views and opinions expressed within represent those of the speakers and not necessarily those of PLI.

The Practising Law Librarian: Miriam Childs - Librarianship at Louisiana’s Highest Court

In this episode, hear from Miriam Childs, Director of the Law Library of Louisiana in New Orleans, about meeting patrons’ needs in her state’s complex court library system, the limitations of AI, and her work on connecting Spanish speakers in the New Orleans area with essential legal information.
The Practising Law Librarian, part of the PLI Ever Current podcast, brings you conversations with — and for — the law librarian community. PLI is proud to offer resources including PLI PLUS, the award-winning legal research platform, to support the essential work of law librarians and practitioners.
Please note: CLE is not offered for listening to this podcast, and the views and opinions expressed within represent those of the speakers and not necessarily those of PLI.

The Practising Law Librarian: Alison Alifano - Bringing Research Online

Alison Alifano, Manager of Library and Research at Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC in Vermont, shares her perspectives from working in three very different library environments. She tells Karen Oesterle about her ongoing work on digitizing resources, including what she learned from introducing online resources at the New York County Lawyers’ Association.
The Practising Law Librarian, part of the PLI Ever Current podcast, brings you conversations with — and for — the law librarian community. PLI is proud to offer resources including PLI PLUS, the award-winning legal research platform, to support the essential work of law librarians and practitioners.
Please note: CLE is not offered for listening to this podcast, and the views and opinions expressed within represent those of the speakers and not necessarily those of PLI.

AI & Data Law: The Velocity of Change in Generative AI Business Use Cases

Bill Tanenbaum and Liz Grennan, Partner and Global Co-Leader of Digital Trust at McKinsey & Co., discuss how companies are deciding on Generative AI use cases, as well as the needfor lawyers and technology departments to learn new ways to collaborate in order to successfully blend existing compliance practices with the new issues raised by AI. Liz addresses how organizations determine which use cases are high-value, the role of data and Chief Data Officers in making Generative AI successful, and considerations needed for responsible AI. 
AI & Data Law, part of the PLI Ever Current podcast, brings you conversations with thought leaders at the intersection of AI & data law. PLI is proud to keep you ever current with timely programs, publications, and podcasts. Visit http://pli.edu/aipod to learn more about our AI resources. 
Please note: CLE is not offered for listening to this podcast, and the views and opinions expressed within represent those of the speakers and host, and not necessarily those of PLI.
Recorded on 12/11/23

AI & Data Law: Data Governance in Law Firms

Bill Tanenbaum and Robert (Bob) Seiner, the President of KIK Consulting and Educational Services, talk about how data does not manage itself, and explain the discipline of data governance to a legal audience. Bob defines data governance as “the execution and authority and enforcement of authority of the management of data.” He explains the framework he developed, “Non-Invasive Data Governance,” which breaks down silos in corporate data operations in order to coordinate the activities done by different data officers in the company. KIK advises law firms on developing formal data governance structures and Bob shares his insights on that. 
AI & Data Law, part of the PLI Ever Current podcast, brings you conversations with thought leaders at the intersection of AI & data law. PLI is proud to keep you ever current with timely programs, publications, and podcasts. Visit http://pli.edu/aipod to learn more about our AI resources. 
Please note: CLE is not offered for listening to this podcast, and the views and opinions expressed within represent those of the speakers and host, and not necessarily those of PLI.
Recorded on 11/30/23

AI & Data Law: The World of AI Health Care Startups

Bill Tanenbaum and Steve Ardire, an AI startup advisor, discuss health care AI in the context of startup healthcare companies. Steve addresses the health care use cases on both the business and medical sides that he sees in the near future, and also speaks about “AI readiness.” Bill and Steve also discuss how a system-wide mistake in AI infrastructure can cause more patient harm than a malfunction in a single medical device. Steve also talks about the financing and exit strategies for emerging companies in the AI health care sector, and how those companies use lawyers.    
AI & Data Law, part of the PLI Ever Current podcast, brings you conversations with thought leaders at the intersection of AI & data law. PLI is proud to keep you ever current with timely programs, publications, and podcasts. Visit http://pli.edu/aipod to learn more about our AI resources. 
Please note: CLE is not offered for listening to this podcast, and the views and opinions expressed within represent those of the speakers and host, and not necessarily those of PLI.
Recorded on 11/29/23

AI & Data Law: Corporate Responsibility for Generative AI Outputs

Bill Tanenbaum and Danny Ertel, a Founding Partner and Director of Vantage Partners, a consulting firm, compare and contrast business transformation using AI with prior business transformation technologies. Bill and Danny discuss IP protection for Generative AI inputs and outputs and whether data is a form of property, as well as what rights companies should have or should not have to extract patterns from third-party data. Danny addresses how companies need to be responsible for harms resulting from their use of Generative AI, and therefore need to be responsible for the inputs they use in training models. Bill and Danny also discuss how regulating AI could both provide competitive advantages to the large incumbent technology companies and disadvantage smaller and emerging companies in the field.  
AI & Data Law, part of the PLI Ever Current podcast, brings you conversations with thought leaders at the intersection of AI & data law. PLI is proud to keep you ever current with timely programs, publications, and podcasts. Visit http://pli.edu/aipod  to learn more about our AI resources. 
Please note: CLE is not offered for listening to this podcast, and the views and opinions expressed within represent those of the speakers and host, and not necessarily those of PLI.
Recorded on 11/20/23

AI & Data Law: The Role of Data in AI

Bill Tanenbaum and Anthony Algmin, a leading data professional and author, discuss how data professionals work with lawyers, the role of data (including metadata) in Generative AI, and how the value of data depends on the context in which it is used. Anthony explores how data can be a “change agent” in corporate strategy and why he thinks that IT and data departments need to have a closer working relationship. He also discusses how data provides value and explains why he thinks that Generative AI is “book smart” but not “street smart.”
AI & Data Law, part of the PLI Ever Current podcast, brings you conversations with thought leaders at the intersection of AI & data law. PLI is proud to keep you ever current with timely programs, publications, and podcasts. Visit http://pli.edu/aipod  to learn more about our AI resources. 
Please note: CLE is not offered for listening to this podcast, and the views and opinions expressed within represent those of the speakers and host, and not necessarily those of PLI.
Recorded on 5/17/23