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Fla. Panel Fights Judge's Bid To Ax Fake-Recording Charges
A Florida judicial ethics panel has said a judge in Broward County cannot escape ethics charges stemming from her 2024 election campaign, when she allegedly publicly shared a fabricated recording of a chief judge disparaging another judge.
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Ancestry Hires Ex-Airbnb Atty As Next Chief Legal Officer
Derek Smith, formerly an attorney at Airbnb and Palantir Technologies, has joined the genealogy website company Ancestry as its new chief legal officer, according to his posting on LinkedIn.
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The Biggest Copyright Rulings Of 2025: A Midyear Report
Two California judges were the first to deliver crucial rulings about what constitutes fair use in training generative artificial intelligence models — a question expected to test the boundaries of the copyright doctrine amid the emergence of the groundbreaking technology. Here is Law360's list of the biggest copyright decisions so far this year.
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KPMG Legal Appoints Legal Head Of Central, Eastern Europe
Czech-based law firm KPMG Legal announced Tuesday the appointment of a longtime attorney as head of legal for Central and Eastern Europe, with a focus on integrating legal services, building the firm's technology base and driving digital transformation of both clients services and internal operations.
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Epiq Expands Global Footprint With Case Pilots Acquisition
Epiq expanded its class action administration services in the U.K. and Europe by acquiring the claims administration company Case Pilots, the legal technology and services provider announced Tuesday.
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Pinsent Masons To Use ContractPodAi's Leah AI
Pinsent Masons LLP said Monday that it will adopt the automated legal assistant Leah from contract management software provider ContractPod Technologies Ltd., aka ContractPodAi, for use in its managed legal services offering.
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Committee Encourages Georgia Courts To Adopt, Govern AI
Georgia should begin pilot programs tailored to specific use cases of artificial intelligence across each class of court or jurisdiction, an ad hoc committee established by retired Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs said in a 48-page report studying the technology and its potential impact.
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MyPillow CEO's Attys Sanctioned Over False AI Citations
Two attorneys for MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell were sanctioned by a Colorado federal judge on Monday over a February brief containing nearly 30 "defective citations" after using artificial intelligence.
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US Legal Support Expands Reach With Lynx Legal Acquisition
U.S. Legal Support, a Houston-based business that provides services to law firms, insurance carriers and other clients, announced Monday that it has acquired a company that will help it enhance its process serving, among other services.
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Pro Se Party Given 'Benefit Of The Doubt' After Conn. AI Filing
An airline worker with ties to American Airlines who is accused of stalking and terrorizing passengers likely used generative artificial intelligence in filings he submitted after defaulting in a federal lawsuit, which include "phantom cases and nonexistent case law," a Connecticut judge has said in a ruling that nevertheless sets aside the defendant's default.
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Ashurst Adds Director To Help Boost AI And Digital Offerings
London-headquartered law firm Ashurst announced the hiring of a former executive director with the Centre for Legal Innovation at the College of Law Australia as director overseeing the firm's digital enablement team as part of its legal services division.
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Circuit-By-Circuit Recap: Justices Send Message To Outliers
It was a tough term at the U.S. Supreme Court for two very different circuits — one solidly liberal, one solidly conservative — that had their rulings overturned in eye-popping numbers. But it was another impressive year for a relatively moderate circuit that appears increasingly simpatico with the high court.
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The Moments That Shaped The Universal Injunction Case
The U.S. Supreme Court voted along ideological lines when it hindered the ability of federal district court judges to issue nationwide pauses on presidential policies, but that outcome didn't seem like a foregone conclusion during oral arguments earlier this year. What do the colloquies suggest about the justices' thinking? Here are some moments that may have swayed them.
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Ironclad Advocate Joins Harbor Global's Legal Tech Team
A legal operations expert with years of experience in contract life cycle management and consulting has taken on a position with Harbor Global LLC, bringing fresh insights to its corporate legal technology group.
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The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
The number of law firms juggling three or more arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court this past term nearly doubled from the number of firms that could make that claim last term.
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Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
The U.S. Supreme Court once again waited until the term's closing weeks — and even hours — to issue some of its most anticipated and divided decisions.
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Jus Mundi Mentees Triumph In AI Hackathon At Cambridge U
Paris-based international law and arbitration research startup Jus Mundi announced Thursday that its student mentees took home both the first-place and runner-up prizes during last month's LLM x Law hackathon at the University of Cambridge.
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Linklaters' Innovation Chief Exits As AI Role Evolves
Linklaters LLP said Thursday that its head of technology and AI will be leaving the firm, as legal outfits continue to refine their approaches to artificial intelligence amid rapid technological change.
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Assoc. Of Corporate Counsel Launches AI Advisory Center
The Association of Corporate Counsel, which encompasses nearly 50,000 members, announced Wednesday the launch of a think tank focused on artificial intelligence use across the legal corporate field.
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One Tool To Rule Them All Is A Myth In Legal AI
As generative artificial intelligence tools for legal continue to proliferate, law firms are faced with a growing number of factors to consider when selecting the right platform to meet their needs.
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Freshfields To Equip Trainees For AI Era With Degree
Freshfields LLP said Wednesday that it is giving its next generation of lawyers the opportunity to study for a master's degree in law and technology, the first of its kind to be offered by a law firm.
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Pierson Ferdinand Taps UnitedLex Exec As Marketing Chief
Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced Tuesday that an experienced legal executive who's served in high-profile roles at UnitedLex, Citi and Reed Smith LLP has joined the fast-growing firm as its new chief marketing officer.
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ArcherHall Acquires R3 To Boost Digital Forensics Reach
ArcherHall is expanding its services and brand to Texas with the acquisition of R3 Digital Forensics, the nationwide provider of digital forensics and e-discovery services announced Tuesday.
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Jackson Lewis AI Innovator Joins Maker5 As Senior Director
Maker5 Inc. announced Tuesday that it has hired Jackson Lewis PC's former principal and chief data officer as its senior director to help lead its artificial intelligence and data strategy across its venture, advisory and software development practices.
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Charles Russell Speechlys Selects Harvey After 'AI Bake-Off'
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP said Tuesday that its lawyers and legal professionals will be using Harvey's artificial intelligence platform to support their work after the firm ran a "bake-off" to find a new AI provider.
Expert Analysis
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How Firms Can Benefit From Creating Their Own ALSPs
As more law firms develop their own legal services centers to serve as both a source of flexible personnel and technological innovation, they can further enhance the effectiveness by fostering a consistent and cohesive team and allowing for experimentation with new technologies from an established baseline, say attorneys at Hogan Lovells.
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Keys To Digitizing Inefficient Contract Management Processes
Neville Eisenberg and Mark Grayson at BCLP explain how they sped up contract execution for one client by replacing email with a centralized, digital tool for negotiations and review, and how the principles they adhered to can be helpful for other law firms looking to improve poorly managed contract management processes.
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Law Firm Tips For Evaluating AI And Machine Learning Tools
Many legal technology vendors now sell artificial intelligence and machine learning tools at a premium price tag, but law firms must take the time to properly evaluate them as not all offerings generate process efficiencies or even use the technologies advertised, says Steven Magnuson at Ballard Spahr.
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Learning How To Code Can Unleash New Potential In Lawyers
Every lawyer can begin incorporating aspects of software development in their day-to-day practice with little to no changes in their existing tools or workflow, and legal organizations that take steps to encourage this exploration of programming can transform into tech incubators, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.
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The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation
As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.