AI and the Future of Law Libraries with Rick Buckingham

Thursday, December 12, 2024 from 1pm to 2pm on Zoom   You may have seen his report at AALL 2024 or LLNE Fall 2024, but now Rick Buckingham, Director of the Law Library and Information Resources at Suffolk Law Library, will bring his presentation and insights to ABLL!   From October 2023 to May 2024, participants in a series of round-tables across the United States gathered to discuss Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Law … Read more

Holiday Book Drive

We are excited to include a charitable initiative as part of this year’s Holiday Party. We invite attendees to contribute by bringing or buying at the event a book suitable for children aged 3 and under. These donations will support Room to Grow, an organization dedicated to assisting families raising children born into low-income circumstances. Room to Grow employs a comprehensive approach to empower parents and help them build a strong foundation for their children’s … Read more

Brown Bag: Contract Negotiations – Now with AI!

Monday, November 4th at 1pm on Zoom   Join us for another Brown Bag session about contract negotiations with vendors! Andrea Rasmussen, Latham & Watkins, and Christie Schauder, Choate, will lead the discussion and this year will have an extra focus on negotiating products with AI components. Topics for discussion will include:   AI as part of the product offering (minimizing risk to our firm/employer)   Limitations on use of AI on product content (minimizing … Read more

Holiday Party – December 4

This years ABLL Holiday party is going to be held at Trident Booksellers on Newbury Street! FREE for ABLL Members $50 for Non-ABLL Members The payment can be applied towards the fee for a new membership if established by 12/31/24 RSVP to Caroline Safreed by November 18, 2024 Click the link to see the ABLL Holiday Party Flyer  

Librarians and Libations – October 28th

Join your colleagues for another Librarians and Libations! Meet up with your colleagues after work this month at The Dubliner for the next Librarians and Libations! Be sure to RSVP if you plan to attend. Date: Monday October 28th Time: 5:30pm Location:  The Dubliner | 2 Center Plz, Boston, MA 02108 RSVP to caroline.safreed@wilmerhale.com ****Cash Bar****  

Welcome Back Bash: Tuesday September 17th

Join your colleagues for drinks and appetizers at the Merchant in Downtown Crossing, Tuesday September 17 at 5:30! Please be sure to RSVP to Caroline Safreed (caroline.safreed@wilmerhale.com) if you are planning on attending! The Merchant 60 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110  

Author Talk with Susan Zalkind: Tuesday, September 24th at 3pm (in person at Social Law Library)

The Waltham Murders: One Woman’s Pursuit to Expose the Truth Behind a Murder and a National Tragedy.   Need a summer read recommendation? Look no further than Waltham! Local journalist Susan Zalkind will be at the Social Law Library on September 24th to talk to ABLL members about her book the Waltham Murders and the way she approached this research. You can also learn about this gruesome triple homicide in the ABC News documentary The … Read more

Tuesday, August 27 at Noon (Zoom): Brown Bag: Assessing and Choosing News Aggregators

This is a panel presentation with a discussion to follow. Three ABLL firm members will present the processes they went through in order to evaluate different news aggregators, which products they selected, how they rolled it out to their stakeholders, and the pros and cons of each. There will be a discussion after the presentation for participants to ask questions and offer their own tips and tricks. Products being discussed include Vable, Osmosys, Newsdesk, Manzama, … Read more

Librarians and Libations

Librarians and Libations at Citrus and Salt! Be sure to RSVP to Caroline if you plan to attend. Date: Wednesday, July 31st Time: 5:30pm Location:  Citrus & Salt | 319 A St, Boston, MA 02210 RSVP to caroline.safreed@wilmerhale.com ****Cash Bar****

5/14: Virtual Brown Bag: eBooks: Best Practices and How to Increase Adoption

eBooks: Best Practices and How to Increase Adoption.   Tuesday, May 14th at noon by Zoom: Brown Bag, hosted by David Goldman and Christie Schauder   Some topics that will be covered: • How are firms using eBooks today if at all. (i.e. replacement for print desk sets) • Do eBooks have a specific purpose in the current legal research landscape or are they merely duplicative of existing content • What are the challenges to … Read more