As I see it, Google's free legal research services won't put a dent in LEXIS or Westlaw, at least not for a long, long time,  Instead, they pose a threat to what I've collectively termed the «second city» providers like Versuslaw, Casemaker, FastCase or Loislaw. Right now, most lawyers are able to access those services for free or cheap through deals with the bars — but will bars continue to support those subscriptions
when there's a
robust free option available? My heart goes out to these companies because they served as an oasis for solos
when no other options, save the law
library and manual research, existed. Yet I don't see all of them able to survive the Google onslaught.
While Google Home is quickly expanding its
library of commands, the reality is that Alexa still remains the most
robust digital assistant
when it comes to smart speakers — at least for now.